MLC Pre-Registration Pizza Party

mlc pre-registration pizza party

Lattimore 401
12:00 PM
Did you know. . .

· that 3 MLC courses in a foreign language make a great HUMANITIES Cluster?
· that MLC summer STUDY ABROAD courses in France, Germany, Italy, Russia & Spain count towards majors, minors, & clusters?
· that the MLC offers classes on world literature & cinema that are conducted in English?

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Modern Languages & Cultures

PRE-REGISTRATION PIZZA PARTY!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

12:00 p.m.– 1:00 p.m.

401 Lattimore Hall

Meet MLC faculty and students—get information
& flyers on courses, clusters, majors, minors
and have

FUN!

(for additional info call x5-4251)

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57401069062&ref=nf

Congratulations to the 2009 Iota Book Award winners!

The 2009 Iota Book Awards will be presented to:

Barish, Leah
Bentzel, Aaron--German Major in MLC
Gruszko, Julieta
Gu, Weiqing
Hatem, Layla
Hunter, Chad
Jain, Neha
Kelly, Audrey
Landzberg, Elizabeth
Levin, Mark Daniel
Lobenstine, Ethan
Mitchell, Ceylon
Mohammed, Maryam
Muto, Pauline
Orshan, Halley
Penclak, Matej
Redman, Emily
Shapiro, Joseph
Wilson, Noah

MLC UG Council info

MLC Undergraduate Council - Fall 2009 Newsletter No. 3

Content:
- Upcoming Dinner Plans (and a recap of this Saturday)
- Conversation Hours
- Upcoming Events (both on and off campus!)
- This Week’s Meeting

Hey, everybody!  This is just your friendly neighbourhood MLC VP writing, so be sure to check out all the awesome content of this week’s newsletter!  There’s a lot going on, and we’re always happy to have more people help us out: so be sure to drop by the Hartman Room in Lattimore, Wednesdays at 6:30pm!


Upcoming Dinner Plans

This past Saturday, MLC travelled to Park Ave to sample the wares of Esan Thai, which turned out a great success.  The food was good, the company was fun, and it’s a shame for those who were unable to make it.  BUT!  There is good news on that front: we have another dinner scheduled for this upcoming month, on Friday, October 16.  We will be going to Phillip’s European (http://www.phillipseuropean.com/) in a Dessert for Dinner fashion.  (Who doesn’t like to binge every now and again?)  We have plans to invite heads of department, professors, and of course all of you lovely people—feel free to extend invitations to your friends who might enjoy a night of cakes, pies, and desserts of all sorts in the European tradition!  More information will be headed your way when we have it available.


This Week's Conversation Hours

    * French - Monday @ 7:00pm in Upper ITS
    * Spanish - Tuesday @ 7:00pm in Upper ITS
    * Italian - Tuesday @ 7:00pm at Starbucks
    * Russian - Thursday @ 6:15pm, in Upper ITS
    * German - Friday @ 4:00pm in the Bridge Lounge, outside of the May Room
    * Chinese - Friday @ 4:00pm in Upper ITS
    * Japanese - Sunday @ 3:00pm in Havens Lounge, Wilson Commons

The following conversation hours are being organized and will start shortly:

    * Portuguese
    * Korean


Upcoming Events (both on and off campus!)

On Campus:
The Chinese Students’ Association is having their Mid-Autumn Festival Show this Saturday, October 3rd.  It’ll be a night of Chinese song and dance, and there will be prizes and games—sounds like a great time!  It shall take place in Strong Auditorium from 7.30 – 9.00pm.  Tickets are $5 for students, and are available at the Common Market, through the CSA, or at the door.

Off Campus:
The Dryden Theatre (which is easily accessible off the Red Line) is featuring films on the Fridays of the month of October from various countries.  This Friday is a film from Uruguay, “The Pope’s Toilet”.  Their website is http://dryden.eastmanhouse.org/, and from there you can find the schedules for the other films being shown.  (There are also a number of classic vampire films being shown which look great!)

We know that sometimes it’s seen as a pain to get off campus, but we really recommend it.  There is so much to do in Rochester, and it’s great to take advantage of it.  At the University we have so much access to what’s out there; we have only to reach out for it.  Doing stuff through MLC is a great start!


This Weeks’ Meeting

This week we discussed the Film Committee, Study Abroad, Open Letter, and opening MLC to others.  There was an interest meeting for the Film Committee this past Tuesday.  As it is still in the preliminary stages, not much was decided on, though we for sure want to get this ball rolling!  There is a possibility of getting this all the way to the Little or the Dryden, so it’s very exciting.  This has always been a success in the past, and we want to surpass any past experiences!  Anybody interested in helping out with the Film Committee should contact Scott Forrester-Sims at sforres2@u.rochester.edu.

We are also currently looking into having guests from Study Abroad at an upcoming meeting, to share opportunities and experiences with these programs.  Similarly, we are hoping to invite a speaker from Open Letter, the U of R's literary publishing house which specializes in international texts and through which the Certificate Program in Literary Translation is offered.


That’s all for now, folks!  I hope to see you at the meeting on Wednesday, and have a wonderful week!


Rachael

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Rachael Daum Vice President: Modern Languages and Cultures Undergraduate Council
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