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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Chinese New Year Dinner Party
February 14, 2010, Valentine’s Day, coincides with the Chinese Spring Festival
this year. In honour of the Chinese New Year, the CIVU and the CJSP will host a
Chinese New Year Dinner Party in the Harre Union Ballroom, VU, at 18:30-20:30,
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.
This celebration will feature a Chinese dinner with many tasty dishes, such as
Gongbao chicken, vegetable delights, ribs, eggrolls, along with Chinese desserts,
and the like. The evening’s program will include musical performances by the VU
Concert Band, skits by MACS (Masters of Chinese Studies) students and Chinese
students, prize drawings, and more.
Spring 2010 Chinese Music Concert
Tour
Collaborating with more than 10 Confucius Institutes and schools in the US, the
Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University is sponsoring the Spring 2010 Chinese
Music Concert Tour featuring 4 guest soloists from China and the Chamber
Concert Band conducted by VU’s Band Director Dr. Jeff Doebler. The program for
the Concert Tour includes band arrangements of famous Chinese tunes as well as
classics of American band music.
It is our belief at the Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University that music is one
of the most valuable tools in growing mutual understanding and respect among
the nations and for fostering a deep appreciation of Chinese culture and language.
Our approach is rooted in Confucian philosophy, in the belief that “Harmony is the
most valuable of all things” and “Nothing is more effective than music in bringing
harmony.” We look forward to advancing this perspective through our collaboration
with our colleagues and music lovers in US, China and around the world.
Chinese speech contest
Valparaiso University Master of Arts in Chinese Studies Program (MACS) and
Confucius Institute at Valparaiso University (CIVU) will hold Second Indiana-Illinois
High School Chinese Speech Contest on April 11, 2010 (Sunday) from 1:00 to 5:00
PM in the Gold and Brown Room of Harre Union. 77 contestants from eight area
high schools will compete for prizes at two different levels. Level I contest is for
students with one or two years of high school Chinese studies. Contestants will
perform short conversational dialogues in groups of two or three on topics related
to everyday life. Level 2 contest is for students with more than two years of Chinese
language study. Contestants will deliver individual speeches on the topic: "My
study in Chinese in the US." The 8 participating high schools are: Benito Juarez
Community Academy (IL) Brownsburg High School (IN) Culver Academy (IN)
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Illinois Math & Science Academy Lake Forest Academy (IL) Naperville North
High School (IL) Northridge High School (IN) Rochester High School (IN) The
organizer of the event is Dr. Benjamin Ridgway, Assistant professor of Chinese
language and literature of MACS and Department of Foreign Languages and
Literature of Valparaiso University. This event is open to the general public. For
more information, please contact: chinesecontest@gmail.com.
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