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IEP 25th Anniversary Celebration The West Virginia University Department of Foreign Languages Intensive English Program celebrated its 25th anniversary in Morgantown during the week of April 4th - 8th, 2005. Student Posters
Events including a Japanese Tea Ceremony, a Bon Odori Welcome Dance, and a Kendo demonstration were held at lunchtime in the Mountainlair, and students manned a booth and did origami and henna hand painting throughout the week. The celebration culminated with a reception in E. Moore Hall on Friday afternoon. Please take a look through the pages catalogued on the left... Intensive English Program Celebrating 25 Years of Student Life
Stacy Fint.
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25 years international students have been finding a home away from home at WVU's
Intensive English Program. The program gives students an introduction to American
culture along with in-depth English instruction. The daily schedule offers a complete
language curriculum, mixing basic courses like grammar and writing with electives
as varied as Drama, Community Exploration, and English through Technology. Students
in the IEP come to Morgantown for many reasons. Many intend to continue their
studies at WVU and use the program to improve their language skills and entry
test scores. The program offers a variety of special programs that allow student
groups from foreign universities an opportunity to study abroad. This semester,
students from 20 countries are living in the Morgantown area, many with host families.
IEP students have gone on to finish their educations at universities in the U.S.
and abroad, and have graduated to take their places in the world community. The
Intensive English Program enables those who have spent time there to carry a piece
of WVU with them wherever they go. Throughout the week of April 3-9, the IEP will
commemorate the 25th anniversary with a number of activities. Students will demonstrate
their own cultures in booths at the Mountainlair on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
April 4, 6, and 8. Presentations include the Japanese tea ceremony, Salsa dancing,
and Kendo. IEP students will be at the 'Lair the same three days to teach various
arts, including origami and henna. The weeklong celebration will culminate with
a reception on Friday, April 8 at E. Moore Hall. Former and present students,
teachers, and friends will get together to reminisce. There will be a short program
at 4:00, along with displays of memorabilia and refreshments. 