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WVU Cultural Attaches Program | Brown Bag Lunch Film and Discussion Series
The Benefits of Being Appalachian Series

WVU Cultural Attaches Program

The WVU Office of Student Life - Multicultural Programs will continue to host the WVU Cultural Attaches Program, offering presentations by official representatives of nations located on different continents to inform the WVU community about their cultures and current themes of interest. The goal is to enhance the WVU community's intercultural awareness and understanding of other peoples and cultures.

Brown Bag Lunch Film and Discussion Series

The Office of Student Life - Multicultural Programs will continue to host a brown bag lunch film and discussion series on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 pm. During the Spring 2008, these Thursday lunches will take place at the Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair and will provide opportunities for us to approach various cultures. A different culture will be profiled each week by the appropriate representative from that country/culture and by showing a short film with an opportunity for discussion afterwards as follows.

Please plan on attending these informative and thought-provoking presentations. These events are free and open to all WVU faculty, staff and students. Free pizza will be available on a first come, first served basis. Come join us at the Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair. Please watch for updates on these events. For more information, please call 293-7029.

OCTOBER 2008

October 23, 2008: White Light, Black Rain, a 2007 a Japanese documentary with English subtitles. Ms. Shigeko Sasamori, a Hiroshima survivor, featured in the film, will answer questions after the showing. The film includes interviews with fourteen Japanese survivors and four Americans involved in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Benefits of Being Appalachian Series

Presented by the Appalachian Cultures Committee.

In this series, there will be three events during Mountaineer Week 2008:

Saturday November 15, 2008, 12:00 PM, Mountainlair Food Court
Helvetia Folk Dancers and Yodelers, presented by the Appalachian Cultures Committee, the Office of International Students and Mountaineer Week.
The performance will include Alp horns, folk dancing, yodeling, and flag swinging. The performance will also include audience participation for both adults and children.

Saturday November 15, 2008, 6:00 PM, Hatfields, Mountainlair
Tellabration!
An evening of spooky fun is happening at West Virginia University! Join over a half-dozen members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild as they perform haunting tales from around the state. This event is part of Tellabration! as well as WVU's Mountaineer Week. Scheduled to appear are Jason Burns, Gail Herman, Fred Powers, Susanna "Granny Sue" Holstein, Rich Knoblich, The Mountain Echoes (JoAnn Dadisman and June Riffle), and Donna Wilson.