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November 17-21, 2008
Watch for details about these and many other events during International Education Week 2008


Monday, November 17 Great Hall at McDaniel University Center


Tuesday, November 18, 11am - 1pm, McDaniel University Center


Wednesday, 4pm, Cafeteria


Thursday, November 20, 11am - 1pm, McDaniel University Center


Friday, November 21, 11am - 1pm, McDaniel University Center



Zhang Yimou’s To Live
Sunday, September 28, 2008, 2 p.m.
Petree Recital Hall
Oklahoma City University Film Institute teams up with Intersections for a cinematic look at China through the eyes of one of its most acclaimed directors, Zhang Yimou. To Live is an epic portrayal of one family’s trials, triumphs, and tragedies through the decades of Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward of the 1950s and the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s. To Live was the winner of the 1994 Grand Jury Prize. A discussion led by OCU visiting scholar, Dr. Shen Zhou of Nankai University will follow the film. Free and open to the public.

OCUReads
Thursday, August 21, 7 p.m.
Da Chen, Colors of the Mountain, Lecture and Book Signing
Petree Auditorium
Open to OCU students, faculty, and staff

OCUReads - Meet the Author
Friday, August 22, 9 a.m.
Shdeed Trustee Lounge
Enjoy an informal discussion with Colors of the Mountain author Da Chen. Open to Oklahoma City University students only.

Book Group - Da Chen Goes to College: Discussion of Da Chen’s Sounds of the River
Tuesdays, September 30, October 7 and 14, 12 noon – 1 p.m., Dulaney-Browne Library 2nd Floor
Follow Da Chen’s experiences as a student in China in his second memoir, which focuses on his experiences as a college student in China. Enjoy lunch and informal discussion about Da Chen’s college years. Dr. Scott Davidson, chair of philosophy, will facilitate discussion, and Dr. Shen Zhou, OCU’s visiting scholar from Nankai University, will share his experiences as a more recent Chinese student and as a current Chinese professor. Open to OCU students, faculty, and staff.


Environmental Change in a Growing Economy: A Learning Experience in China
Spring Break, 2010
Explore the economics, education system, and environment of China on this 14-day trip co-led by OCU professors of economics, education, and biology. Contact the Office of International Education for more details on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Open to students, faculty, staff, and the community. Students may earn Oklahoma City University academic credit.