University of Arkansas students are invited to celebrate International Education Week with “Fulbright Friendsgiving Forum”, sponsored by the Fulbright Scholars at the University of Arkansas (FSUA), a Registered Student Organization, funded by Associated Student Government (ASG) on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Center Auditorium. Tickets are free for current students and will be distributed November 7-11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily in front of the Arkansas Union.
This special forum will begin with a panel discussion by distinguished speakers Dr. Hoyt Purvis (Former Press Secretary of Senator J. William Fulbright), Dr. Curt Rom (Assistant Dean of International Education), Michelle Morris (Methodist Church), Missy Maramara (UA Fulbright alumni) sharing both their international education experience and encounter with international students as well as the role this exchange plays as a tool to tear down the developmental and collaboration barriers between nations, followed by cultural performances by ICT band in collaboration with Indonesian Fulbrighters (Angklung music performance) and Waltram Ravelombola (piano on Madagascar traditional song), a poster presentation by UA Fulbrighters featuring such countries as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Haiti, Belarus, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and more, and round-up with special Thanksgiving dinner (catered from Chartwells).
Fulbright Friendsgiving Forum is part of the International Education Week (IEW), an international event initiated by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote exchange programs both Americans abroad and foreign students in the U.S. It is relevant to the Fulbright scholarship program which has lasted for 70 years and whose impact is visible worldwide. The impact of the Fulbright program is remarkable. It was established by Arkansas Senator James William Fulbright and University of Arkansas alumni. This event is organized to recognize his visionary efforts to establish a platform through which education can be used as a tool to strengthen the bonds of friendship and collaboration among different countries all across the globe. Furthermore, the legacy of J. William Fulbright “peace through education, cultural exchange, and mutual understanding” will be exposed through the testimonies and words of current Fulbrighters, Fulbright Alumni and friends of the Fulbright Program.
This event is supported by the Student Activities Fee as a funded event by the Associated Student Government (ASG) and is free to all currently-enrolled University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, students who pay the student activities fee. For questions about the event, please contact FSUA office at A643L Office of Student Activities at University of Arkansas, Phone: 479 575 4431 (Office hours, 8am-5pm), Email: fsua@uark.edu, or directly contact the Committee Chairperson Febriyanti Lestari at fdlestar@uark.edu.
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