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Wednesday Memo
October 21, 2009
International Week at UM begins Thursday | Spooks in the stacks event scheduled for Oct. 30
International Week at UM begins Thursday
The Department of English and Foreign Languages and UM’s International House invite all interested individuals to share in a celebration of UM’s 7th International Week. Various events are scheduled from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 2.
The week will kick off Thursday, Oct. 22, with a national and international student exchange fair, from 1-5 p.m., at the International House. At this fair, information will be available on national study away and international study-abroad programs.
On Monday, Oct. 26, an international food fair will take place at the International House, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
The week will continue Tuesday, Oct. 27, with presentations about study-abroad opportunities in Brazil. Presentations will begin at 3 p.m. at the International House.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Jensen Award Competition will take place, in Comer 106, from 4-6 p.m., with a reception to follow.
A German Club film presentation of Der Baader Meinh of Komplex - RAF, Red Army Fraction will take place Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., at the International House.
Friday, Oct. 30, will serve as the day for Día de los Muertos - Day of the Dead presentations. Presentations will take place in Carmichael Library, from 9-10 a.m.
The Pi Delta Phi French national honor society and Sigma Delta Pi Spanish national honor society will hold their initiation ceremonies Friday, as well, from 3-5 p.m., in the Merchants and Planters Bank Auditorium in Comer Hall. A reception will follow in Comer Hall 106.
Wrapping up the events for Friday will be the Sigma Delta Pi photo contest award ceremony, at 4 p.m., in Comer Hall 106.
The International Week events will conclude Monday, Nov. 2, with a talk by the Consul General of Switzerland. This will take place at 1 p.m., in the Stephens College of Business, in Morgan Hall 203.
International Week is sponsored by International House and the Department of English and Foreign Languages.
Spooks in the stacks event scheduled for Oct. 30
The public is invited to visit Carmichael Library at the University of Montevallo for its second annual Spooks in the Stacks! event Friday, Oct. 30, from 7-9 p.m. The event is part of the City of Montevallo’s Hometown Halloween.
Birmingham Paranormal will be on hand to play recordings of the paranormal sounds and activity they’ve documented in the university’s historic buildings. Walking tours of the campus will take visitors directly to the sites of some of the school’s most-famous ghost stories. Finally, the library will conduct a costume contest with prizes provided by the Montevallo Chamber of Commerce.
“We found last year’s event to be a real draw for the entire community,” said Kathy Lowe, reference librarian and head organizer of Spooks in the Stacks! “We encourage people of all ages to come to campus and experience some of Montevallo’s great fall traditions.”
Organizations sponsoring the Halloween event include the Montevallo Chamber of Commerce and the University of Montevallo Office of Student Life.
The library is located at the corner of Highland Street and Bloch Street on the University of Montevallo campus. Attendance is free.