UMC International Dinner Series Begins March 3 with Focus on Bangladesh
“Bangladesh:
Fragrances of Six Seasons” will kick off the 2003
Each evening in the series will begin at 6 p.m. with an ethnic dinner, followed at 7 p.m. by a program focusing on the culture and traditions of the respective country. The dinner will be served in Brown Dining Room of UMC’s Sahlstrom Conference Center and is by reservation only. Cost is $8 per person. Please make reservations for the seminar series by calling Brent Melsa at 218-281-8540 or 218-281-8538.
On
Monday, March 17, the second dinner in the series will focus on “Colombia:
Not Just Coffee…Nor Drugs.” Among the presenters for the program will be
UMC students Pilar Cardenas, Luis Guillermo Cardenas, and Andres Felipe Monroy.
The
third dinner in the series will be held Monday, March 24, and is themed
“Nepal: Close to Heaven.” UMC student Shashanka Acharya will provide
perspectives on his Nepalese culture.
The series will culminate with the annual International Dinner, set for Saturday, April 12, at 6 p.m. in Brown Dining Room. UMC’s international students participate in this dinner, providing menu items from their respective home countries as well as entertainment for the program that follows. Tickets for this dinner are $10.00 per person and will be available through advance sales only. Tickets may be purchased at the UMC Business Office, in UMC’s Selvig Hall, or contact Brent Melsa at 218-281-8540 or 218-281-8538.
For more information, contact Mario Prada, UMC’s
Director of Multicultural and International Programs, at 218-281-8508. Disability accommodations are available upon request and can be made by calling 218-281-8508.
Posted 02/25/2003
Contact: Andrew Svec,
218-281-8435