Events Scheduled to Commemorate Fulbright Centennial
Last updated Sunday, April 3, 2005 9:48 PM CDT in News
BY THE MORNING NEWS
FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas will celebrate this week the 100th birthday of former UA President and U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright.
Fulbright, who was born April 9, 1905, died Feb. 9, 1995, in Washington and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Fayetteville, his hometown. The UA named the College of Arts and Sciences after him in 1982.
Fulbright served as UA president from 1939 to 1941 prior to representing Arkansas for 30 years in the U.S. Senate. He served for 15 years as chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee.
He was the only senator to vote against funding Joseph McCarthy's committee to investigate communists, and he introduced legislation that led to the formation of both the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the United Nations.
He is perhaps most remembered, however, for the scholarship program that bears his name. The Fulbright Scholarships, created in 1946 after World War II, intended to increase mutual understanding among nations through the exchange of knowledge and skills.
More than 255,000 scholars have traveled and studied abroad through the program.
This next week is full with events that are part of the yearlong celebration to commemorate the Fulbright Centennial. All of this next week's events, with the exception of the International Student Banquet on April 11, are free.
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All of the listed events commemorating Fulbright's 100th birthday are free except for the dinner:
Today
Lecture Panel: "Language & Society"
When: 3:30 p.m.
Where: The Multicultural Center, Arkansas Union, Room 404
Speakers: Louise Rozier, assistant professor of Italian; Jenny Xu, instructor in Chinese; and Tatsuya Fukushima, assistant professor of Japanese
Tuesday
Lecture: "The Qin -- From Central Asia to Central China"
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Mullins Library, Room 104
Presented by: Bo Lawergren, Hunter College, City University of New York
Cultural Documentary: "On the Road to Tang through Cambridge"
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Mullins Library, Room 104
Synopsis: Covering the works of Laurence Picken and the "Cambridge Group" on Classical Chinese music during the Tang Dynasty and its preservation in Japan.
Thursday
Seminar: Mulier Fortis -- "17th Century Jesuit Drama on Martyrdom in Japan"
When: 9 a.m.
Where: Mullins Library, Room 104
Presented by: Dr. Fumiko Niiyama-Kalicki of Vienna
Cultural Documentary: "The Castaway -- The Story of Manjiro"
When: 3 p.m.
Where: Mullins Library, Room 104
Opening remarks by Shih-Shan Henry Tsai, director of the Asian Studies Program. Ayumi Sato, director of the documentary, will be present to discuss the film with the audience.
Synopsis: This film portrays the life of John Manjiro, the 19th-century Japanese fisherman who was saved by American naval officers after a shipwreck and stayed in the United States. Manjiro later returned to Japan and contributed to the advancement of the Japan-U.S. diplomatic relationship.
Lecture: "A Fulbright Scholar's Perspective on U.S.-China Relations"
When: 4 p.m.
Where: Kimpel Hall 105
Presented by: Qingsi Li, Fulbright Scholar from China, assistant dean and associate professor in the School of International Studies, Renmin University, Beijing. He is in the Fulbright-American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program in Washington and serves as a visiting Fulbright Scholar at American University.
Hoyt Purvis, director of the International Relations Program, will offer opening remarks; in addition, foreign Fulbright scholars on campus will be recognized.
Friday
Fulbright Language Festival: Japanese-Chinese-Italian Joint Speech Contests
When: 2:45-4:30 p.m.
Where: Leflar Law Center
Award Ceremony
When: 5-6:30 p.m.
Where: Leflar Law Center
The ceremony will include speeches, music and food commemorating Fulbright's 100th birthday.
Sponsored by: The Center for the Study of Early Asian and Middle Eastern Musics, Department of Foreign Languages, J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and Leflar Law Center
April 11
2005 International Banquet and Fashion Show
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Arkansas Union Ballroom
Sponsored by: International Student Organization
Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling the Office of International Students and Scholars at 575-5003.
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