On February 8, 2011, a reception was held for the 24th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at The Merwin and Wakeley Galleries in The Ames School of Art. Pieces from three international students were featured, and will remain on display until February 24th. Their work is featured below.
“Face/Face: The Orient” Zigmund Sun Oo, ’11
“After Every Party, I Die” Katya Kobrina, ’12
“Contaminated” Tung Pham, ’13
Four talented IWU vocal performance students are studying their craft in Vienna, Austria. (From top left) Matt Skibo, Stefan Riley, Hanna Pristave, and Rachel Carreras, have elected to study abroad during their junior year with The Institute for the International Education of Students’ (IES) Vienna program. IES Vienna is very popular with music students because of its excellent musical offerings as well as its status as the home of famous composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Music Students in Vienna
Skibo, Riley, Pristave, and Carreras all performed last semester in Mozart’s Opera, Le Nozze di Figaro, and are now residing in his hometown of Vienna.
IWU student, Afiwa Mensanh writes a blog entitled: Study Abroad: My Cameroonian Experience. Mensanh is an International Studies major with a focus on Development Studies with a minor in French. She is studying abroad in Cameroon for the spring 2011 semester. Click here to read more.
Miaad Abdulrehman at African Culture Night
Miaad Abdulrehman is a junior nursing major at IWU, and has a talent for the art of henna. The photo above displays Miaad at African Culture Night creating Henna on the hand of fellow student.
African Culture Night, held each Fall, is one of the many multi-cultural events celebrated throughout the year on the IWU campus.
Yang Wei, Pipa Master
Yang Wei, a Pipa master who traveled with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, visited Illinois Wesleyan University on January 25, 2011 to present a program of traditional and contemporary Chinese music. Yang presented the world premiere of Color Garden, an original composition by IWU music professor, David Vayo.
Pictured above (from left to right): IWU student Queenie Li ’11, Yang Wei, and Professor David Vayo.
Chao Ren receives ASIANetwork Award
Senior history major, Chao Ren from Dongying, Shandong, China, was recently selected as the winner of the 2011 Marianna McJimsey Award Student Paper Competition for his paper entitled “Revisiting Tagore’s Visit to China and India in the Early Twentieth Century”. Click here for more information.
Students in front of IWU International Garden
Illinois Wesleyan University’s brand new International Garden is now blossoming in front of The Memorial Center. The garden features plants and colors of cultural significance to each of the new international students and faculty arriving on campus for the Fall 2010 term.
This Fall, Illinois Wesleyan University will be offering an International Film Series. Each week during the Fall semester, students, faculty, staff, and community members have the exciting opportunity to view films from around the world hosted by an IWU faculty member.
Screenings will occur on Thursdays at 7:00 pm in the Beckman Auditorium located in the basement of The Ames Library
Click Here for the full schedule of films and contact information.
The Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) recently held their conference in Chicago where The Argus, IWU’s student newspaper, won 11 awards honoring achievements in writing, advertising, photography, and other areas. Among the winners was international student, Taole Reggie Zhu ’11, an economics major from Huzhou, China. Below is his photo that won first place in the feature photo category.
Reggie's Winning Photo
Comments from Reggie: ‘Last semester I became the photo editor for our college newspaper The Argus. I like going around campus and getting involved in all kinds of events, such as sporting events, Founder’s Day Convention, music, plays, etc. While it did consume a lot of time, especially the night before the press date, I felt like I was into something I love. I am not considering photography as a potential career, I just simply love it.’
Coco in the Coffee Shop
Name: Coco Bassey
Nickname: Chérie.. but only my best friend calls me that. I think the name Coco is catchy enough
Year: Senior (Spring 2010)
Double Major: International Diplomatic Studies and German Language & Literature
Country: Nigeria
Favorite Thing about IWU: ‘Every single memory I’ve made here! They’re not all wonderful and perfect, but they’re all what has made my college experience so special. No one else from my graduating class in Germany moved to the United States to study, so leaving my friends and family was kind of rough at first, but in the end, I think I’d have to say it was mostly worth it! (I say “mostly” because I’m waiting to see what kind of job I end up with after graduation- haha) If i were to choose something more concrete that I love about IWU though, I would definitely say it’s those Strawberry-Yogurt smoothies from Hatties. If you haven’t tried one, DO IT. They’re amazing – I crave them all the time!
Fun Facts:
I’ve spent 17 years of my life living in 4 different countries Europe & North America.
I speak English, and recently German, fluently… but unfortunately barely know a word of my native language (Efik)!
I’m a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
My biggest pet peeve is when people capitalize the second “C” in my name. It’s so weird.I really don’t know why people do that!
I love music, especially house and electronica. I feel like I annoy my roommates with my crazy techno mixes, but I can’t help it – it’s one of the many little influences living in Germany still has on me.