December 2011 Newsletter - Henderson State University
December 2011 Newsletter - Henderson State University
December 2011 Newsletter - Henderson State University
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International Programs <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
and Student Profiles<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Welcome to the Center for International Programs’ newsletter and student profiles. The purpose<br />
of this newsletter is to highlight international events we have on campus, as well as to profile some<br />
of <strong>Henderson</strong>’s international students.<br />
Abrahamic Faiths in Dialogue<br />
Fifth Annual International Dessert Festival<br />
As many as 85 people attended the panel discussion<br />
involving representatives from Judaism, Christianity,<br />
and Islam on Wednesday, November 9 in the Lecture<br />
Hall of the Garrison Center<br />
During the two hour event, panelists responded to<br />
prepared questions as well as some very thoughtful<br />
questions from the audience, which included students<br />
from HSU and OBU, as well as members of the Arkadelphia<br />
community and guests from out of town.<br />
This was the second panel discussion focused on<br />
world religions, and a third is already being planned.<br />
Details of the next “Abrahamic Faiths in Dialogue”<br />
will be publicized in the near future. A video of the<br />
November 9th dialogue can be found on <strong>Henderson</strong>’s<br />
YouTube channel.<br />
Once again, the members of the <strong>Henderson</strong> International Student Association<br />
did an outstanding job in putting together the International Dessert<br />
Festival on October 21. This is a free event that has taken place each<br />
fall semester since 2007. Many students, faculty, and staff enjoyed an array<br />
of tasty sweets from around the world.<br />
Photos by Blake Smith<br />
Dr. Mohammed Moursi,<br />
Rev. Kendall Land, & Rabbi<br />
Kalman Winnick participated<br />
in this dialogue moderated<br />
by Dr. Drew Smith<br />
Photos by Chelsea Jones<br />
Where Are They Now?<br />
Claudia Gonzalez, a <strong>2011</strong> Honors Graduate in Biology from<br />
Panama, is currently living in Durham, North Carolina, where she is a<br />
first year Ph.D. student in Environmental Technology. She loves being at<br />
Duke, where she finds the academic environment to be incredibly stimulating.<br />
However, she does miss <strong>Henderson</strong>; mostly the people. She<br />
formed strong bonds with her professors while she was an HSU student,<br />
and she credits them with motivating her everyday to accomplish her<br />
goals.<br />
Congratulations to Our <strong>December</strong><br />
Graduates!<br />
Grant Beahan<br />
Chen Chen<br />
Qiaoyan Chen<br />
Gabriel Ghioca<br />
Pradeep Giri<br />
Lulu Kangame<br />
Agnes Mbiazi<br />
The Center for International Programs at <strong>Henderson</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
“Fostering Global Literacy and Cultural Understanding for the Twenty-first Century”
International Student Profiles<br />
Submitted by Chris Ibasco and Suchita Shrestha. Photos taken by Blake Smith<br />
Lulu Kangame<br />
Lulu Kangame is from Daresalaam, the largest commercial city<br />
in Tanzania. She is a senior Public Administration and Financial<br />
Analysis major and a Business Administration minor. She chose <strong>Henderson</strong><br />
because of its remote location and affordability. After graduating<br />
this <strong>December</strong>, she will be moving to Spring, Texas and is looking<br />
forward to joining graduate school.<br />
Lulu really appreciates the professors of the Department of Social<br />
Science and the Business Department for providing her encouragement to<br />
achieve during her 4 years at <strong>Henderson</strong>. She also confesses that she will<br />
sincerely miss all the people that she has met at <strong>Henderson</strong>. They have<br />
won her heart completely.<br />
Whenever Lulu is not busy with school or work, she enjoys<br />
watching movies and listening to music.<br />
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Hussain Albayat<br />
"Assalamu Alaikum,” is how Hussain Albayat greets others in Arabic.<br />
It means “peace, mercy and blessings be with you.” Hussain is from Damman<br />
city, located in east Saudi Arabia.<br />
This is Hussain’s second semester at <strong>Henderson</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>. He is<br />
an undergraduate majoring in Finance because he wants to take care of his<br />
family’s business in Saudi Arabia. He wants to introduce new ideas to his family<br />
business and probably establish branches in other successful locations.<br />
He loves the safety and calm environment that Arkadelphia has to<br />
offer. His hobbies are playing soccer, bowling, billiards, swimming, traveling<br />
and socializing with friends. He is currently a member of <strong>Henderson</strong><br />
International Student Association (HISA) and Rotaract Club.<br />
Hussain enjoys teaching his peers about his country and teaching<br />
them Arabic words. For example, in response to "Assalamu Alaikum,” a person<br />
would say, “Wa Alaikum Assalam,” which means, “And peace be upon<br />
you.”