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Press Releases for International Events in AY 2011-12 & AY 2012-13 Public is Invited to Fifth Annual International Festival at Motlow LYNCHBURG — November 9, 2011 November is International Month at Motlow College and the Moore County campus is busy preparing for its fifth annual International Festival. The festival will take place November 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Marcum Technology Center. The public is invited and there is no admission charge. With students from more than 30 countries, college departments are celebrating Motlow’s diversity by showcasing different countries. Jeannie Brown, coordinator of international education at Motlow said, “This year’s festival will be our biggest and best ever! We will have 27 different booths, which is more than we’ve ever had. Departments and classes at Motlow have their doors and hallways decorated and ready for the celebration. When all of those displays come together on the day of the festival it will be amazing.” Mr. D.K. Wu from the ChinaNOW Institute of International Education in Shanghai, China will be on campus to speak to students in the classroom, participate in the festival and offer scholarships to Motlow students for China summer programs. Current Motlow students or those recently graduated and attending a university are eligible to apply for two different programs offered in the 2012 summer session. Entertainment for the event will include music from the band, Slip Jig, of Huntsville, Ala. They will perform traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and other Celtic lands during the festival and have a special concert that evening for the public. The free concert will be held in Powers Auditorium of Eoff Hall at 7 p.m. The Study Abroad program at Motlow, offered through the Tennessee Consortium of International Studies (TNCIS), will have information available for students to learn more about opportunities and scholarships available. There are currently available courses of study in 18 different countries. For additional information about international education visit the College website <www.mscc.edu/int_international> and for additional information about ChinaNOW Institute of International Education visit <www.schoolchinanow.com>.

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Press Releases for International Events in AY 2011-12 & AY 2012-13 Public is Invited to Fifth Annual International Festival at Motlow LYNCHBURG — November 9, 2011 November is International Month at Motlow College and the Moore County campus is busy preparing for its fifth annual International Festival. The festival will take place November 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Marcum Technology Center. The public is invited and there is no admission charge. With students from more than 30 countries, college departments are celebrating Motlow’s diversity by showcasing different countries. Jeannie Brown, coordinator of international education at Motlow said, “This year’s festival will be our biggest and best ever! We will have 27 different booths, which is more than we’ve ever had. Departments and classes at Motlow have their doors and hallways decorated and ready for the celebration. When all of those displays come together on the day of the festival it will be amazing.” Mr. D.K. Wu from the ChinaNOW Institute of International Education in Shanghai, China will be on campus to speak to students in the classroom, participate in the festival and offer scholarships to Motlow students for China summer programs. Current Motlow students or those recently graduated and attending a university are eligible to apply for two different programs offered in the 2012 summer session.

Entertainment for the event will include music from the band, Slip Jig, of Huntsville, Ala. They will perform traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and other Celtic lands during the festival and have a special concert that evening for the public. The free concert will be held in Powers Auditorium of Eoff Hall at 7 p.m.

The Study Abroad program at Motlow, offered through the Tennessee Consortium of International Studies (TNCIS), will have information available for students to learn more about opportunities and scholarships available. There are currently available courses of study in 18 different countries.

For additional information about international education visit the College website <www.mscc.edu/int_international> and for additional information about ChinaNOW Institute of International Education visit <www.schoolchinanow.com>.

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TBR Newsletter Submission, November 2011 Motlow College Focuses on International Education

November is International Month at Motlow College. Motlow’s Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) is ‘Internationalizing the Curriculum – Improving Student Learning through International Education: Preparing Students for Success in a Global Society.’ In addition to international modules being taught and assessed in courses across the curriculum, all Motlow centers are hosting an International Festival that features native food, music and cultural examples. With students from more than 30 countries, college departments are celebrating diversity by showcasing different countries. Offices are decorated to reflect the varying cultures and customs to give Motlow students, faculty and staff a miniature “trip around the world.”

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Fayetteville Center Festival LYNCHBURG — December 20, 2011

Motlow student Tori Scott was a member of the winning team for their booth representing the country of Mexico during the International Festival at the Fayetteville Center.

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McMinnville Center Festival LYNCHBURG — December 20, 2011

Motlow students, faculty and staff experienced a trip around the world during the College’s International Festivals at each center. Motlow College Goes International LYNCHBURG — December 20, 2011 Motlow College recently experienced a whirlwind trip around the world as all four locations hosted international festivals. With students from more than 30 countries, the college departments in Moore County, Smyrna, Fayetteville and McMinnville celebrated Motlow’s diversity by showcasing the many different cultures. Prior to the festivals, doors and hallways were decorated to depict the country to be represented by each department. Motlow’s Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) is internationalizing the curriculum and improving student learning through international education. All human senses were engaged with the international festivals as students, faculty and staff shared native food, music and cultural examples of their chosen country. The students were exposed to different cultures in the classroom with visiting speakers, presenters and through special assignments. Jeannie Brown, coordinator of international education at Motlow said, “This year’s festivals have surpassed any that we’ve ever hosted. I think each center surprised itself with the level of participation, decorations, and food.” She continued, “Several students proudly participated either in a booth representing their home country or one where they had studied the culture and were anxious to share with others.”

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The Smyrna Center offered international pastries and candies for students to sample throughout the week of the festival. They sponsored flag coloring and photo identification contests for prizes. The center also featured “The Poetry of Scotland,” a special presentation performed by a native of that country. The nursing faculty won the door contest with their representation of Belize. Motlow in McMinnville hosted 16 booths with over 150 people participating. The band, Trio Ginga played Latin music for festival goers. Prizes were given in several categories including most authentic food, decorations and clothing. Student door prize winners included Rachel Hiner, Kacey Smith, Noah Medley and Ashley Argo. Moore County’s festival featured more than 27 booths and hundreds of visitors. The Business and Technology department won the door decoration contest for the country of Mexico. The Motlow Bookstore represented Belgium with a flowing chocolate machine and a local jeweler displaying Belgium diamonds. Student Elsa Dohrmann assisted with the representation of Ethiopia, her birthplace. She wrote name translations in her native language, Amharic, for all who visited the booth. The Fayetteville festival featured 12 different countries. Community participation featured a native of Jamaica preparing authentic Jamaican food and answering questions about his homeland. The booth depicting Mexico won first place honors for the event. The team creating the south of the border experience represented fulltime faculty, adjunct faculty, administration and a student, Tori Scott.

Entertainment for the Moore County and Fayetteville festivals included music from the band, Slip Jig, of Huntsville, Ala. They performed traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, and other Celtic lands during the festivals and gave a special evening concert for the public.

International guest speaker, Mr. D.K. Wu from the ChinaNOW Institute of International Education in Shanghai, China spoke to students in the classroom, participated in the festival and offered two scholarships to Motlow students for China summer programs.

Visit the College website <www.mscc.edu> for additional information about international education at Motlow.

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Smyrna Center Festival LYNCHBURG — December 20, 2011

Nathan Sweeton, right, an English instructor at Motlow’s Smyrna Center, shares knowledge of the country he is representing during the College’s International Festival.

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Zili Misik Brings New World Soul Music to Motlow College LYNCHBURG — March 16, 2012 Eoff Hall on Motlow’s Moore County campus will come alive with sound next Tuesday and Wednesday when the College welcomes Boston musical group Zili Misik for two live concerts, open to the public, with no admission charge. The 7-piece, all-female band will perform on March 20, in an evening concert at 7:30 p.m. and a second performance the next morning at 11 a.m. Zili Misik has garnered national recognition for blending reggae, samba, soul and jazz to produce a truly original musical experience. They present a multicultural amalgam of rhythms, styles, and themes. The band appears as part of Motlow’s Quality Enhancement Plan, a campus-wide initiative to improve student learning through culturally diverse activities. Multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist, Kera M. Washington, founded Zili Misik 11 years ago. A skilled percussionist and gifted singer, Washington can move smoothly between melodic singing, vocal chants, and spoken word. Washington and the group credit “Craigslist” and Berklee College of Music for bringing for bringing keyboardist Kana Dehara, guitarist Lexi Havlin, saxphonist Joy Roster, trombonist Stephanie Baird, vocalist Chashe Musarurwa, bassist Joanna Maria, and drummer Jobeth Umali, to Zili Misik. The women of this group trace their roots to five countries and three continents and have been bridging cultures, generations, and continents for more than a decade. Zili takes its name from Haitian spiritual entity, “Ezili” who is envisaged as mother, lover and warrior. Zili’s songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive and provoke love. Zili Misik honors its influences while forging a new direction, a style they call New World Soul. Powerful Haitian, Brazilian and West African rhythms drive Zili Misik’s original creations and act as the backbone of their traditional folksongs. Committed to giving back, Zili Misik collects donated musical instruments for a school in Mirebalais, Haiti through “Project Misik.” In 2010, Zili Misik received a Commendation from the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for their continued fundraising efforts on behalf of the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. Visit the group’s website <www.zilimisik.com> for more information about their latest musical releases and touring schedule. Visit the College website <www.mscc.edu> for additional information about Motlow.

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Motlow Hosts Multi-Cultural Event Smyrna LYNCHBURG — April 17, 2012

Moneda Grimes, second from right, assistant professor of sociology at Motlow College, recently brought her sociology students and members of the community together for an event called “Celebrating Diversity” at the Smyrna Town Centre. At least a dozen countries were represented with differences in cultures showcased through food, dress, presentations and discussions. Social issues discussed included: career, education, government, crime, punishment, marriage, family and entertainment. A sampling of the countries participating and Motlow students attending, from left, are Helen German representing England; Nashawn Brown, student; Ivan Barrantes with daughter, Balerie, representing Costa Rica; Ozal Sinjo representing Kurdistan; a community representative of Burma; Chelsea Meadors, Semon Ross, and Elizabeth Cobb, students (standing in front of Semon); Jose Felipe Thorndike and wife Blanca (wearing hats) representing Peru; Rosa Mina representing Mexico; Grimes, and Hamid Aldaraji representing Iraq. Sarah Mussey who represented Ghana is not pictured. According to Grimes, “The event provides a wonderful opportunity for Motlow students to learn about our international neighbors. Diversity truly is ‘the spice of life’.”

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YO SOY LATINA! LYNCHBURG — Sept. 11, 2012

YO SOY LATINA!Latino Flavored Productions Inc., According to the producer’s website, “YO SOY LATINA! is a funny and very moving play that challenges a group of diverse Latina women to examine their identity and their connections in the contemporary American landscape. The play's premise unites these women who come to share their individual anecdotes of living Latina in contemporary America.

“There is Migdalia, a Nuyorican, who experiences prejudice from her own family because of her interracial marriage; Jennifer, a young Mexican-American college student who discovered her Chicana rights; Alicia, a Colombian actress who struggles with what keeps her from landing Latino roles because of the lightness of her skin; Maria Elena, a Panamanian, who faces inequity from other Latinos because of the darkness of her skin; Soledad, a Dominican mother who finds the courage to leave her machista husband in pursuit of her own dream; and Louisa, a Cuban-Irish who defends her right to be Latina.”

The play is directed by its author, Linda Nieves-Powell, and has been performed at colleges and universities across the country. The Motlow performance is co-sponsored by the college’s International Education and Student Affairs divisions.

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Mexican Toys Demonstrated at Motlow College Reception LYNCHBURG — Nov. 6, 2012

Motlow College students and Jeannie Brown, coordinator of international education at the college, demonstrate Mexican toys displayed during a Mexican fiesta reception on the Moore County campus. The reception marked the opening of una visión de la mexicanidad, an art exhibit that features work by Harold Winslow. Students are, from left, Joseph Roberts, Adam Schmidt, Zack Wesberry and Corey Williams.

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Masks of Michoacán Exhibit Opens at Motlow College on Nov. 26 LYNCHBURG — Nov. 12, 2012

Mask Worn during Dance of the Viejitos

This is one of many masks included in the Masks of Michoacán exhibit coming to Motlow College. The mask is made of copalillo wood and is worn during the dance of the viejitos (old men) in Tocuaro.

Mascaras de Michoacán, a collection of masks representing the Michoacán culture, will be displayed on the Motlow College Moore County campus from Nov. 26 through Dec. 7, according to Jeannie Brown, coordinator of international education at the college. The public is invited to the exhibit’s opening reception, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 26 outside the Eoff Hall Art Gallery. Guests will be able to sample a variety of Mexican dishes before viewing the exhibit. The masks, which represent all aspects of Michoacán culture, are made of wood, clay, metal, stone, feathers and vegetable by-products, with some including real hair, horns and teeth. Some believe the masks exert spiritual power, magical protection or supernatural powers over those who wear them, according to Francisco Rodriguez Onate, director of the Old Jesuit School in Patzcuaro, Michoacán. “The masks of Michoacán are used during different types of celebrations, and the behavior of the masked dancer ranges from serious acting to mocking,” Onate said. “There are masks of grandfathers and of ugly men and of young women, and masks representing hermits, friars, clowns and devils…”

Jaime Hernandez Diaz, Secretary of Culture of the Government of the State of Michoacán, explained the importance of the collection: “An essential element of human ritual, these masks are particularly important because each one of them has played a role in ceremonial dances within communities that continue to keep alive the festivities and traditions inherited from their ancestors.”

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The Masks of Michoacán exhibit is sponsored by the Tennessee Consortium for International Studies and has been displayed at universities in Tennessee and Kentucky. Motlow is the collection’s last stop before it is returned to the Mask Museum at the Old Jesuit School.

French Bistro Takes First Place at Motlow College Festival LYNCHBURG — Nov. 27, 2012

Michelle Cox, a secretary at Motlow College, tells students about some of the food they can sample at the French Bistro, one of many booths set up during Motlow's International Festival on the Moore County campus. Students are Robert Northcutt, at left, of Pelham, and Tyler Cooper of Shelbyville. The French Bistro took first place in the international category.

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Moore County Dual Enrollment Students Get Taste of Scotland at Motlow LYNCHBURG — Nov. 27, 2012

Motlow College dual enrollment students from Moore County High School taste Scottish shortbread during the International Festival on the Motlow College Moore County campus. Students are, from left, Johnny Robinson and Dakota Bateman, MCHS seniors; and Sierra Bateman, a junior at the high school. At right is Laura Brown, a research technician in Motlow's Department of Research, Planning and Communication. Scotland was one of many countries represented at the fair. Others included England, Canada, India, France, Mexico, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Peru, South Africa, Romania, Iraq, Vietnam, and more.

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Motlow College Sociology Students and Professor Host Multicultural Forum at Smyrna Town Centre LYNCHBURG — June 5, 2013

Representatives of 10 countries prepare to answer questions during a Multicultural Day forum hosted by Moneda Grimes, standing, and members of sociology classes at the Motlow College Smyrna Center. Grimes, an associate professor at the college, said the purpose of the forum was to give students the opportunity to learn about cultures other than their own. Panel members and the countries they represented are, seated from left, Maggie Judd (Scotland); Khup Vung (Burma); Juan Vera (Peru); a family from Costa Rica: Valerie Barrantes and her parents Marvin Barrantess and Yerlyn Castro Vargas; Eyerussalem Balakerr (Ethiopia); Anatolly Smirnov (Ukraine); and in back from left, Sonia Adjeibi and Sarah Mussey, both representing Ghana; Filaton Egor Jurievich, who participated via Skype from Russia and is seen on the computer screen; Mia Kozul (Bosnia); and Rosemary Oye (Nigeria). Participants answered questions about education, government, the criminal justice system, and current political and social events in their respective countries. The event was held at the Smyrna Town Centre.