Celebrate! China Sampler is a Go!

We have met the minimum number of commitments for the course to run. Pack your bags, folks--we're heading to Beijing! Congratulations on your excellent efforts on such short notice. We are now considering a few more applicants--not too many--but some to round out the group. So keep sharing the good news with friends of yours and welcome to Beijing!

Chinese students, including our very own Ariel DeWitt!

You are cordially invited to attend the 3rd Annual USF Chinese Language Festival and Performance Competition on Monday, November 28th, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 PM in MSC 3707. This is an end of semester celebration of USF Chinese Language program activities. Students from all levels of Chinese classes have been working hard so that they can put some of the skills they have learned this semester on display for you. Please, come support them in this celebration of our students' academic achievements and of traditional Chinese culture! Enjoy performances of Chinese poems, songs, tongue twisters, jokes, stories, and musical performances.

Commit: Deposit Due Thursday December 1, 2011

Hi everyone! Welcome to China Sampler!

In order to proceed for registering in the course, you must commit.
How? Go to Study Abroad website linked above right.
If your status is Accepted, press Commit.

Commit authorizes Study Abroad to charge the $500 deposit to your account.
Deposit is due Thursday, December 1st. Click link below for instructions to pay. 

Study Abroad: How to Pay


CHINA SAMPLER payment schedule:
December 1, 2012: $500
January 13, 2012:   $400
February 13, 2012: $400

 If you are on scholarship or funding that is not available by December 1st, please contact Frances Bryant --"Bryant, Frances A." <Francesb@iac.usf.edu> -- or Amanda Maurer (974-4126) at Study Abroad to see what arrangements you can negotiate. Be aware that the agreement you reach is binding.

Beijing is within reach! Welcome! For those on the fence, leap off! This will be an unforgettable experience and introduction to China. Money might loom large on the horizon now, but in my experience, taking the leap has always paid off.

Monday November 21, 7 - 8:30 PM, FAH THEATRE 1

Taoism and Sustainability, Monday November 14, 2011, TECO Room, College of Education

The third lecture in the Confucius Institute's Fall 2011 series will feature Prof. Ronnie Littlejohn of Belmont University. A well published author on Daoism (Taoism), his presentation will introduce themes from the classical Daoist texts and then turn to little known sectarian religious texts and beliefs of Daoism, which give evidence of the great importance of the environment in popular Daoism. The lecture is a part of International Education Week 2011.