| Summary: | Pago 4 Concordian, January 13, 1984 Chinese language village is first of its kind in nation Sen-Lin-Hu, a Chinese language village, is the newest addition to the International Language Village program of Concordia, according to Odell Bjerkness, director of the International Language Villages. The Chinese Village, the first of its kind in the country, will begin its first session Aug. 6, a two-week program at a site in northern Minnesota. During the session, villagers have the op-portunity to learn the language, culture and customs of China through conversation, sports, dances, mealtime and the celebration of national holidays and events. Upon arrival to the camp, villagers are submerged into the culture, first with the issuance of a "passport" to China. American currency is exchang-ed for Chinese yuan, students adopt Chinese names and live in cabins named after Chinese cities. The dean for Sen-Lin-Hu is Patricia Anderson, who will receive a degree in Chinese from the University of Min-nesota in June. A member of the Applications for Lifeguard are now being taken. Concordia Pool. WSI Required Pick up and return applications at Student Activities office. Deadline for applications is Jan. 20 GIOVANNI'S CPIZZA IIIIII 1-12 inch MED. PEPPERONI OR ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIZZA WITH 1 16 oz. glass of COKE FOR ONLY $3.50 We WILL deliver on this coupon • I II I II TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL one medium single-Item pizza with choice of one glass of beverage for $3.00 good from 6:30-9:00 on Tuesday In house only telephone number is. 2 3 3 - 2 8 8 3 Sun-Thurs 4-12 midnight Friday 4-1 a.m. Saturday 11 a.m.- 1 a.m. university's honors program, Anderson attended Nankai University, Tianjin, in the Peo-ple's Republic of China for one year. In addition, a 26 member ad-visory board works with Bjerkness and Anderson to pro-vide support for Lin-Hu. Among the board members are Margaret Wong Michaelson, chairperson and teacher of Chinese at Breck School, Edina, Dr. Richard Bohr, executive director of the Midwest-China Study Resource Center, St. Paul; and Dr. Edward Farmer, professor of history and graduate studies at the Univer-sity of Minnesota. The village is sponsored by a memorial fund established by Dr. Herman Larsen in honor of his wife, Ruth, who died in 1980. A history professor at Concor-dia from 1953 through 1980, Larsen and his wife traveled to the Far East on seven occa-sions with their first trip in 1940 as Lutheran missionaries. Following his retirement from Concordia , Larsen taught Enghsn at Soochow University in China for two years. Most recently, Larsen has been work-jng to establish an organization in Los Angeles designed to help and improve the relationships between Americans and Chinese. Originating in 1961 with 75 young people enrolled in one session in German, the Interna-tional Language Village pro-gram has grown dramatically and now consists of language and culture instruction in Danish, Finnish, French, Ger-man, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. More than 2,600 students aged 8 to 17 attend the one-.two-, and four week sessions each summer. Students need not have previous experience in the language to attend the villages. For more information, contact: Odell Bjerkness, Director International Language Villages (218)299-4544 Johnson from page 1 committee again looked at the applications and decided on Johnson. The duties of the student ac-tivities director include manag-ing all student facilities, pro-viding leadership and coordina-tion to campus organizations, conducting leadership develop-ment, and being a resource to the students. Before beginning work, Johnson met with fifteen Con-cordia students in order to get student fedback about student activities on campus. The group she met with con-sisted of students from the students activities office, stu-dent association, and Hoyum Hall. Johnson is also the new dorm director at Hoyum, replac-ing Dawn Ufrich, who also resigned recently. Johnson, in her first weekon the job at Concordia is finding out just how much the director's job entails. "There are a lot of things I'm learning about and I'm learnig quickly," she says. This semester As a recreation and com-munications major at Concor-dia, Johnson actually worked in the activities office as a student with former director Paul Erikson. Johnson worked with Skills Warehouse, Skogfjorden Ren-net, and the annual bike trip. After graduating, she par-ticipated in the Lappland Ex-pedition in Norway. Then she worked for the Hennepin Coun-ty Park Reserve District. Johnson applied for the ac-t i v i t i es director position because, she says, "I knew what a good experience I had as a student here, and this time I get the chance to work on the op-posite side." Johnson does see the need to increase her own visibility so th|£t students are more aware oi her and the student activities of-fice. • "This office," says Johnson, "ii any on campus, should be open to students." She sees the activities office as a resource area where students can relate ideas, be creative, and incorporate old Concordia traditions with new activities. Four business students to intern, study in France by Kathy Kinnear With a new semester beginning after Christmas vacation, most Cobbers have easily rejoined the routine of classes and ac-tivities here in Moorhead. But, this semester will be vastly different for five French and Business students chosen to participate in, a Concordia pro-gram allowing them to study in France for the next six months. Dr. Donald Negri, program organizer, explains the students are "totally immersed in French," first studying business and economics at an "authen-tic" French college called the In-stitute de Gestion (Business FRIDAY the 13th SPECIAL 4 candy bars — 99* limited to Snickers, Mars, Milk Way M&Ms, and Twix At the KORN KRIB Management Institute) in Ren nes, France, and later by work-ing an internship with a French corporation. The program, which began three years ago, is the result of an at-tempt to "link language study with other areas of student in-terest," says Negri. He believes "no other liberal arts institute in the U.S. offers such a com prehensive program." The challenge for students is great, for not only are classes completely in French, but they are equivalent to first year Masters in Business Ad-ministration courses in the United States. However,the rewards of the program seen worth the hard work. Par ticipants develop a bettei understanding of the Frenct people they may later be deal ing with, as well as learning how they, as Americans, are perceived by the French. Another bonus is the extra edge they may have over other jot seekers when employers notice the students have "proven t committment to study" by com pleting the program, says Negri This year's participants an Paula Berglund, Maria Green Diane Rogwedder and Laure Wilson, as well as one studen from Moorhead State. Dr. Negr encourages any students ir terested in taking part in th program to contact him in th French department. , , . , '
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