WorldFest offers multicultural campus events
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife Nomalizo, will deliver the address “Striving for Justice, Searching for Common Ground” as part of UTC’s WorldFest, presented by UTC’s International Student Organization.
Naomi Tutu expresses the belief that there is still much to do to eradicate the legacy of three centuries of racial oppression in South Africa. She founded and was the chairperson of the Tutu Foundation, which supported South African refugees in African countries with scholarships. The goal was for refugees to learn skills that would make them self-supporting while in exile, as well as to prepare them for constructive roles in the free South Africa.
Tutu, born in Kurgersdorp, South Africa, holds a BA in Economics and French from Berea College, in Berea, KY and an MA in International Economic Development at the University of Kentucky. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Universal College of Ogun State, Nigeria in 1985.
Upon completing her MA, Tutu served as a Consulting Associate for Equator Advisory Services Ltd, private consulting firm in sub-Saharan Africa. She has taught courses on development, gender, and education in Africa and in universities in the United States, including the University of Hartford and Brevard College in North Carolina.
UTC’s WorldFest celebration, “Bringing Culture to Your World,”brings a week’s worth of activities to campus (see the events listed below).
UTC’s WorldFest
“Bringing Culture to
Your World”
April 3-7
Presented
by UTC’s International Student Organization
For
more information about the following events visit our website
Cultural Booths will be set up all week long from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Vine street in front of the University Center (rain location: UC lobby) where you can learn about the different countries represented by UTC's international students. In addition, Aramark will be featuring international food recipes provided by UTC international students in the University Center dining hall all week.
See the list below for more special activities offered throughout the week of WorldFest.
MONDAY, April 3
6:30 p.m.
“Preserving
Your Culture” Dr. Pedro Campa, Professor, UTC
Foreign Language Department, University Center Auditorium
7:30 p.m. International Movie, Sango Malo, Made in Cameroon, Brock Hall 201
TUESDAY, April 4
12:00 p.m.
Study
Abroad Showcase, UTC Office of International Programs,
University Center’s Lookout Mountain Room
Hear about UTC students’ adventures abroad and find out about study abroad
opportunities.
8:00 p.m.
International
Movie, The Blue Eyes of Yonta, Made in Guinea, Brock
Hall 201
WEDNESDAY, April 5
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Soccer
Tournament, Arena Field (across from McKenzie Arena)
THURSDAY, April 6
10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Cultural
Booths at ACE’s SpringFest, Vine Street near University
Center
7:00 p.m.
Speaker:
Naomi Tutu, "Striving for Justice, Searching for Common Ground",
EMCS 230, Benwood Auditorium
FRIDAY, April 7
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Documentaries: Invisible
Children and Free the Slaves,
University
Center’s Raccoon Mountain Room
Films address current day slavery in the U.S. and around the world.
7:00-10:30 p.m.
Salsa Night (salsa dance
instruction)/International Music Night,
University
Center’s Tennessee Room
8:00-9:30 p.m.
Symphonic
Band Concert, Roland Hayes Auditorium, UTC Fine Arts Center
Presented
by UTC’s Music Department & features Japanese music.
SATURDAY, April 8
7:00 p.m.
International
Fashion Show & Dance Performance, University Center’s
Tennessee Room
March 24, 2006
