Special Events at the I-Center

Salsa the Night Away – Saturday, September 20
Contra Dance– Saturday, October 4
How Stanford Is Shaping Your Future: a lunchtime discussion with faculty– October & November
Stanford Football Trip– Saturday October 11
2008 Rugby League World Cup– October 25 through November 22
Sunday Cultural Series– Sundays, October & November
Thanksgiving Soirée– Wednesday, November 26
Winter Celebration– December 12-14

Salsa the Night Away

Saturday September 20
7:30 pm Beginning/Introductory Class
Dancing from 9 pm

Get ready for a good time at the I-Center! Born in the 20th century in Puerto Rico and New York, salsa is just what the name implies, a mix of African rhythms and European partner dancing resulting in a constantly evolving dance with distinctive regional spicing.

Don’t know how to salsa? Don’t worry we will teach you how to move. Please come to the free lesson at 7:30pm.

Contra Dance

Saturday October 4
7:30 pm Beginning/Introductory Class
Dancing from 9 pm

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Before classes get too busy the I-Center and the Riddle Family Foundation invite you to join us to meet up with old and new friends at a Contra Dance. This is an American form of folk dance with roots in English, Irish, and French dance consisting of couples doing choreographed (“called”) steps together.

Don’t worry if you’ve never done Contra Dance before, we will have a free beginner lesson from 7:30 pm - 9pm which will teach you enough to have fun for the rest of the evening.

How Stanford Is Shaping Your Future – a lunchtime discussion with faculty

This quarter we are sponsoring a series of lunches for international graduate students to meet and talk with faculty. This is a wonderful opportunity to think about images of the future, career paths after completing formal education, what factors influence where you live and work and much more.

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NB- Sign Up In Advance...
As this is a small informal lunch meeting with faculty members, this event has a cap on the number of people who can participate. To reserve your place please sign up at the desk upstairs as soon as possible.You can sign up for one or more of these lunches

Wed Oct 8– Patricia Burchat - Department Chair and Gabilan Professor of Physics
Thurs Oct 9– Paul Wise - Richard E. Behrman Professor of Child Health and Society and Core Faculty Member Center for Health Policy
Tues Oct 14– Mark Horowitz - Electrical Engineering Chair and Yahoo Founder’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Wed Oct 29– Rachel Lotan - Professor of Education, Director, Stanford Teacher Education Program and Director, Program for Complex Instruction
Wed Nov 5– Bruce McKern - Lecturer in International Business, past director of the Stanford Sloan Master’s Program

Stanford Football Trip

Saturday October 11
12pm
$10 per person

American Football can be a very confusing game. The I-Center and the Riddle Family Foundation invite you to join us at the 2008 Reunion/Homecoming Game where Stanford will take on the University of Arizona and you will be able to see a special halftime presentation from the class of ‘58. Don’t worry if you have never seen American Football (or still don’t understand it) we will have people along to help explain it all to you. This game is one of the highlights of the football year and a wonderful introduction to football (and all sports at Stanford).

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• NB- Sign Up In Advance...
This event has a cap on the number of people who can participate. To reserve your place please sign up at the desk upstairs as soon as possible.

2008 Rugby League World Cup

Oct 25 – Nov 22

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The I-Center, with the Stanford Rugby Club, invites you to join us to celebrate the 13th Rugby League World Cup. This tournament brings together the 10 best teams from across the globe for a total of 18 matches and will end a year of celebrations commemorating the centenary of the game in the southern hemisphere. Please check back closer to the time for the exact schedule of events.

Sunday Cultural Series

Sundays– Oct & Nov

Please join us to explore other cultures as we present a series of cultural events and activities from different countries. Please check the exact times and details at the I-Center or on our web site closer to the date.

Sunday October 12 - Canadian Thanksgiving
Sunday October 19 - Oktoberfest
Sunday November 2 - Turkish Republic Day Breakfast
Sunday November 16 - Cultural Interactions Club Event
Sunday November 23 - Filipino Cultural Event

Thanksgiving Soirée

Wednesday November 26
From 7pm

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Thanksgiving is a special American holiday. The Bechtel International Center and the Riddle Family Foundation invite you to join us and other members of Stanford’s International Community to celebrate and enjoy this time. We will have delightful music and Thanksgiving deserts such as traditional pumpkin pie.

Winter Celebration

Dec 12-14

We know that not everyone leaves campus at the end of quarter and the I-Center, with support from the Riddle Family Foundation, will have a number of events over this weekend for those who are still around. Join us (and the others who will stay here) for a warm winter celebration and a start to the vacation. Please feel free to come by for any of the events or just stop in to get out of the cold and say Hi.