International Students to host banquet Saturday
Jessica Powviriya
Issue date: 4/10/09 Section: News
The annual International Students Organization's banquet Saturday in the Union Ballroom will feature dance, culture and international food, organizers promise.
The banquet is one of the biggest events that ISO hosts throughout the academic year at the UA.
It is an evening of culture, including traditional dances, band performances and singing.
Hang Pham, ISO president and senior accounting major, described ISO as the umbrella organization for other cultural organizations on campus.
ISO not only promotes diversity at the UA but also in the community, according to their Web site.
The event is open to the public so that international students and American students alike can learn from one another.
"What makes it special is that the night is not focused on one region of the world," Pham said. "The banquet can educate people on cultural diversity."
The guest speaker for Saturday is Veronikha Salazar, the associate director of the Multicultural Center at the university and former adviser for the ISO.
"Every international student brings something," Salazar said. "Every country, every student represents a different culture. It is so neat because it is always something different at the performance."
Although tickets for the dinner are already sold out, the cultural show is free and will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Union Ballroom after the dinner.
Along with the ISO Banquet, the organization also hosts the International Bazaar every fall as part of the International Education Week, a campuswide event.
They also sponsor or co-sponsor one Friday Night Live each year.
For these nights, ISO students organize an event with a theme that usually includes activities such as fashion shows, dance competitions and an ethnic costume booth where students can try on cultural outfits and take pictures.
"People always look forward to great food and great performances," said Matthew Sokoloski, the program coordinator in the Office of International Students and Scholars. "It is a good time to see the diversity of all the international students we have the university."
Students who are interested to learn more about the International Student Organization can visit the RSO list on the CLCE Web site.
The banquet is one of the biggest events that ISO hosts throughout the academic year at the UA.
It is an evening of culture, including traditional dances, band performances and singing.
Hang Pham, ISO president and senior accounting major, described ISO as the umbrella organization for other cultural organizations on campus.
ISO not only promotes diversity at the UA but also in the community, according to their Web site.
The event is open to the public so that international students and American students alike can learn from one another.
"What makes it special is that the night is not focused on one region of the world," Pham said. "The banquet can educate people on cultural diversity."
The guest speaker for Saturday is Veronikha Salazar, the associate director of the Multicultural Center at the university and former adviser for the ISO.
"Every international student brings something," Salazar said. "Every country, every student represents a different culture. It is so neat because it is always something different at the performance."
Although tickets for the dinner are already sold out, the cultural show is free and will start at 7:00 p.m. in the Union Ballroom after the dinner.
Along with the ISO Banquet, the organization also hosts the International Bazaar every fall as part of the International Education Week, a campuswide event.
They also sponsor or co-sponsor one Friday Night Live each year.
For these nights, ISO students organize an event with a theme that usually includes activities such as fashion shows, dance competitions and an ethnic costume booth where students can try on cultural outfits and take pictures.
"People always look forward to great food and great performances," said Matthew Sokoloski, the program coordinator in the Office of International Students and Scholars. "It is a good time to see the diversity of all the international students we have the university."
Students who are interested to learn more about the International Student Organization can visit the RSO list on the CLCE Web site.
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