Tyler Welch is an Air Force ROTC senior majoring in Russian Studies. Arts & Science's Jonathan Beam recently sat down with Tyler to discuss his experiences in Russian Studies and Air Force ROTC, as well as his ambitions to be an Air Force fighter pilot. For more information about Air Force ROTC, visit http://afrotc.as.uky.edu.
This podcast was produced by Sam Burchett.
A&S alum Larry Conley played college and professional basketball, served in the Armed Forces, and coached teams - all before starting his career as a commentator for ESPN, and he got his start right here at the University of Kentucky.
Written texts, YouTube videos, podcasts - these are all means of communicating ideas to others. Craig Crowder is a graduate student in the Department of English and teaches Composition & Communication classes, WRD 110 & 111. In this podcast, Crowder discusses ways to engage students via multimedia projects, and his research, which examines social movement rhetoric in a society that uses multiple modes of communication.
Year of China Film Series: The Other Half
This film portrays the life of a law clerk, Xiaofen, living in a Chinese industrial town. The film alternates between true stories told by Xiaofen’s clients and Xiaofen’s own narrative, a glimpse into the contemporary lives of women living in China’s inland. This film is being shown as a part of Year of China: awaken the past, discover the future.
6-7:40pm, Tuesday, April 17
Whitehall Classroom Building room 118
Year of China Film Series: The Warriors of Quigang
This film tells the story of farmer Zhang Gongli and his fight to shut down the chemical plant polluting his home. Zhang encounters threats from local thugs, rallies fellow villagers, and travels to Beijing to attend a meeting of China’s emerging environmental movement. The Warriors of Quigang was released in 2010 by director Ruby Yang. This is a film being shown as a part of Year of China: awaken the past, discover the future
6-7:40 pm, Tuesday, March 27
Whitehall Classroom Building room 118
Year of China Film Series: Dreams of Tibet
This one-hour documentary is a part of the PBS series FRONTLINE which examines the United States’ fascination with Tibet. It explores Tibetan Buddhism while providing a brief survey of Tibetan history. This is a film being shown as a apart of Year of China: awaken the past, discover the future.
Tuesday, March 20
6-7:40pm
Whitehall Clasroom Building room 118
Year of China Lecture Series: Chinese Musical Instruments: Then and Now
A lecture and demonstration
Dr. Kuo-Huang Han, Emeritus Professor, Northern Illinois University, and Adjunct Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Kentucky
3:30pm
Friday, March 30, 2012
Niles Gallery, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library
Sponsored by: UK Libraries, UK School of Music: Musicology and Ethnomusicology Division, UK College of Fine Arts and the University of Kentucky Confucius Institute
Year of China Lecture Series: The Increasing Role of China in Global Food Security
Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Monday, March 26, 2012
6:00 - 7:30pm
Whitehall Classroom Building Room 118
