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Fall 2006

November 29:
Third Asia on Wednesday: "Hong Kong: Nine Years After Take-Over from UK to PRC" presented by Dr. Nelson Fong from 12:30-1:20pm in the Skutt Student Center Room 209. Refreshments are provided. (Sponsored by the AWC)

November 16:
Host the Distinguished Poet James Norcliffe from New Zealand. Special class visit and public reading on Creighton's campus. Mr. Norcliffe was a visiting writer with the International Writing Program (IWP) at the Iowa State University, his visit was the first exchange program between AWC and IWP. (Click here to download a free flyer) (Sponsored by the AWC)

November 15:
International Education Week. Click here for details. (Co-sponsored by the AWC)

October 25:
Second Asia on Wednesday: "India: In the Process of Americanization?" presented by Dr. Francis Origanti from 12:30-1:20pm in the Union Pacific Room. (Click here to download a free flyer). (Sponsored by the AWC)

October 6-11:
Host visiting Chinese scholar Dr. Keli Diao, Associate Dean and Professor from China’s People’s University. Dr. Diao interviewed four Creighton based writers for his text-book project on American writers. (Sponsored by the AWC)

October 3-9:
"Philosophy for Children (P4C): Keeping the Wonder Alive!" Workshop hosted by Dr. Thomas Jackson from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. (Co-sponsored by the AWC)

September 27:
First Asia on Wednesday: "Taiwan: A Divided Island and the Unification of China" presented by Dr. Shih-Chuan Cheng from the Department of Mathematics.  The event will be from 12:30-1:20pm in the Skutt Student Center Room 209. (Sponsored by the AWC)