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For Immediate Release:

July 7, 2000


 

Events at UH Campuses for the Week of July 9-15

2000 Pacific Asian Lecture Series, Topics this week: It Ain't As Easy As It Seems!, Tom Yokoyama, Laser Barcode Solutions, Tuesday July 11, and International Trade, Entrepreneuership, the Internet and Hawai`i, Virendra Nath, President HDEP International and President, AccessAsia.com. Both presentations at 4:15-5:45pm, Free, College of Business Administration, 2404 Maile Way, Room C-102, UH Manoa. Contact: Barbara Edelstein 956-6923.

UH Manoa Outreach College presents the Korean language film: Why the Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East. Color, 135 minutes, 1989, with English subtitles. A brilliant exploration of the spiritual quest for Buddhist enlightenment. Free with a suggested donation: $3 general, $2 students/seniors/UH faculty and staff. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12. Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss 12. Call 956-3836 or visit: www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

UHM Outreach College is presenting a series of events tied to the centennial celebration of the centennial observance of the arrival of Puerto Ricans in Hawai`i. Troubadours and Traditional Food of Puerto Rico is an exciting program featuring numerous cooks, instrumentalists, singers, and dancers. Free, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15. Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss12. Call 956-3836 or visit: www.outreach.hawaii.edu.

The UH Manoa College of Education is sponsoring e-Learning 2000 a conference for educators on Collaborative Learning in Technologically Enhanced Environments. Featured are technology-integrated workshops, real collaborative projects created by students and teachers, and much more. For more information visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/coetech/Workshops_Institutes/elearning_schedule.htm

To register call the UH Conference Center at (808) 956-8204 or fax (808) 956-3364. Registration Fee includes Luncheon: $45 regular, $20 student/presenter. 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15. UH Manoa Architecture Auditorium.

The UH Lyon Arboretum Summer Plant Sale is scheduled for Saturday, July 15, at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. for arboretum members and at 9:00 a.m. for the general public. Call 988-0464 for further information.

For the latest on the University of Hawai`i, check the Web site events calendar at http://www.hawaii.edu.


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