Confucius Institute at PSU - Fall 2011 Lecture Series
The Confucius Institute at PSU is pleased to present the events scheduled for the Lecture Series, Events, and Activities Program this Fall 2011. Among the events scheduled:
1. Friday, September 9, 2011, , 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):
Lecture: The Past, Present and Future of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Dr. GAO Wenyuan, Chair and
Professor, Department of Natural Products and TCM, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology,
Tianjin University.
2. Friday, September 16, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):
1) presentation on the tradition and legend of the Moon Festival; 2) 2011 China-Bridge Summer Campers’
PPT presentation with pictures and video clips about their exciting summer trip in China; 3) enjoying
delicious moon cakes.
3. Friday, September 23, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):
Lecture Recitals: A Study of Ethnic Minority Music of Southern China by Professor Chen Jiayou,
Professor of Music and Associate Dean of Art School of China’s Guangxi Yulin Teachers’ College.
4. Thursday, September 29, 2011, 7:00 PM in SMU 355/The Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
97201): An Evening of Chinese Fold Music performed by musicians from Central Music Conservatory,
Beijing (CIPSU will award winner(s) of The D. Paul Fansler Memorial Scholarship at the event)
5. Friday, October 14, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):
Chinese Movie – If You Are The One 2 – 《非诚勿扰２》
6. Sunday, October 23, 2011, 11:00 AM-6:00 PM in SMU 355/The Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway,
Portland, OR 97201): The Portland Education Exposition & Education Workshops (this event is coorganized
with The China Press 《侨报》)
7. Friday, October 28, 2011, 5:00 PM: Book Signing, 6:00-7:30 PM: Lecture (Lincoln Hall 75) on Deng
Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra Vogel, Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at
Harvard University and author of Biography of Deng Xiaoping (this event is co-organized with Institute for
Asian Studies at PSU) Directions (from Google maps)
8. Friday, November 4, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):
Lecture and Teaching Demo on “Chinese Characters Made Easy – Learning Chinese Characters
through Play with a Lot of Fun” by Easy Learning Hanzi Expert Ms. CHEN Shuhong and Mr. Yuwen
Yongquan.
9. Saturday, November 5, 2011: 3:00-4:30 PM: Video Opera: Sun Wu-Kong/The Monkey King” by
Alexis Gideon, Video Artist and Musician in Portland, Oregon. (Lincoln Hall 75: 1620 SW Park Avenue,
Portland OR 97201);
10. Saturday, November 5, 2011: 4:30-5:30 PM: Lecture and Teaching Demo on “Chinese Characters
Made Easy – Learning Chinese Characters through Play with a Lot of Fun”; “Introduction of Speedy
Math Calculation Method,” by Easy Learning Hanzi Expert Ms. CHEN Shuhong and Mr. Yuwen
Yongquan. . (Lincoln Hall 75: 1620 SW Park Avenue, Portland OR 97201);
11. Sunday, November 6, 2011: 1:00-4:00 PM in PSU Smith Center 355 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland,
OR 97201): Lectures 1) “Confucius and Chinese Culture” by Prof. Yu Dan of Beijing Normal Univeristy; 2)
“Chinese Medicine and Health Protection” by Prof. Cheng Kai of University of Chinese Medicine (This
event is organized by The China Press)
12. Sunday, November 13, 2011, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM in East Hall 121B (632 SW Hall Street, Portland, OR
97201): Chinese Proficiency YCT Test
13. Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR
97201): Lecture: “Learning Cycles, Instructional Cycles, And the Confucian Pleasure” by Professor
Galal Walker of Ohio State University. The event is open to all Chinese language teachers and general
public.
14. Sunday, December 4, 2011, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM in SBA Classrooms (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland,
OR 97201): Chinese Proficiency HSK Test (Rooms to be assigned for each level and type)
- Chinese corner time for 1/2 hour before each regular program begins.
Note: All the above scheduled events are subject to change with notice. Flyer for each event will be sent out at
least one week before the date of each event.
All the Lecture Series, Events, and Activities are open to the public. Please check our events calendar on the bottom of our main web page for more information of upcoming events.
Thank You!