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International Week events promote cultural diversity

Luncheon kicks off International Week at Bush Library

By: Elizabeth Knapp

Issue date: 3/2/04 Section: News
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<div align = left class = caption>From left: 4-year-old Chae-rin Yun representing Korea, 3-year-old Won Young representing Korea, 5-year-old Sophie Dallis representing Greece and 4-year-old Jasmyn Burns representing America from the Montessori School House in Bryan sing ´The More We Get Together´ in the MSC Flag Room for the kickoff to International Week. Each child is dressed in traditional clothing from her country of origin. The children represented 18 different countries and they each counted to 10 in English, Spanish, French, Korean and Hindi. (Photo by SHARON AESCHBACH/THE BATTALION )</div>
From left: 4-year-old Chae-rin Yun representing Korea, 3-year-old Won Young representing Korea, 5-year-old Sophie Dallis representing Greece and 4-year-old Jasmyn Burns representing America from the Montessori School House in Bryan sing ´The More We Get Together´ in the MSC Flag Room for the kickoff to International Week. Each child is dressed in traditional clothing from her country of origin. The children represented 18 different countries and they each counted to 10 in English, Spanish, French, Korean and Hindi. (Photo by SHARON AESCHBACH/THE BATTALION )

Texas A&M President Robert M. Gates hosted the Consuls General Luncheon at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at the George Bush Presidential Library on Monday. The event was a kicked off International Week 2004.

Approximately 30 countries were represented by their consuls to celebrate the diversity that encompasses the University.

"We are here to support the activities of the University as consul generals of our countries and to create a positive (relationship) with the University," Consul General of the State of Qatar Mohamed Al-Hayki said.

Al-Hayki also spoke on the recent opening of A&M at Qatar, a branch of A&M at College Station. The new campus offers four undergraduate engineering degrees in chemical, electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering.

Click here to visit the International Student Association Web site.

"Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, consort to the Emir of the State of Qatar and president of the Qatar Foundation, is the driving force for the introduction of quality education in Qatar as well as this great
institution (Texas A&M) of knowledge," Al-Hayki said.
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