Calendar of Events
In addition to excellent language instruction, the Summer Workshop provides a rich and diverse cultural program. Students may sing in a choir, participate in poetry and drama clubs, as well as attend films and lectures.
Events Listed on this schedule are subject to change. Some non-SWSEEL events are included on this schedule for your information.
Recommended: Link to IU Events Calendar to look up SWSEEL events by date in an interactive calendar format. (Please note: due to limited space, cooking demonstrations are not open to the public nor included on the IU Events Calendar.)
IU Building Codes:
BH = Ballantine Hall
ED = Education Building
HPER = Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building;
IMU = Indiana Memorial Union
JH = Jordan Hall
SRSC = Student Recreational Sports Center
SW = Swain Hall West
TBC = To Be Confirmed
TV = Radio-Television Center
WH = Woodburn Hall
WY = Wylie Hall
A map of IU can be found at IU Campus Map
All events begin at 6:30 pm and all films have English subtitles, unless otherwise specified.
SWSEEL 2011 Preliminary Calendar of Events
| Date | Activity | Monday, 20 June | Language Tables for Russian, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Title VIII Meeting, 5:00 pm, BH 340 Akram Khabibullaev, “Library Resources for Central Eurasian Studies”, 6:30pm, Wells Library, Room E174 Lecture (in Russian): Iryna Basovets “зыковые средства деавторизации высказывания в англо- и белорусскоязычных научных и публицистичесих текстах / Linguistic Means of Sentence Deauthorization in English and Belarusian Academic and Newspaper Texts”, 6:30 pm, ED 1120 |
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| Tuesday, 21 June | Language Tables for Arabic, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Russian Literary Circle, led by Yelena Zotova, Armstrong Library, BH 505, 5:00 pm SWSEEL Informal Soccer, 4:30-6:00 pm, Dunn Meadow, 7th and Indiana Ave. (on the north side of the IMU building) SWSEEL Choir Meeting, led by Yelena Polyanskaya, 5:15-6:15 pm, BH 317 Strategic Language and Cultures Seminar: Gene Coyle, "What Does a Real CIA Spy Do in Foreign Countries?", 6.30pm, ED 1120 Film (Arabic): 6:30pm, ED 1225 |
| Wednesday, 22 June | Language Tables for Russian, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable, facilitated by Nicholas Kontovas (Indiana University), 12:00-1:30 pm, BH 018 Project GO Strategic Language and Cultures Luncheon with Gene Coyle (Indiana University) (Project GO participants only), "How Do the CIA and the Military Work Together?”, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Willkie Library Lecture: “The Concept of Chinese Nation in Xinjiang before 1949,” Ondřej Klimeš (Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic), 6:30pm, ED 1225 Film (Russian): 6:30 pm, ED 1120 |
| Thursday, 23 June | Language Tables for Arabic, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Film (in English): “Desert of Forbidden Art” (2009), 7:00 pm, at the IU Cinema; Special SWSEEL-sponsored event. Free tickets reserved at the IU Cinema ticket office for all SWSEEL students with a valid Campus ID card (one per card). The ticket office will open an hour before the showing, at 6:00 pm. More details on the film can be found at: IU Cinema |
| Friday, 24 June | Slavica Publishers Book Sale: 12:00-2:00 pm, BH 008 (Ballantine> coffee lounge). Free pizza will be served. All workshop students, faculty and staff welcome! REEI Teacher Workshop, led by Laurie Iudin-Nelson (Luther College): “Music in the Foreign Language Curriculum”, 2:00-5:00 pm, BH 003 Lecture/AV Presentation: “Uzbekistan: Gateway to Central Asia,” Malik Hodjaev (Indiana University), 6:30 pm, TV 251 |
| Saturday, 25 June | REEI Teacher Workshop, led by Laurie Iudin-Nelson (Luther College): “Music in the Foreign Language Curriculum”, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, BH 003 Peasant Disco (international dance party) at Rachael’s Café, 10:00 pm: All ages welcome, $3 cover charge, (non-IU event) |
| Sunday, 26 June | Workshop: “Balalaika Basics” with Laurie Iudin-Nelson (Luther College), 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm, followed by a sing-along from 6:30-8:00 pm, Willkie Library |
| Monday, 27 June | Language Tables for Russian, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Weekly Seminar: "Russian Language and Culture through Fairy Tales", led by Olga Thomason, 5:00 pm, BH 235 Workshop: “Islamic Calligraphy Methods and Practice”, Josh Berer (Indiana University), 6:30 pm ED 1225 Lecture (in Russian): “Вильям Похлебкин: Уникальная личность 20-го века / William Pokhlebkin: An Extraordinary Figure of the 20th Century”, Ron Feldstein (Indiana University), 6.30pm, ED 1120 |
| Tuesday, 28 June | Language Tables for Arabic, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Russian Literary Circle, led by Yelena Zotova, 5:00 pm, BH 235 SWSEEL Choir Meeting, led by Yelena Polyanskaya, 5:15-6:15 pm, BH 317 Lecture: “‘East-West’ Fusion in Jazz and Popular Music of Central Asia,” Dr. Aida Huseynova (Indiana University), 6:30 pm, BH 317 Lecture: "The Future of Communism: Trends in the Study of Eastern Europe Since 1945", Padraic Kenney (Indiana University), 6.30pm, ED 1225 Film (Arabic), 6:30 pm, ED 1120 |
| Wednesday, 29 June | Language Tables for Russian, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable, with guest speaker Wendell Schwab, (Indiana University): “Challenges of Academic research in Central Asia”, 12:00-1:30 pm, BH 018 Strategic Languages and Cultures Seminar: Annisa Wanat, 6:30 pm, ED 1225 (TBC) Film (Russian), 6:30 pm, ED 1120 |
| Thursday, 30 June | Language Tables for Arabic, Wright Quad, 12:00-1:30 pm Project GO Strategic Language and Cultures Luncheon with Annisa Wanat (Project GO participants only), 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Woodburn Hall 200 SWSEEL Informal Soccer, 4:30-6:00 pm, Dunn Meadow, 7th and Indiana Ave. (on the north side of the IMU building) Lecture: “Aral Sea,” (Title TBC) Philip Micklin (Western Michigan University), 6:30 pm, ED 1225 Lecture: "Icons, Black Boxes, and Golden Arches: Iconic Images in Russian Culture and What Happens to Them", Sara Stefani (Indiana University), 6:30pm, ED 1120 |
| Friday, 01 July | Film (Mongolian), 6:30pm, TV 251 |
| Monday, 04 July | Fourth of July Picnic: Lunch at 2:00 pm at the Woodlawn Shelter in Bryan Park |
Tuesday, 05 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Wednesday, 06 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Friday, 08 July | SLS Workshop (for language instructors only): “Building
Listening and Speaking Fluency” (Beatrix Burghardt & Tara Zahler) 1:30-3:30 pm, BH 003 |
Sunday, 10 July | The Mongolia Society and Permanent International Altaistic Conference (PIAC); SWSEEL students are welcome at open sessions. More information is available at The Mongolia Society |
Monday, 11 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Tuesday, 12 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Wednesday, 13 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Thursday, 14 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Friday, 15 July | Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable (SWSEEL students only), 12:30 pm, BH 221 |
Saturday, 16 July | SWSEEL Running Club, 8:00 am (meeting on the steps in front
of the SRSC) |
Monday, 18 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Tuesday, 19 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Wednesday, 20 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Thursday, 21 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Friday, 22 July | Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable (SWSEEL |
Saturday, 23 July | SWSEEL Running Club, 8:00 am (meeting on the steps in front |
Sunday, 24 July | Central Eurasian Food Sampling, 12:30-2:30 pm, Indiana
University Club President’s Room (this event is open only to Central Eurasian Language Students); |
Monday, 25 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Tuesday, 26 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Wednesday, 27 July | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Thursday, 28 July | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Friday, 29 July | Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable (SWSEEL |
Saturday, 30 July | SWSEEL Running Club, 8:00 am (meeting on the steps in front |
Sunday, 31 July | Russian Zakuski Tasting, 3:00-5:00 pm, BH 008 |
Monday, 01 August | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Tuesday, 02 August | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Wednesday, 03 August | Language Tables for Russian, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Thursday, 04 August | Language Tables for Arabic, 12:00-1:30 pm, Wright Quad |
Friday, 05 August | Central Eurasian Research Exchange/Roundtable (SWSEEL
students only), 12:30 pm, BH 221 |
Saturday, 06 August | SWSEEL Running Club, 8:00 am (meeting on the steps in front of the SRSC) Women's Central Eurasia Network: Organizational meeting with bagels and coffee, 2:00-3:00 pm, Bloomington Bagel Company (113 North Dunn Street) |
Sunday, 07 August | SWSEEL Final Concert, 2:00-5:00pm, MU 015 (Sweeney Hall) |
Wednesday, 10 August | Russian Post-Test |
Saturday, 13 August | Willkie residents’ move-out deadline, 10:00 am |


