OBU’s annual International Food Fest set for Feb. 16
February 05, 2010 - Becca Watts
Ouachita Baptist University’s International Club along with the Daniel and Betty Jo Grant Center for International Education will host the International Food Festival on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in Ouachita’s Walker Conference Center.
The International Food Fest is an opportunity for students and faculty to come together
and learn about the different cultures at Ouachita. “We pretty much have food from
all around the world that is prepared by students, faculty or other Ouachita affiliates,”
said International Club President Willy Rasilim, a senior accounting and business
administration/finance major from Tangerang, Indonesia.
The theme for the festival is “Crossing Borders,” and the food has been organized
by continents. “This is to create the feeling that we are actually traveling to different
continents to try their food,” Rasilim said.
The festival will include entertainment from “many talented international students,”
said Sharon Cosh, English as a Second Language coordinator and chairperson for the
event. “And then, Dr. Ryan Lewis, our own OBU assistant professor of percussion will
be demonstrating percussion and rhythms from around the world on a variety of unique
instruments.”
The cost is $5 per person at the door and the money raised will go toward paying for
the event itself. “This is not a fundraising event,” said Ian Cosh, assistant to the
president for community development, director of the Ben M. Elrod Center for Family
and Community and director of the Grant Center. “The money we raise goes toward covering
cost of putting on the event and purchasing the food supplies for the students who
cook.
“We welcome members of the community to join in this celebration of Ouachita’s global
commitment to diversity,” Cosh added. “It is an occasion to enjoy good food, friendship
and an entertaining cultural program. The festival provides an occasion to highlight
the fact that we have a strong international education emphasis at Ouachita that provides
cultural and academic enrichment for the entire community.”
For more information about the Food Fest, the Grant Center or the International Club,
contact the Grant Center at (870) 245-5197.
By Becca Watts
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