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International Dinner celebrates
Eastern European culture
by Kristen Secllak
staff writer
Dr. Diane Purente, assistant
professor of management, and her
International Management class put
on their second annua! International
Dinner on Sunday, April 9, at 6 p.m.
Eastern Europe was this year's theme,
and the featured countries were
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Albania,
Yugoslavia. Russia. Turkey, Greece.
Romania. C/ech Republic, Ukraine.
Estonia, and Lithuania.
Students in the class handled all of
the fundraising and solicitation for the
dinner, in addition to preparing the
meals. They worked shifts in the
kitchen throughout the weekend until
the buffet-style dinner was complete.
"The students have worked very
hard. They have done everything,
right down to pinching the pierogies,"
Parente said. There were over 900
pierogies at last count.
The management students also
prepared displays tor each ol the
countries represented at this year's
Dinner. These presentations
displayed each nation's Hag. capitol.
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government. Additionally, each
display had several authentic
trinkets, such as shoes, jewelry,
clothing, books, and magazines, to
give patrons a closer look into each
countrv.
The preview began at 6 p.m., at
which time patrons of the event were
able to view the individual displays
for each country and socialize with
one another. Appetizers and
beverages were served.
Dinner followed the preview at 7
p.m. During this time, a slide show
played, showcasing each nation’s
respective flag, and pianist Gabe
Josset provided background music.
Among numerous beverages,
breads, soups, salads, and appetizers,
various main dishes were served
from several countries, such as
dumplings. Polish Lenten mushroom
(for vegetarians), Romanian
Ciuperci cu carne de pore
(mushrooms with pork), and
Albanian Guelle me arra te ellit
(chicken with walnuts). The desserts
served were Albanian Baklava. Blue
Noses (blueberry dumplings), and
Turkish Rice Pudding.
After the meal, a series of speakers
and performers entertained the
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audience. Pavel Zemcik gave a lecture
on “Business in Central and Western
Europe.” Zemcik is the first
international scholar at Behrend and is
originally from the Czech Republic.
He will be at Behrend until May.
Zemcik focused on the Czech
Republic, Hungary, and Poland, and
how business would be conducted
between the United States and each of
these countries. Factors such as
political climate, foreign investment,
technology, and the legal system were
key parts of Zemcik’s speech.
Next to perform was Vidal
Volchamsky. a multi-talented violinist
from Russia. Not only a concert
performer, Volchamsky is also an
accomplished conductor. Volchamsky
played three intricate pieces, one each
from Hungary, Poland, and Russia.
The final performance of the evening
was given by Tom Habursky and Erica
Wurst, the instructors of the Lublin
Polish Folk Dancers. Dressed in
authentic Polish garments, the team
performed three lively numbers to
close out the night. As the evening
came to a close and everyone bade
farewell, the International Business
students’ night was just beginning
they still had to clean up.
Students enjoy their
meals at the Inter
national Dinner
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