December 2011 Newsletter - Henderson State University

International Programs Newsletter
and Student Profiles
December 2011
Welcome to the Center for International Programs’ newsletter and student profiles. The purpose
of this newsletter is to highlight international events we have on campus, as well as to profile some
of Henderson’s international students.
Abrahamic Faiths in Dialogue
Fifth Annual International Dessert Festival
As many as 85 people attended the panel discussion
involving representatives from Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam on Wednesday, November 9 in the Lecture
Hall of the Garrison Center
During the two hour event, panelists responded to
prepared questions as well as some very thoughtful
questions from the audience, which included students
from HSU and OBU, as well as members of the Arkadelphia
community and guests from out of town.
This was the second panel discussion focused on
world religions, and a third is already being planned.
Details of the next “Abrahamic Faiths in Dialogue”
will be publicized in the near future. A video of the
November 9th dialogue can be found on Henderson’s
YouTube channel.
Once again, the members of the Henderson International Student Association
did an outstanding job in putting together the International Dessert
Festival on October 21. This is a free event that has taken place each
fall semester since 2007. Many students, faculty, and staff enjoyed an array
of tasty sweets from around the world.
Photos by Blake Smith
Dr. Mohammed Moursi,
Rev. Kendall Land, & Rabbi
Kalman Winnick participated
in this dialogue moderated
by Dr. Drew Smith
Photos by Chelsea Jones
Where Are They Now?
Claudia Gonzalez, a 2011 Honors Graduate in Biology from
Panama, is currently living in Durham, North Carolina, where she is a
first year Ph.D. student in Environmental Technology. She loves being at
Duke, where she finds the academic environment to be incredibly stimulating.
However, she does miss Henderson; mostly the people. She
formed strong bonds with her professors while she was an HSU student,
and she credits them with motivating her everyday to accomplish her
goals.
Congratulations to Our December
Graduates!
Grant Beahan
Chen Chen
Qiaoyan Chen
Gabriel Ghioca
Pradeep Giri
Lulu Kangame
Agnes Mbiazi
The Center for International Programs at Henderson State University
“Fostering Global Literacy and Cultural Understanding for the Twenty-first Century”

International Student Profiles
Submitted by Chris Ibasco and Suchita Shrestha. Photos taken by Blake Smith
Lulu Kangame
Lulu Kangame is from Daresalaam, the largest commercial city
in Tanzania. She is a senior Public Administration and Financial
Analysis major and a Business Administration minor. She chose Henderson
because of its remote location and affordability. After graduating
this December, she will be moving to Spring, Texas and is looking
forward to joining graduate school.
Lulu really appreciates the professors of the Department of Social
Science and the Business Department for providing her encouragement to
achieve during her 4 years at Henderson. She also confesses that she will
sincerely miss all the people that she has met at Henderson. They have
won her heart completely.
Whenever Lulu is not busy with school or work, she enjoys
watching movies and listening to music.
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Hussain Albayat
"Assalamu Alaikum,” is how Hussain Albayat greets others in Arabic.
It means “peace, mercy and blessings be with you.” Hussain is from Damman
city, located in east Saudi Arabia.
This is Hussain’s second semester at Henderson State University. He is
an undergraduate majoring in Finance because he wants to take care of his
family’s business in Saudi Arabia. He wants to introduce new ideas to his family
business and probably establish branches in other successful locations.
He loves the safety and calm environment that Arkadelphia has to
offer. His hobbies are playing soccer, bowling, billiards, swimming, traveling
and socializing with friends. He is currently a member of Henderson
International Student Association (HISA) and Rotaract Club.
Hussain enjoys teaching his peers about his country and teaching
them Arabic words. For example, in response to "Assalamu Alaikum,” a person
would say, “Wa Alaikum Assalam,” which means, “And peace be upon
you.”