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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The 15<sup>th</sup>
Annual Multicultural Festival will be held on Friday, April 10, 2009 in the New
Sam Rayburn Memorial Student Center (SRC). Currently, Texas A&M
University-Commerce enrolls approximately 411 international students
representing 50 countries. The Festival is co-sponsored by the International
Student Services Office and the Association of International Students (AIS) to
provide the opportunity for all students to represent and showcase their
countries and cultures with a flag parade, exotic food tasting, arts, crafts,
displays, and talent and fashion shows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:00 a.m.-11:30
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Flag Parade around campus (weather permitting) starting at the New Sam Rayburn
Memorial Student Center (SRC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:30
a.m.-2:00
p.m.
Activities from the 2<sup>nd</sup> Floor of the SRC <span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Cultural food sampling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Information and display tables<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Talent Show<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Fashion Show<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Flag
Parade will start at 11:00 from the SRC and proceed around campus returning to
the 2nd floor of the SRC at 11:30. The rest of the day’s activities will
proceed until approximately 2:00 p.m. on the 2<sup>nd</sup> floor of the SRC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>We
will be taking donations for the Association of International Students
organization (AIS) instead of event ticket sales at this year’s Multicultural
Festival.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Your
donations will be used for AIS events and programming to help<span
style='color:black'> international students adjust to life in the U.S. and at
Texas A&M University-Commerce, as well as promote cultural awareness and
exchange among students, faculty, staff, and community. </span><span
style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>John Mark Jones, Director</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>International Student Services</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Texas A&M University- Commerce</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>PO Box 3011</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Commerce, TX 75429</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'>Phone: (903) 886-5097</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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