William Penn Life, 2009 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-06-01 / 6. szám
f tí UJti IlUUJJJ 3] S'iapháíJ J, Vufviij Chiíínnun us cub íjunró Since 1939 the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs have hosted a Hungarian Room at the university's Cathedral of Learning. The Hungarian Room was designed as a gift to the university from the ethnic Hungarians that settled in and around Allegheny County in western Pennsylvania. In ail, the university hosts 26 such rooms for various ethnic groups. Every year since 1985, the Hungarian Room Committee at the university has awarded scholarships to students to study abroad in Hungary. The purpose of the awards is to enable students to have an in-depth immersion in the Hungarian culture for at least five weeks. In 2009, the Committee awarded scholarship grants to two graduate students to study in Hungary during this upcoming summer. One student is pursuing a doctorate degree in history, and the second student is working towards a master's degree in the arts. Since the beginning, the William Penn Association has been a strong supporter of the Hungarian Room both financially and by supplying volunteers to assist in decorating the room for the Christmas holiday. The scholarship program is funded entirely through membership dues and donations. Recently, you may have received an invitation to join us in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the dedication of the Hungarian Room. The event is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2009, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the newly-renovated University Club of the University of Pittsburgh. We hope that you can attend this wonderful event. If you have not received your invitation, please contact the William Penn Association at 800-848-7366, extension 145, for further information. If you are not able to attend, please join me in making a gift to the Hungarian Room Committee. The Hungarian Room has never been stronger, but we need your support to ensure that this important scholarship program continues. We know that you share our enthusiasm in continuing and introducing our language, culture and heritage to new and young enthusiastic students. We also ask that you make it a point to visit the Hungarian Room and enjoy the rich treasures it holds. Approximately 30,000 individuals visit the Nationality Rooms at the Cathedral of Learning each year. Additionally, the Hungarian Room Committee joins with other nationalities in hosting a Christmas season "Open House" during which volunteers decorate the room according to traditional Hungarian Christmas season customs. You can also enjoy a virtual tour of the room at http://www.pitt.edu/~natrooms/ William Penn Life, June 2009 3
