William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2012-09-01 / 9. szám

In Brief JJj Magyar Matters_________________ Hungarian Room offers two scholarships for study abroad PITTSBURGH - The Hungarian Room Committee of the University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for two summer study abroad scholar­ships for the year 2013. One Dr. Samuel Gomory/Joseph Arvay Memorial Award will be given to a graduate student, the other to an undergraduate student. Each award is worth $3,500 and is to be used for summer studies in Hungary. The Hungarian Room scholarships are part of the Summer Study Abroad scholarships program sponsored by the University's Nationality Rooms Committees. These scholarships reflect decades of work by the Hun­garian and other nationality room committees to honor an ideal—educa­tion through cultural exchange. The individual room committees raise funds enabling eligible University of Pittsburgh students to study abroad, thereby experiencing another culture in depth. The Nationality Rooms and In­­tercultural Exchange Programs have awarded scholarships for summer study abroad annually since 1948. More than 1,088 University of Pitts­burgh students have enriched their lives through studying abroad on a Nationality Rooms scholarship. To be eligible for one of the Hun-BUDAPEST — Hundreds of thou­sands of visitors swarmed the Hun­garian capital Aug. 20 for a festive celebration of the nation's greatest holiday, St. Stephen's Day. The date marks the anniversary of the burial in Hungary of the coun­try's first king, the founder of the state, King Stephen I (969-1038). Ceremonial programs began Aug. 19 on the Buda side of the Danube River near the Chain Bridge where the Promenade of Hungarian Flavors featured the specialties and delica­cies of more than 100 producers and exhibitors plus live music from local and nationally-known bands. garian Room Committee scholar­ships, the applicants must: • be a current full-time University of Pittsburgh graduate student OR undergraduate student who will have between 60 and 90 credits by April 2013, (i.e., be a sophomore or junior); • be a United States citizen or U.S. permanent resident. • have a 3.0 QPA or better (if an undergraduate) OR maintain a satis­factory QPA (if a graduate student); and • have been enrolled full-time on a University of Pittsburgh campus for the fall and spring terms prior to the study abroad and be physically on campus as a full-time student for the fall and spring terms immediately fol­lowing the summer study. Interested students must visit the website of the University of Pittsburgh's Study Abroad Office at www.abroad.piti.edu, dick on "Fi­nances," then click on "Scholarships" to find more information and to begin the application process. Deadline for applications is Jan. 24, 2013, for graduate students and Jan. 31, 2013, for undergraduates. For more information, contact Cristina Lagnese, scholarship coor­dinator, at 412-624-6150 or at mcl38@ pitt.edu. The celebration continued the fol­lowing morning with a ceremonial flag raising on Kossuth tér outside of the Parliament building with official remarks from President János Áder. Later that afternoon, children and adults adorned in traditional Hun­garian folk costumes participated in the harvest march to St. Stephen's Basilica where a special Mass was celebrated. The highlight of the annual cel­ebration came at 9:00 p.m. when a spectacular fireworks display ex­ploded over the city and cascaded in a waterfall of fire from the Chain Bridge. □ The Hungarian Cultural Center of Northeastern Ohio will host its An­nual Fall Festival—Szüreti Mulatság—on Sunday, Sept. 9, from noon to 8:00 p.m. at the club grounds in Hiram, Ohio. The event is open to the public and will fea­ture Hungarian food, folk dance perfor­mances and live music provided by Alex Udvaryi from Chicago.The HCCNEO will also be hosting a Pig Roast for club members only on Sunday, Oct. 7, from noon to 5:00 p.m. on the club grounds. For more information regarding either of these events, please call Linda at 440-248-4530. □ Hungary enjoyed another successful summer Olympics, with its athletes winning 17 total medals, including eight gold medals. That total ranked Hungary ninth among all nations competing at the games in London. In addition, Hungarians Rebecca Soni and Susan Francia won four additional medals, including three gold, while competing for the United States. Hungary’s greatest success came in the in canoe/kayak events, which its men and women dominated, winning six total medals (three gold, two silver and a bronze). □ Hungary’s economy entered its second recession in four years before a resump­tion in talks over an International Mone­tary Fund-led bailout loan. The economy contracted a preliminary 0.2 percent in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, when it shrank a revised I percent, the Budapest-based statistics office recently reported. Gross domestic product fell 1.2 percent from a year earlier, compared with the 1.3 percent median forecast of 13 econo­mists in a Bloomberg survey. Hungary joined the Czech Republic in recession as Romania returned to growth after two consecutive quarters of decline. Hungary resumed talks with the IMF and the European Union in July after a seven­­month delay as it seeks about 15 billion euros ($18.2 billion) to reduce financing costs and protect against contagion from the euro area’s debt crisis. Hungary celebrates St. Stephen's Day William Penn Life 0 September 2012 ° 11

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