Welcome to Oldenborg!
2008 Room Draw: Apply to live in Oldenborg
The Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations was founded to provide students with a living experience of international education. Each year, around 145 students choose to live in foreign language sections that are devoted to programs focusing on six cultures and languages - Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Oldenborg Center sponsors a wide variety of international and intercultural activities. These activities, which are open to the entire college community, include an International Relations Colloquium (IRC), an International Film Series, language lunch tables, and international dinners. These activities offer unique opportunities to communicate in a foreign language and to learn about international communities.
Each language section is assisted by a native-speaking graduate Language Resident, whose apartment and lounge are located within the language area. The language lounges are stocked with numerous periodicals and books, as well as a VCR and TV with Satellite broadcast for foreign news and other programming. The Language Residents hold conversation classes and help organize study breaks and cultural events for interested students and Oldenborg residents.
The Oldenborg Center also houses the Virginia Glass Memorial Library, open 24 hours, an International Theatre, two computer labs, and several ethernet-linked computers for student use. For more information, please e-mail the Director of Oldenborg Center, Rita Bashaw, or the Assistant Director, Mary Boyington.
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