Get Ready for 2009 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK!
November 16th-20th
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the Department of Education and the Department of State, highlighting the important benefits of international education and international exchanges in the U.S. and around the World. Each year, the International Education Week events promote classroom activities and materials focused on international subjects and our international counterparts. CIIE sponsors many activities during this week here at Kent State University.
Schedule for the International Education Week
Sunday, Nov. 15:
Phillip Wang’s Global tourism students host international students for a pizza party and Kent State Flash Basketball game in the presidential loge.
ALL WEEK , Nov. 16-20: 213 White Hall
Food for Thought cafe on will feature international food specials all week. Did you know that their coffee is always fair trade coffee?
MONDAY: Italian - Pesto Pasta, Zupa Toscana
TUESDAY: Middle Eastern - Lentil salad, Tabouli
WEDNESDAY: European - Pierogies and cabbage
THURSDAY: Asian - Sesame noodles and egg rolls
FRIDAY: Mexican - Burritos
Monday-Friday, Nov. 16-20, 200 White Hall:
The Read Center’s Ten Thousand Villages Festival for Study Abroad Scholarships opens daily, 10:00-5:00, Thursday also 5:00-7:00 p.m. Grand opening ceremonies Monday at 10:00.
Monday, Nov. 16, 4:30-7:00, 217 White Hall:
Graduate Students in Ken Cushner’s International and Intercultural Dimensions of Teaching and Learning class will make presentations.
Presentations include:
Hilda Pettit: Internationalizing Higher Education
Noraliz Ruiz: Teaching American Students: A Reflection from a Puerto Rican
Claudia Sander: Living in the USA: Taking a Look from the Outside
Samuel Muhammed: International Students and Domestic Diversity Initiatives
Nancy Thompson: Open Doors: Institute of International Education as a Resource
Jennifer Campbell: ACE: Measuring Internationalization at Community Colleges
Dale Lisonbee: Know Before You Go, Ethical considerations for Study Abroad Programs
Robyn Heiman: Finding a Career in International Education, Exchange, and Development
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., Moulton Hall Ballroom:
Dr. Linda Davis, Vice President at the College of The Bahamas, will deliver a Gerald H. Read Lecture, “Understanding the Global Context of Educational Leadership.”
Friday, Nov. 20, 11:30-1:30, Moulton Hall Ballroom:
Dr. Wayne Munson, former head of Exercise Sport and Leisure, will present Friluftsliv: The Basis of Norwegian Culture, a celebration of Norwegian music and food to close International Week.
For detailed listing of University Wide activities, see http://www1.kent.edu/oia/Events.cfm
Click here for more information of the national IEW celebration:
http://www.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/internationaled/iew.html
Future Events:
The 2009-2010 Distinguished Lecture Series - October 2009 - January 2010
International Education Week - November 2009
National Teacher of the Year - January 2010