NOVEMBER 12, 2009 ISSUE
International Education Week at ASU: ‘Sowing Seeds of Prosperity and Peace’
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. According to www.iew.state.gov, the week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and is part of its efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the United States.
International Education Week Events
ASU will observe the nationally recognized week with a series of events that stem from the international interest of many departments and students on campus, said Sarah Bergstedt, director of international outreach at ASU.
“We’ve gotten a great response from different departments,” Bergstedt said. “It’s a very exciting world out there beyond the borders of our country. There’s so much to do and so much to learn.”
Studying, living or working in other countries provides unique learning opportunities, she added.
“Even if you don’t get the chance to study, live or work in other cultures, there are plenty of opportunities to experience other cultures right here on campus and in the community,” she said, adding that she hopes everyone will take advantage of the events offered from Monday to Friday, November 16 to 20.
The following events will be held on the ASU campus as part of International Education Week and are free and open to the public.
Monday, November 16
Research Café: International Research at ASU
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Room 421 in the Belk Library
Research & Sponsored Programs at ASU is hosting a panel of members who have conducted international research and will share their experiences of other countries and cultures, including overcoming language barriers and establishing meaningful collaborations with overseas colleagues to further their research goals. For more information, email younghe@appstate.edu.
International Community Development Initiative Information Session
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
New River Room, Plemmons Student Union
ACT will be providing information about the International Service Learning Courses and service-based internships in both southern India and South Africa. Through international experiences, students bring their time and expertise to communities around the world, while learning about the culture and social/ environmental issues the people of these countries are facing. This session will repeat on Thursday, November 19. For more information, email Shari Galiardi at galiardisl@appstate.edu or Erin Noel at noelle@appstate.edu.
Tuesday, November 17
Peace Corps Masters International Presentation
3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Linville Falls Room, Plemmons Student Union
The Graduate School is hosting a series of brief presentations, which include a former Peace Corp volunteer and current ASU graduate student sharing highlights from his Peace Corps experience and a graduate school representative talking about the value of a graduate degree and the increased value of the combination of these two experiences. Small discussion groups based on program interest will take place with representatives from the English, elementary education, math and technology (newly proposed MI program) departments. For more information, email Sandra Krause at krausesl@appstate.edu.
Kwanza Celebration
6:00 p.m.
Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
The Office of Multicultural Student Development will host the Kwanza Celebration, centered on the first African American holiday established in the United States, and introducing attendees to some of the history, symbols and traditions associated with this important holiday. Kwanzaa celebrates family, culture and community and is a time of reaffirming the bonds between people. An interactive musical performance will lead to a Karuma (feast). For more information, email Kinyata Adams at adamsks@appstate.edu.
Wednesday, November 18
5th Annual International Fair
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Grandfather Mountain Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) invites the campus community to attend the 5th annual International Fair. The International Fair will introduce students to around 60 newly approved faculty-led study abroad programs offered in more than 30 countries for the 2009-10 academic year. The fair provides an opportunity for students interested in gaining a short-term international experience to meet one on one with faculty leaders and will also feature representatives of other study abroad opportunities and international ventures available to ASU students, faculty and staff. For more information, click to www.international.appstate.edu/education/shortterm.php or email turnernm@appstate.edu.
Mexico: A Journey Toward Art & Artists
12:00 p.m.
Turchin Center Lecture Hall
A small group from ASU’s Turchin Center and the Department of Art traveled to the central mountain region of Mexico to prepare for a 2010 exhibition of contemporary art from the region and established relationships with Universidad De Las Americas En Puebla. This program will discuss the exhibition and programs established, which will lead to greater cultural understanding and strengthen the perspectives and global understanding. For more information, email Hank Foreman at foremanht@appstate.edu.
Film: Seven Samurai (Japanese)
7:00 p.m.
Greenbriar Theater
This film takes place in Warring States Period Japan (around 1587-88). It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven masterless samurai (ronin) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. For more information, email Paul Ford at fordpd@appstate.edu.
One Better World: Privilege, Identity and Social Justice
7:00 p.m.
IG Greer Auditorium
The ASU Office of Multicultural Student Development will sponsor this presentation by Vernon Wall. Imagine a society that is equitable and where all members are physically and psychologically safe and secure. As a process and as a goal, social justice means full and equal participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to meet their needs. This program presents a global model for leadership and social justice change. Wall will help audience members learn how their identities influence all they do and how this knowledge can help them become change agents for social justice. For more information, email Gus Pena at penaae@appstate.edu.
Thursday, November 19
China’s Challenges and World Prosperity
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Calloway Peak, Plemmons Student Union
This forum will feature four major challenges—environmental, social, political and healthcare issues—facing China, with each addressed by one of this semester’s Chinese visiting scholars. China’s inhabitants comprise approximately 1/5 of the world population and the country is quickly becoming a major economy. The forum is based on the notion that, to a large extent, world peace and prosperity are premised on China successfully addressing its important challenges. For more information, email Lyle Schoenfeldt at schoenfeldtl@appstate.edu.
International Community Development Initiative Information Session
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Refer to the Monday, November 16, entry for more information.
Film: Downfall (German)
7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Greenbriar Theater
It is April 1945, the last days of Adolf Hitler, and Hitler’s personal secretary Traudl Junge finds herself in the Der Fuhrer’s bunker. Facing inevitable defeat, Hilter’s moods range from defiance to fight or flee, remain loyal or opt for self-preservation. Eva Braun parties while Magda Goebbels kills her children. The movie portrays how Hitler and Eva lived their last hours in the bunker. For more information, email Paul Ford at fordpd@appstate.edu.
Presentation Followed by Film: Wittgenstein
7:30 p.m.
Room 114 in the Belk Library
The Department of Philosophy and Religion is sponsoring a student presentation and a movie. Philosophy students will present a skit, after which, Dr. Jesse Taylor will introduce the film Wittgenstein. For more information, email Monique Lanoix at lanoixm@appstate.edu.
Friday, November 20
Educational Leadership Fall Symposium
9:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Reich College of Education, Room 03
ASU’s Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Symposium will feature a stimulating set of presentations and audience discussions about the vital role of international education for North Carolina and the role of North Carolina in international education. For more information, email Jim Killacky at killackycj@appstate.edu.
International Coffee Hour
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Whitewater Cafe, Plemmons Student Union
The Library Diversity Committee and The Office of International Education and Development will sponsor this coffee hour focused on diversity. Come for free coffee, international food, music and opportunities to meet people from around the world. For more information, email Alaine Munn at isss@appstate.edu.
International Cafe
6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union
This annual event sponsored by INTAPP (International Appalachian) features food and talent from all over the world.
Film: Seven Samurai (Japanese)
7:00 p.m.
Greenbriar Theater
See Tuesday, November 17, for a description.
Saturday, November 21
Film: Downfall (German)
7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Greenbriar Theater
See Thursday, November 19, for a description.
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