Flags of the world.
A study abroad fair, faculty presentations, and documentary films on the international experience fill the schedule for the 2009 International Education Week, to be celebrated on campus Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20. As part of the celebration, Kennedy Dining Hall and the Red Room will offer international menu items all week.
Summary Schedule, International Education Week, November 16-20, 2009
Monday, November 16
International Food in Kennedy Dining Hall and Red Room during lunch
9am – 10:30am: Opportunities and Careers in the Foreign Service and International Affairs, Mignon Turner, WSSU alum and Officer Intern in the United States Foreign Service programs in French-speaking countries. Co-sponsored by the American Democracy Project, Model United Nations, and the Ralph Bunche Society. F. L. Atkins Building, Room 102.
11 am – 2:00 pm: Study Abroad Expo, Thompson Center Lobby.
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Opportunities with the Peace Corps. Peace Corps Representative. Thompson Center, 304
1 pm – 3:00 pm: Infusing Cultural Competence in the Health Sciences Curriculum, School of Health Sciences. Occupational Therapy International Fieldwork experience in Costa Rica and international faculty presentations and cultural displays. F.L. Atkins Building, Room 202.
3 pm – 4:30 pm: New Faces: Immigrants and Refugees in North Carolina, Presented by the Center for New North Carolinians at UNC-Greensboro. Focus on education and community outreach programs for youth and children, and opportunities for internships and service learning. Co-sponsored by Club Latino. Diggs Gallery.
Tuesday, November 17
International Food in Kennedy Dining Hall and Red Room during lunch
12 noon – 1:30 pm: Faculty Experiences Abroad: Implications for Professional and Personal Development. Presentations on South Korea, India, Spain/Morocco, and Brazil. Brown Bag Lunch (coffee and dessert will be served). Hall-Patterson Room 305.
Wednesday, November 18
International Food in Kennedy Dining Hall and Red Room during lunch
11 am – 1 pm: Taste of the World. Come and enjoy food from around the world and learn about study abroad opportunities. School of Business and Economics. Lobby of RJ Reynolds, outside RJR 136.
2 pm – 4:30 pm: Study Abroad and International Student Symposium, presented by the Ralph Bunche Society and Students International Association, Thompson Center 207A.
Refreshments Courtesy Links Inc.
Thursday, November 19
International Food in Kennedy Dining Hall and Red Room during lunch
11 am – 12:15 pm: Songs and Dances from Popular Bollywood Movies from India, performed by famous stars of the Indian film industry based in Bombay (Mumbai). Presented by Dr. Abhijit Sen, International Communication class, EJ- 3101 (Computer Science Bldg.).
11 am – 12:15 pm: Sudan/Darfur: Background to a Genocide, a power point presentation by Dr. Guy Martin, Comparative Government of Developing Areas/Africa class, in Anderson Center, Room C-102.
11am -2pm: Study Abroad Expo, Thompson Center Lobby.
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Languages and Cultures of the World, Department of English and Foreign Languages. Artifacts, books, music, food sampling, and attire from selected countries will be presented. Hall Patterson Lobby.
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm: The Struggles of South African Youth Against Apartheid and Democratic Transformation in Southern Africa, Antionette Sithole, Curator of the Hector Pieterson Museum in SOWETO, South Africa. Moderated by WSSU Diplomat-in-Residence, Ambassador Molelekeng Rapolaki of Lesotho, R.J. Reynolds Building, Room 136.
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Invisible Children, Documentary on Child Soldiers, with discussion by Gai Ajak Riak and Joseph Akoon, former “Lost Boys” from Sudan, presented by the Ralph Bunche Society. Thompson Center, Room 207 A.
Friday, November 20
International Food in Kennedy Dining Hall and Red Room during lunch
