TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Study Abroad Photo Display: View photos taken by students who participated in study abroad classes offered last summer in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. This display will be available through Thursday, November 20.
South East Asian Health: Structural Inequalities and Promoting Global Multicultural Prevention and Intervention
CSULB students Joanna Wankier and Leslie Quoch will conduct this presentation from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room .
Practicing Peace Festival: The Center for Peace and Social Justice along with the College of Liberal Arts is hosting a campus & community festival for peace. An all inclusive event of dialogue, performance, action and celebration dedicated to creating a more peaceful and just world from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. in the quad area between the Faculty Office and Language Arts buildings
Studio Jazz Band Performance: CSULB faculty member, Gerhard Gutter will direct one of the university’s large jazz bands as it plays music that is simultaneously local and global from 12 - 1 p.m. in the University Student Union South West Terrace
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Chinese Tradition and Culture in Health and Daily Life: Professor Shua An and CSULB students will introduce Chinese health tradition on using herbs and tea in daily life, demonstrate appropriate ways to make green tea and teach a famous Chinese tai qi exercise from 9 – 10:30 a.m. in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room.
Power of Understanding, Study Abroad Presentation: As a student, why should you study abroad and what will it do for you? Why should we be aware of other cultures around us? All the answers lie in the power of understanding rather than trying to be understood. Brittney Massey, a communication studies major, will share her experiences, fund raising strategies, and the meaning behind the power of understanding between 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room.
Study Abroad Experience in China: Students Michiko Schricker, Courtney Colborn, Chih-Yi Ku, Nour Kweider, and Miki Mori will present their experiences studying in China from 12-1:30 p.m. in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room
Art Programs in China: Professor Chris Miles will present information on Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. There will also be a Q&A on the procedure of applying for this study opportunity in China from 12 – 1:30 p.m. in Faculty Office 4, room 311.
Singaporean Film Presentation: I Not Stupid, 2 - 4:30 p.m. in the University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Workshop on Increasing Education Abroad Participation Among Minority Students: The National Association For Equal Opportunity (NAFEO) in Higher Education will present “Survey on Foreign Languages, International Studies, and Study Abroad Opportunities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Primarily Black serving Institutions (PBIs)” and explain how this data can be used to increase minority student participation in international education programs on CSULB’s campus. CSULB students who participated in the recent study abroad trip to Tanzania will also participate and discuss their experiences from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. University Student Union 205ABC Huntington Room
Careers at the United Nations: a Public Lecture: Nelly Keita, Office of Human Resource Management, United Nations Secretariat, New York will talk about careers at the United Nations from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the University Student Union Beach Auditorium
Ambasador Zhang Yun, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles will speak about the People's Republic of China from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. in the Anatol Center
Film: Outsourced followed by a Presentation on Outsourcing, 6:30 – 9 p.m. in the University Student Union Beach Auditorium
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
International Thanksgiving Potluck: Bring your favorite international dish. Turkey and all the fixings provided at 12:30 p.m. in the Soroptomist House
International Education Week is directed by the Center for International Education and co-sponsored by the following entities: African Studies Subcommittee; Center for European Studies; Graziadio Center for Italian Studies; East Asia Subcommittee; European Studies Subcommittee; International Education Committee; International Student Association; Middle East/Near East Subcommittee; European Studies Subcommittee; Multicultural Center; Odyssey; Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society; South Asia Subcommittee.
For more information, visit the Center for International Education Web site.