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WIU's 2011 International Education Week activities
Sunday, November 6:
World Cup Indoor Soccer Tournament - Spencer Recreation Center
6 on 6 co-ed tournament, with both competitive and recreational brackets. $5 entry fee per person. Teams will sign up as countries from the FIFA World Cup. Winning team will receive a FREE Pizza Party from Domino's
Pizza in Macomb on 123 W. Calhoun St. Register in the Campus Recreation Office Monday-Friday from
8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Registration Ends: 4:30pm Thursday, November 3, 2010. Registration Packet and rules can be found at: campusrec.wiu.edu
(click on the soccer ball). Captains’ meeting Friday, Nov. 4 @ 4pm in The Keeney Room at
the Spencer Student Recreation Center. Please contact Sara Dam at sl-dam@wiu.edu if you have any
questions or if you require accommodations in order to participate in this event.
Monday, November 7:
3:30 PM – Freeman-Asia Information Session - Memorial Hall 341
Hosted by WIU graduate student Cheng-Lun Chu Tarantola. Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. Scholarships are available to students who have applied or have been accepted to a study abroad based program in: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
5:00 PM - Phi Beta Delta International Education Honor Society Induction Ceremony - Union's Lincoln Room (by invitation only)
Induction ceremony to install new members into WIU's Eta Epsilon chapter of the Phi Beta Delta International Education Honor Society. Anyone interested in membership is eligible to apply during the Spring 2012 membership drive. For more information, contact chapter coordinator Kevin Timlin at KJ-Timlin@wiu.edu.
Tuesday, November 8:
12:00 PM - Fulbright opportunities for faculty (brown bag) – Multicultural Center Boardroom
Gloria Delany-Barmann from the Department of Educational & Interdisciplinary Studies will share her experience as a Fulbright Scholar and discuss strategies for faculty interested in participating in this program. The Program provides participants - chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential - with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research (for up to a year), exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
3:30 PM – Fulbright Opportunities for students - Sallee 226 and QC 115
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers paid fellowships abroad for one academic year to graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, scientists and artists. These are prestigious awards and Western is honored to have had several past recipients.Program participants pursue graduate or professional study, advanced research, or English teaching in elementary and secondary schools or universities. This is a great opportunity for students who have excelled in academics, leadership activities, and intercultural initiatives. If you are interested in a Fulbright grant, you should come to this meeting even if your graduation is a few years away.
Wednesday, November 9:
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Study Abroad Information Table – Union Concourse (Food Court)
Come talk with returned study abroad students and learn more about study abroad opportunities! Get information about the overall study abroad process, programs in over 50 countries, scholarships and more!
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM - Passport Table – Union Concourse (Food Court)
A photographer from the Visual Production Center will be on hand to take your picture (2 pictures for $8 - which you can pay by cash, check or have charged to your student account). Pick up an application, learn the requirements and have any questions you may have answered by a representative from the Post Office. You can then bring all of the information to the Post Office to apply officially.
3:30 PM – Difficult Conversations Series: “University Policies and Intercultural Cooperation” – Union’s Lamoine Room
A panel of speakers will discuss the topic and provide a context, after which attendees will be asked to explore the following questions in small group discussions:
· How effective can policy be in legislating behavior? In legislating attitudes?
· How do current WIU policies impact intercultural cooperation among students, faculty, and staff and contribute to the university’s commitment to “equity, social justice, and diversity”?
· How can effective policies be strengthened and ineffective policies be replaced or revised?
· What responsibility does each of us have to foster the policies that reflect WIU’s commitment to equity, justice, and diversity?
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in this program and every attendee is strongly encouraged to take an active role through the small group conversations that are central to its success.
5:00 PM - International Student Research Rally - Malpass Library 3rd floor computer classroom
As the semester moves on, many students have begun - or need to begin - to write papers for projects or reports for your classes. These assignments can be challenging at any grade level, and in any field of study. To help you get the best possible resources for these assignments, the library is offering “Research Study Rally” sessions open to anyone, but specifically tailored for international students.
For the session, students are encouraged to bring in a writing assignment and library instructors will work with them individually to locate and access background and scholarly resources, and guide them on how they can best be used in their assignment.
To reserve a seat for this session, please email Sean Cordes at CS-Cordes@wiu.edu by Monday, November 7.
If you cannot attend either of these sessions, you are encouraged to email your assignment to us Sean. He will review your assignment topic, locate resources that will help you write your paper, and email these resources and citations back to you.
7:00 PM - Global Lens Film and discussion: “The Light Thief” (Kyrgyzstan) - Union’s Sandburg Theater
As part of the celebration of 2011 International Education Week, the Center for International Studies is happy to announce its participation in The Global Lens Film Series. The Global Lens Film Series is a selection of award-winning films from around the globe, selected especially because of their ability to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.
Following the film will be a discussion led by members of the WIU and Macomb community familiar with Kyrgyzstan. Admission is free of charge and free popcorn and soft drinks will be served. If you have any questions about the Global Film Series or International Education Week, please contact the Center for International Studies at 298-2485.
Thursday, November 10:
7:00 PM - 3rd Annual International Trivia Bowl - Union's Lamoine Room
Come for a night of trivia competition with an international focus. Individual or group participation is welcome! Participants may sign up either in advance or at the door. Come for a night of fun and see how well you know the world! Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served.
To register for this event, please contact the Center for International Studies at 298-2485.
Friday, November 11:
4:00 PM – “World Maze” Game (Chinese students association) – Union's Sandburg Lounge
This program was selected as the winner of a contest where international students were asked to create their own internationally focused activity.
Each year people from some Asian counties will celebrate the Lantern Festival. Chinese people usually eat food, watch the lanterns and guess lantern riddles for entertainment. This is an important traditional Chinese activity of the Lantern Festival. For this event, students from many different counties will make riddles (namely interesting facts or questions) about their own cultures, countries or areas. These riddles will be printed and hung all around the room. Those who can answer the most questions will receive prizes. Refreshments will be served.
5:00 PM – African Student Association presents “African Night” – Multicultural Center
Here is your opportunity to learn about the various African countries,
its people, heritage, and culture from those who have lived it. Food
samples from the continent of Africa will be available.
Free and open to the public.
Monday, November 14:
7:00 PM - Illinois
Humanities Council Road Scholars presentation with Dr. Peter Wenz “The Immigration
Debate” - Union's Lamoine Room
Some people believe that the US has too many recent immigrants, and others don’t think we have enough. Some feel that recent immigrants are a tax burden, that they drive down the wags of the working poor, and that new immigrants do not assimilate quickly into the American way of life. Some feel that we need increasing numbers of immigrants in key industries, such as agriculture, garment manufacture, and child care. Join Peter Wenz as he examines both sides of this contentious debate.
Peter Wenz holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois. He is the author of Environmental Justice, Nature's Keeper, Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict, and the newly-released Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates. Outside of teaching, Peter has spoken at a number of conferences and programs around the US.
Tuesday, November 15:
12:30 PM – “Proposing a Study Abroad Course: 5 Easy Steps to Success” with Kim McDaniel - Union’s Sandburg Lounge
This workshop is for faculty members interested in proposing their own faculty-led study abroad course. The workshop will help you identify all the things you need to do, from deciding when to travel, appropriate credit to be offered, and how to apply for designation as an FLGI course.
4:00 – 6:00 PM –
“Experience Peace Corps” – Information tables in the Union Concourse (Food Court)
Come join these Returned Peace Corps Volunteers in sharing their experiences of countries around the globe. They will share Peace Corps background information, pictures and stories of their recent trips abroad. All are welcome!
7:00 PM - Global Lens Film and discussion “Getting Home” from China - Sandburg Theater
As part of the celebration of 2011 International Education Week, the Center for International Studies is happy to announce its participation in The Global Lens Film Series. The Global Lens Film Series is a selection of award-winning films from around the globe, selected especially because of their ability to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.
Following the film will be a discussion led by members of the WIU and Macomb community from China. Admission is free of charge and free popcorn and soft drinks will be served. If you have any questions about the Global Film Series or International Education Week, please contact the Center for International Studies at 298-2485.
Wednesday, November 16:
12:00 PM - Cultural Café: Philippines - Union's Heritage Room
The Center for International Studies would like to invite you to attend Cultural Café. The Cultural Café spotlight this month is on the Philippines. The event will be held at 12 pm in the Heritage Room of the University Union. Come see WIU students give a presentation on their home country and sample authentic Philippine cuisine.
4:00 PM - "Challenges for the Next Administration: A Panel Discussion on American Foreign Policy" – Union's Sandburg Theater
Faculty members and students from WIU's Political Science Department will discuss the American foreign policy challenges that the winner of the 2012 U.S. presidential election will likely have to face.
Thursday, November 17:
7:00 PM - Global Lens Film and discussion “Soul of Sand” from India - Union's Sandburg Theater
As part of the celebration of 2011 International Education Week, the Center for International Studies is happy to announce its participation in The Global Lens Film Series. The Global Lens Film Series is a selection of award-winning films from around the globe, selected especially because of their ability to promote cross-cultural understanding through the medium of film.
Following the film will be a discussion led by members of the WIU and Macomb community from India. Admission is free of charge and free popcorn and soft drinks will be served. If you have any questions about the Global Film Series or International Education Week, please contact the Center for International Studies at 298-2485.
Friday, November 18:
2:00 – 4:00 PM – International Student Coffee Hour – Sandburg Lounge
Informal social gathering for anyone involved or interested in the WIU international community. Come with your friends, meet new people and talk about your Thanksgiving break plans. Free refreshments will be served.
