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Weeklong events promote international education on campus
By: Ian Glennie
Issue date: 11/12/07 Section: News
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Education at Central Michigan University is going international.
People all across the country will observe International Education Week, which starts today and lasts until Friday.
"It's a celebration," said Guilan Wang, director of International Education. "We use different events to promote international education on campus."
The Office of International Education is sponsoring more than 12 events throughout the week.
CMU's celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. today in Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium with International Night.
Sarah Atuheirwe, Uganda graduate assistant for the Office of International Education, said International Night will include a martial arts display, fashion show featuring traditional clothing from other countries, as well as other displays.
"It's like learning about the whole world in one night," she said.
Wang said another main event is a banquet Friday featuring Rotary Scholar speaker and Afghanistan graduate student Mohib Israr.
Assistant history Professor Randall Doyle will present "America, China and the Asia-Pacific Rim in the 21st Century" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Bovee University Center Auditorium. A study abroad information session called "Australia, Asia and Africa: Hear Their Stories, Create Your Own" will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the UC's Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair rooms. A "International Culture Quiz Show" will take place noon Thursday.
All the events for the week are free except Friday's banquet, which is $25 for the general public and $10 for students and will take place 6:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, 2424 S. Mission St.
Emma Lockwood, a student assistant for the Office of International Education, said 700 people are expected for International Night. Study abroad will be a theme throughout the week and events will serve as information sessions on the topic for interested students, the Huntington Woods senior said.
"It's such a positive thing for people and will help guide them," she said. "I'm real excited."
Wang said the week is about awareness, promoting diversity and globalization and suppressing ignorance.
"Our world has become so small and interdependent," she said, "They used to say international education was a luxury, but not anymore. It's something we have to do to educate our students."
Since the week was initiated in 2000, the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education have promoted global diversity and understanding of world cultures by getting U.S. academic communities to endorse these ideas during the week.
The schedule of events can be found on the Office of International Education's Web site at oie.cmich.edu.
news@cm-life.com
People all across the country will observe International Education Week, which starts today and lasts until Friday.
"It's a celebration," said Guilan Wang, director of International Education. "We use different events to promote international education on campus."
The Office of International Education is sponsoring more than 12 events throughout the week.
CMU's celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. today in Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium with International Night.
Sarah Atuheirwe, Uganda graduate assistant for the Office of International Education, said International Night will include a martial arts display, fashion show featuring traditional clothing from other countries, as well as other displays.
"It's like learning about the whole world in one night," she said.
Wang said another main event is a banquet Friday featuring Rotary Scholar speaker and Afghanistan graduate student Mohib Israr.
Assistant history Professor Randall Doyle will present "America, China and the Asia-Pacific Rim in the 21st Century" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Bovee University Center Auditorium. A study abroad information session called "Australia, Asia and Africa: Hear Their Stories, Create Your Own" will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the UC's Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair rooms. A "International Culture Quiz Show" will take place noon Thursday.
All the events for the week are free except Friday's banquet, which is $25 for the general public and $10 for students and will take place 6:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, 2424 S. Mission St.
Emma Lockwood, a student assistant for the Office of International Education, said 700 people are expected for International Night. Study abroad will be a theme throughout the week and events will serve as information sessions on the topic for interested students, the Huntington Woods senior said.
"It's such a positive thing for people and will help guide them," she said. "I'm real excited."
Wang said the week is about awareness, promoting diversity and globalization and suppressing ignorance.
"Our world has become so small and interdependent," she said, "They used to say international education was a luxury, but not anymore. It's something we have to do to educate our students."
Since the week was initiated in 2000, the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education have promoted global diversity and understanding of world cultures by getting U.S. academic communities to endorse these ideas during the week.
The schedule of events can be found on the Office of International Education's Web site at oie.cmich.edu.
news@cm-life.com
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