Culture Corner: Meet Your Global Community
On Monday, April 18th from 5-7 PM in CUB L45, the Center for Civic Engagement and the International Student Center will be holding a reflection event for students, faculty, and staff to discuss and learn more about our global community. Students from the International Center will be presenting on their cultures and countries. Kelsey Hawthorne from the International Center and Hannah Nevitt from the Education Abroad office will discuss:
(1) how to build your awareness of global issues,
(2) why it is important to connect with WSU's global community, and
(3) the challenges to building cultural awareness.
Activities and a reflection session will follow presentations. Be a part of this awesome opportunity and earn 2 hours of reflection time. To learn more, contact the CCE at
cce@wsu.edu or 509-335-7708. Students interested in earning reflection time should sign up for this event on SLPro. Everyone is welcome to attend. Come build your global awareness!
Contact: Erin McIlraith
emcilraith@wsu.edu
International Education Week 2011
This year’s ASWSU International Students’ Council’s annual International Education Week is finally upon us! The events begin April 7 and continue all the way through April 16. All of the events are open to the public; however some may require the purchasing of tickets. This is a great opportunity for students and non-students alike to get to see different cultures from around the world.
Click
here for a schedule of events.
Fulbright visitor eager to share back home
Sudhir Uprit was drawn to Washington State University because of Juming Tangs groundbreaking research and because Pullman seemed like a good fit for his family. Uprit is a professor and department chair of dairy technology at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in Raipur.
To read more about his experiences at WSU, click
here.
Global acumen develops abroad and at home
Interested in learning more about the projects International Programs is involved in? A WSU Today article highlights some of our goals for 2011 and beyond.
To read more, click
here.
Students discover how to become Cougs abroad
Monday, January 24th, "the spring semester Education Abroad Fair attracted and informed students interested in being more worldly Cougs."
To read more about this event click
here.
Seeking Involvement from WSU Community for International Education Week
ASWSU's International Students' Council is currently planning for International Education Week (IEW), an event that aims to promote global learning and cross-cultural sharing.
This week-long event will be comprised of a variety of activities including: speakers, panels, cultural presentations, food and language sharing, sporting events, international debates, and more.
In order to create a diverse and successful IEW, we need members of the community to contribute their skills, passions, and areas of expertise. All faculty, staff, graduate students, and community members are encouraged to submit a proposal.
There are no boundaries*.If you are a faculty member who has a passion for something inside or outside your area of study, we want to hear from you! If you are a staff member who has traveled the world, let us know! If you are a graduate student who loves soccer, send us an email! IEW promotes ALL cultures and ALL avenues of learning. The sky is the limit, so please consider what you can contribute.
All interested parties should email their proposals to Clare Tang by Friday, January 28th:
iclarein@gmail.com *Submissions will be screened to ensure they fit with the overall mission of IEW.
Contact: Kelsey Hawthorne
kelsey.hawthorne@wsu.edu
U.S.-Ethiopian University Partnership Seed Money Competition: Application and Guidelines Now Available
Application Deadline: January 31, 2010
As a concrete initiative to follow up on the "Building Sustainable U.S.-Ethiopian Partnerships" conference held in Addis Ababa from December 10-11, 2010, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section is sponsoring a small grant competition. The U.S.-Ethiopian University Partnership Seed Money Competition is intended to encourage the start-up of innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships between U.S. and Ethiopian universities and colleges. The conference was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Institute of International Education.
Partnership proposals may be wide-ranging in scope and format - from faculty and student exchange programs, to research collaborations, joint degree programs and comprehensive institutional partnerships - but they must be conceived and prepared jointly by representatives of a U.S. and an Ethiopian institution, and they must have approval of the President or senior official of both institutions.
Seed Money Competition Objectives:
- Grow mutually beneficial partnerships between U.S. and Ethiopian universities and colleges.
- Introduce new higher education institutions to U.S. and Ethiopian partnerships including from a greater diversity of locations in both countries.
- Build the basis for future sustainable partnerships between the collaborating institutions.
- Strengthen the skills and experience of higher education faculty and administrators in both countries in developing and implementing partnerships.
For more information, please visit: http://ethiopia.usembassy.gov
Working to expand global expertise starts at home
On Tuesday, January 18 a Common Reading Program event sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures featured four panelists sharing insights gleaned while working internationally and locally with international students.
"While panelists described very different international experiences, from a military deployment to business meetings to veterinary research, all agreed on two key attributes in a global exchange toolkit: humility and openness."
To read more highlights from the event click here.
"The Media in China"
A brownbag lunch featuring CBS vetran producer, Peter Hartford.Monday, January 24, 2011
Noon to 1 p.m., CADD 218
French Film Contest
"For five Wednesday evenings, starting on October 13th, Moscow's downtown theater will be presenting the 2010 Tournes Festival sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC). The Festival will begin at 7:00 p.m. on the 13th with a special reception offering French food from the West of Paris restaurant and the Moscow Food Coop and French wine from the Wine Company of Moscow."
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CUGH 2010 Annual Meeting
The Transforming Global Health: The interdisciplinary Power of Universities will be held in Seattle, Washington on September 19th 21st. The meeting will focus on building the science base for global health, educational innovations, and enabling of systems. Join faculty, researchers, administrators, students, trainees and leaders from academia, government and international development groups to discuss the University's transforming role and how resources can be mobilized to advance global health.
The CUGH annual meeting is the premiere conference focused on university-based global health research, education and international projects, providing practical information about building and managing a university program as well as opportunities to learn directly from global health experts and innovators.
Register at www.cugh.org
An early registration rate applies if you register before August 20, 2010. Special membership rates apply for CUGH and joint CUGH/GHEC members. Questions? Contact CUGH@ConferenceSolutionsInc.com or +1.503.244.4294.
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Past News and Events
The WSU International Programs/ Research and Development Office staff are pleased to welcome mid-level government employees from Afghanistan to participate in the Masters in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) Study Abroad Program, June 7th through July 30th 2010. This program is part of the WSU Afghan eQuality Alliances (AeQA) Project funded by USAID.
A Washington State University faculty member known for his dedication to international veterinary medicine has been selected as a Fulbright ambassador.
Sheis associate vice provost, Office of International Affairs, at North Carolina State University, as well asdirector of Global Health Initiative and professor at the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Students meet to socialize, study, and attend cultural programs