INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
NOVEMBER 12-16, 2018
Each year educators, students, and community supporters across the country celebrate International Education Week, sponsored by the US Department of State and the US Department of Education.
ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, November 8
Sushi Demonstration
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, University Grill
Come learn about and sample sushi!
Saturday, November 10
French Club Trip to Chicago
The French Club will take the South Shore train to the city and will tour the French paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago as well as visit the French Market.
Monday, November 12
International Programs Tabling
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM, E&A
Stop by the table to talk to study abroad trip leaders and try international candy!
Mya Yee Nandar, "Rohingya Crisis: Displacement, Ethnic Cleansing, Murder of Innocents & the World's Response"
1:00 PM, Wiekamp Hall Room 1285
Mya Yee Nandar is an IU South Bend student from Burma/Myanmar and currently a registered nurse at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Granger. She has delivered public lectures at the University of Hawaii as a guest lecturer for Gender and Women Studies focusing on Burmese current issues. She is also a speaker on behalf of the St. Joseph Medical Foundation on the matter of Burmese refugee communities in Indiana.
Kick-off "READ Poster" Party
5:30 PM, 5th Floor of the Library
Hosted by International Programs, join us for international treats and an opportunity to take READ poster pictures as individuals or groups, as well as lots of information about our study abroad trips. Please bring a favorite book with an international theme or an international author for the Read poster pictures. All are welcome!
Tuesday, November 13
International Programs Tabling
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Wiekamp Hall
Stop by the table to talk to study abroad trip leaders and try international candy!
IUSB French Club, Poetry Reading & Translate for Toddlers
11:00 AM -12:00 PM, University Grill
Students and faculty will be reading poetry and children's books in French, while also preparing translations of children's books to be given to immigrants in the South Bend area. Speakers of languages other than French are welcome to help and join the fun, too!
International Student Organization Tabling
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, University Grill
Meet international students from Central/South America & East Asia who are currently studying at IUSB and learn a bit about their home countries!
Meeting Our Neighbo(u)rs to the North: What We Learned from Travels in Canada
12:00-pm-1:00pm DW 2260
Canada trip leader Louise Collins and students from the 2018 trip will speak about their experiences in Canada. Alumni of the trip and students interested in applying for 2019 are particularly invited.
Dr. Terri Hebert, "Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice"
2:30 PM, Northside 111
Dr. Terri Hebert teaches science education and methodology to education majors early in their senior year. Terri loves to travel and will serve as trip leader of a new study abroad Iceland program, where she most recently spent two weeks. Dr. Hebert has also traveled to England, Peru, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, and Amsterdam.
Wednesday, November 14
International Programs Tabling
9:30 AM - 2:45 PM, Wiekamp Hall
Stop by the table to talk to study abroad trip leaders and have your name written on a bookmark in Arabic, Mandarin, or Hindi!
International Student Organization Tabling
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, University Grill
Meet international students from the Middle East & Europe who are currently studying at IUSB and learn a bit about their home countries!
Dr. Andrea Tamburro, "Native American Cultures"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Administration Building, 2nd Floor, Alumni Room
Dr. Andrea Tamburro is the Director of the BSW Program in Social Work at Indiana University South Bend. She is a member of the Shawnee Piqua Tribe, a recognized tribe in the State of Alabama. Refreshments will be provided.
How to Become a Certified Interpreter
5:30 PM
Please join us for a Q&A session with two legal/medical interpreters to learn what it takes to become a certified interpreter, as well in what situations it is necessary to call an interpreter.
Thursday, November 15
International Programs Tabling
9:30 AM - 2:45 PM, E&A
Stop by the table to talk to study abroad trip leaders and pick up a study abroad button!
International Student Organization Tabling
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, University Grill
Meet international students from Central Asia & Africa who are currently studying at IUSB and learn a bit about their home countries!
Prospective International Student Luncheon
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Fireside Rooms
The OISS will welcome international students from several area high schools to IUSB for a lunch and presentation about applying to American universities.
Dr. Susan Moore, "Taking Pictures: Shaping the Mood and Meaning of Your Photographs"
1:00 PM, Wiekamp Hall Room 1185
Dr. Susan Moore is the trip leader for this summer's program to Florence.
Dr. Jeff Luppes, "Remembering World War II's German and Other Victims"
1:30 PM, Wiekamp Hall Room 1185
Dr. Jeff Luppes teaches all levels of German language, literature, and culture. His favorite courses to teach are beginning language classes. His greatest joy as a teacher is helping students discover what they find most fascinating about German culture.
IUSB French Club and Translate for Toddlers "Poetry Reading and Translation"
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, University Grill
IU South Bend Sustainability Program, "Chasing Ice" Screening
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, SAC 223-225
After a short introduction by Dr. Terri Hebert, watch the film Chasing Ice, which received the 2014 News and Documentary Emmy award for Outstanding Nature Programming. Drs. Terri Hebert and Zach Schrank will lead a two-week study abroad trip to Iceland in Summer 2019.
Friday, November 16
International Thanksgiving Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, University Grill
The International Student Organization and Student Government Association invite the IUSB campus community to a free Thanksgiving Lunch! Seating is limited, so please let us know if you will join us. RSVP: 574-520-4839 or 574-520-4419 or oiss@iusb.edu.