LSC-Kingwood International Education Week 2013
November 12, 2012 -- November 15, 2012
What is it?
International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This annual initiative aims to promote international understanding and build support for international educational exchange by encouraging the development of programs that prepare Americans to live and work in a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study in the United States.
Agenda
Monday, November 12: IEW Kickoff & International Festival
Little Quad | MUS Recital Hall
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11:00am-1:30pm |
International Student Festival with fajitas, club information tables and dancing by community members and LSC-K Dance students |
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6:00pm |
Welcome from Jim Stubbs, Dean of Art & Humanities |
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6:00pm |
Mari Omori- Cultural Artist |
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SCC Conference Center
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12:30pm |
Opening Remarks by Moderator, Jordan West (Student) |
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12:30pm |
Welcome from Dr. Darrin Rankin, Vice President of Student Success |
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12:30pm-1:15pm |
Presentations by Faculty and Administration on Multicultural Backgrounds: Dr. Marie Sesay, Mari Omori, Miguel Caceres, Dr. Thilo Schimmel, and |
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1:15-1:45pm |
Trivia – facilitated by Moderator |
Wednesday, November 14: Ethnic Dinner
SCC Conference Center
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5:30pm |
People start arriving with Potluck Items |
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6:00pm |
Food Service Begins |
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6:30pm-7:15pm |
Live Entertainment: Gypsy Dance Theater |
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7:15pm-8:00pm |
Social Time |
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8:00pm |
Ethnic Dinner Concludes |
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PAC Theater | SCC Conference Center
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12:30 |
Opening Remarks by John Turner, Assoc. Dean of Student Development | |
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12:30pm-1:20pm |
Talent Showcase by LSC-Kingwood students | |
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Closing Remarks | |
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6:00pm |
Welcome from Dr. Rebecca Riley, Vice President of Instruction | |
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6:00pm-7:00pm |
Coffee Hour – Social Time | |
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6:15pm-7:15pm |
Panel Discussion and Q&A on Foreign Exchange and Living Abroad: Dr. Darrin Rankin (South Africa), Samantha McKinzie (Guam), Frank Schrader (Germany) |
Did You Know?
- A joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, International Education Week (IEW) was first held in 2000 and today, is celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide.
- Exchanges are critical to developing mutual understanding and respect, building leadership abroad, fostering an appreciation for the U.S., and investing in the future relationship between Americans and people around the world.
- According to Open Doors, 270,604 U.S. students studied abroad in 2009/10.
- International education prepares U.S. citizens to live, work, and compete in the global economy.
- International education is also a vital service industry, bringing more than $21 billion into the U.S. economy in 2010/11.
- According to Open Doors, 723,277 international students studied in the U.S. in 2010/11.
- The more than 40,000 students, scholars and other exchange participants that the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports are in the vanguard of the hundreds of thousands of students and scholars who come to the United States and study abroad each year.
- International cooperation on education contributes to education reform and education solutions for the U.S. and for our partner nations.
Source: iew.state.gov
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