International Education Week 2006
International Education Week 2006 at OSU was a great success! Thank you to all who participated by organizing or attending the week's events.
International Education Week 2006 in the news:
Proclamation from Governor Kulongoski
OSU press release
Tuesday, November 14
10 am - 2 pm ~ MU Student Lounge ~ International Photo Contest
Snap! Photos From Abroad
Vote for your favorite photo in each category: OSU Students Abroad, Architecture, People, and Landscape. Additionally, there will be a Judge’s Choice award.
For more information, contact Shelley Yonemura: yonemurs@onid.orst.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
4 - 5 pm ~ Snell 448 ~ International Experiences Coffee Hour
International students, study abroad students, IE3 interns, and all students interested in going abroad: Come learn about studying and interning overseas and share your international experiences at two coffee hours just for you! Join in the celebration of international travel!
For more information, contact Theresa Cuenca theresa.cuenca@oregonstate.edu or Rachael Weber rachael.weber@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
5 - 7 pm ~ West International Hall Lounge ~ Tillamook Cheddar vs. Camembert - France and the U.S. Side by Side
Join us for an evening hearing from French exchange students and OSU students who studied in Lyon and Poitiers. We'll explore how French and Americans see one another and what students have discovered to be true about each country in their own experiences. We'll end with a cheese tasting and time for informal conversation - and you can decide for yourself which country produces better cheese!
For more information, contact Laura Hampton: laura.hampton@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OUS International Programs in France
7 - 8:30 pm ~ Memorial Union Main Lounge ~ Peace Corps: a Celebration!
Corvallis area returned Peace Corps Volunteers, Oregon State University students, and interested members of the Corvallis community are invited to attend this International Education Week event at Oregon State University. A panel of Corvallis area returned Peace Corps Volunteers will share their own unique perspectives on what it was like to live and work overseas. Jen Hagenow, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer and official representative from the regional Peace Corps Office in Seattle will present a history of Peace Corps volunteerism and address how Corvallis area community members, OSU alumni, and others continue the legacy of service. Light refreshments will be served at this free event.
For more information, contact Joe Hoff: Joseph.Hoff@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
Wednesday, November 15
12 - 1:30 pm ~ 448 Snell Hall ~ Voices: The World in OSU, and OSU in the World
Have you ever wondered what diversity means from an international student’s perspective or how a domestic student’s views of the world change after traveling abroad for the first time? Here is your chance to preview two installments an ongoing series of video documentaries produced by the Office of Community and Diversity featuring international and domestic students discussing diversity and what it is to be abroad.
For more information, contact Jackie Bangs: jackie.bangs@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by the Office of Community and Diversity and OSU International Programs
11:30 am - 1:30 pm ~ Memorial Union Student Lounge (across from Bites store) ~ International Degree Poster Session
Learn about the types of research International Degree students are conducting around the world.
For more information, contact Renee Stowell: renee.stowell@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
4 - 5 pm ~ Snell 448 ~ International Experiences Coffee Hour
International students, study abroad students, IE3 interns, and all students interested in going abroad: Come learn about studying and interning overseas and share your international experiences at two coffee hours just for you! Join in the celebration of international travel!
For more information, contact Theresa Cuenca theresa.cuenca@oregonstate.edu or Rachael Weber rachael.weber@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
5 - 7 pm ~ MU 211 ~ International Career Panel
Interested in learning about what it takes to work internationally? Learn from people who’ve done it! The International Career Panel will include people who have worked overseas in a variety of capacities, including nonprofits, government and business. They will discuss their past experiences and share their secrets to international success!
For more information, contact Renee Stowell: renee.stowell@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by Career Services and OSU International Programs
Thursday, November 16
12 - 1 pm ~ Snell 448 ~ Faculty Fulbright Awards—Not Just for Sabbaticals Anymore!
The Fulbright Program is changing, and the current opportunities are more inclusive and flexible than you may have thought. This presentation will provide information on newer, shorter term Fulbright Awards, as well as the more traditional term or semester-long fellowship. Also, learn about opportunities to invite the world to your classroom for a day, a week, or longer, with the Scholar in Residence and Occasional Lecturer Program.
For more information, contact Marion McNamara, Marion.McNamara@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
3:30 - 5 pm ~ Snell 448 ~ Corvallis Sister Cities Association
Learn about the amazing relationship between Uzhgorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon. Nearly 400 Corvallis residents have visited Uzhgorod; more than 200 Ukrainians have traveled to Corvallis since 1989. The CSCA has facilitated cultural exchanges, professional development opportunities, and since 2000, the TOUCH Project which has connected over 300 orphaned Ukrainian children with sponsors from Corvallis to Canada. Presented by Sabra Killen, CSCA Executive Board member.
For more information, contact Jackie Bangs: jackie.bangs@oregonstate.edu
Sponsored by OSU International Programs
7 - 8 pm ~ Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center, 128 SW 9th Street ~ Taste of the World
A Taste of the World will offer visitors the opportunity to sample international beverages, snacks and learn about cultures around the world. This informal event is open to members of Crossroads International and OSU students, scholars and their family members. The general public is welcome to attend and learn more about Crossroads activities and events. This is the second in the 2006-2007 Crossroads Worldview series, which occurs on the third Thursday of each month (except December and the summer months). Find out more by visiting our web site: http://oregonstate.edu/international/community/volunteers
For more information, contact Kyle Hearn: 541-737-5041
Sponsored by OSU International Programs and Crossroads International
Friday, November 17
10 pm - 2am ~ Dixon Recreation Center ~ Around the World in 4 Hours: International Games and Sports Festival
All of Dixon will be taken over with free international sports! Come and join us for food, music, games, movies, and prizes while meeting international students and learning how to play sports from all over the world.
For more information contact Katy Schuff schuffka@onid.orst.edu or Cory Eklund cory.eklund@oregonstate.edu, and visit the website at http://oregonstate.edu/groups/isosu/events.htm
Sponsored by ISOSU
