Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥敶笙驛PP is celebrating International Education Week Monday-Friday [Nov. 14-18] with a diverse array of events hosted by the International Institute, Holmes Cultural Diversity Center and other campus organizations.
Free to all, MSU鈥檚 weeklong schedule of events begins Monday [Nov. 14] with 鈥淒elicious DestiNATIONS鈥 at the Marketplace at Perry residential dining facility. The 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday campus dining experience will introduce students, faculty and staff to cuisines of different countries or regions, including India, Latin America, the Middle East and South Korea. The event is sponsored by the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center and MSU Dining Services.
Additionally, the Starkville World Neighbors Association is sponsoring a poster design contest for the official 2017 International Fiesta flier. The first place winner will receive a $100 cash prize and see his or her design featured on the official promotional flier for the popular springtime event. Those interested in participating may retrieve an entry packet from the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center (HCDC) on the second floor of Colvard Student Union.
Throughout the week in Allen Hall Room 116, the International Institute is hosting a photo booth, where U.S. and international students can take selfies using a global-themed backdrop and fun props. Students may post their pictures to the social media platform of their choice using the hashtags #MSUGlobal and #IEW2016.
Other events during the week include:
鈥擭ov. 14, 2-3 p.m., Colvard Student Union Room 330, 鈥淟everaging Your Study Abroad Workshop 鈥 Part I (R茅sum茅s and Cover Letters)鈥 with the MSU Office of Study Abroad and the Career Center. From 6-8 p.m., the International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) will show 鈥淚ntouchables,鈥 the first film in a four-part international film festival in Colvard Student Union鈥檚 third-floor Fowlkes Auditorium. Refreshments will be provided, and discussion will take place following the film.
鈥擭ov. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Colvard Student Union Gaddis Hunt Commons (food court), HCDC-sponsored International Cultural Booths featuring international student organizations and clubs; 2-3 p.m., Union 330, 鈥淟everaging Your Study Abroad Workshop 鈥 Part II (Interviews);鈥 3- 4 p.m., Union 329, English Language Institute and MSU Globetrotters鈥 鈥淐onversation Connections鈥 weekly conversation group with U.S. and international students, faculty and community members; 5- 6 p.m., McCool Hall Room 126, Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society and MSU Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy-sponsored 鈥淩eal World Life Skills Budgeting Game;鈥 6-8 p.m., Fowlkes Auditorium, ISAB鈥檚 second international film, 鈥淣o se aceptan devoluciones.鈥
鈥擭ov. 16, Noon-2 p.m., Union鈥檚 second-floor Bill R. Foster Ballroom, HCDC-sponsored Cultural Exchange Luncheon; 3:30-4:30 p.m., Union 325, Office of Study Abroad鈥檚 photo contest reception; 6-7 p.m., MSU Writing Center at President鈥檚 Circle, ESL Game Night; 7-9 p.m., ISAB鈥檚 third international film, 鈥淕irl Rising.鈥
鈥擭ov. 17, 3-4 p.m., Fowlkes Auditorium, International Institute鈥檚 Global Engagement Lecture, 鈥淐hina鈥檚 Domination of the South China Sea;鈥 5-7 p.m., ISAB鈥檚 鈥淐offee, Culture and Conversation: Perception of the Third World鈥 co-sponsored by the MSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA.
鈥擭ov. 18, 3-5 p.m., Fowlkes Auditorium, ISAB鈥檚 fourth international film, 鈥淭onari no Totoro,鈥 co-sponsored by the MSU Japanese Club.
A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of 大象APP and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week (IEW) is a national effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences. For more, visit .
For additional information on MSU鈥檚 2016 International Education Week, contact Kei Mamiya at 662-325-2033 or kmamiya@saffairs.msstate.edu.
MSU鈥檚 Holmes Cultural Diversity Center is online at , as well as Facebook @msuhcdc, Instagram @msu_hcdc and Twitter @HolmesCDC; the International Institute, and Facebook @internationalmsstate.
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