Office of International Programs OIP

International Education Week, November 13-16, 2007

Schedule of Events

International Education Week 2007 at UM

Check Out the International Menu at the Food Zoo!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13

10:30 AM Romania and its Story, UC 331   
Alina Celena Calianu, UM student from Romania

12:00 NOON Opportunities for UM Students and Faculty at Moscow State University, UC 331
Gulnara Kuramshina and Anatoly Yagola, Visiting Professors, Moscow State University, Leonid Kalachev, Mathematical Sciences, Ed Rosenberg, Chemistry, Ona Renner-Fahey, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, and Mehrdad Kia, International Programs

3:35 PM Faculty Exchange Information Session, UC 331   
Paul Haber, Political Science and John Bardsley, Mathematical Sciences will share information about their recent experiences on faculty exchange. International Committee Chair, Marc Hendrix, Geosciences, will chair the discussion.

4:00-7:00 PM Glimpses of Ghana, UC 3rd Floor Meeting Room Foyer   
Shane McMillan, exchange student recently returned from Ghana, will display and talk about photos from his time abroad.

4:30 PM How to Pay for Your Summer Travel Overseas, Career Services, Lommasson Center 154   
Learn everything you always wanted to know about how to work abroad and have fun traveling without dipping into your college funds.

7:00 PM Adjustment Stages of Culture Shock and Reverse Culture Shock - Global Lessons Learned for Local Community Members, UC 330   
Presentation by Udo Fluck, Director, Multicultural Learning Solutions

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

12:00 NOON International Education Week Address and Performance, UC Atrium
Mehrdad Kia, Associate Provost for International Programs and Effie Koehn, Director of Foreign Student and Scholar Services.

12:10 PM Kyrgyzstan and the Tienshan Mountains, Old Journalism 303
Rick & Susie Graetz, Central & Southwest Asia Brown Bag presentation

1:00 PM New Exchange Opportunity: University of Tromsø, Norway, UC 330-331
Hayden Ausland, Professor of Classics, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, will talk about exchange opportunities with UM’s new partner in Norway.

3:00 PM International Volunteer Opportunities, UC 330-331
Andrea Vernon, Director of the Office for Civic Engagement and Kassi Miller, UM Peace Corps Campus Recruiter will give an information session about various international opportunities.

7:00 PM Restless Nepal: Ancient Traditions in Turbulent Times, UC 333
UM Photo Journalism student, Alli Kwesell, will share photos and stories about her recent experiences working for a newspaper in Nepal.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15

12:00 NOON Japan’s Great Interpreter: Lafcadio Hearn, Old Journalism 303
Alan Rosen, Visiting Professor from Kumamoto University, Japan, will give a presentation as part of the International Brown Bag Series.

2:00 PM Study Abroad Information Session, UC 331
Marja Unkuri-Chaudhry, Assistant Director for Study Abroad, International Programs will give information about study abroad opportunities for UM students.

3:00 PM The Middle East through the Eyes of Minorities: Reflections on the Political and Social Conditions in Egypt and Israel/Palestine, UC 331
Mirrette Gendi and Maram Enaia, Exchange students from Egypt and Israel, Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Program

4:30 PM Peace Corps Panel Discussion, UC 331
Returned Peace Corps members will give information about their experiences.

6:00 PM Culture behind the Facade: Pakistani Weddings and Historical Architecture, UC 331   
Fizzah Sajjad, Exchange student from Pakistan, Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Program

7:30 PM A Glimpse of Culture in the Near East and South Asia, UC 333    
Exchange students from Bahrain, Egypt, Oman, Pakistan and Tunisia reveal the intricacies of their cultures.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16

10:30 AM The Current Political Situation in Morocco, UC 331
Ali Ajbaili, Exchange student from Morocco, Near East and South Asia Undergraduate Program

12:00 NOON Georgia In Between, UC 331
Tobie Weist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, will give a presentation about her recent faculty exchange to UM’s Georgian partner university, Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa.

3:00 PM Turkey: The Gateway between Europe and Asia, Old Journalism 303
Tamila Meladze, Visiting Turkish Instructor in the Central & Southwest Asia Program, will give an introduction to Turkish culture.

4:00 PM Adventures in Isan: Studying Abroad at Khon Kaen University in Northeast Thailand, UC 331
Nathan Domitrovich, International Student Exchange Assistant, International Programs, will speak about his experiences as an exchange student.

The following international dishes will be offered during International Education Week at the Food Zoo:

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