International Education Week 2009

Get a taste of international cuisine in the Food Zoo! 
Check out the Study Abroad Information Table in the UC Atrium, 10am-2pm daily!

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16

12:00 PM International Education Week Address and Performance, UC Atrium
Mehrdad Kia, Associate Provost for International Programs, Effie Koehn, Director of Foreign Student and Scholar Services, and Felicity Dugo, President of International Student Association, give opening remarks.  Spanish dance performance to follow.
 
4:00 PM Study Abroad Information Session, UC 326
Marja Unkuri-Chaudhry, Assistant Director for Study Abroad, International Programs will present information about study abroad opportunities for UM students and returned study abroad students will share stories about their experiences in various countries of the world.
 
7:00 PM Healing Hearts in Ethiopia, UC 326
A Missoula cardiac surgery team talks about their mission taking care of children with rheumatic heart valve disease in Ethiopia.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17

1:00 PM Scholarships Abroad, UC 330
Marja Unkuri-Chaudhry, Assistant Director for Study Abroad, International Programs will provide information about scholarship opportunities for UM students studying abroad.  Also, UM recipients of scholarships share their insight on the application process.

3:30 PM The World is Your Job Site: Work Abroad, Lommasson Center 154
Explore your options for working abroad and discover which building plan fits you best. Learn how to travel and see new places without dipping into your college funds. Also, a look at teaching abroad and starting an international career.

7:30 PM Contrasting Cultural Products and Norms in Ghana and the United States, Missoula Public Library Meeting Rm
Presented by Hanson Nyantakyi Frimpong, UM Geography Graduate Student from Ghana.  Sponsored by Missoula International Friendship Programs and Missoula Public Library. 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

12:00 PM Role of Media in Gross National Happiness (GNH), Old Journalism 303
Presented by Passang Norbu, Visiting Scholar from Bhutan.
 
2:00 PM Peace Corps Information Session, UC 332
Peace Corps Recruiter Amy Quandt will present on the benefits of joining the Peace Corps.
 
4:10 PM Carnivore conservation and the ecology of co-existence: insights from African savannahs to Neotropical rainforest, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building Room 110
Presented by Marcella Kelly, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech., Sponsored by the Ecology Seminar Series.
 
8:00 PM Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Change, University Center North Ballroom
Presented by David W. Orr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College, and James Marsh Professor at Large, University of Vermont. Sponsored by the Brennan Guth Memorial Lecture fund as part of  the President's Lecture Series.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

12:00 PM Internship Opportunities Abroad, UC 326
Kevin Hood, Internship Coordinator, Internship Services will give an information session about internship opportunities and the IE3 Global Internship Program.
 
4:30 PM Peace Corps Panel Discussion, UC 326
Returned Peace Corps volunteers share their personal experiences, answer questions, and provide tips.
 
7:00 PM Wildlife Filmmakers: Heroes & Heroines on the Frontlines of the Conservation Battle, UC 326
Presented by Janet Rose, Executive Director, International Wildlife Film Festival and Media Center.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

12:00 PM The Founder of Republic of Turkey, ATATURK: His Life, Reforms, and Principles, UC 326 
Presented by Işıl Donumcu, Visiting Scholar from Turkey.
 
2:00 PM Hope Deferred: Oral Histories From Zimbabwe, UC 326
Presented by Peter Orner, Kittredge Writer-in-Residence, Creative Writing Program.