Monday, November 16, 2009
International Student Embassy Kick-Off -
9 - 11 am - D.P. Culp University Center, 2nd Floor
IEW 2009 will begin with an International
Student Embassy Kick-Off which will feature International
students from various countries displaying items and food
from their home country. The International Student
Organization will host this event to share information about
ETSU students' home countries and cultures.
International Cooking Demo -
12 noon - 1 pm - D.P. Culp University Center
In celebration of International
Education Week for 2009, Chef Joel, Campus Dining and
Catering, will treat students, faculty, and staff to a
cooking demo featuring
Fettucine w/Walnut Pesto (an Italian dish). This dish will
also be served in the Marketplace as the featured
international cuisine dish and free samples will be
available at 12 noon in the D.P. Culp University
Center Dining Room 2. Although free of charge, the cooking
demonstrations require reservations. To reserve a spot for
one of these demonstrations, register online at
http://www.etsu.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?eventidn=2175&view=EventDetails&information_id=11369
or contact Dr. Linda Wyatt
(wyattlg@etsu.edu
or call 439-6075). Seating is limited.
International Movie Night - 6 pm - Yoakley Hall, Room 109
Join us for an evening of International
fun with popcorn, prizes, and drinks for all to enjoy.
The Story of the Weeping Camel is a movie about a family of
Mongolian nomads who assist in births of its camel herd.
They face a crisis when a camel calf is rejected by its
mother.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a wonderful movie, especially
in light of our recent lecture by Bob Randall, an original
member of the "stolen generation." The story follows
three sisters who elude authorities on a 1,500 mile
adventure along the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the
continent and will lead them home!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
International Student Stories and
Performances
International
students from various countries will be performing and/or
telling stories, myths, or legends about their culture.
7:30 pm - Brown Hall Auditorium
Winners of the Annual
International Student Essay contest will be
announced.
Reception immediately
following.
Wednesday,
November 18, 2009
Study Abroad Fair - 10:30 am
- 1:30 pm
- D. P. Culp Center, Atrium Area, 2nd Floor
The event will feature
various study abroad and exchange representatives, including
TNCIS and faculty of ETSU who will be conducting study
abroad programs during the year. Additionally, there
will be someone from the passport office discussing the
process for acquiring a passport. The Honors College
will provide free passport photos to students, faculty, and
staff.
Thursday,
November 19, 2008
International Cooking Demo -
12 noon - 1 pm - D.P. Culp University Center, Dining Room 2
Join Chef Joel for a second cooking demonstration
as ETSU Dining & Catering will provide students,
faculty, and staff a final international cooking
demonstration with plenty of free samples. Although free of charge, the cooking
demonstrations require reservations. To reserve a spot for
one of these demonstrations, register online at
http://www.etsu.edu/calendar/EventList.aspx?eventidn=2175&view=EventDetails&information_id=11387
or contact Dr. Linda Wyatt
(wyattlg@etsu.edu
or call 439-6075). Seating is limited.
Annual International Student
Essay Competition
In
celebration of International Education Week, November 16-19,
2009, International Programs and Services and the Honors
College are pleased to announce the 4th Annual International
Student Essay Competition.
There will be three cash
awards – first prize is $250 each,
second prize is $150 each, and third prize is $50 each.
The essayist should identify and isolate a
single experience that represents or encapsulates the
total experience of living and studying in a culture
different from one’s own. This can be an encounter with a
person who comes to embody or symbolize some aspect of the
whole culture; it might be found in one’s response to a
particular place, a monument, a natural feature, a tiny
village, a social occasion, a classroom moment. Please do
not try to describe your first visit to Rome or Paris, to
New York or San Francisco, or the range of your studies.
These are just too large to spread out. The idea is to
search your impressions and isolate one that can stand for
the whole.
Your subject can be anything: education, religion, economy,
culture (music, movies, books, and so on). It can be family
relationships or the intricacies of social mores. Just
remember to describe the person, place, or situation in
concrete, vivid terms, using lots of sensory impressions.
Make it interesting.
Entries should be between 700 and 1000 words, double spaced,
with pages numbered at the upper right. There must be a
title on the first page, but the author’s name must not
appear on the essay itself; rather the author’s name and
contact information must be on a separate sheet of paper,
along with exact title as it appears on the essay.
(I might suggest that entrants read “Shooting an Elephant”
and “A Hanging” by George Orwell to see how a single
experience can come in the subject’s mind to stand for
something much larger, even universal.)
Submit essays electronically to Janice Howell at
howellj@etsu.edu by
4:30 pm, Monday, November 2,
2009, and please be sure to follow
instructions exactly to ensure the entry will not be
disqualified.
Winners will be announced
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, immediately following
International Stories and Performances in Brown Hall
Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
International Photo
Fair
The ETSU International Photo
Fair allows all students, faculty, and staff to share their
personal photos taken abroad (i.e., outside the U.S. 50
states). Your international photos (digital versions) will
be displayed on a special web site (linked from ETSU Home,
Honors, and International Programs web pages) and on
information display monitors around campus during IEW
November 16-19, 2009.
We ask that participants submit only their own original
photos and no more than three per category (maximum of 12)
for the following categories:
TO PARTICIPATE:
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Digital photos in .JPG
format, resolution no less than 72 pixels per inch (ppi),
and approximate size no larger than 2" x 2.5".
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Please include caption
information for EACH photo:
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Name, place, and year
taken
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YOUR Name (student,
faculty, or staff)
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If student, include
year of study and program enrolled
-
If faculty or staff,
include department or unit where employed
SEND PHOTO & INFORMATION to
Linda Wyatt at
wyattlg@etsu.edu. Deadline to receive digital photos is
November 11, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.
Submission of electronic photos
allows the Honors College use of your photo ONLY for the
International Photo Fair Exhibition in observance of ETSU
International Education Week 2009. The Honors College
reserves the right to use discretion in the selection of
photos to be displayed.
View Photos
Visit the
2008 Photo Gallery,
2007 Photo Gallery, or
the
2006 Photo Gallery.
Any questions about International Education Week (IEW), the
essay competition, or digital photo submissions should
be directed to Linda Wyatt, Project Manager, ETSU Honors
College, at
wyattlg@etsu.edu or phone 439-6075. |
