Refugees: A Journey from
Despair to Hope
Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 am
- 8:00 pm
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
This two day event (Monday
and Tuesday) features an art
installation as well as programs
about the rapidly growing
problem of displaced persons and
refugees globally.
@infinitum: Exchange
Exhibit of Faculty Work
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Wednesday and Friday:
10am - 4:45 pm. Thursday:
10am - 8:45pm.
Kent State University Museum
Unique personal and cultural
stories, as well as related
conceptual and technical
information covering artists from
three different universities are
shared with diverse audiences via
advanced media.
Indian Celebration of
Diwali: The Festival of
Lights
Sunday, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Cartwright Hall Auditorium
Join the Kent Indian Student
Association as they celebrate
Diwali. Event is open to public.
Registration fee $5 and RSVP
to kiaatkent@gmail.com by
November 12, 2015.
Refugees 101
Monday, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Local experts from resettlement
agencies will discuss the legal
status of refugees in the world
community and their impact
globally and locally.
Do You Want to Make a
Difference?
Monday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Learn how various career paths
can lead you to working with
refugees locally or globally.
Various individuals will talk about
their career paths in working with
refugees locally or abroad.
Acirema
Monday, 4:00 - 6:30 pm
Student Center, Third Floor,
Ballroom Balcony
Features a simulation designed
to sensitize participants to the
difficulties that international
students encounter in their quest
for a U.S. education.
Personal Journeys from
Nepal and Myanmar
Tuesday, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Hear the personal journeys
of actual refugees living in our
neighborhoods. Experience the
personal journey by actual walking
from despair to hope.
Under the African Sun
Tuesday, 3:00pm - 5:00 pm
Henderson Hall, Third Floor,
Room 390
Event offers African music, live
drumming and dance, displays
of household items, textiles
and fashion, food, and individual
presentations at the event.
What’s Next for NE Ohio?
Creating a Welcoming
Community
Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Celebrate with us as we gather
together with community leaders
to welcome the next wave of
newcomers to our communities.
Dance Brazil
Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Multi-Purpose Gym, Rec Center
Brazilian students will show how
to dance some of the rhythms of
their enormous country.
Traveling Stanzas: World
Poetry Night
Tuesday, 7:00pm
Kent State Student Center,
Room 306
Kent State international students
from 12 different countries will
share poems they love from their
own cultures.
Country Spotlight: China
Tuesday, 8:30pm-9:30pm
Williamson Alumni Center
Join us to learn about the history,
culture and current events of one
of the world’s most fascinating
countries: China.
Gobble. Gobble. Global!
Wednesday, 12:00am-2:00pm
University College Building,
Lounge
Give Thanks for Global Education.
Join the College of Arts and
Sciences and learn about study
abroad opportunities, as well as
harvest festivals and thanksgiving
traditions from around the world.
Global Tourism: Cuba
Design Contest
Wednesday, 12:00-2:00pm
Recreation Center, Large
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Learn about Cuba as a travel
destination through travel
program presentations, a poster
design competition and Cubaninspired food and music.
Global Dance Event
Wednesday, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Recreation Center, Large
Aerobic Studio, Main Floor
Students and instructors from
various cultures will teach and
demonstrate their country’s
dances in an informal setting.
New Home Away from
Home: Let’s Talk About
the International Student
Experience at KSU
Wednesday, 4:00pm-5:30 pm
Student Center, Third Floor,
Alumni Suite
A panel of international students
will share their unique learning
experience in the US and reflect
on ways to take the highlights of
their US experience back to their
home countries.
Love is a Verb
Wednesday, 4:00pm
Kent Student Center, Room 306
Love Is A Verb is a documentary
film that showcases Hizmet, a
social movement that focuses
on universal values of sympathy
compassion and altruism.
Barefeet’s Drum and
Dance Workshop
Wednesday, 5:00pm-6:30 pm
Performing Arts Building,
Room D122.
The Barefoot Dance Tribe will
teach modern and traditional
African dances.
Intercultural Expo
Wednesday, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Taylor Hall, Room 146
An event which provides
the opportunity to explore
different cultures hosted by a
representatives from various
countries.
Farewell Baghdad
Wednesday, 6:00pm
613 East Summit Street
Farewell Baghdad is an Israeli
movie that narrates the exodus of
the Iraq’s Jewish community in the
early 1950s. The film is in Arabic
with English subtitles.
Creating Critical Learners
Worldwide: Why?
Wednesday 7:00pm
Kiva, Student Center
Gerald H. Read Distinguished
Lecture Series: Dr. Siva
Kumari, Director General of
International Baccalaureate World
Schools, Geneva Switzerland.
Breaking Down
Stereotypes about
International Women
Friday, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Student Center, Third Floor,
Room 313
A short lecture and a workshop
reflecting on and identifying the
cultural stereotypes relative to
international women represented
on campus, bringing awareness
about them and discussing ways
that would help counter those
stereotypes.
6th Annual International Cook-Off
Kent State Student Center Ballroom
Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Six teams, each representing a different country, will compete by
preparing one entrée and one beverage unique to that country.
A crowd of hungry participants, guests and judges will taste the
results. First, second and third-place prizes awarded. All proceeds
from the $2.00 admission will benefit The Freedom House.
Introduction to American
Football and Tailgating
Wednesday, 8:00pm
Dix Stadium, South End Zone
A special event for international
students to learn how our game
is played at the Kent State vs.
Central Michigan football game!
Free food and prizes.
Cultural Cafe: England and
Japan
Thursday, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Ballroom Balcony
An introduction to cultures from
around the world. Features brief
presentations followed by casual
conversation with traditional food
from the host countries.
So You Want to be a
Fulbright?
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
White Hall, Second Floor
Room 200
Meet the Fulbright scholar
students who are here at Kent
State and learn how you can be a
Fulbright scholar, too!
World Population
Workshop
Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Twinsburg Campus Center
2545 Creekside, Twinsburg
Registration required! Visit
www.esc.cc.org. Choose the
Calendar of Events and select
Nov. 20, 2015. Limited to 35
participants. $35.00 registration
fee includes lunch and materials.
Acirema
Friday, 9:00 - 11:00 am
Student Center, Third Floor,
Ballroom Balcony
Features a simulation designed
to sensitize participants to the
difficulties that international
students encounter in their quest
for a U.S. education.
Turkish Social Night
Friday, 6:00pm
White Hall, Second Floor,
Room 200
A presentation of Turkey and the
Turkish culture followed by light
Turkish refreshments and tea/
coffee.
Calendar of Events effective through November 2.
For a complete list of events, visit:
www.kent.edu/globaleducation/
iewcalendar
Sponsored by:
Barefoot Dance Tribe
Brazilian Student
Association
Colleges of the Arts of Kent
State University, Hebei
Normal University (China)
and Sichuan University
(China)
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Nursing
Cultural Diversity
Association
Division of Student Affairs
Gerald H. Read Center
for International and
Intercultural Education
Hillel
Intercultural Communication
Society
International Graduate
Student Association
Kent Indian Student
Association
Kent State International
Mentors
KSU International Women
Group
Office of Global Education
Turkish Student Association
The Wick Poetry Center