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Western Carolinian Volume 88 Number 03

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  • International Education Week at Western Carolina Ryan Billig is an opportunity to ments across campus to Staff Weiter celebrate the benehits of highlight existing pro- international education gramming that already International Education and exchange worldwide, addresses global aware- Week kicked off with a Throughout the week ness in some way. If de- bang Nov. 9 at Western many students experi- ents didn't already Carolina University with enced a plethora of things have an event planned, &@ World War 1 Concert from communities in we wanted to work with Presentation in Coulter differentcultures. The them to help put r Recital Hall. events allowed students a new event, workshop, International Education to truly be immersed in _etc, that would fit the Week was from Nov.9to a different culture foran theme of global aware- Noy, 16 and offered many extended period of time. ness. The more: different events. Of those Ritchie also commented, involved in promoting was "Roc Your Mocs" Learning aboutother ~ and engaging in interna- Awareness Walk, Inter- cultures, communities _tionalization, the more national Coffee Hour, and countries around _potential there is to reach Wind Ensemble Concert _ the world helps to open _more students, staff and and Around the Globe: minds to other ways of faculty, Another main Poster Presentationson __living, other belief'sys- __goal was to celebrate the DR Congo, India, Japan, tems and other ways of many different cultures Saudi Arabia, Vietnam. experiencing the world. _ and countries represented International'Education There isan endless op-_by students, faculty Week was filled with portunity of increase: and staff at WCU said multiple educational awareness and under Ritchie, 3 experiences for Western standing of others that International Education s Carolina students. can start from engaging week concluded on Nov. Photo by Sarah Jolly/STAFF Kaitlin Ritchie, As- with people from other _16. Students at Western sistant Director inthe countries. Carolina University got Office of International One thing that made _to take away many great ms and Services International Education _ things from these events. said, the goal of IEW is_ Week sospecial was the They were able to experi- to promote the benefits of dedication Ritchie and ence cultures and com- international education her department put into munities that they might and worldwide exchange, representing as many not have before, and 0 At WCU, one of the goals countries as possible. got to learn firsthand is to celebrate the many TEW at Western Caro- what EW is ll about. different cultures and __linaallowed formany _ Ritchie made the clos- countries represented by different countries to be _ing statement, We hope students here. Tepresented throughout that students embrace a International Education the week. Some ofthe curiosity and appreciation Week helps to promote countries included were: for other cultures, which that prepare Australia, Japan, Rus- il help them to think Americans for global _sia, Indonesia, Germany, critically about their role environments while at- Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, in.an increasingly diverse, r futureleaders Vietnam, China, Jamaica, global community: from abrond tests, - Philippines, in, Ice~ For more inform: HSU Tew fee tT RETR ey Ry ety eee riences, International Congo, Western Carolina Education Week contact Education Week isn'tjust really gave the students Kaitlin Richie at the celebrated at Western. an international feel of Office of International Carolina, its celebrated multiple countries. Programs and Ser- across the world. Interna- One main goal was to vices at 828.227.2567 or hot by Sarah oly/STAFF tional Education Week _ collaborate with depart-_kkritchie@weu.edu. Miho Naito and Miku Takahashi from Japan ask their audience to try and guess which Japanese city each food is from. ee Ie a) Phot by Sarah ly/STAF Jameel Algahtani talks about his home country Sang Ly from Vietnam discusses different aspects of Viatnamese education Phot by Sarah lliy/STAPF
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