It’s International Education Week – November 14 – 18, 2011

Each year, International Student Services & Activities (ISSA), in conjunction with other campus departments and organizations, hosts International Education Week (IEW) at the University of Notre Dame. IEW is a national event that is coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate and promote global exchange between the United States and other countries. This year, IEW will take place Monday, November 14 through Friday, November 18.

A complete schedule of events is listed below:
  • On Monday, November 14, ISSA and The Career Center will host an International Student Etiquette Dinner from 6:00 – 7:30 pm in the Oak Room of South Dining Hall. Attendees will learn about formal meal etiquette as well as how meal etiquette varies throughout the world. This event is now full and registration is closed.
  •  On Wednesday, November 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., ISSA will host the second annual International Taste of South Bend in the LaFortune Student Center Ballroom. Attendees may sample a variety of international cuisines provided by local ethnic restaurants. Free and open to the public.
  • The Department of Film, Television, and Theatre and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center will host Provenance, the latest play by University of Notre Dame Moreau Fellow Anne García-Romero, from November 16 through 20. For ticket information, visit http://performingarts.nd.edu. Open to the public.
  •  On Thursday, November 17, the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre will host Latina Theatre Today: New Voices, a one-day conference celebrating contemporary Latina theatre. The conference will begin at 1 p.m. in McKenna Hall Room 210. Free and open to the public.
  • The Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures will host Community Voices: An Evening of Brazilian Culture and Language on Thursday, November 17 at 5:15 p.m. in 329 DeBartolo Hall. Dinner will be provided. Students may sign up to participate by emailing cslc@nd.edu by November 16. Free.
  • On Thursday, November 17, the Canadian Association of Notre Dame Youths (CANDY) will host a Canadian Ball Hockey Tournament from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. in the Rolfs Floor Hockey Arena. Cost: $2 for individuals or $5 per team (up to 6 players). Students may sign up to participate by emailing Leo at lprzybyl@nd.edu.
  • On Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m., Artist Nandita Raman will speak on her award-winning black and white photographs of old Indian cinema halls in the Snite Museum of Art Mestrovic Studio Gallery. Free and open to the public.
  • The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center will present the acclaimed Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives on Thursday, November 17 at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit http://performingarts.nd.edu. Open to the public.
  • On Friday, November 18, the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center will host an encore broadcast of The Kitchen, a live theatrical performance from London, at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, visit http://performingarts.nd.edu. Open to the public.
  • Monday through Friday, ISSA will sponsor a sale of goods and handicrafts from the fair trade retailer Ten Thousand Villages, which provides vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Ten Thousand Villages will sell products in the Hesburgh Library Atrium from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Open to the public.
  • ISSA and Notre Dame International will host a supply drive for the American Red Cross, St. Joseph County Chapter’s Refugee Resettlement Program, which became an authorized refugee resettlement agency in 2010. The Refugee Resettlement Program is in need of toys for children ages one through 12, school supplies, and unopened toiletries. Donation collection boxes will be available Nov. 14 – 18 in Notre Dame International, located in 105 Main Building, and at the International Taste of South Bend on Nov. 16. Open to the public.
For more information and a complete list of International Education Week events, please visit: https://issa.nd.edu/news-and-events/international-education-week/.
IEW is presented by International Student Services & Activities (ISSA). IEW co-sponsors are the Canadian Association of Notre Dame Youths (CANDY), The Career Center, Center for the Study of Languages & Cultures (CSLC), DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Department of Film, Television and Theatre, Hesburgh Library, Multicultural Student Programs & Services (MSPS), Notre Dame International, Snite Museum of Art, and Ten Thousand Villages.
If you have any questions, please email issa@nd.edu.
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About ISSA

International Student Services & Activities, also known as ISSA, supports and advises the international student community at the University of Notre Dame. ISSA staff members are deeply committed to fostering a campus environment that welcomes the international student community and promotes cross-cultural interaction and understanding.

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