International Education Week 2020

Be Part of International Education Week at Georgia Southern!

The Office of International Student Admissions and Programs (ISAP) encourages students, staff and faculty to celebrate International Education Week to honor the cultural richness and diversity of Georgia Southern.

International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment. 

Calendar of Events for IEW 2020

Monday, November 16

The World Is Ours T-Shirt Giveaway at the Rotunda
Stop by and meet members of the ISAP team from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Russell Union Rotunda! We’d love to meet you, and we even have some fun stuff to give away. See you there!

Chinese Cultural Society Kahoot!
Join the Chinese Cultural Society along with the Chinese Poetry Society for a fun-filled hour of trivia. Hosted virtually via Zoom.
Place: Join Zoom Meeting!
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Film Screening: Una Noche
ISAP, along with the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS), will be screening the award-winning film Una Noche, a Cuban-set drama-thriller film written and directed by Lucy Mulloy and starring Dariel Arrechada, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, and Javier Nuñez Florián. To watch the trailer and read a brief summary of the film, please click here.
Place: Russell Union Ballroom
Time: 6:00PM

Decolonization of Academia
Come discuss the Decolonization of Academia, with well-researched insights by interim president of the International Studies Society (ISS) Maddie Bercher. Zoom call information listed below.
Place: Join Zoom Meeting!
Time: 7:00 PM

Tuesday, November 17

The World Is Ours T-Shirt Giveaway at the IT Building
Stop by and meet members of the ISAP team from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm outside of the IT Building/PCOB! We’d love to meet you, and we even have some fun stuff to give away. See you there!
Place: IT Building/Parker College of Business Building (Statesboro)
Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

International Music Soiree
Enjoy music from all over the world at the International Music Soiree, hosted by the Foreign Languages Department!
Place: Join Zoom Meeting!
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Chinese Cultural Society Kahoot!
Join the Chinese Cultural Society along with the Chinese Poetry Society for a fun-filled hour of trivia. Hosted virtually via Zoom.
Place: Join Zoom Meeting!
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Netflix Watch Party – Headwinds
The French Club presents, Headwinds, a French film featuring Benoît Magimel and Audrey Tautou. For a brief description of the film, please click here.
To be added to the Netflix guest list, contact frenchclubgeorgiasouthern@gmail.com.
Time: 5:00 PM

Documentary: Free Trip to Egypt
The Arabic Club is hosting this documentary viewing, calling it “a film about civility and the art of listening”.
Place: Join Zoom Meeting! (Passcode 123456)
Time: 7:30 PM

Wednesday, November 18

International Menu
Enjoy an array of international cuisine at the Statesboro Dining Commons (Traditions Station)!
Place: Dining Commons (Statesboro)
Time: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

The World Is Ours T-Shirt Giveaway at Armstrong
Stop by and meet members of the ISAP team from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the Student Union Porch! We’d love to meet you, and we even have some fun stuff to give away. See you there!
Place: Student Union Porch (Armstrong)
Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Thursday, November 19

The World Is Ours T-Shirt Giveaway at the Rotunda
Stop by and meet members of the ISAP team from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Russell Union Rotunda! We’d love to meet you, and we even have some fun stuff to give away. See you there!
Place: Russell Union Rotunda (Statesboro)
Time: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Living Abroad: Cultural Misconceptions
Come out to the Russell Union Ballroom at 5:00 PM as we hear from some of our F-1 and J-1 students about their own experiences with living and studying abroad.
Place: Russell Union Ballroom | You can also join virtually (click here)
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Netflix Watch Party: Okja
Join International Student Organization for a virtual screening of the South Korean/American film Okja. For more information about this film, please click here.
Place: Zoom link to come!
Time: 6:00 PM

Governing Human Security During COVID: A Global Assessment
This roundtable discussion will explore the implications of the global pandemic on problems such as food insecurity, public health, economic inequality, and migration. While faculty from the Department of Political Science and International Studies (POINTS) will lead and facilitate the discussion, all are welcome to join and contribute!
Place: Join Zoom Meeting!
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30PM

Friday, November 20

International Education Week Closing Celebration!
To close out an amazing week, ISAP and International Ambassadors will be hosting a celebration of cultures represented on the Georgia Southern campus with music, games, and food!
Place: Russell Union Ballroom
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Last updated: 11/18/2020