International Week at Northern Illinois University
September - November
2007
TENTATIVE Calendar of
Events
SEPTEMBER
All Month
International DisplaysFounder Library Thursday, September 13, 2007
15th Annual Study Abroad Fair, for information contact Study Abroad Office at niuabroad@niu.edu
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Duke Ellington Ballroom, HSC
Friday, September 21, 2007 Parade of Flags
5th grade school children from DeKalb elementary schools, St. Mary's and Corner Christian School DeKalb. The children will march with flags of many nations from the NIU Huskie stadium to the Martin Luther King Commons in the center of the NIU campus.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
March from east side of Huskie Stadium to Martin Luther King CommonsRAIN LOCATION - Convocation Center
NOVEMBER
Month of November Library display
Bookcases by Blackhawk Cafeteria,
HSC and,
Founders Memorial Library
Week of November 12 - 16, 2007Bulletin Board Decorations
Douglas Hall - Wing A & B
Holmes Student Center Food Service &
Residence Halls - Sample foods from other countries
Blackhawk Cafeteria &
Pheasant Room, HSC
Residence HallsPhilippine Treasures Outside of Diversions Lounge, HSC Monday, November 12, 2007
International Market Day - 30 exhibits 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Neptune Hall
Fireside RoomPanel Discussion
Topic - "Beyond Hotel Rwanda: Peace Initiatives - Stories from the Field"Panel
- Dr. Maylan Dunn-Kenney (Teaching & Learning) "Nicaragua: Revolutionaries, NGOs, and Cooperatives Building Peace"
- Dr. Andrea Molnar (Anthropology) "Grassroots Peace Initiatives and Women's Role in East Timor & Southern Thailand"
- Michael Tusime (Graduate Student, Curriculum and Instruction) "Beyond 'Hotel Rwanda': From Total Wreckage to the Rebirth of a Nation--Initiatives that Make a Difference"
Panel Moderator: Dr. Sue Russell (Anthropology)
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sky Room, HSCMunchies Provided
In conjuction with the major exhibit "Cambodia Born Anew - Kamnoet Khmae Timey" "The Bayon of Angkor Thom: Enigma of the Colossal Face Towers and Microcosm of the Ancient Khmer World"
Illustrated lecture by Sachidanand Sahai
Visiting Professor, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (the Buddhist University), Bihar, India,
ex-Vice Chancellor and Chair, Southeast Asian Studies, Magadh University5:00 p.m.
Anthropology Museum, Stevens BuildingStudent International Business Organization (SIBO)
Hosting -- Mona Pearl
Founder & COO of Action Marketing Group, Inc.
Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Chicago Israel Business InitativeRSVP by Friday, November 2, 2007, to:
Mike Heitzler (630) 201-327 or heitzlerm@yahoo.com or
Katie Skipworth (847) 321-1899 z099288@students.niu.edu or
Robert Rubinson (815) 323-0468 silverdrummer@sbcglobal.net
6:00 p.m.
Barsema Hall - Room TBD
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Tentative:
Korean Counsel General
public invitedP.M.
Douglas Hall Smart Classroom
International Recognition ReceptionNomination form for Outstanding International Educator available on web
Nomination form for Outstanding Department available on webSpeaker: Harold Kafer, Dean
College of Visual & Performing ArtsOther Speaker:
International Student: Nalika Diyadawagamage
Student Abroad Student: Colin Leicht
2006 Int'l Educator: Dr. Robert Self
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sky Room, HSCInternational finger foods will be served
Award presentation at 12:15 p.m.
The John A. Niemi International Lecture Series
"Two Eyes, Two Ears, and One Mouth: A Cultural-Outsider Reports on Women's Ways of Leading in Sri Lanka"
Speaker: Dr. Laurel Jeris, Associate Professor
Department of Counseling, Adult & Higher EducationSponsored by: Office of International Initiatives
Department of Counseling, Adult & Higher Education and
College of Education6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Gabel Hall 126
(Cavan Auditorium)Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Study Abroad Program Director Appreciation Luncheon Luncheon for faculty who served as a study abroad program director during the 2006-07 academic year or who will be serving as a study abroad program director for the 2007-08 academic year (by invitation only).
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sky Room, HSC
International Exchange Scholars &
Study Abroad Students Reunion
ReceptionFor J-1 visitors currently at NIU and for NIU students who have studied abroad.
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Sky Room, HSC
I-House Performances
Open to public
7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Douglas HallThursday, November 15, 2007
Zeta Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society Induction Ceremony Speaker: Provost Raymond Alden, III
Induction ceremony for new members. Past members are also invited to attend. (by invitation only)
4:30 -6:00 p.m.
University Suite, HSCNIU Faculty Biennial "The Other Emerald Buddha Temple: Interpreting the Architectural History of the Ho Phrakeo Museum in Vientiane, Laos, and the Iconography of its Superb Collection"
5:00 - 5:50 p.m.
Room 315, Altgeld HallInternational Student Panel "Challenges for international students at American universities"
8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Douglas HallFriday, November 16, 2007
Center for Southeast Asian Studies - Brown Bag Lunch.
Call 753-1771 to order lunch. ($5.00)Speaker: Ingrid Jordt, Assistant Professor
Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
"Burma and the Moral Politics of Renunciation: What 'Turning Over the Rice Bowl' Means for the Junta, the Monkhood and the Buddhist Laity"12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Room 110, Campus Life Building
HSC = Holmes Student Center
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Updated: October 2007