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UD celebrates International Education Week, Nov. 17-21

2:59 p.m., Nov. 17, 2003--Food, films and music from all over the world, talks by defense and foreign policy leaders, high tea and displays of student travel photos are just a few of the activities that will be available on campus as UD joins educational and cultural institutions in 45 countries and 35 states to celebrate International Education Week (IEW), from Nov. 17-21.

IEW was established in 2000 by the Clinton administration’s Department of Education and the Department of State to promote and celebrate multiculturalism and international education. Throughout the week, campuses, embassies and communities will be holding activities celebrating international education and diversity.

Monday, Nov. 17

7:30-10 p.m., International Film Series presents “Whale Rider,” the 2003 World Cinema Audience Award winner at the Sundance Film Festival, in the Trabant University Center Theatre.

8 p.m., Concert, the Percussion/Marimba Ensemble and Delaware Steel perform in the Loudis Rectial Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building. There will be an admission charge.

International dining

Lunch—all dining halls, breads from all over the world
Dinner—Kent Dining Hall, Pan-African sampler
Trabant and Perkins Food Courts—Caribbean selections

Tuesday, Nov. 18

3-4:30 p.m. High tea and Center for International Studies photo contest display, pastries, snacks, stunning photos of students’ study abroad adventures; coupons for free gelato at Caffé Gelato on Main Street and a chance to meet the new Study Abroad Ambassadors at the Center for International Studies, 180 South College Ave.

7 p.m., French Club film, “ Amelie” (English subtitles), the Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film of 2001, in 210 Smith Hall.

7-9 p.m.,U.S./France Relations–Unity Project, role-play scenario and discussion with students and Ralph Begleiter, Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Rosenberg Professor of Communication, in the Ray Street C lounge

7:30 p.m., “Chinese Economic Reforms and Lessons for Russia,” a lecture by Vitaly Kozyrev of Moscow State University in 205 Gore Hall

International Dining

Lunch, Pencader Dining Hall—English tea
Dinner, Rodney Dining Hall—A taste of Germany
Trabant and Perkins Food Courts—French selections

Wed., Nov. 19

2:30 p.m., America and the Global Community Speaker Series, with U.S. Army Col. John Martin and U.S. Ambassador Robin Raphel. A question-and-answer session on the war in Iraq and its aftermath will follow the lectures in the Rodney Room of the Perkins Student Center

7 p.m., America and the Global Community Speaker Series, a discussion of the war in Iraq and its aftermath with U.S. Army Col. John Martin, U.S. Ambassador Robin Raphel and Robin Wright, correspondent for The Washington Post in Mitchell Hall

International Dining

Lunch, Russell Dining Hall—crepes and tarts
Dinner, Pencader Dining Hall—Australian Bobby Dazzler;
Trabant and Perkins Food Courts—Asian selections

Thursday, Nov. 20

9-10:30 a.m., French Club conversation table breakfast and chat en français at Brew Ha-Ha café on Main Street

10 a.m.-3 p.m., German Club kiosk chat with students of German auf deutsch in the Trabant University Center

6-8 p.m., Peace Corps information session in room 115 Gore Hall

9 p.m., Circolo Italiano film “Life is Beautiful” (English subtitles), 1998 Academy Award Winner, foreign language film, in the Trabant University Center Theatre

9 p.m., International Chat and Dessert Night with international students from the Cosmopolitan Club in Harrington A/B lounge

International dining

Lunch, Rodney Dining Hall—Tostada town
Dinner, all dining halls—Traditional American Thanksgiving
Trabant and Perkins Food Courts—Greek selections

Friday, Nov. 21

1-4:30 p.m., French Club kiosk, French trivia games and free chocolate samples at the Trabant University Center

7 p.m., Nommo Performing Arts Dance Troupe, traditional African dances in the Russell D/E lounge

10 p.m.-2 a.m. Caribbean Student Alliance DJ Night dance party in the Trabant University Center Multipurpose Room

International dining

Lunch, Kent Dining Hall—Middle Eastern salads and spreads
Dinner, Russell Dining Hall—Classic Asia
Trabant and Perkins Food Courts—Italian selections

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