College celebrates International Education Week: Nov. 12-16

For Immediate Release
Nov. 12, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern College is hosting a week of activities starting Monday, Nov. 12 to highlight the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This year’s International Education Week (IEW) theme is “Global Issues and Opportunities.”

“For our campus community, International Education Week is a time to honor all cultures represented in our community, to participate in projects that inspire us to think beyond ourselves, and to educate students about the extraordinary opportunities to engage with the global community through study, internships, service, research, performance, and work,” said Anne Ledvina, associate director of the Herb and Ellie Sklenar Center for International Programs at BSC.

IEW is co-sponsored by the college’s Krulak Institute for Leadership, Experiential Learning, and Civic Engagement and Cross-Cultural Committee and is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. The week’s activities are designed to educate attendees as well as to reflect on the diversity of students from countries around the world.

Throughout the week, there will be a global map display where students can mark the countries where they have connections. The events planned, all of which are free and open to the public, are:

Panel Discussion, Monday, Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m., Norton Theatre. April Jackson-McLennan ’09, immigration attorney with the law office of John Charles Bell; Jessica Vosburg of the Adelante Alabama Worker Center; and Sarai Portillo of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice will speak on the topic “Addressing the Global Refugee Crisis Part II: Focus on the United States.”

Study Abroad Pop-up, Tuesday, Nov. 13 and Thursday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Courington Atrium (Norton). This is an opportunity for BSC students to stop by and ask questions about summer and fall 2019 programs and admissions requirements.

International Food Festival, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., fountain at the Clay C. Long Alumni Plaza. Taste your way through countries from Ethiopia to Japan. There will also be live performances and music featuring Capoeira and Hula Dancing.

For more information, contact Ledvina at [email protected] or (205) 226-7722.