International Education Week 2018: An overview

CCU observed International Education Week, a joint initiative of the U.Ss Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, from Nov. 9-16 with a range of activities, wich include:

- a juried photo exhibition, entitled “Education Abroad: Getting Lost in the Right Direction";

- international tea tastings;

- presentations by our Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Salma Oubkkou on Morocco and the Arab Spring;

- information sessions about Gilman study abroad scholarships for CCU Pell Grant recipients;

- a presentation by the vice chief of the Waccamaw Tribe;

- a dialogue program about identity and self in a global community;

- panel discussions by students who have returned from education abroad programs and by campus community members who came from many different countries; and

- movies that included Crazy Rich Asians, Smoke Signals, Legend of the Demon Cat, and Living on One Dollar.

The purpose of the programs are to prepare young Americans for a global environment and to attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the United States.

“We had good turnout at the events this week, though it is always hard to have events the week before Thanksgiving Break,” said Darla Domke-Damonte, Ph.D., associate provost for global initiatives.

Planning for the 2019 International Education Week will begin in the spring, and campus community members interested in participating are welcome to reach out to Domke-Damonte at ddamonte@coastal.edu or 843-349-2129.