Sources: Claire Hemmendinger, 785-532-5990, cmh3333@k-state.edu;
and Kristine Young, 785-532-5424, kkristin@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415, abadeker@k-state.edu
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
MUSIC, LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS TO MARK K-STATE'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's observation of International Education Week will include music, lectures on Chinese history, students' stories of overseas study and a visit by a member of Saudi Arabia's diplomatic corps.
The celebration, Nov. 12-16, is part of a nationwide effort by the federal departments of State and Education to highlight the benefits of international education and exchange. The goal is to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study in the United States.
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rahman Alomar, an assistant cultural attache for the Saudi Arabian delegation in Washington, D.C., will attend as the guest of K-State's office of international programs and the Saudi Student Association. He will discuss the educational system in Saudi Arabia at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Little Theater at the K-State Student Union.
Other events include "One Hundred Years a Minute: Chinese History in a Hurry," by K-State's David Graff, an associate professor of history, at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in Union's Big 12 Room; and booths, Nov. 13 and 14 in the Union, with information on study abroad and volunteering as "international buddies" to introduce foreign students to American culture.
Most events will take place in the Union or Hale Library. For a complete list of activities and events, visit the Web site at http://www.k-state.edu/oip/events/IntlEdWk.htm