The Belize Zoo Project Featured at Kenote Talk Nov. 13
Sharon Matola, the founder and director of the Belize National Zoo, will deliver the keynote address during SUNY Cortland’s International Education Week 2007, which will take place on the campus from Monday, Nov. 12, through Friday, Nov. 16.
Matola will present “International Education and International Partnerships in Action: The Belize Zoo Project” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Brockway Hall Jacobus Lounge. She will discuss the zoo in the context of the broader SUNY Cortland-Belize Project.
Matola’s talk is free and open to the public, as are all events of International Education Week, unless noted otherwise. The week will feature lectures from a global perspective, musical performances of the world, meals featuring the cuisine of different countries and more.
The International Education Week activities are primarily sponsored by the College’s James M. Clark Center for International Education, the International Studies Program, the International Programs Office and the Belize-SUNY Cortland Project.
“The College’s week-long celebration mirrors the national observance of the importance of an international perspective in America’s educational system at all levels,” said Distinguished Service Professor Henry Steck, interim coordinator for Clark Center and an event organizer. “International Education Week was started in 2001 as a joint effort of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Education.”
Monday, Nov. 12
A panel of international students will kick off International Education Week by presenting “Creating a Colorful World: Student Reflections on Study Abroad” from 4:30-5:45 p.m. on Monday in Sperry Center, Room 106.
The students include Wenjuan “Jessie” Zhang, Ting Ting Mei, Akira Menabe, Devin McGlade and Bailey Molitor. For more information, contact Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology William Skipper at (607) 753-2471. The event sponsor is the International Studies Program.
During the week, Neubig Hall will offer an international menu as a dining option from 4-8 p.m. The cost for walk-in dining at Neubig Hall is $8.50. The Colloquium, which is open from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., will feature the same national menu one day behind Neubig’s at prices ranging up to $5.95. The Caleion Room will feature free samples of Chinese, Japanese and Turkish cuisine, prepared by international students working with the College’s Auxiliary Services Corporation.
On Monday, Neubig will serve a complete Latin American dinner featuring pernil, a dish with roast pork and garlic, yellow rice and beans, and sweet plantains.
That evening, “Dancing Across Borders,” a dynamic song and dance performance by groups of recent young refugees who are studying at Syracuse, N.Y., area high schools, will be offered at 7 p.m. in the Corey Union Function Room. The theme of the evening's program will be that dance and music transcend the spoken language as each group performs.
One group includes Meskhetian Turks, a Muslim minority group who are refugees from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. A second dance troupe is made of young Congolese who are refugees escaped from the violence and upheaval in the Congo, formerly Zaire. The two ensembles will team up with the 15-member Cortland Dance Company at SUNY Cortland for the evening. Student advisors will provide commentary for each dance and musical number.
Event co-sponsors include participants in the class, "Introduction to Adolescence Education," the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Office, the Educational Opportunity Program, the Student Affairs Office, the TransAfrica Project, Africana Studies, the History Department, the Dean and the School of Arts and Sciences, and the James M. Clark Center for International Education. For more information, contact the event organizers, History Department faculty members James Miller and Gigi Peterson. Miller is at (607) 753-4818 and Peterson is at (607) 753-2723.
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Tuesday, Nov. 13, will launch a series called “Hey! Study Abroad Is the Way to Go” across the campus.
A highlight of the four days of information about overseas study opportunities by International Programs Office staff will be the opportunity for a student to win a free air ticket for travel overseas. The first event is planned from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Studio West.
On Tuesday evening, Neubig will serve a complete Asian dinner featuring a dim sum bar, summer rolls and California rolls.
Matola’s 7:30 p.m. talk about the Belize Zoo Project will be followed by a performance by SUNY Cortland's Rock and Blues Ensemble under the direction of Steven Barnes, with any donations accepted to benefit the Belize Zoo. For more information, contact Professor of Political Science Thomas Pasquarello at (607) 753-5772.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the “Hey! Study Abroad Is the Way to Go” informational series will continue from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Park Center.
That day a complete Turkish dinner will be served at Neubig Hall and will feature a lamb and eggplant stew called Hunkar Begendi, chicken Tava, and pilaf served with sunflowers and pistachios.
At 6 p.m. that evening, Elizabeth Crossman of Camden, N.Y., a dual political science and communication studies major at SUNY Cortland, will present “Interning in Ireland: Another Democracy, A New Experience” in Sperry Center, Room 204. Crossman will share her experiences from her recent summer internship with Fianna Fail, the Republic of Ireland’s largest political party. Refreshments will follow her talk, which is sponsored by the Political Science Association, Pi Sigma Alpha and the Department of Political Science. For more information, contact Assistant Professor of Political Science Adrian Hull at (607) 753-4823.
Thursday, Nov. 15
On Thursday, Nov. 15, the “Hey! Study Abroad Is the Way to Go” informational series will continue from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Old Main Lobby.
Neubig will serve a complete Australian dinner featuring Australian meat pies, shrimp off the barbie and pavlova.
Also on Thursday, SUNY Cortland faculty and staff will deliver a report on their two-week, Summer 2007 Faculty Exchange to China trip, at 4:30 p.m. in Sperry Center, Room 305. Some of the 15 trip participants from across the disciplines will describe their adventures and impressions of China and their host institution, Capital Normal University in Beijing.
The presenters include: Janet Duncan, associate professor of foundations and social advocacy; David Hollenback, associate professor of communication studies; Valerie Jones, coordinator of field placement; Doug Langhans, international admissions advisor; Craig Little, distinguished service professor of sociology and anthropology; and William Skipper, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. For more information, contact Skipper at (607) 753-2471.
The event is sponsored by the President's Office, the SUNY Cortland–China Capital Normal University Workgroup and the Clark Center.
Friday, Nov. 16
The week will conclude on Friday, Nov. 16, with the final installment of information about overseas opportunities for study, “Hey! Study Abroad Is the Way to Go” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Old Main Lobby.
For more information about International Education Week, contact Steck at (607) 753-4807.
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