North Carolina A&T State University

Joint American and International Education Week Committee Presents

Educating Across Cultures in the Global Society

Sunday, November 16, 2008

6:30–8 pm Dean’s Book Club: Cold Running Creek by Zelda Lockhart Stallings Ballroom (MSU)

Spend the evening with fellow students and faculty to discuss ideas and concepts generated by the book.

Monday, November 17, 2008

10-11:30 am International Coffee and Tea Conversation Hour New Classroom Bldg

Come have coffee and tea from different parts of the world with Aggies from all over the world.

3-4 pm “Obstacles to ‘Education for All’: Child Marriage and Child Bondage in South Gibbs Hall, Room 337

Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa” - Dr. Beverly Grier, Liberal Studies Dept.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

2-6 pm An Afternoon of Turkish Culture Stallings Ballroom (MSU)

Expo and Turkish Food Tasting throughout the afternoon

2-2:30 pm Turkey Welcomes You – a brief film highlighting the country

2:35-3:15 pm From Turkey to Greensboro – Turkish students at A&T & UNCG discuss their culture & experience

3:20-3:50 pm Performance: Turkish Folk Music & Dance

-Baglama Recital by A&T student, Mr.Tarik Bor

-Blue Star Turkish Folk Dance Troupe of Raleigh, NC

4-4:50 pm Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Faruk Logoglu, former

Ambassador of Turkey to the United States (2001-2005)

“Turkey: A Key U.S. Partner, Now and in the Future”

5-6 pm Turkish Coffee Brewing Demonstration

6-7:30 pm Case Studies in K-12 Professional Learning Communities New Ed Bldg, Room 114

A presentation by Ms. Terea Kennedy, Elementary Teacher, Wake County Public Schools and NCA&T Alumna

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

12–1 pm Brown Bag Lunch Series: Global Experiences of NCA&T Faculty & Students CH Moore, Rm A-16

From Malawi with Love: An A&T Service Learning Summer Program, Dr. Liz Barber & Students

4-6 pm Poster Session: Graduate, International Research and Study Abroad New Ed Bldg

3rd floor – Graduate Education Research 1st floor – International Research and Study Abroad

6-9 pm Darfur Awareness Day Stallings Ballroom (MSU)

Hosted by UNST 216 Genocide in the Modern World

Guest Speaker: Gabriel Chol (Lost Boy from Sudan), documentary screening, live music, A&T Cabaret, spoken word, and taped interview with NC Congressman Brad Miller

Thursday, November 20, 2008

12–1 pm Brown Bag Lunch Series: Global Experiences of NCA&T Faculty & Students CH Moore, Room A-16

Focus: The Ghana Book Project (Dr. D. Barnes, UNST) and the Spring Break Study Tour (Ms. S. Williamson, History Dept.)

4-6 pm Secondary Education Lyceum Series New Ed Bldg, Room 160

Ms. Nina Sumpner, Math Educator, Weaver Academy for Visual & Performing Arts and NC A&T Alumna

4-5:30 pm Film & Discussion: Two Million Minutes: A Documentary Calculating the Educational Divide Craig Hall, Room 133

Regardless of nationality, after 8th grade a student has 2 million minutes to prepare for college and

ultimately a career. This film examines the everyday lives and pressures of 6 students in China, India and the U.S.

6-7:30 pm Panel: Educating America’s Immigrant & Refugee Populations Craig Hall, Room 132

Moderated by Dr. Maria Teresa Palmer, Director, Multi-Cultural Student Center with representatives from Greensboro’s

immigrant and refugee communities

Friday, November 21, 2008

12–1 pm Brown Bag Lunch Series: Global Experiences of NCA&T Faculty & Students CH Moore, Room A-16

Images and Research in Morocco: A Visit with an A&T Former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Conchita Ndege, Professor of History