Office of Communications
October 9, 2008
 

Contact: Amy Batheja

Communications Specialist

Office: (817) 531-7521

abatheja@txwes.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

INTERNATIONAL WEEK 2008 BRINGS SPICE TO TEXAS WESLEYAN

Texas Wesleyan’s International Week 2008 celebration will be Oct. 13 -17 in various locations across campus. Students, staff, and faculty are invited to participate in the many events being offered during the week. Highlights include faculty presentations on broad-reaching subjects from cross-cultural psychology to teacher education in India, fun events such as the Day of the Dead/Halloween Open Mic in Spanish, and Free Range Faculty (bringing the world back home). The highlight of the week is the always popular International Fair, to be held this year from 12 to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Louella Baker Martin Pavilion. Click here for descriptions of all the events.

Monday

October 13

Tuesday

October 14

Wednesday

October 15

Thursday

October 16

12:15 - 12:45 p.m.

Opening Ceremony

West Library steps

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Brazilian BBQ Pool Party

Campus Pool - Brown Lupton

10 - 10:45 a.m.

Diamonds on the Soles of Their Shoes: South Africa

Library Orientation Room

12 - 1 p.m.

International Fair

Louella Baker Martin Pavilion

2 - 3 p.m.

England and Ireland Study Abroad Programs

Library Orientation Room

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Cross Cultural Psychological Discussion

Nenetta Burton Carter 115

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Study Abroad Fair

Brown Lupton Student Union Lobby

9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Scottish Putting Challenge

Brown Lupton Student Union Lobby

 

12:15 -1:15 p.m.

School of Business Reception

School of Business

12:15 -1 p.m.

International Athletes Invade Wesleyan Sports

Brown Lupton Student Union Lobby

  
 

2 - 3 p.m.

Fulbright Program: Teacher Education in India

Library Orientation Room

3 - 4 p.m.

I Saw A Fish, You Saw an Aquarium: Thinking and remembering across cultures

Nenetta Burton Carter 115

  
 

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Day of the Dead / Halloween Spanish Open Mic

Bragan Fellowship Hall

7 - 9 p.m.

International Film: Jet Li's Fearless

Science Lecture Theater

  

 

Online: International Week 2008  

           Texas Wesleyan's International Programs web site