International Education Week (2011)
At Binghamton University

Ongoing

• School Supply Drive for Peruvian Youth
  The Center for Civic Engagement, Discovery Center and Jewish Community Center are holding a school supplies donation drive for Corazon de Dahlia, a Peruvian nonprofit founded by BU alumna Dahlia Graham. The center needs: markers, crayons, colored pencils, staplers, pencils, pens, masking tape, clear tape, Band-Aids, scissors, stickers, glue sticks, pipe cleaners, socks, USB drives, puzzles, jump ropes, alarm clocks, toiletries, toothbrushes, headphones, underwear, digital timers, undershirts and combs. Bring donations to the CCE (UU-145) or any Newing RA Office. Items will also be accepted through the Discovery Center's afterschool program (60 Morgan Road, Binghamton) and the Jewish Community Center (500 Clubhouse Road, Vestal). More information: cce@binghamton.edu or 607-777-4287
• The Binghamton University Libraries' Subject Guide: International Language Resource, http://libraryguides.binghamton.edu/content.php?pid=69358&hs=a , which will be updated throughout the coming year, is an additional resource for International Education Week.

Wednesday, November 9

• International Night Fashion Show organized by International Connections. 7:30 p.m., CIW Commons. More information: kkaon1@binghamton.edu.

Friday, November 11

• 20th Annual Freedeman Memorial Lecture. 5 p.m., FA-Casadesus Recital Hall. Florencia Mallon of the University of Wisconsin at Madison will speak on "Decolonizing the History of Allende's Chile: The Mapuche and the Agrarian Reform."

Sunday, November 13

• Binghamton Students for Students International's 8th Annual Gala. 6-9 p.m., UU-Mandela Room. BSSI works with the Kapadia Education Foundation to raise funds to send students to the University of Ghana. More information: cdiorio1@binghamton.edu.  

Monday, November 14

• The Ethnic Geography Workshop, sponsored by the Harpur College Dean's Speaker Series, will take place from 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in SW-206. The workshop, titled "Somali's in Lewiston, Maine," will be led by Lawrence Estaville, professor of geography at Texas State University, San Marcos. Estaville is the 2010 winner of the Association of American Geographers Ethnic Geography Specialty Group Career Award recognizing research, teaching and service in ethnic geography. This lecture is free and open to the public.
• La Tavola Italiana. 1 p.m., FA-John Arthur Café. All levels of proficiency welcome. More information: oholmes@binghamton.edu or 777-5725.

Tuesday, November 15

• La Table Française. 5:30-7 p.m., CIW Dining Hall. Enjoy your meal while conversing in French. All levels of proficiency welcome. More information: 777-6507 or dpolachk@binghamton.edu.
• How to Find a Job with an International Focus. 4:30-5:30 p.m., UU-202. Are you interested in a career with an international focus but unsure how to approach your search? The Career Development Center will highlight international opportunities and show you how to begin your search for a job or internship. More information: npaul@binghamton.edu.
• Are We There Yet? 7 p.m., Digman Hall Study Lounge. Learn about study abroad opportunities from Kerry Cook, study abroad advisor. More information: tmiller@binghamton.edu.
• Gainsbourg, a French film by Joann Sfar. 7:20 p.m., LH-3. Sariel Birnbaum, visiting assistant professor of Judaic studies, screens films weekly as part of a course about Jewish and Israeli images in the cinema. Screenings and the brief discussion that follows are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, November 16

• Articulating International Experiences on Your Resume. 3:30-4:30 p.m., UUW-324. The Career Development Center will show you how to translate your international experiences to highlight transferable skills and global competency. More information: npaul@binghamton.edu.
• Emerging Leaders Program students will be tabling on three topics, 1-3 p.m. UU-Tillman Lobby. These students, from the programs Globalism Knowledge Community, will offer an overview of study abroad, an introduction to the process of microfinancing and background on human trafficking in developing countries.

Thursday, November 17

• La Tavola Italiana. 1 p.m., FA-John Arthur Café. All levels of proficiency welcome. More information: oholmes@binghamton.edu or 777-5725.
• Open Your Doors to the World: Global Career Exploration Open House, 2-4 p.m., CDC South, LSG.
  The CDC will open its doors during International Education Week for its first Global Career Exploration Open House. Learn about ways you can "globalize" your career here and abroad, experience the new and amazing "Going Global" website and socialize with ISSS and CDC staff for more ideas. Co-sponsored by the Career Development Center and the Office of International Student and Scholar Services. More information: npaul@binghamton.edu.
• Global Perspectives: Global Studies students talk about their study abroad experience and present their Global Studies Capstone Projects in this interactive session. 5-7 p.m., AA-G0005. More information: glst@binghamton.edu . For more information about this program, see the Global Studies Minor Webpage
• 22nd Annual Bernardo Lecture. 5:30 p.m., Anderson Center Reception Room. Lino Pertile, Carl A. Pescosolido Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, and director of Villa I Tatti, Italy, will speak on "Dante's Inferno, Auschwitz and Poetry." More information: Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, CEMERS@binghamton.edu.
• International humanitarian law seminar and refugee camp planning activity organized by American Red Cross Club. 6-9 p.m. UU-206. RSVP to mdundas1@binghamton.edu.
• Dickinson Community International and Out-of-State student mixer. 7 p.m., Rafuse Hall Main Lounge. Dickinson residents from out of state and abroad will get together, play games and enjoy refreshments. More information: tmiller@binghamton.edu.
• "Jews in Muslim Lands" presentation by Peter Cole and Adina Hoffman, authors of Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza. 7:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Road, Vestal. Co-sponsored by the Judaic Studies Department and local Jewish organizations as part of the College of Jewish Studies. Admission is $8; $5 for seniors.

Friday, November 18

• Le Quattro Volte. 7:30 p.m., LH-6. An Italian film by Michelangelo Frammartino, presented by Harpur Cinema. Admission is $4.
• Man of La Mancha, A Tony Award-winning musical presented by the Department of Theatre that tells the tale of an impoverished and imprisoned storyteller named Miguel Cervantes. 8 p.m., FA-Watters Theater. Tickets are $18 general public; $16 faculty/staff/seniors; $10 students and may be purchased by calling 607-777-ARTS (777-2787).
• Emerging Leaders Program students will be tabling on three topics, 1-3 p.m. UU-Tillman Lobby. These students, from the programs Globalism Knowledge Community, will offer an overview of study abroad, an introduction to the process of microfinancing and background on human trafficking in developing countries.

Saturday, November 19

• Man of La Mancha, A Tony Award-winning musical presented by the Department of Theatre that tells the tale of an impoverished and imprisoned storyteller named Miguel Cervantes. 8 p.m., FA-Watters Theater. Tickets are $18 general public; $16 faculty/staff/seniors; $10 students and may be purchased by calling 607-777-ARTS (777-2787).

Sunday, November 20

• Le Quattro Volte. 7:30 p.m., LH-6. An Italian film by Michelangelo Frammartino, presented by Harpur Cinema. Admission is $4.
• Man of La Mancha, A Tony Award-winning musical presented by the Department of Theatre that tells the tale of an impoverished and imprisoned storyteller named Miguel Cervantes. 2 p.m., FA-Watters Theater. Tickets are $18 general public; $16 faculty/staff/seniors; $10 students and may be purchased by calling 607-777-ARTS (777-2787).

Monday, November 21

• La Tavola Italiana. 1 p.m., FA-John Arthur Café. All levels of proficiency welcome. More information: oholmes@binghamton.edu or 777-5725.
• National Acrobats of the People's Republic of China, 8 p.m., Anderson Center for the Performing Arts. This troupe, direct from Beijing, is making its inaugural tour of the United States and Canada this year. Tickets are $41 general public; $36 faculty/staff/seniors; $21 students. Tickets and information: 607-777-ARTS.