Oct 26, 2009
 

International Education Week celebrated at The U

VERMILLION, S.D. -- The University of South Dakota is celebrating International Education Week Oct. 26-30 with several programs designed to honor and promote global learning and educational exchange.
 
Activities include the first annual USD Study Abroad and Engagement Fair on Thursday, Oct. 29 where students can explore international and domestic off-campus study opportunities offered through Global Learning. From 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the main level of the Muenster University Center, students can learn more about study abroad programs. With more than 20 exhibitors presenting, students can find out about up-coming faculty-directed study tours, collect program information from several affiliate program providers, and hear stories from Global Learning Alumni.

Also scheduled during the week is a Go Global! international panel discussion, career development workshops for international students, faculty development sessions, and a movie night featuring "Anvil! The Story of Anvil!" The concluding event will be an International Friends Potluck at the Unity House on Friday, Oct. 30. For a detailed list of events scheduled for International Education Week, visit www.usd.edu/international-student-services/international-education-week.cfm.

USD provides comprehensive assistance and support for approximately 110 international students representing 27 countries. The University also has 10 exchange/partnership study abroad programs, is a member of the National Student Exchange consortium, and works with several study abroad program providers offering over 250 programs worldwide. Through faculty-led study tours organized in the USD Division for Continuing and Distance Education, students and faculty travel and learn together in places as diverse as France, Peru and China. This year, USD will offer more than 10 faculty-led study tours. USD sends more than 100 students on study abroad programs annually.

International Education Week is sponsored by the Graduate School, the Division of Continuing and Distance Education, and the Center for Academic Engagement (CAE). The CAE is the central point of contact for students interested in experiential learning, including service-learning, undergraduate research, study abroad, and other off-campus academic experiences. 
 
About The University of South Dakota
 
Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.

This material is available in an alternate format upon request. Please contact University Relations at 605-677-5759. If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate in any university activity or event, please contact Disability Services at 605-677-6389 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made.
 

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Phillip Carter
The University of South Dakota
605-677-6258
phillip.carter@usd.edu
 
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