The Office of Intercultural Relations (OIR) supports the internationalization and intercultural engagement efforts on Old Dominion University's campus. OIR's International Initiatives invites you to participate in the International Education Week (IEW) in a variety of activities, from simply adding international topics to your class to the creation of a presentation or a program designed to celebrate, engage, and prepare students and communities for a global society.
International Education Week (IEW)
An opportunity to celebrate and recognize the importance of international education and global engagement.
Calendar of Events
Monday, November 18th
IEW 2024 Kickoff!
Webb Front Lobby I 1:00-2:00 pm
Host: Office of Intercultural Relations
Country Presentation: The Heart-Shaped Land's Big Heart &
Photo Exhibition: A Picture-Perfect Bosnia and Herzegovina
Potomac-York River Rooms I 1:15-2:15 p.m.
Host: ODU Fulbright Students Organization, Inga Kotlo (Fulbright Visiting PhD Student Researcher from Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Photo Club Mostar
Tuesday, November 19th
European Students Gathering
Mane Hub, International Room I 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Host: Office of Intercultural Relations
West African Students Gathering
Mane Hub, Black Excellence Room I 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Host: Office of Intercultural Relations
Fanny Pointet, Virginia Symphony Orchestra: From Neufchatel to Norfolk
Language Learning Center BAL 3061 I 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Host: Dr. Peter Schulman (Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters)
Wednesday, November 20th
IEW Cafe: “Connect Globally, Engage Locally”
Broderick Dining Commons I 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Host: Monarch Dining, Global Monarch Club, and the Office of Intercultural Relations
Multilingual Chat Hour
1110 Dragas Hall I 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Host: English Language Center
Thursday, November 21st
Plant Your Peace
South Mall, Webb Center I 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Host: Student Government Association, and the Office of Intercultural Relations
Friday, November 22nd
Diwali
North Cafeteria, Webb Center I 5:00-9:00 p.m.
Host: Indian Students Association
IEW Classroom Campaign
CHIN 111F Morning Class: Beginning Chinese Language and Culture
CHIN 111F Evening Class: Beginning Chinese Language and Culture
CHIN 312: Advanced Chinese Language and Culture
International Education Week Classroom
Course Number |
Course Title |
Class Date |
Class Time |
Class Location |
Instructor Name |
CHIN 311 |
Advanced Chinese I |
Monday, November 13 |
4:20:00 PM |
BAL 2057 |
Zhongtang Ren |
IS 721/821 |
New World Order |
Monday, November 13 |
4:20:00 PM |
BAL 7009 |
Regina Karp |
WCS 400 |
Global Cultural Studies |
Monday, November 13 |
4:30:00 PM |
BAL 3071 |
Angelica Huizar |
CHIN111 |
Beginning Chinese |
Monday, November 13 |
7:10:00 PM |
BAL 2069 |
Zhongtang Ren |
STAT 130 |
Elementary Statistics |
Tuesday, November 14 |
9:30:00 AM |
Physical Sciences II Room 1100 |
Heranga Rathnasekara |
SPA 395 |
Topics: Contemporary Latinx Literature |
Tuesday, November 14 |
4:30:00 PM |
BAL 2058 |
Angelica Huizar |
AL 100 |
Arts & Letter Impact Learning Community |
Wednesday, November 15 |
1:00:00 PM |
1002 Constant Hall |
Tanisha Bradley |
FR 323 |
French Culture in Context |
Wednesday, November 15 |
3:00:00 PM |
BAL 2069 |
Peter Schulman |
STAT 130 |
Elementary Statistics |
Wednesday, November 15 |
4:20:00 PM |
Dragas 2105 |
Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne |
CS 120 / 121 |
Information and literacy |
Wednesday, November 15 |
4:20:00 PM |
Oceanography , Room No : 100 |
Venkata Veera Lohit Madhuvarsu |
CHIN395 |
Reading into China |
Wednesday, November 15 |
6:00:00 PM |
BAL 2069 |
Zhongtang Ren |
ECON 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
Thursday, November 16 |
11:00:00 AM |
MGB 102 |
Ruth Sirma |
GER 101 and 102 |
Introductory German |
Friday, November 17 |
10:00:00 AM |
BAL 2064 |
Jennifer Hargrove-Glass |
CHN111 |
Beginning Chinese |
Friday, November 17 |
11:00:00 AM |
Constant 2134 |
Zhongtang Ren |
GER 102 |
Introductory German |
Friday, November 17 |
11:00:00 AM |
BAL 3056 |
Jennifer Hargrove-Glass |
GER 101 |
Introductory German |
Friday, November 17 |
12:00:00 PM |
New Education 1100 |
Jennifer Hargrove-Glass |
JST 300 |
Judaism |
Friday, November 17 |
Asynch |
Virtual |
Amy Milligan |