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October 19, 2007

International Education Week event scheduled for Nov. 13 at ULM

The ULM International Education Council and the International Student Association will co-host a cultural event with something for everyone Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Student Union Building, Ballroom A.

The celebration will occur as part of “International Education Week,” so designated by the U.S. Department of State as Nov. 12 – 16.

The ULM event will have a Study Abroad station, involving brochures, a computer database with links to a variety of programs both domestic and abroad, scholarship information, and more.

The event will also feature a display of the flags of the 48 countries represented by ULM students, artwork, photos, clothing, textiles, and maps illustrating the regions. A collection of masks from different countries, simple to very elaborate, will also be seen. Several of the international students will conduct half-hour presentations on their home countries throughout the day.

Windows a Bookshop will have cookbooks and books on travel.

For information on ULM’s event, contact Mara Loeb at: (318) 342-5225 or at International@ulm.edu.

As stated on the IEW Web site, “celebrating and promoting [IEW] is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to recognize the global exchange environment between the United States and other countries.”

Visit http://iew.state.gov/ to learn more about IEW.

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