SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

The following list is just a start. Be creative in planning IEW events and let us know about your activities.

Host an International Career Day by inviting alumni and /or local international experts as speakers.

Organize a symposium on campus or in your community on an "international" theme.

Some ideas include:

– The importance of foreign language study

– International exchange and study abroad opportunities

– International education as the key to homeland security

– The internationalization of higher education

– The global classroom: Internet exchange and distance learning.

– Intercultural communication

– Dealing with Culture Shock

Recruit local citizens with overseas experience (Fulbright students, scholars and teachers, former diplomats, Peace Corps volunteers, business leaders, or journalists) to discuss their international careers and the importance of international education and exchange. This can be as formal as a panel presentation or speech or as informal as a coffee hour or brown bag lunch.

Produce and / or screen a video about the experiences of international students on your campus and/or students back from a semester or year abroad.

Organize a festival spotlighting a particular country or region. In addition to films, live performances, or art exhibits, interactive elements such as teaching students how to cook food of a particular country, learn a traditional dance, or the basics of a foreign language.

Host a Quiz Bowl on international affairs, geography, or world history. (For ideas, take the IEW Quiz!)

Participate in a Model UN or play host to a high school Model UN.