Celebrate Global Education! International Education Week events are underway at UH Hilo

Posted on November 18, 2024December 16, 2024 by Staff

Events celebrating International Education Week are underway. Food, books, photo contest, brush writing workshop, block party, trivia night!

This week the University of Hawai’i at Hilo is celebrating International Education Week, Nov. 18-22.

The annual celebration is recognized nationally through a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. The goal is to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences. On Sept. 1 this year Governor Josh Green declared Nov. 18 – 22, 2024, as International Education Week in Hawaiʻi.

UH Hilo events are hosted by the university’s Center for Global Education and Exchange and other campus groups as noted in the schedule below. Click flyers to enlarge.

Daily (11/18 – 11/22)

Campus Center Dining Room calendar of daily menu choices. — This week’s international lunch menu, click to enlarge. (Sodexo/UH Hilo)

Book Display of International Authors
—Mookini Library
—Month of November

International Lunch Menu
—8:30 am to 3:30 p.m., Campus Center Dining Room

International Photo Contest Voting
—@uhhglobe Instagram or @uhhglobe Facebook
—Vote for your favorite and see it displayed on the second floor of the Student Services Building.

Monday, Nov. 18

Chinese/Japanese Brush Writing Workshop
—12:00-2:00 p.m., Student Services Building, Room W201
—Hosted by Professor of Art Jean Ippolito

Block Party: Tie-Dye, Lawn Games, Hot Dogs & Chips
—3:00-4:00 p.m., Student Services Building 1st floor, grassy area next to College of Business and Economics.
—All supplies included: Global Vulcan/Trio shirts, dyes, and gloves.
—Hosted by TRIO Program: SSSP & Upward Bound and Center for Global Education and Exchange.

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Exchange Panel
—4:00-5:00 p.m., Mookini Library lanai
—Hosted by National Student Exchange and Center for Global Education and Exchange.

Thursday, Nov. 21

Global Trivia Night
—5:30-7:30 p.m., Mookini Library lanai
—Free Teapresso for first 50 players, international snacks.
—Hosted by Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, and Center for Global Education and Exchange.

Friday, Nov. 22

International Night Market
—6:00-8:00 p.m., Campus Center Plaza
—Celebrate a diverse array of cultures through food sampling, crafts, fashion and performances. Featuring the UH Hilo Jazz Orchestra band under the direction of Trever Veilleux and the dance students taught by Kea Kapahua.
—A joint celebration with UH Hilo’s Women’s Center, LGBTQ+, Hale Lako, Sociology Club, Philosophy Club, Geology Club, Agriculture Club, Japanese Student Association, and Center for Global Education and Exchange.