International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.  Drake University is a participant in this nationwide global celebration through a variety of events throughout the week of Nov. 18–23.  Faculty and staff events include:

Designing a Travel Seminar: Generating Ideas and Developing a Plan for your J-term Abroad
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 12:30–2:00 PM; Drake International Conference Room

Bring your great idea for a travel seminar to this interactive workshop. We’ll focus on generating additional ideas and refining plans for your travel seminar, and then explain the next steps to executing those plans.  We’ll discuss the unique blend of academic study, intercultural experience, and travel abroad to create a quality travel seminar.  RSVP by 7pm 11/19 to maria.rohach@drake.edu. Lunch provided.

Partnership Fair and Breakfast
Thursday, Nov. 21, 8:00–9:30 AM; Levitt Hall

Learn more about the work Drake University is doing with international partner universities and how you can be involved. During this informal event, mingle with colleagues and representatives from our international partner universities. Visitors from Austria, Mexico, Spain, India, Kosovo, and Uganda will be present and a light breakfast will be provided.

Town Hall and Provost Social: Global Engagement at Drake
Thursday, Nov. 21, 3:30–6:00 PM, Cowles Reading Room

Hear more about the Drake commitment as a global university. Meet faculty and staff who play critical roles in the global engagement agenda. Special guests include visitors from Drake’s international partner universities in Austria, Mexico, Spain, India, Kosovo, and Uganda.

Additional details for the week’s events can be found on the Drake calendar.

— Dorothy Pisarski, Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication