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We're looking forward to International Education Week (IEW) 2024, November 18-22! IEW is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.

International education is all about expanding horizons, making connections, and establishing mutual understanding between people in the United States and other countries. Event highlights are included below in November Global Happenings. A list of all programs is on the CGE Events website.

As part of our commitment to celebrating the rich diversity within our university community, we are excited to invite you to participate in and/or attend the 2024 World Fair, the highlight of our International Education Week.

The World Fair is a unique opportunity for students to showcase the beauty and diversity of their country, connect with fellow students, and contribute to a vibrant cultural exchange within our university. During the event, each student or group of students will have the chance to decorate a table with items representing their country of origin or share cultural performance.

We encourage interested students to embrace this opportunity to share your unique culture, make new connections, and contribute to the cultural mosaic that makes our university community so special.

Please feel free to invite your friends to this event. If preforming or sharing a country-culture table, please RSVP no later than Friday, November 15 to confirm participation: World Fair Participation Form.

On October 18, we celebrated the 15-year anniversary of our program collaboration with faculty at the University of Oxford. Since its inception 171 CLU students have studied in Oxford, England, receiving tutorials from world renowned scholars. To commemorate this milestone achievement, we paid tribute to the founding faculty member who established the program, Dr. Michael Brint, Professor of Political Science, emeritus. We were honored to also have Dr. Daniel Butt, Associate Professor in Political Theory and Director of Graduate Studies in Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Fellow and Tutor in Political Theory at Balliol College, on campus for the week. Dr. Butt is one of the original dons with the Cal Lutheran-Oxford program. He provided us with an informative presentation titled, Rectifying Social Injustice: The Inadequacy of Selective State Apologies, offering insights regarding his research on theories of distributive and rectifactory justice. Finally, we recognized Dr. Peter Carlson, CLU Professor of Religion, for his hard work in helping us re-envision the program and resume implementation of the program following a pause in 2021 due to the pandemic. It was amazing to 35% of the program alumni join us, including three students from the very first program!

Global Refuge, formerly the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services,  is the largest faith-based national organization exclusively dedicated to helping restore a sense of home to immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. CLU Interim President Dr. John Nunes welcomed Global Refuge CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah on Saturday, November 2.

Established in 1939, Global Refuge has welcomed over 750,000 immigrants, refugee, and asylum seekers to the USA. In 2019 O'Mara Vignarajah became President and Chief Executive Officer of World Refuge. She previously served in the Obama White House as Policy Director for First Lady Michelle Obama and at the State Department as Senior Advisor under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry.

Hear more about O'Mara Vignarajah's message, What is America's Superpower, available on TEDx APEX, examining the social, cultural, and ideological strengths that have helped shape the country and its people.

The campus community recently celebrated two traditional fall cultural events.

Club India welcomed the campus community to learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Diwali celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil.  This occasion is a time for family gatherings, exchanging sweets, and reflecting on the blessings of the past year.

The Latin American Student Organization brought the community together for food, music, face painting, sugar skull making, piñata breaking, and altar creation for Dia de los Muertos, a day of remembrance of and re-connection with those who have passed.

All faculty and staff traveling on university-sponsored business outside the United States must complete an export control questionnaire before their trip may be approved. Travelers may complete the questionnaire once they log their trip in the Cal Lutheran Travel Registry. If you have any questions about export control protocols, please contact the Research Protections Office at rpo@callutheran.edu.

Please remember that, under Cal Lutheran's Travel Policy, all travelers on university-sponsored trips must register their travel through the Cal Lutheran Travel Registry if they are traveling beyond two-hundred miles of their home campus; traveling within a two-hundred-mile radius with an overnight stay, via air or sea, or outside of California; are faculty and staff traveling with students beyond two-hundred miles of their home campus; or are any traveling anywhere internationally on university-sponsored business. If you have any questions about the Travel Policy or Travel Registry, please contact travelreview@CalLutheran.edu

NOVEMBER FEATURED GLOBAL HAPPENINGS

Colombia at CLU-Paper Presentations

Tuesday, November 5 | Swenson 101 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Center for Equality and Justice and CLU Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Justice-Belonging (DEIJB) initiative are hosting the third annual Colombia at CLU presentation series featuring two paper presentations:

Monetizing Instagram: The E-commerce Experience of Young Colombian Women in the Context of Labor Precarization

Presenter: Alexandra Choconta, PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota

Extractivism and Green Economies

Presenter: Professor Daniel Hernandez, Universidad Iberoamericana

Bridging Borders: Understanding Venezuela's Political Landscape and Its Impact on Colombia

Wednesday, November 6 | Swenson 101 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Join us for Part II of the Colombia at CLU program sponsored by the Departments of Political Science, Language and Culture, Ethnic and Race Studies, Global Studies  and the DEIJB initiate. Presenters Alexandra Choconta, PhD Candidate, University of Minnesota, Professor Daniel Hernandez, Universidad Iberoamericana, and Professor Cindi Fabiana Cordero, Universidad Iberoamericana, will share their reflections on the geopolitical dynamics between Venezuela and Colombia.

OEA Faculty-Led Programs Workshop

Monday, November 18 | Alumni Hall 110 or ZOOM | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Office of Education Abroad (OEA) is soliciting future proposals for faculty-led programs abroad or domestically. Faculty-led programs are opportunities for CLU faculty to expand students' global learning by providing opportunities for students to travel with their faculty member while engaging in scholarly learning. Faculty are invited to join us to learn how to draft a strong proposal submission.

Proposals are due by February 1st, 2025, for programs with academic seminars in Spring/Summer 2026. For more information, please contact the Director of Education Abroad, Dr. Matthew Yates, at  oea@callutheran.edu or matthewyates@CalLutheran.edu or visit the Office of Education Abroad website for details.

A Global History of Chocolate: An Interactive, Multi-Sensory
Experience

Monday, November 18 | CLU Campus | 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Register now to join us for a chocolate tasting featuring chocolates from different regions while learning about the history and evolution of chocolate over the centuries. This guided experience includes chocolate pairing with fruits as well as an exploration of various flavor profiles and textures. You can watch a brief video from a recent experience here.

CEO and Co-Founder of Talalipani, Fabiola Lara, will guide us through this intimate experience. Seats are limited, Please RSVP no later than Nov. 13 to this link: RSVP

World Aids Day Event Series

Tuesday, November 19 | Lundring Events Center | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Cal Lutheran's Center for Equality & Justice and Public Health Program invite everyone to together for an educational and reflective gathering. Since 1988 communities around the world have united to battle AIDS. CLU offers an opportunity to learn more about Public Health Careers during an advocacy reception, followed by a keynote presentation by Dr. Nina Harawa and Lawrence Dotson and closing candlelight vigil. Contact Dr. Adina Nack at nack@CalLutheran.edu or visit the website posting for details.

Sustainable Fashion Festival: Styling Workshop

Tuesday, November 19 | Ullman Conference Center | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

HUB101 is hosting a Sustainable Fashion Festival. Three days of events will feature inspiring workshops, thought-provoking speakers and a captivating sustainable fashion showcase. On Tuesday, Charline Zeroual, a French personal stylist based in LA, will focus on empowering women through sustainable fashion, helping them shop consciously and embrace wardrobe minimalism. Contact Desserin Pereyra at dcpereyra@callutheran.edu. Please RSVP Here.

Fulbright-Hays Faculty & Administrator Grant Information Session

Wednesday, November 20 | TBD |  9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Post-secondary faculty (with preference for the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences) and administrators (e.g., staff with internationalization emphasis/focus in their work such as career/academic advisors, librarians, tutors, etc.) are invited to apply for the Fulbright-Hays summer seminar abroad program for four weeks in Greece and Turkey (in June/July, dates TBA). The program provides an in-depth exploration of a country to improve understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures. Following the seminar experience, participants develop and share a project to provide information about the selected country at one's institution and/or within one's local community in the USA.

More details will be online shortly via the U.S. Department of Education website. Applications are usually due in early January. Past recipient, Dr. Christina Sanchez, will share details about the application process. RSVP at global@callutheran.edu to attend.

Lutheran College Washington Semester Information Session

Wednesday, November 20 | Ullman 103 | 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

The Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS) gives students the opportunity to spend a semester in Washington, D.C., pairing academic study with an intensive four-day-a-week internship. With access to over 500 organizations, LCWS works with students from all majors to secure internships that align with their career goals, providing professional experience in fields that interest them.

Beyond internships, LCWS ensures students make the most of D.C. by organizing field trips, lectures, and seminars every Friday. These events introduce students to D.C.'s rich culture, politics, arts, social justice initiatives, science and technology, and more, adding depth to their experience in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

Students also take two evening classes weekly at the LCWS office, integrating professional work with academic growth. LCWS’s comprehensive support, including resume and interview prep, helps students make the most of their semester and build connections that can enhance their future careers. To learn more about this unique study away program, please join us for an info-session on November 20 in Ullman 103 from 11:45am - 1:00pm.

Indigenous People's Heritage Month Lecture Lunch

Thursday, November 21 | Lundring Events Center | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Join Campus Ministry for lunch after chapel to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month with keynote speaker Dayna Barrios, Native community leader and the former chairwoman for the Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians. Barrios will share stories about her Chumash ancestors and how faith has been present in their traditions and culture.

This is a great opportunity to learn about California Native History and heritage, as we continue to build a beloved community under the theme of Healing and Restoration. This event will present information to spark the audience's curiosity and invite them to reflect on how faith inspires communities and individuals throughout history.

World Fair

Friday, November 22 | Lundring Events Center | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Sponsored by the United Students of the World and Center for Global Engagement, the World Fair is a unique opportunity for Cal Lutheran and the broader community to come together in celebration of our our vibrant global campus! Individuals showcase the beauty and diversity of various countries for attendees to learn interesting cultural facts while enjoying performances and international cuisine.

No RSVP is needed to join us for the program! All are welcome.

Note: If planning to perform or host a country-culture table, please rsvp no later than November 15: Participation Form!

According to Japanese legends, folding one thousand origami versions of what bird will grant an individual a wish from the gods?

A) Crane

B) Heron

C) Pelican

D) Penguin

Contact Us:
global@callutheran.edu
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TRIVIA ANSWER: A

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