UNM celebrates International Education Week

The University of New Mexico's Global Education Office (GEO) will be hosting International Education Week across campus Nov. 15-21. GEO will be hosting the events in collaboration with several student organizations as part of the national event.

UNM's International Education Week kicks off Nov. 15 with Deepawali in the SUB Ballrooms. Hosted by Hindu YUVA and Nepali Student Association, join them for a night of cultural performances, South Asian food, music and dance.

The fun continues with La Posada's first international meal week beginning Nov. 16. Starting with Vietnam, La Posada will be featuring a different country every day. During the week, the countries of Colombia, Nepal, Ghana and Yemen will be featured in that order.

GEO's mini World Cup soccer game will return Nov. 16 as part of the organization's annual events. Two tournaments of 5v5 teams will compete. Team Ghana is the reigning champs; can they win for a second year? Sign up online or at GEO Mini World Cup to participate.

New this year is FolkTales From Afar, co-hosted by Languages, Cultures & Literatures and the Department of Africana Studies. It will be an hour of folktales featuring Stephen Bishop, who will discuss how folktales are both universal and culturally specific and illustrate with examples; several UNM students will also tell folktales. Folktales will be Nov. 19 in the Honors College Forum.

"We want you to experience a new culture, a new way of doing things, without leaving on a plane. We want to bring the world home to you," said Nicole Tami, Ph.D., executive director of Global Education Initiatives.

To learn more about the events and GEO, visit the Global Education office website.