{"id":333,"date":"2022-10-21T13:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mu-regional-pulse\/?p=333"},"modified":"2022-10-21T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T18:52:59","slug":"international-education-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/mu-regional-pulse\/2022\/10\/international-education-week\/","title":{"rendered":"International Education Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Olivia Gronvall—<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As the fall season gradually marches on from auburn October to frostier November, you might have
heard International Education Week (IEW) mentioned as you\u2019ve gone about your day on campus.
Perhaps you saw the title mentioned in one of Miami\u2019s Student Life emails, or maybe a professor
encouraged you to join some sort of contest related to this week. Either way, you might be wondering
what this week is about\u2014how is it related to education and why is it referred to as \u201cinternational\u201d?
What are these contests, and why should I be interested? To find answers to these questions, I reached
out to Karla Guinigundo, the Director of Global Partnerships at Miami, and part of the committee that
judges the IEW contest entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Karla first clarified that this event is not something that just happens at Miami, but nationally, as it is an
official initiative established in collaboration with the US Department of Education and the US
Department of State. According to Ms. Guinigundo, this event is designated to occur every third week of
November, and its purpose is to \u201cdraw attention to the value that international education adds to the
country, such as sending students abroad, welcoming international students to schools and campuses,
and partnering and collaborating with international universities.\u201d 2014 was the first year Miami held an
official recognition of the week, she stated, and they\u2019ve held specially themed events celebrating
international education every November since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


These events can vary every year, though there are a few that are mainstays in the tradition such as the
student contests, where students can submit photos, writing, or video about any personal experiences
related to international education, in the hopes of winning a variety of prizes such as scholarships, gift
cards, or swag. Although people often associate this with experiences studying abroad, Ms. Guinigundo
emphasized that this contest does not just apply to study abroad students, but to anyone who has had
interactions, encounters, and adventures with some form of learning something new about a culture
different from one\u2019s own, even in one\u2019s home country. She also emphasized that such encounters can
also be very down-to-earth stories versus grand tales of adventure, pointing to past contest submissions as examples, such as a story an international student shared about falling asleep on a bus and being kindly awoken by the bus driver so she would not miss her stop. \u201cIt was an everyday occurrence, but something that was very meaningful to the writer,\u201d she stated. In short, Guinigundo stressed that the contests are \u201csomething that is open to everybody\u201d where \u201ca simple reflection of an intercultural interaction of any sort\u201d is considered as an interesting story to be told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It is because of these stories shared, in addition to the many other ways International Education Week
encourages students and faculty of various backgrounds to come together, that Guinigundo sees the
initiative as so important\u2014not just to the faculty or students, but to the Miami and international
communities as a whole. \u201cThe overall mission [of IEW] is to draw a spotlight on the value that
international education brings to our campuses and our communities: helping students develop skills to
be able to engage and compete in a global workforce, international students adding global perspectives
to our courses and sharing their culture with the campus and local community,\u201d she stated. \u201cThere are a
lot of benefits to both sides of it, but overall, [IEW creates] a more diverse, colorful, livelier community
as individual relationshipshelp build connections globally.\u201d This manner of helping students creates \u201ca
more diverse, colorful, livelier community\u201d and also plays an important part of the contests, where the
reward is not just the prizes, but it is the opportunity to grow as a person and contribute to the diversity
of experiences and ideas of the Miami and national community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


As such, Guinigundo looks forward to viewing students\u2019 participation in both the contests and events.
For students who are interested in knowing more about IEW, she encourages them to look over the
event calendar on the official IEW webpage. For those interested in the contest, students can carefully review each category\u2019s specifications on the official contest webpage and look at the past winners
webpage for inspiration. Additionally, she wanted to let those involved in student organizations know
about the opportunity to submit their own events themed around IEW to be officially promoted on the
IEW calendar. Interested organizations can lobby for their event by contacting Guinigundo or Global
Initiatives assistant director Karen O\u2019Hara, to share established events or brainstorm ideas for future
ones. As a result, they can also potentially receive support and resources from the Global Initiatives
department depending on their needs. However, there is no pressure to rush to find ideas at the last
minute: \u201cIf they can\u2019t submit an event this year,\u201d she emphasized, \u201cthere is always next year.\u201d You can
reach Ms. Guinigundo at her email address, guinigkm@miamioh.edu or by phone at (513)-529-5622.
You can also reach Karen O\u2019Hara at oharakm@miamioh.edu. She and the Global Initiatives team are
excited to see Miam\u2019s recognition and appreciation of diverse cultures thrive once more this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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