In honor of this year’s International Education week (November 14-21), NSU Office of International Affairs will host an array of free activities starting November 14 through November 21. These campus-wide events are to highlight NSU’s international initiatives that support our mission and core values! All events are open to the entire NSU Community unless otherwise specified.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
2014 Diversity Summit “Still I Rise”
South Florida Diversity Alliance
Interactive workshops on current issues, including police abuse in Ferguson, Missouri, the NFL’s response to crime by players, Emma Watson’s feminist advocacy and more!
Location: NSU Library, check in from 8:30-9:00 am at Miniaci Theatre
Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Free to students from sponsoring groups: NSU, Lynn, Barry University, and Broward County Schools.
Register today at: http://www.southfloridadiversityalliance.org/diversity-summit-registration
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Today’s Women in Islam. A Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys Program
Location: Alvin Sherman Library-2nd floor, Conference Room 2046
Ghazala Salam, Community & Government Relations Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida Inc., (CAIR-FL) will talk about the importance of the hijab for Muslim women. Wardrobe styles will be demonstrated.Refreshments will be served.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Opening Session 2014
Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis Building
“Global Competency: Why International Studies and Study Abroad Matter.” David Kilroy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Humanities, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
NSU Global Village 2014
Don Taft University Center, Main Campus
A colorful exhibit by international students highlighting NSU’s diversity on campus through its student organizations.
3:00-4:30 pm
Discussion: Author Edwin Black on International Law and the Middle East
Alvin Sherman Library | Room 3018
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host a lecture, question and answer session, and book signing by human rights advocate and award-winning author Edwin Black. The talk is based on Black’s book Financing the Flames (2013) and will include discussion of the post-war creation of Israel and its role in today’s international law, the Fourth Geneva Convention, international criminal court, and the peace process, among other related subjects. Black has written 11 award-winning, bestselling books including Internal Combustion, which won four major editorial awards. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and publications in the U.S., Europe, and Israel.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Optional Practical Training (OPT) 2014
A Workshop for International Students
Carl DeSantis Building, Room 1052
This workshop will provide international students on active F1 visas with tips and guidelines for applying for the Optional Practical Training benefit and with information about employment while on OPT. This workshop also covers what the F-1 student must do to maintain valid non-immigrant status while on OPT including reporting, unemployment, changing employers, changing physical addresses, the 60-day grace period, and applying for a change of status.
Mr. Jim Vatral, Senior International Student Advisor
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Alvin Sherman Library: Muslim Journeys – American Stories
The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman’s Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson
Alvin Sherman Library-2nd floor, Conference Room 2046
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Hunger Banquet 2014
Don Taft University Center, 2nd floor lounge
Life isn’t fair, and neither is this. At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, the place where you sit, and the meal you eat are determined by the luck of the draw, just as in real life. Some of us are born into prosperity and others into poverty. Participants draw a card with a character’s name and learn more about hunger through facilitated discussion and an interactive standpoint.
To register to take part in the event, please click here to register.
This event has an international as well as local focus, and it is a good venue to show what hunger looks like abroad and what is done there to raise awareness. Learn more here: Oxfam America Hunger Banquet
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014
11:30am – 1:00 p.m.
The Big Cultural Marketplace Event 2014
HPD/Terry Administration Building, Steele and Hull Foyer, first floor, Main Campus, Davie
A Health Professions Division mega-event featuring a taste of the world. Come enjoy samples of cultural foods provided by students, faculty, staff, and local restaurants. There will be music, entertainment and prizes. For more information contact Andrea Wray or Wendy Burrion at mac@nova.edu.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Preparing Yourself Professionally for Today’s Global Environment
Carl DeSantis Building-Room 3049, Main Campus, Davie
The workshop will provide participants with a better understanding of how to prepare for a job search, how to network effectively to succeed in your professional search in this era of globalization.
A Career Development Office Workshop
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Education Abroad Forum and Expo
Carl DeSantis Building-Room 3032, Main Campus, Davie
This session highlights several international travel-study and study abroad programs that NSU faculty and students have conducted and participated in over the past few years. Students will share and reflect upon their individual experiences and the impact on their lives and future career goals. The program will also feature a mini expo of program offerings as well as library related services.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Noon – 1:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. -Noon
H-1B: A Workshop for International Students
Carl DeSantis Building, Room 1047, Main Campus, Davie
This workshop explains the particulars of obtaining an H1-B work visa including the process of H1-B sponsorship, visa allocation, cap subject vs. cap exempt, government and legal fees, the labor condition application, prevailing wage vs. actual wage, and cap gap automatic extensions. This workshop also provides information regarding permanent residency based on employment.
Mr. Aaron Blumberg, Attorney-at-law
International Education Week at NSU is a collaborative effort among the schools, colleges, and centers on campus. The Office of International Affairs wishes to thank the executive administration and all the members of the IEW Committee for their continued commitment to international education, and their assistance with the organization, preparation, and implementation of this year’s program
A World of Thanks to Everyone!