IEW Kick-Off Event: March of the Flags
Monday, November 18th | 11:00 am
Northwestern will join higher education institutions around the world to celebrate global education during the 2019 International Education Week (IEW), Nov 18-22. Students, staff and faculty who want to represent a country of origin, heritage, or interest are invited to register to participate in the kick-off event, March of the Flags, on Monday, November 18, 2019, at 11 am. The march will end around 12pm at Fisk Hall with a casual lunch and student speakers sharing their reflections on international education. Register now!
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Intercultural Awareness Workshop
for Staff and Faculty
Wednesday, November 20th | 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Friday, November 22nd | 9:30 - 10:30 am
We are offering two sessions of this interactive workshop that will give you greater self-awareness, as well as practical information for how you can increase your effectiveness in intercultural situations. All participants will need to complete an online assessment, the Cultural Orientations Indicator (COI)®, prior to the workshop. The deadline for the Nov 20th workshop is tomorrow, Nov 13th — sign up today!
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IEW Event Highlights
11/18/2019, 11:00 am
IEW 2019 Kick-off Event: March of the Flags
All week:
IEW Photo Contest and Exhibit
All week:
IEW Special: Africa and International Education Display at Herskovits Library
11/18/2019, 2:00 pm
Info Session: International Fellowships for Graduate Students
11/18/2019, 4:00 pm
DAAD RISE Workshop
11/18/2019, 5:00 pm
Bollywood Movie: Don
11/18/2019, 5:30 pm
Study Abroad: Latinx Student Panel
11/19/2019, 12:00 pm
Boren Scholarships and Boren Fellowships Info Session
11/19/2019, 2:00 pm
Info Session: International Fellowships for Undergraduate Students
11/20/2019, 2:00 pm
Book Conference for "Good Economics for Hard Times" by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
11/20/2019, 3:30 pm
IEW Workshop: A Practical Approach to Intercultural Awareness
11/20/2019, 3:30 pm
ELP Language Table: Explore Winter
11/20/2019, 4:00 pm
Tips and Tricks for Solo Travel
11/20/2019, 6:00 pm
Lecture: The Politics of Taste: Ana María Reyes on Beatriz González
11/21/2019, 4:00 pm
International Community Tour of Pop América
11/22/2019, 9:00 am
IEW Workshop: A Practical Approach to Intercultural Awareness
11/22/2019, 12:00 pm
Info Session: International Fellowships for STEM Study and Research
11/22/2019, 6:00 pm
Festival LatiNU
11/22/2019, 7:00 pm
Screening: Andy Warhol's The Life of Juanita Castro
Find more internationally-focused events during IEW here!
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Visiting Administrators Travel Grant Applications Due Dec 1
Full-time staff members who do not normally travel as part of their responsibilities may apply to spend up to one week at one of Northwestern’s partner institutions to strengthen our existing partnerships at the administrative level and to learn about administrative practices and the management of Northwestern programs and activities abroad. Learn more!
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Welcome, Jennifer Gerrard!
The Office of the Vice President for International Relations welcomes Jennifer Gerrard as our new Director of International Agreements and Visitors. Jennifer has spent the majority of her career in the field of international education and has held roles focusing on international student program management, academic advising, and educational development in conflict contexts. In her new role, Jennifer's primary responsibilities include: handling international partnerships and agreements, hosting visitors and delegations, and being the liaison to the Chicagoland international diplomatic community. Learn more about Jennifer here!
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Welcome, Annie Lee!
We also welcome Annie Lee as the new Executive Assistant to the VP for International Relations, Dévora Grynspan. Annie is an advocate for cultural exchange and all things international. Having grown up in New York City, she developed an avid interest in learning about other cultures and in traveling globally. She has studied French, Hebrew, and Russian, and is fluent in conversational Korean. Before joining the Office of International Relations, Annie worked as a financial and grants manager for a social networks lab at the McCormick School of Engineering and the School of Communication. Learn more about Annie here!
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