Last updated on February 1, 2016
Blake Bouza
Volunteer State Community College is hosting its annual International Education Week this week.
According to Tabitha Sherrell, Coordinator of Student Activities, there will be several different events promoting the benefits of international education.
On Monday, Nov. 16, the Student Government Association will be giving out free international coffee at their meeting in the carpeted dining room at 12:45pm. It is open for anyone to attend.
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Around the World in a Day begins at 12:45pm in the carpeted dining room.
“This event is an opportunity for all students, faculty, and staff who have traveled overseas to show off their pictures and items as table displays,” Sherrell said.
The event is open to everyone to come and talk to those who have traveled and hear their travel experiences.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Asia Project will be performing spoken word in the carpeted dining room at 12:45pm.
Asia Project is a multi-talented, award winning spoken word artist who has toured almost 300 colleges/universities in the last two years.
“He is a cancer survivor who has won audiences throughout the country with a spoken word show that has nothing less than an honest and genuine testimony of his life,” Sherrell said.
According to the APCA National Campus Events Planning Conference book, “the show is always inspiring, sometimes gut wrenching, and most often times comical buffoonery.”
Alexis Deere, student at Vol State, did not know about International Education Week, but wishes she would have.
“I think students should know the opportunities that they can get it while being in college and study abroad is a very good opportunity to see new things and learn in different ways,” said Deere.
Deere said that she has always dreamed of leaving the country and learning about another culture.
“I’m a very hands-on learner and I believe if I was to travel and learn, it would be so much easier for me to learn by actually being there and experiencing country,” said Deere.
“Studying abroad isn’t just about learning from the class that you’re taking, it’s also learning how to communicate and interact with other people, while learning and experiencing how they live,” Deere said.
According to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs website, “this [International Education Week] is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.”
International Education Week is to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.
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