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SAC to Celebrate International Education Week

For Immediate Release
November 3, 2005
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, San Antonio College
210/733-2147
jhammond@accd.edu

San Antonio College will celebrate International Education Week, Monday, Nov. 14 - Friday, Nov. 18, with roundtable discussions on U.S. Foreign Policy and Cultural Stereotypes, an International Film Festival, and an International Student Expo. All events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Jon Lee, Associate Professor of History, at 733-2565, or Suzanna Borawski, Coordinator of International Student Services, at 785-6057.

Schedule of Events:
All events, unless otherwise noted, will be held in the Loftin Student Center, Fiesta Room.

• Monday, Nov. 14:
  12 - 1 p.m.
  "International Perceptions of U.S. Foreign Policy," roundtable moderated by Political Science Professor Dr. Phil Rogers, with international students discussing how U.S. foreign policy is perceived, analyzed, and interpreted in their homelands.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15:
  9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  International Film Festival:
  9:30-11:40 a.m. - Italy: La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful); 11:50 a.m.-2 p.m. - Argentina: Diarios de Motocicleta (Motorcycle Diaries); 2:10 - 3:40 p.m. - China: Gong Fu (Kung Fu Hustle). Free popcorn and refreshments are available.
• Wednesday, Nov. 16:
  10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  International Student Expo 2005 - "Celebrate World Diversity." Students from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe will display art, food, photos, costumes, music and dance from their countries. SAC Dance Expression and a dance troupe from Veracruz, Mexico, will perform. The International Students Association will be selling sausage tacos, sodas and buñuelos outside the Loftin Student Center to raise money for field trips for the ISA Club.
• Thursday, Nov. 17:
  10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
  "Cultural Stereotypes," roundtable moderated by Political Science Professor Christy Woodward Kaupert. International students will discuss their stereotypes of America and Americans before they came to San Antonio College and how others in their homeland stereotype Americans. The audience is invited to discuss their stereotyping of foreign students and foreign residents.
• Friday, Nov. 18
  1:30 - 3 p.m.
  Pot Luck luncheon with International students. Bring a dish and enjoy a lively conversation with international students. Moody Learning Center, Room 177.