FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2002
CONTACT: Joanne Martin, PIO, San Antonio College Office of Public Relations
210.733.2147
SAC Presents Activities in Observance of International Education Week
San Antonio College will present a line-up of activities in observance of International Education Week, Nov. 18-22.
Activities will include an International Student Fair on Monday. A variety of lectures also will be presented such as
"The Debate on Iraq: Diverse Perspective" at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, and "San Antonio & the World in the 21st Century" at
9 a.m. on Thursday.
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education 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.
For a complete schedule of activities, click here or call Jonathan Lee, History Professor, at 733-2565.
SCHEDULE:
Monday, Nov. 18
"International Students' Fair"
10 a.m.-1 p.m., LSC.
This event will feature students from various countries displaying crafts, foods, pictures, native clothing, and singing
and dancing from their countries.
"Taking Your Show on the Road: Teaching in a Foreign Country"
11 a.m., MLC 652.
Les Bleamaster (Kinesiology/Physical Education) and Tom Davis (ESL).
Bleamaster will talk about his experience in Bahrain teaching, training, and coaching modern pentathlon, and recruiting in
small towns to find potential athletes. Davis will talk about teaching at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for
one year; teaching in Korea for a university/corporate sponsorship for Sogang University/Samsung at a Samsung retreat
outside Seoul; and at Kangweon University.
"International Careers"
12 p.m., MLC 177-178.
Carol Swanson (Foreign Languages) and
Val Calvert (Business).
"Abraham Salon"
2 p.m., Methodist Student Center.
Discussion of Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, by Bruce Feiler, led by Rev. Jim Miller of the Methodist
Student Center.
"Study & Travel Abroad: An Interdepartmental and Interdisciplinary Approach"
2:30 p.m., MLC 652.
Presented by Sammye Smith (Kinesiology/Physical Education), John Fardal (Biology), and Guillermo Campos (Foreign Languages).
Tuesday, Nov. 19
"Model OAS"
2 p.m., MLC 652.
Dr. Phil Rogers (Political Science) and this year's Model Organization of American States team will offer a symposium on
the upcoming competition and how others can get involved to compete against 17 universities.
"From the Big Picture to the Classroom:
Examples of Successful Activities Used to Internationalize the Curriculum"
3:30 p.m., MLC 600.
Sylvia DeLeon (Public Administration), Marshall Lloyd (Criminal Justice), Roger Stanley (Astronomy), Mary Allen Martin
(Mortuary Science), and Joan Fabian (Visual Arts & Technology)
Panel of instructors who have infused their courses with international content. They will present successful examples
that worked with their students.
Wednesday, Nov. 20
"Bringing Back the Positive: An Artist and Educator in Pakistan"
10 a.m., MLC 552.
Presented by Joan Fabian (Visual Arts & Technology), former Fulbright Scholar in Pakistan.
"The Debate on Iraq: Diverse Perspectives"
11 a.m., VATC 120.
Panel presentation to include: Dr. Carol Bargeron, History Dept., Southwest Texas State University, "The Contemporary
Middle East: Old Problems and New Realities"; Dr. Phil Rogers, SAC Political Science, "The Debate in the U.N. Security
Council"; Asslan Khaligh, SAC Political Science, "The Debate in the Islamic World."
Thursday, Nov. 21
"San Antonio & the World in the 21st Century"
9 a.m., VATC 120.
Presented by Jacklyn Crews-Diaz from the City of San Antonio, International Affairs Department.
"Foreign Liberties: A Survey of Major Constitutional Rights Cases of Foreign Nationals on U.S. Soil"
Presented by: Jodi McMaster (Paralegal Studies)
11 a.m., MLC 642.
Multimedia presentation discussing the rights of citizens of other countries when in the 'Land of the Free.'
"Globalization in the Classroom: Salman Rushdie's Wizard of Oz"
Faculty workshop presented by University of the Incarnate Word Professor Moumin M. Quazi.
3 - 4:20 p.m., John Igo Lounge, Gonzales Hall, Room 100.