Elon University’s McKinnon Hall is the site of a global village, related workshops, and panel discussions. Read this note for details about scheduled events in the village, Jan. 12-15...
The simulated village is used to promote learning and dialogue about global issues of land use, hunger, and poverty and to raise questions about our roles as global citizens. The village is also a site for 20 workshops conducted by Heifer International.
Sunday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m. McKinnon Hall Global Village “Storytelling and Hot Cocoa Hour.”
Professional storyteller Surekha Pendyal weaves tales from India as we sip cocoa by the “firelight.”
Public invited – free event
Monday, January 12
Noon-1 p.m. Harden Dining Hall An Informal Q/A with Heifer International Representatives
BYO (buy your own) lunch at Harden and gather to ask Rex Enoch and Tim Newman any questions about Heifer International. Public invited. Look for tables with reserved event signs.
4:45-5:45 p.m. “Passport to Culture – Ghana” Aramark sponsored cooking and culture demonstration followed by a meal – Ghana – presented by Wake Forest University’s Executive Chef Joseph Kwarteng in Harden
$6.25 meal ticket required – Public invited
Tuesday, January 13
4:45-5:45 p.m. Harden Dining Hall “Passport to Culture” Aramark sponsored cooking and culture demonstration followed by a meal – Poland – presented by Elon’s Executive Chef Mirek Lysakowski
$6.25 meal ticket required – Public invited
6:30-7:30 p.m. McKinnon Hall Global Village “Global Citizenship” Panel Presentation and discussion
Rex Enoch from Heifer International, Chrissy Stein former Peace Corps volunteer and wife of faculty Jeff Stein, and Myra St. Clair, Elon student who traveled through Elon Studies Abroad program and studied at Costa Rica’s Center for Human Development
Panel Discussion addresses: defining global citizenship, aligning personal mission with an organizations mission, what are some ways to become active, and issues from the field: reality versus expectation and addressing cultural differences, the rewards of being in action.
Public invited – free event
Wednesday, January 14
10:30-11:30 a.m. McKinnon Hall Global Village site “Seeds of Change”: Heritage Seeds, Biodiversity, and the Future of Society” led by Tim Newman from Heifer International
Public invited – free event
4:45-5:45 p.m. Harden Dining Hall “Passport to Culture – Germany” Aramark sponsored cooking and culture demonstration followed by a meal – Thailand – presented by Elon’s Sous Chef Noppanit “Meena” Monaghan $6.25 meal ticket required – Public invited
Thursday, January 15
4:45-5:45 p.m. Harden Dining Hall “Passport to Culture – Germany” Aramark sponsored cooking and culture demonstration followed by a meal – Germany – presented by Elon’s Executive Chef Mirek Lysakowski
$6.25 meal ticket required – Public invited
6:30-7:30 p.m. McKinnon Hall Global Village site “Working and Living the Land” Panel presentation
Ken Hassell, Sandy Smith-Nonini, and Heidi Glaesel Frontani share the images and stories of the Dante VA coalminers, of NC migrant farm workers, and of villagers whose homes border the national parks of Africa. As global decisions shift the policies of land use and reform, we remember those whose lives are intricately woven into the land. Global citizenship and leadership requires us to be attentive to the people who are impacted by our visions and actions.
Public invited – free event