The Elon community can get a taste of cultures from around the world during a global village that will be open in McKinnon Hall Monday, Jan. 12-Thursday, Jan. 15. Details...
In conjunction with Heifer International, Elon will host the global village as part of the theme for Winter Term 2004, Living in a Global Age.
The village will depict lifestyles, homes and food from cultures around the world. Models of two homes from different cultures will be on display in McKinnon Hall throughout the week. Rex Enoch and Tim Newman of Heifer International will be on hand to offer a variety of workshops on topics such as the root causes of poverty and hunger, environmental issues in land development, organic gardening and composting. Heifer International promotes sustainable development, providing livestock to families and communities and education to become self-sufficient.
ARAMARK, Elon’s food service provider, will offer four culture and cooking demonstrations in Harden Residential Restaurant at 4:45 p.m. each evening, Jan. 12-15. These events, which are free and open to the public, will include recipes and cooking tips from international chefs on the Elon ARAMARK staff.
Other highlights of the week include two panel discussions. The first, on global citizenship and the opportunities available through global humanities programs, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13 in McKinnon Hall. The second panel discussion, titled “A Look at Labor and Land,” is set for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 15 in McKinnon Hall. Elon faculty members Ken Hassell, Sandy Smith-Nonini and Heidi Glaesel-Frontani will discuss their experiences in communities such as a Virginia coal mining town, a North Carolina migrant farm worker village, and an African fishing village.