A series of seminars and activities, including the International Festival on Saturday, April 17, marks this year's International Week at Elon. Details and event schedule...
Faculty, staff and students from a variety of academic departments have worked together to plan International Week. All events are free and open to the public.
A schedule of events follows:
HIV/AIDS as a Human Rights Issue
Wednesday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Whitley Auditorium
- Periclean Scholars will describe how HIV/AIDS is a global human rights issue. The session will feature the U.S. premiere performance of “The Shining Lights of Opuwo,” a documentary focused on the youth of Namibia.
Human Rights for Select Indigenous Populations in Latin America
Thursday, April 15, 2:10 p.m., Whitley Auditorium
- Post-colonialist discrimination against indigenous groups continues to this day in the Americas. This session will examine these communities and their struggle to retain their unique identities.
Responsibility of Agricultural Biotechnology
Friday, April 16, 9:20 a.m., Whitley Auditorium
- Genetically engineered crop strains have been developed for use around the world to fight hunger, but there is growing debate about the safety of these foods. This session will examine the scientific development and safeguards of the agritechnology business.
Student Art Display
Friday, April 16, 3-5 p.m., Isabella Cannon Centre
- Elon student Yujiro Naniwa will display pottery from his senior art project.
International Festival
Saturday, April 17, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., International Pavilion
- Activities will include international dance and music, authentic arts and crafts, children’s activities and a variety of ethnic foods.
“La isla desierta”-A one-act comedy by Roberto Arlt
Sunday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m., Yeager Recital Hall
- The bored employees of a Buenos Aires accounting office are led into a dream world by tales of deserted islands and faraway lands from a financial mulatto.
How the Media Sell Disease, Famine, War and Death
Monday, April 19, 3:10 p.m., Whitley Auditorium
- Susan Moeller, author of “Compassion Fatigue: How the Media Sell Disease, Famine, War and Death,” will discuss the way American media coverage of international issues affects our ability to understand the world.
Human Rights in the United States: An Assessment
Tuesday, April 20, 9:20 a.m., Whitley Auditorium
- This panel will examine and discuss the state of human rights in the United States. Representatives from monitoring organziations will discuss important issues.
Social Responsibility of U.S. Firms in the Global Marketplace
Tuesday, April 20, 2:10 p.m., Whitley Auditorium
- When U.S. firms enter the global arena, they must define their global social responsibility in regard to pay, workers’ benefits, workplace conditions and health care in diverse areas of the world. This panel, including business faculty members David Noer and Earl Honeycutt, will examine these issues.
The Impact of the Global Marketplace
Tuesday, April 20, 6 p.m., Whitley Auditorium
- Recently, U.S. firms have announced plant closings and the outsourcing of jobs in North Carolina to less costly countries. Session participants will debate both sides of this issue with the goal of understanding the forces that drive the global economy.