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Panel analyzes other countries' perceptions of the United States
Carolyn Brown
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: NEWS
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion event for International Education Week at 3:30 p.m. today in General Academic Building Room 104.
The panel's topic is "The United States' Image in the New Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities," and three NT professors and a student will speak about America's image in the global community.
Mary Beth Butler, director of the NT Study Abroad Center, is coordinating the event, and said the NT branch of the Model International Organization is also expected to participate.
The event aims to give students a chance to look more closely at perceptions of the United States in the international community. The recent presidential election also helped to heighten awareness of the countryís image, Butler said.
"People were surprised during the campaign to see how interested in the presidential election people from other countries were," she said.
Although the event is geared toward international studies majors, students of all interests are welcome to attend, Butler said.
"It sounds interesting, though I hadn't heard about it before," said Amelia Shepherd, an international studies freshman. "Usually, they send out e-mails to the international studies majors. We're interested in getting involved; we're just not really informed."
International Education Week comes after several other similar events on NT campus. Shaby Jafari, an international studies junior, said she took part in Operation Care to benefit children in Afghanistan a few weeks ago.
Jafari, a member of NT's UNICEF branch, also said that the group would participate in International Education Week by hosting a concert this afternoon to raise money for the cause of its choice.
International Education Week began in 2000 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. It is observed in more than 100 countries overseas and takes place the week before Thanksgiving, according to the Department of Stateís official Web site.
The panel's topic is "The United States' Image in the New Millennium: Challenges and Opportunities," and three NT professors and a student will speak about America's image in the global community.
Mary Beth Butler, director of the NT Study Abroad Center, is coordinating the event, and said the NT branch of the Model International Organization is also expected to participate.
The event aims to give students a chance to look more closely at perceptions of the United States in the international community. The recent presidential election also helped to heighten awareness of the countryís image, Butler said.
"People were surprised during the campaign to see how interested in the presidential election people from other countries were," she said.
Although the event is geared toward international studies majors, students of all interests are welcome to attend, Butler said.
"It sounds interesting, though I hadn't heard about it before," said Amelia Shepherd, an international studies freshman. "Usually, they send out e-mails to the international studies majors. We're interested in getting involved; we're just not really informed."
International Education Week comes after several other similar events on NT campus. Shaby Jafari, an international studies junior, said she took part in Operation Care to benefit children in Afghanistan a few weeks ago.
Jafari, a member of NT's UNICEF branch, also said that the group would participate in International Education Week by hosting a concert this afternoon to raise money for the cause of its choice.
International Education Week began in 2000 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. It is observed in more than 100 countries overseas and takes place the week before Thanksgiving, according to the Department of Stateís official Web site.
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