Each year, , in conjunction with other campus departments and organizations, hosts (IEW). IEW is a national event coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education to celebrate and promote international education and global exchange. International Education Week 2012 will take place at Notre Dame from Nov. 9-16.
The following IEW events, some of which require tickets, are open to the public:
- At 7 p.m. Nov. 9 (Friday) and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10 (Saturday), the presents Notre Dame鈥檚 cultural clubs in a variety of group and individual performances celebrating Asian heritage and culture at 鈥淎sian Allure 2012: Potluck.鈥� The event will take place in Washington Hall.
- From 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday), the Muslim Students Association of Notre Dame will host a screening of the film 鈥淢uhammad: Legacy of a Prophet鈥� and a discussion of the film presented by of the . The free event will take place in the Hesburgh Center Auditorium.
- At 7 p.m. Nov. 11 (Sunday), the will host a Diwali celebration, which will include prayers to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi, followed by dinner and dancing. The event will be in the LaFortune Ballroom.
- At 8 p.m. Nov. 13 (Tuesday), the and director Claire Dennis will screen two films, 鈥淭o the Devil鈥� and 鈥淏eau Travail,鈥� as part of the Nanovic Institute鈥檚 .
- From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 14 (Wednesday), presents 鈥淚nternational Taste of South Bend." Sample free international cuisine provided by local ethnic restaurants in the LaFortune Ballroom.
- At 5:45 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday), with refreshments prior to the event, the presents 鈥淧rincess Marie Gets a Facelift." South Bend Art Conservator Monica Radecki will explain the treatment that several of the paintings received in preparation for the exhibition 鈥淏reaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art.鈥�
- From 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 (Thursday), Eric Nelson, government professor at Harvard University, will give a lecture titled 鈥溾�� at the 2012 award ceremony. The event is presented by the Nanovic Institute and will take place in the Eck Visitors Center Auditorium.
- On Nov. 15 (Thursday), the , the Notre Dame Program in French and Francophone 91视频, the , Teaching Beyond the Classroom Grant, the Nanovic Institute and the will together host 鈥淔rom Street to Screen: A Festival of North African Film." At 6:30 p.m. they will screen 鈥淣either Allah Nor Master,鈥� followed by a 9:30 p.m. screening of 鈥淏ab鈥橝ziz 鈥� The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul,鈥� in DeBartolo鈥檚 Browning Cinema.
For more information and a complete list of International Education Week events, click .