UNews - Nanda Stannard /unews/person/nanda-stannard en 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge international culture celebrated through students at Living Library /unews/article/university-lethbridge-international-culture-celebrated-through-students-living-library <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p><span><span><span><span><span>The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Library, in conjunction with International Student Services, is celebrating International Education Week by presenting the Living Library &mdash; giving everyone the opportunity to learn about international culture through the eyes of ULethbridge international students.</span></span></span></span></span><div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/Living-Library.jpg" title="Students from India have been represented at past Living Library events." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Students from India have been represented at past Living Library events.</div></div></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>&ldquo;This event celebrates diversity on our campus and creates an internationalization-at-home atmosphere,&rdquo; says Nanda Stannard, a library operations specialist and one of the lead organizers of the event. &ldquo;The essence of our Living Library event is, instead of borrowing a book you can talk to a person to learn about different countries and different cultures. When we are exposed to different cultures and languages our perspective on things broadens and helps us in understanding the world around us.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>More than 30 students representing eight different countries have volunteered to take part in the event, eager to share the culture and traditions from their home countries of Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Ukraine and Vietnam.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span>&ldquo;Our university is privileged to have students from more than 70 countries on our campuses.&nbsp;The diversity and perspectives the international students bring to our campus of their global experiences, along with their eagerness to become a part of ULethbridge and the broader community are extremely enriching to all our students and southern Alberta as a whole,&rdquo; says Paul Pan, director of International. &ldquo;The Living library event always features an amazing collection of students from all the over world.&nbsp;It really gives everyone a great opportunity to learn from each other, share experiences and gain global perspectives.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>This is the eighth year the library has presented the event and as ULethbridge continues to prioritize increasing international student enrolment, it only promises to grow with the influx of new students and new cultures.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>Living Library takes place Wednesday, November 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside the entrance to the 免费福利资源在线看片 Library.</span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/university-library" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 Library</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/nanda-stannard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Nanda Stannard</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/paul-pan" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Paul Pan</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge international culture celebrated through students at Living Library" class="rdf-meta"></span> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:24:36 +0000 trevor.kenney 11796 at /unews Annual International Education Week honours ethnic and cultural diversity /unews/article/annual-international-education-week-honours-ethnic-and-cultural-diversity <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>With more than 85 countries represented at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge each semester, International Education Week, from Monday, Nov. 18 to Friday, Nov. 22, gives the campus community the chance to celebrate an array of cultures and learn from global neighbours.</p><p>&ldquo;Everyone is welcome to attend our celebrations for International Education Week and learn more about the rich cultural diversity on campus,&rdquo; says Imar煤 Baquero, manager of International Student Services. &ldquo;The week&rsquo;s activities provide plenty of opportunities to learn about the multiple education-abroad opportunities U of L offers its students.&rdquo;<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:400px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/students-int2.jpg" alt=""></div></p><p>The program on Monday and Tuesday includes a demonstration of yukata dressing with the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, an education-abroad information session, a frevo (a Brazilian carnival dance) dance workshop and an international trivia night.</p><p>Wednesday&rsquo;s Living Library, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the entrance to the library, features U of L international students from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines and South Korea.</p><p>&ldquo;During this event, we invite people to borrow a person instead of borrowing a book,&rdquo; says Nanda Stannard, library operations specialist. &ldquo;The living library gives people the chance to learn first-hand about other countries, customs and cultures.&rdquo;</p><p>On Thursday, visitors can see <em>Flamenco, </em>an award-winning documentary about the world of flamenco. The week wraps up with an open house at the U of L International Centre on Friday afternoon.</p><p>Throughout the week, international students will be teaching their native language at noon. Participants can learn how to greet people and introduce themselves in 10 different languages. The full schedule of activities can be found online at <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/international/content/international-education-week-0" rel="nofollow">International Education Week</a>.</p><p>As part of International Education Week, the campus community is invited to participate in the <a href="https://www.uleth.ca/international/capture-culture-photo-contest" rel="nofollow">Capture Culture Photo Contest</a> by submitting photos in one of two categories &mdash; cities and landscapes or people, food and culture.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/international-centre" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">International Centre</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/imar%C3%BA-baquero" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Imar煤 Baquero</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/nanda-stannard" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Nanda Stannard</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Annual International Education Week honours ethnic and cultural diversity" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:27:41 +0000 caroline.zentner 10512 at /unews