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Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, visiting scholar from Ghana and his adviser, Professor Lori Foster Thompson
January 24. 2013
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) hosted its first luncheon in honor of NC State's Visiting Scholars. The event brought together NC State's Visiting Scholars and the faculty and staff that support them during their stay. It featured Dr. Bailian Li, Vice Provost of International Affairs; Mr. Michael Giancola, Director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service (CSLEPS); Dr. Orlando Rojas from the College of Natural Resources; and Ms. Elizabeth James, director of the Office of International Services.
The event also featured an address by Jue Wang, a scholar from Zhejiang University, under Michael Giancola in CSLEPS. Jue expressed her gratitude for the experiences she has while working at NC State noting the excellent advising she received and how welcoming the staff and students were. During her time here, Ms. Wang worked with faculty, staff and students to improve life on campus and increase opportunities for students to engage in public service opportunities.
Inusah Abdul-Nasiru, a visiting scholar from the University of Ghana, also attended the event with his adviser, Professor Lori Foster Thompson. Inusah is working in the Psychology Department and his background is in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His research at NC State is a continuation of research he started during his doctoral program at the University of Ghana. It looks at organizational culture, change readiness and successful change implementation in universities. He has been exploring the extent to which elements of university cultures provide the context for people to be ready for change, and how this go to influence success in change initiatives in public and private universities in Ghana. The findings will help improve how people manage universities.
On his time spent as a visiting scholar at NC State, Inusah stated, "I must say that this exchange program has really helped in my research and has given me the international exposure in terms of comprehensive professional development, the culture, and networking. The world class facilities, the environment of professionalism, and ready-to-help attitudes of all, especially from Psychology Department, Study Abroad Office, Office of International Services (and the D.H Hill Library staff) have all contributed immensely to the steady progress I am making in my work."
NC State is currently home to over 300 scholars from over 30 different countries. In the coming years, the Office of International Affairs will seek to grow the number of Visiting Scholars at at NC State in order to integration of global perspectives into all academic areas and development of global and local competence of our students.
International Month at NC State
As the University’s center for global engagement on campus and abroad, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) works together with other units to equip NC State’s students, faculty and staff with the global knowledge and skills necessary to compete and collaborate in our global society. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, celebrates International Education Week(November 12th-16th), a national event which highlights the benefits of international education and exchange. The goal of this event is to promote programs that prepare American students to become leaders in our global society and attract leaders from abroad to participate in exchange experiences in the U.S.
This year at NC State, we will expand this typically one-week celebration to the whole month of November to reflect the wealth of international scholarship, programs and events the university has to offer. Our goal is provide more opportunities to faculty, staff and students to expand their global knowledge and perspectives. All of this month’s events are designed to enhance cross-cultural interactions, further internationalize the campus and broaden the global perspectives of the campus community. This is also a part of our “At Home in the World” initiative, which is to connect our internationalization with diversify efforts the campus.
We will kick off the International Monthon Monday, November 5th with a “Summer Study Abroad for Engineers Info Session”, which promotes several study abroad options designed for engineering students. The Annual Passport Fairis a popular event that allows faculty, staff, students and community members to apply for or renew their passport right on campus. This will help increase study abroad enrollment and other overseas learning experiences. As a part of OIA’s commitment of creating and implementing multidisciplinary, globally focused education for NC State’s students, several events are designed to offer students to learn about different cultures and explore local opportunities to engage with international populations. Students will have the opportunity to learn about study abroad programs, local work and volunteer opportunities and cultural customs. A workshop featuring a documentary comparing various education systems worldwide and panel discussion will offer faculty and staff insight into the international student experience as well as the challenges that they are face during their studies in U.S. other global student learning will be highlighted at both a Global Health Proposal Competitionand a Study Abroad Photo Contestfeaturing photographs taken by students during their international exchange programs. In addition to cultural and student focused events, we will also showcase the faculty international research and scholarship with a seminar featuring the projects of the 2011 Internationalization Seed Grant Recipients.
For more information, please refer to the detailed calendar of events.
International Month at NC State
As the University’s center for global engagement on campus and abroad, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) works together with other units to equip NC State’s students, faculty and staff with the global knowledge and skills necessary to compete and collaborate in our global society. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, celebrates International Education Week(November 12th-16th), a national event which highlights the benefits of international education and exchange. The goal of this event is to promote programs that prepare American students to become leaders in our global society and attract leaders from abroad to participate in exchange experiences in the U.S.
This year at NC State, we will expand this typically one-week celebration to the whole month of November to reflect the wealth of international scholarship, programs and events the university has to offer. Our goal is provide more opportunities to faculty, staff and students to expand their global knowledge and perspectives. All of this month’s events are designed to enhance cross-cultural interactions, further internationalize the campus and broaden the global perspectives of the campus community. This is also a part of our “At Home in the World” initiative, which is to connect our internationalization with diversify efforts the campus.
We will kick off the International Monthon Monday, November 5th with a “Summer Study Abroad for Engineers Info Session”, which promotes several study abroad options designed for engineering students. The Annual Passport Fairis a popular event that allows faculty, staff, students and community members to apply for or renew their passport right on campus. This will help increase study abroad enrollment and other overseas learning experiences. As a part of OIA’s commitment of creating and implementing multidisciplinary, globally focused education for NC State’s students, several events are designed to offer students to learn about different cultures and explore local opportunities to engage with international populations. Students will have the opportunity to learn about study abroad programs, local work and volunteer opportunities and cultural customs. A workshop featuring a documentary comparing various education systems worldwide and panel discussion will offer faculty and staff insight into the international student experience as well as the challenges that they are face during their studies in U.S. other global student learning will be highlighted at both a Global Health Proposal Competitionand a Study Abroad Photo Contestfeaturing photographs taken by students during their international exchange programs. In addition to cultural and student focused events, we will also showcase the faculty international research and scholarship with a seminar featuring the projects of the 2011 Internationalization Seed Grant Recipients.
For more information, please refer to the detailed calendar of events.
International Month at NC State
As the University’s center for global engagement on campus and abroad, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) works together with other units to equip NC State’s students, faculty and staff with the global knowledge and skills necessary to compete and collaborate in our global society. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, celebrates International Education Week(November 12th-16th), a national event which highlights the benefits of international education and exchange. The goal of this event is to promote programs that prepare American students to become leaders in our global society and attract leaders from abroad to participate in exchange experiences in the U.S.
This year at NC State, we will expand this typically one-week celebration to the whole month of November to reflect the wealth of international scholarship, programs and events the university has to offer. Our goal is provide more opportunities to faculty, staff and students to expand their global knowledge and perspectives. All of this month’s events are designed to enhance cross-cultural interactions, further internationalize the campus and broaden the global perspectives of the campus community. This is also a part of our “At Home in the World” initiative, which is to connect our internationalization with diversify efforts the campus.
We will kick off the International Monthon Monday, November 5th with a “Summer Study Abroad for Engineers Info Session”, which promotes several study abroad options designed for engineering students. The Annual Passport Fairis a popular event that allows faculty, staff, students and community members to apply for or renew their passport right on campus. This will help increase study abroad enrollment and other overseas learning experiences. As a part of OIA’s commitment of creating and implementing multidisciplinary, globally focused education for NC State’s students, several events are designed to offer students to learn about different cultures and explore local opportunities to engage with international populations. Students will have the opportunity to learn about study abroad programs, local work and volunteer opportunities and cultural customs. A workshop featuring a documentary comparing various education systems worldwide and panel discussion will offer faculty and staff insight into the international student experience as well as the challenges that they are face during their studies in U.S. other global student learning will be highlighted at both a Global Health Proposal Competitionand a Study Abroad Photo Contestfeaturing photographs taken by students during their international exchange programs. In addition to cultural and student focused events, we will also showcase the faculty international research and scholarship with a seminar featuring the projects of the 2011 Internationalization Seed Grant Recipients.
For more information, please refer to the detailed calendar of events.
