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I Heart Travel Week
I Heart Travel Week 2023
Join us in celebrating education abroad and international education at Kent State University! This week is packed with opportunities to learn more about education abroad, celebrate our current and past students who have studied abroad, and engage with international activities on campus! See below for the full calendar of events.
If you would like to submit an event, please use the Event Submission Survey. We welcome submissions from students, faculty, and staff!
| Event | Date | Time | Location | Quick Overview |
| Paris American Academy for Interior Design Students | Monday, February 13, 2023 | 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Verder Hall | We invite all current 2nd Year Interior Design students to attend this event! Please join us for an info session including two Interior Design students who recently participated in the PAA program to learn more about this wonderful opportunity! |
| Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Information Session | Monday, February 13, 2023 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Bowman Hall 110 | The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a competitive national award that enables students with limited financial means to participate in education abroad opportunities. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must receive a Pell Grant at the time of application or the time of study abroad participation. Join the Education Abroad team to learn more about this opportunity! |
| Financial Aid for Education Abroad | Monday, February 13, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Bowman Hall 110 | Join Financial Aid to learn how to use your financial aid and scholarships for your education abroad program. |
| Star War's "The Mandalorian" and Intercultural Competency for the 21st Century Traveler | Monday, February 13, 2023 | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Bowman Hall 317 | Led by an expert in International Education, Kristin Stasiowski, Ph.D., this interactive seminar will introduce participants to Star War’s The Mandalorian through an in-depth discussion of how the television show has adopted and adapted traditional lessons of intercultural competency. Designed to inform curiosity as well as future travels, participants will come away with an increased understanding of the ways The Mandalorian and teach us to be better travelers in an endless universe of new cultures. |
| Education Abroad Expo | Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | DI Hub 2nd Floor Lobby | Visit this Valentine's Day themed Education Abroad Expo to discover and explore the many education abroad opportunities at Kent State! Paper suitcases with international candy and golden tickets for a t-shirt, hat, or education abroad application fee waiver will be available for the first 50 students! |
| Returned Students Social | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Bowman Hall 204 | Grab a donut and get to know other students who have recently studied abroad! This event will kickoff the returned students event series for the spring semester! |
| Not Your Typical Education Abroad Fair | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Business Administration Building, 1st Floor | Learn more about the education abroad opportunities offered to business students in summer as well as programs more off the beaten track in addition to our regular programs in Florence, Geneva, and Prague. All attendees will receive a FREE t-shirt! |
| Fall in Love with Florence | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Business Administration Building 217 | There's no better time to fall in love with Florence than this upcoming fall semester. Interested in learning more? Join Florence Program Coordinator, Kristina Bullard, for this Florence Fall 2023 information session! |
| Cultural Cafe | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | KSC Ballroom Balcony | Learn about Japan and Spain and sample some of the cuisine from those countries. |
| Studying Abroad as an LGBTQIA+ Student | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom | Expressing your LGBTQIA+ identities can be a significant source of growth, challenge, and reflection in a new and unfamiliar environment. You may already be familiar with navigating opportunities and challenges associated with being LGBTQIA+ on campus, and there will likely be a different context to navigate in your host culture as a study abroad student. Join ISEP Study Abroad for an engaging discussion about getting the most out of the resources available to you and having a FABULOUS study abroad experience. |
| Res Airways - Italy | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Beall / McDowell Hall, 1st Floor Lounge | Join us for an opportunity to learn about Italy and its cultures and traditions directly from international students from Italy. There will be a presentation followed by a question and answer period, then food made from recipes traditional to Italy will be served. You can learn more about Res Airways here. |
| Financial Aid for Education Abroad | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Virtual on Microsoft Teams | Join Financial Aid to learn how to use your financial aid and scholarships for your education abroad program. |
| ACIREMA | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | KSC 306 | The simulation exercise, ACIREMA, is designed to sensitize participants to the difficulties that international students encounter in their quest for an American education. It acquaints the participants with the procedures students must follow from the initial contact with a U.S. educational institution to their arrival on campus. Open to all KSU students, staff, and faculty. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. You can pre-register here. |
| Education Abroad 101 | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Virtual on Microsoft Teams | Join the Education Abroad Team to learn about education abroad opportunities at Kent State and a walk through of the steps you will need to take to study abroad. |
| Information Meeting for the Salamanca, Spain Study Abroad Academy | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Satterfield Hall 112A | Learn more about the Spanish classes and cultural activities offered during our one month summer faculty-led study abroad program to Salamanca, Spain. |
| Education Abroad Trivia: Love is Blind Edition | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Bowman Hall 217 | Bring some friends and compete to win in this trivia event with a Love is Blind twist! Teams will be formed based on shared interests and will need to answer love-themed trivia from around the world! Pizza will be provided and prizes for the winning team include an education abroad t-shirt or hat! |
| Education Abroad Pizza Party | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Dunbar Hall | Join us for a pizza party in Dunbar Hall and learn more about education abroad opportunities that we recommend for business students. We'll provide the pizza, bring yourself, a friend, and something to drink! |
| 2024 Ghana Study Abroad Informational Meeting | Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Oscar Ritchie Hall 150 | This will be an informational meeting to promote and to gauge student interest in the Department of Africana Studies' 2024 Ghana Study Abroad Program. "I want my students and my community stakeholders to experience the real Africa at both the village and the city levels. It is the 21st century in Africa, too." |
| To Florence with Love | Friday, February 17, 2023 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | CUE lobby | All Florence Alumni and Future Florence students are invited to share their love and appreciation for their second home in Florence Italy. Students will have the opportunity to create and send Valentines to the Florence staff and faculty and share with future Florence students everything they LOVE about the jewel of Tuscany. |
| Paris American Academy for Interior Design Students | Friday, February 17, 2023 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Outside of the Joseph F. Morbito Architecture Library (CAED) | We invite all current 1st Year Interior Design students to attend this event! Please join us for an info session including two Interior Design students who recently participated in the PAA program to learn more about this wonderful opportunity! Merci beaucoup! |
| Gilman Scholarship Writing Workshop | Friday, February 17, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Bowman Hall 201 | The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a competitive national award that enables students with limited financial means to participate in education abroad opportunities. This writing workshop will introduce prospective applicants to the scholarship essay prompts, provide suggestions for what to include in the essay responses, and allow for time to brainstorm. |
| The Return on Investment of Studying Abroad | Friday, February 17, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Virtual, you can register or join here | Is studying abroad worth the investment and will it help my career? Join Career Exploration and Development and Education Abroad to discuss the return on investment of education and internship abroad opportunities. |
| Blank_Lab Immersive Exhibit | All week |
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
DI Hub Blank_Lab (Room 144) | Experience an immersive photo and video exhibit highlighting education abroad at Kent State. The exhibit will run continuously in the DI Hub's Blank_Lab. |
| Photo Contest Voting | All week | N/A | The top 3 photos from each category of the Education Abroad Photo Contest will be featured in the Education Abroad Instagram stories during I Heart Travel Week. Winners will be announced on Monday, February 20, 2023. |