Thursday, November 13, 2008
Founder of Jewish-Arab integrated schools in Israel to lecture at USI
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“Peace through Education” is the theme for this year’s International Education Week (November 17-21), and the highlight of the week’s activities will be a lecture by Lee Gordon, co-founder of the Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, a non-governmental organization working to create a network of integrated schools for Arab and Jewish children throughout the country. Hand in Hand has established four integrated schools in different regions of Israel, serving close to 1,000 Israeli Arab and Jewish children. All of the schools use a bilingual Hebrew-Arabic curriculum. A native of the U.S., Gordon lived in Israel for 18 years and received a master’s degree in social work from Hebrew University and graduated from the prestigious Mandel Institute’s School for Educational Leadership. He now lives in Portland, Oregon and served as executive director of American Friends of Hand in Hand, a non-profit organization he founded that supports the center’s work. He will present “Peace through Education” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, in Forum II in the Wright Administration Building at USI. Here’s the rest of the International Education Week schedule: Monday, November 17 Global IQ Quiz, 10 a.m. to noon, University Center lobby. ISEP Study Abroad Showcase featuring Finland, Netherlands, and South Africa, noon, University Center Room 201. Tuesday, November 18 One World Film Series: “A Slim Peace,” 7 p.m., Kleymeyer Hall, Liberal Arts Center. Wednesday, November 19 Work of Human Hands gift sale, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., University Center lobby. “Peace through Education,” presented by Lee Gordon, Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education, 4:30 p.m., Forum II, Wright Administration Building. Global Community Poetry Night with UE, 7 p.m., Ridgeway Student Center, University of Evansville. Thursday, November 20 Work of Human Hands gift sale, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., University Center lobby. Friday, November 21 “Get the Scoop” study abroad information session and free ice cream, 1 p.m., University Center Room 203. APB’s Friday Night Live International Extravaganza, 8 p.m., Physical Activities Center (PAC) Room 200. Photos from the Around the World photo contest will be displayed in the University Center lobby throughout the week. International Education Week activities are sponsored by International Programs and Studies, the vice president for Student Affairs, Student Development Programs, Multicultural Center, and APB. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services 812/461-5259 or wkbredhold@usi.edu |
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