Global Week Returns to East Stroudsburg University

Posted by: Elizabeth Richardson on March 27, 2017, No Comments

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania welcomes back, for the second year, Global Week. Taking place Sunday, April 2 – Saturday, April 8, Global Week will allow ESU students, faculty, staff and the local community to celebrate the rich diversity that makes up the campus community.

This year’s theme is Be the Change. “Our goal this year is to focus on three aspects of the human experience,” said Fernando Alcántar, director of student engagement. “We want the students to become an advocate to those who need a voice, learn how to communicate with someone who is different than them in some way, and experience something new and extraordinary.”

The events for the week include discussions about race, politics, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and physical ability. The main event, a world fair, will have international music and food, traditional activities from regions in America, Asia, the Caribbean, the Amazon Jungle, Europe, and South America, and live animals like a camel, a lama, and a yak.

All activities listed below are open to the general public:

Sunday, April 2
“The Holocaust: Why Does it Matter?”
6 p.m., Hoeffner Science and Technology Center Auditorium

“Light it Up Blue”
Evening
Innovation Center

Monday, April 3
“Pulse Memorial”
12 to 1 p.m., “Stroudhenge,” near front circle of campus

“Legalization of Hate Speech Debate”
3 p.m., Beers Lecture Hall

“Pulse: Still Beating”
7 p.m. Science and Technology Center Auditorium

Tuesday, April 4
“Peace Corps: Live to Give”
2 p.m., Stroud 113

“American Politics in a New Generation” with guest speaker Katie McGinty
7 p.m., Stroud 117

Wednesday, April 5
“World Fair” with live animals and activities from around the world
11 a.m., College Circle

“International Dating Practices”
4 p.m., Stroud 117

“misBELIEF”
7 p.m., Beers Lecture Hall

Thursday, April 6
“Moana”
8 p.m., Main Quad
Friday, April 7

“Through Their Eyes”
9 a.m., Innovation Center

“Relay for Life”
7 p.m. – 7 a.m., Koehler Fieldhouse
Pre-registration required www.relayforlife.org/paesu

Saturday, April 8
International Festival
4 p.m., University Center

For more information on any of the Global Week events, please contact Alcántar at 570-422-3384 or falcantar@esu.edu. Information about each event and updates to the schedule can also be found at www.esu.edu/globalweek.