Date: 2/14/2017
Time: 10:00 AM TO 7:30 PM

221 Quarterline Rd
Muskegon, Michigan 49442

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Event Description: MCC’s 18th Annual Global Awareness Festival on Feb. 13-17, 2017 will focus on Europe with a series of activities, lectures and other events to bring awareness to that region’s population, culture, cuisine and political issues. Each year, the Global Awareness Festival highlights a different geographic area of the world. All Global Awareness Festival events are free. For more information, contact Papa N’jai, the international coordinator at MCC, at (231) 777-0693 or by e-mail at papa.njai@muskegoncc.edu “We have a responsibility to provide our students, staff and community with a greater understanding of what’s happening in other parts of the world,” explained N’jai. “In an era of globalization, we have to think globally. If we better understand other cultures and other people, then we are better able to resolve cultural misunderstandings.” Throughout the week between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., visitors will be able to watch international news coverage on screens located in Collegiate Hall. Also, the MCC Campus Dining Services will be featuring special European-inspired menu items throughout the week. The flags of more than 200 nations, along with informational placards about each country, will line the MCC hallways. In Gerber Lounge, international artifacts collected from the community will be on display. Here’s the schedule of events for the 2017 Global Awareness Festival: TUESDAY, FEB. 14 10-11:30 a.m. Global Topic: “What Is Your Nation If I May Ask? The Construction of Irish National Identity from Ulysses to the European Union.” Conor Roddy, MCC Philosophy Instructor. Blue and Gold Room 12:30-1:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker: “The European Union in 2017: How Deep the Abyss?” John Constantelos, Professor of Political Science, Grand Valley State University. Blue and Gold Room 2-3 p.m. Global Topic: “Global Warming, Local Cooling: A European Example." Amber Kumpf, MCC Geology instructor. Blue and Gold Room 3-4 p.m. Cooking Demonstration: Sample Authentic European Cuisine with MCC Chefs Vonny and Nick. Collegiate Hall 5:30-6:30 p.m. Film: “The U.P. Recalls the War” (2007). People living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan recall World War II, sharing images and stories from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, to the iron ore mines back home. Combined with vintage newsreels and film footage, these personal memories paint a vivid image of victory and loss. Produced by WNMU-TV. Blue and Gold Room 6:30-7:30 p.m. Global Topic: “European Women of Achievement: The Arts, Education and Activism,” Gretchen Cline, MCC Women’s Studies Program. Blue and Gold Room


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