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International Admissions
"World As One"
International Day
“World as One” students Patrick Habyarimana
- Rwanda, Lucas Collarte-Abad - Spain, Michael Flackskamp - Germany,
Byung-Ho “Simon” Lee - Korea, Jorge Gonzalez-Eliard
- Mexico, Michael Erler - Germany, Jae Min Kim - Korea, Hyung-Won “Harry” Kim
- Korea, Yoh Kambayashi - Japan, Alberto Merlin - Italy, and Joel
(J. J.) Beaucejour - Haiti hosted an International Day for their
fellow classmates on Friday, February 24, 2006. |
Haitian pork,
along with many other diverse foods, is offered on International
Day. |
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The day began with “World as One” students reading TV 4
announcements in their native languages with English subtitles from 8:10
a.m. – 8:20
a.m.
Students sampled international cuisine such as Haitian Pork, Korean
beef and rice, Japanese spring rolls, German sausage and potato salad,
Baklava,
Mexican Candy, cannoli, and churros during lunch 11:00 – Noon.
Students learned about the world around them through
presentations by three guest speakers and in breakout smaller sessions
with current SJJ “World as One” students along with
Lebanon – Sleiman Sleiman (a former “World as One” participant
now at the University of Toledo), Guatemala – SJJ students
who worked with garbage dump dwellers as well as guest student
speakers from the Exchange Program from Brazil, Mongolia, Hong
Kong, and Viet Nam.
Afternoon guest speakers
included Dr. Jay Nielsen, Mission International of America, on his
medical mission to Haiti, Rev. Young-Jin Kim on his
prison ministry in Africa, and Jesuit Brother Jim Boynton, who has
done mission work in Patna, Nepal, and Mexico. |
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This is the third year for the “World as One” Program
that started with five international students and expanded to 11
students this year. The goal of “World as One” is to
encourage students to develop an understanding and respect for one
another’s beliefs, backgrounds, and cultures, creating a
life-long community that values and continually advocates justice
and peace
in the world. Ways they do this are by becoming friends with the
international students and sharing viewpoints in class.
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