{"id":50635,"date":"2014-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/10\/07\/international-week-to-begin-nov-4\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:23:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:23:18","slug":"international-week-to-begin-nov-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/10\/07\/international-week-to-begin-nov-4\/","title":{"rendered":"International Week to begin Nov. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>In celebration of the variety of cultures represented on campus the second annual International Week celebration will be held Nov. 4-7.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by the Global Health Student &amp; Faculty Advisory Committee, International Week will provide opportunities for the UNMC community to meet and mingle with people from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The week kicks off with an online &#8220;Quest,&#8221; challenging participants to meet someone new and find out a little about where they are from. More information on the &#8220;Quest&#8221; will be published in UNMC Today at the beginning of International Week. <\/p>\n<p>Other activities include an ethnic tea, flag football and ping pong\/badminton tournaments, as well as the popular photo contest. <\/p>\n<p>To enter the photo contest, complete the  <a href=\"https:\/\/app1.unmc.edu\/forms\/pr\/photo_contest\">online submission form<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The deadline to submit photos is Oct. 20. <\/p>\n<p><b>A timeline of the week&#8217;s events:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><B>Nov. 4:<\/b> Photo contest winners are announced at an event featuring ethnic desserts and tea from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the student commons on the second floor of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.\n<li><b>Nov. 5:<\/b> An ethnic tea will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Maurer Commons area between the Durham Research towers. Ethnic breakfast items will be provided. Winning photos also will be on display.\n<li><b>Nov. 7:<\/b> Flag football tournament at 1 p.m. on the Student Plaza grass, followed by ping pong and badminton tournaments starting at 4 p.m. in the Student Life Center. Food and water will be provided at the late afternoon tournament. 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