Global Education

The primary goal of the WVU Extension Global Education Team is to be a leader of programs and activities that support and enhance global education for Extension faculty, staff, and volunteers, and clientele. The team is inter-disciplinary in nature with Extension Agents and faculty from 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Families & Health and the Community Economic & Workforce Development program units.

The goals of the team are to:

• Provide Extension personnel with the opportunity for involvement in international projects and domestic development efforts.
• Improve local county Extension programs by helping faculty and staff expand their sensitivity to other cultures and apply their knowledge of other Extension approaches to local problems.
• Involve Extension clientele in global education programs and increase their comprehension of how international understanding affects their daily lives.
• Collaborate with university and external partners in conducting global education for West Virginians.

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A Day of International Cooking

‘A Day of International Cooking’ offered an opportunity for 4-Hers to cook a variety of international dishes from Ethiopia, Ireland, New Zealand, Morocco, Slovakia, Sudan and Uzbekistan. Participants had an opportunity to sample each and do other hands-on, educational activities.

The program is tailored for 4-Hers 11 years and older. It was held on Saturday November 5 at the Boone County Extension Office from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The flyer A Day of International Cooking offers a complete menu and other pertinent information. If you have any questions about this program, please do not hesitate to contact Julie Tritz, 4-H Extension Agent at (304) 272-6839.

International Education Week

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Education typically set aside the third week in November to celebrate global education and exchange here in the United States. Travel outside the United States is one way to learn about other cultures and customs. This may done through the IFYE program as explained above as well as other international opportunities. However, there are other more inexpensive ways to do the same without ever leaving the state. Below are a few examples:

• Check out a book on another country from your local library
• Watch a travel program on TV
• Have an international student over for dinner that attends your high school or nearby community college or university
• Cook a cuisine that you have not tried before

International Education Week is November 12-16, 2012.

FACDIS

The West Virginia Consortium for Faculty & Course Development in International Studies (FACDIS) was established in 1980 and is a consortium of 20 West Virginia institutions of higher education with over 375 participating faculty in international studies and foreign languages from more than fifteen different disciplines.

To learn more or to become a member visit: http://www.wvu.edu/~facdis/

How to Learn More

The WVU Extension Global Education Team is making every effort to have global education programming and resources at our state events such as but not limited to: Young Adult Conference, 4-H University, Teen Leader Weekend, Alpha State 4-H Camps, 4-H Volunteer Weekend and CEOS Annual Conference.

For more information, contact any of the individuals below:

• Tina Cowger, Faculty Team Co-Chair, E-mail
• Doug Hovatter, Faculty Team Co-Chair, E-mail
• Rich Fleischer, Extension Specialist, Faculty Team Advisor E-mail

To learn more about the WVU 4-H Youth Development visit http://4-hyd.ext.wvu.edu/