November1,2016

OfficeofGlobalEducation
625LoopRoad,106VanCampenHall
Kent,OH44242

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KeynoteAddressDetails:
November7at5p.m.intheKentStateKiva
Speaker:Dr.HaifaJamalAlLail
o PresidentofEffatUniversityallwomensuniversityinJeddah,Saudi
Arabia
o Respectedauthorandresearcherintopicsincludingprivatizationand
womenempowerment
o AwardedtheDistinguishedArabianWomanAwardin2005
o Winnerofa1000WomenfortheNobelPeacePrizein2005
Dr.BeverlyWarrentopresentopeningremarks
EarlykickofftoInternationalEducationWeek(November1418)

InternationalEducationWeekDetails:
WeekofNovember1418
Lectures,exhibitions,presentationsandconcertscenteredaroundinternational
culture
JointinitiativeoftheU.S.DepartmentsofStateandEducationwiththeobjective
toeducatestudents,domesticandinternational,onhowtosucceedinan
increasinglyglobalizedworld.
Linktomoreevents
November1,2016
OfficeofGlobalEducation
625LoopRoad,106VanCampenHall
Kent,OH44242

Internationaleducatortodeliverkeynoteaddresstokickoffannualweek
longseries

InternationalEducationWeekwillkickoffearlywithakeynoteaddressbyDr.Haifa
JamalAlLail.

ThefreeeventwilltakeplaceonMonday,November7at5p.m.intheKentStateKiva.
KentStateUniversityPresidentDr.BeverlyWarrenwillpresentopeningremarks.

AlLailisthecurrentsittingpresidentofEffatUniversityanallwomensuniversityin
Jeddah,SaudiArabia.Sheisanauthorandresearcherwhohaspublishedarticlesabout
topicssuchasprivatizationandwomenempowerment.AlLailwasawardedthe
DistinguishedArabianWomanAwardin2005andwasawinnerofthe1000Womenfor
theNobelPeacePrizeinthesameyear.ASaudiArabianative,AlLailearnedherPh.D.
inPublicPolicyfromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

BeforejoiningEffatUniversityin1998,AlLailwasthefirstDeanofGirlsCampusin
KingAbdulazizUniversityinJeddah,SaudiArabia.ShealsoparticipatedintheSummer
InstituteforWomeninHigherEducationAdministrationatBryanMawrCollegein2000.

AlLailwillbespeakingaboutherexperiencesatEffatUniversityandwhatledher
passionofresearchingwomenempowermentacrosstheworld.Shewillalsotake
questionsfromtheaudienceaboutherstudies.

MarcelloFantoni,AssociateProvostofGlobalEducation,saidheislookingforwardto
startingoffInternationalEducationweekearlywithsuchapowerfulspeaker.

Dr.AlLailsresearchandworldlyknowledgewillbeachanceforKentStatestudentsto
learnmoreaboutherexperiencesandhowtheycanimpacttheworldthemselves,
Fantonisaid.

InternationalEducationWeekisandannualeventhostedbyKentStatesOfficeof
GlobalEducation(OGE)andwilltakeplaceNovember1418.Theweeklong
celebrationfeaturesexhibitions,lectures,presentationsandconcertscenteredaround
internationalculture.InternationalEducationWeekisajointinitiativeoftheU.S.
DepartmentsofStateandEducationwiththeobjectivetoeducatestudents,domesticand
international,onhowtosucceedinanincreasinglyglobalizedworld.

OGEishometomultipleprogramsrangingfromassistinginternationalstudentsstudying
atKentStatetoeducationabroad.OGEsmissionistointernationalizetheKentState
Universityexperienceforthebenefitofallstudents,faculty,andstaff.Approximately
2,500internationalstudentsfrommorethan100countriesacrosstheworldareenrolledat
KentState.OGEoffersassistancewithapplying,logistics,scholarshipsandmost
importantly,makingstudentsfeelathomeatKentStateeverystepoftheway.

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