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The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Institute of International Education are pleased to release new findings from the Open Doors® Report on International Educational Exchange. Experts will present data on international student enrollments in the United States during the 2023/24 academic year and U.S. students studying abroad during the 2022/23 academic year. We're proud to receive the Open Doors Seal of Excellence in recognition of Western Washington University's 75 years of participating in the Open Doors survey!

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Bond Hall 108

Interested in studying abroad and gaining professional skills and experience for your future career? Attend one of our weekly Western Abroad 101 sessions to learn about cost-effective programs, how to "pay less than in-state to study abroad," scholarships, financial aid, and your next steps to make your dream a reality! Our EdAbroad advisors and WWU students who have studied abroad host these in-person sessions every week. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your ideal locations, timelines, and academic interests. We are here to help. 

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Miller Hall Collaborative Space

Join international students and international programs staff to learn and play games from around the globe while enjoying the traditional U.S. fall treat - pumpkin pie and whipped cream! This is a drop-in event, so feel free to stop by any time you are free from 2-4 pm. Many of the games and tongue-twisters in different languages were shared by international students who are studying here at Western this fall.  

Miller Hall, Room 152

Come to the Peace Corps Geography Bee to learn about this life-changing post-graduation experience.  Win prizes and test your geography skills!  Peace Corps is currently serving in 61 countries around the globe and offers a wide range of job opportunities.  We will challenge your geography knowledge from as far away as Fiji across the oceans to Paraguay, and many countries in between.   

Bond Hall 106 

Interested in studying abroad and gaining professional skills and experience for your future career? Attend one of our weekly Western Abroad 101 sessions to learn about cost-effective programs, how to "pay less than in-state to study abroad," scholarships, financial aid, and your next steps to make your dream a reality! Our EdAbroad advisors and WWU students who have studied abroad host these in-person sessions every week. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your ideal locations, timelines, and academic interests. We are here to help.

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Miller Hall 152

Come to this Peace Corps Application Workshop to learn all about applying to over 60 countries around the world, across six different job categories. We will go into detail about the entire application process to writing resumes, motivation statements and exploring the Peace Corps Application website. There is a January 1st deadline for Peace Corps jobs leaving September 2025, so come and learn about the best ways to craft your application for the utmost impact. Peace Corps is a transformative experience that gives you the opportunity to work with different cultures around the globe doing people to people intercultural exchange. Pizza will be served.

Viking Union 565 A/B/C

Thinking about studying abroad? Want to make friends from different places around the world? Come meet international students studying at WWU on exchange, learn about their home universities and cultures, and get inspired to go abroad yourself! Pizza and drinks provided.

Exchange is one of the most affordable, immersive pathways to study abroad. You pay in-state tuition, even if you are an out-of-state or international student! Come learn about different opportunities and see if you can picture yourself on a different campus next year.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Global Engagement and ISEP Study Abroad.

Viking Union 565 B/C

The first step to being a world traveler is to have your own passport, and you can apply for one right on campus! Come to the Viking Union from 2:00 - 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 21st. Be prepared to bring everything on this checklist to submit your passport application. Open to students, faculty, and staff, this event will also pay for the $35 processing fee (not the passport fee) for all students! 

If you're not ready to apply for your passport, that's okay too. Join us to learn about study abroad opportunities, scholarships, and how to fill out your passport application. Free pizza and refreshments for all attendees. 

This event is sponsored by the Office of Global Engagement, OCE Testing Center, USAC, and CEA-CAPA. 

Miller Hall 223C 

The Office of Global Engagement (GEO) and Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment will hold an information session about COIL@Western and the COIL Faculty Fellows program. The session will be offered in a hybrid format, so please RSVP by November 19 to receive a Zoom link.  If you are unable to attend and would like to learn more about COIL@Western or how to apply for a COIL fellowship, please contact GEO’s Director of Faculty Global Engagement,  Mark Greenberg. 

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Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay Street

Co-sponsored by WWU Libraries and the WWU Global Engagement Office (GEO), Fallen Angels is a 1995 Hong Kong crime comedy-drama film directed by Wong Kar-wai. (runtime: 1 hr 39 min)  
To describe the film, the Pickford writes: "Swinging between hardboiled noir and slapstick lunacy with giddy abandon, FALLEN ANGELS is both a dizzying, dazzling city symphony and a poignant meditation on love, loss, and longing in a metropolis that never sleeps." 

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