SUBJECT:

14th Annual International Education Week (IEW) Celebration

I encourage all faculty, staff, and students to participate in
International Education Week (IEW) to be held this year from November
13-16. IEW is as an opportunity to celebrate world cultures, peoples,
and language while affirming the critical roles that international
education and exchange play in fostering mutual understanding and world
peace.

Inaugurated by President Bill Clinton in 2000, IEW is a joint initiative
between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of
Education. IEW is celebrated annually in more than 100 countries across
the world to symbolize the importance of global exchange and
cross-cultural learning.

IEW will commence on Tuesday, November 13, with a flag parade departing
from the Price Center Plaza, a grand opening ceremony featuring a
keynote address and a global fair filled with globally-focused
organizations on Library Walk. Other key events scheduled during the
week are Global Scholars, Global Impact: An Evening Celebrating UC San
Diego’s international faculty and scholars, various musical performances
from around the world, a Passport to Culture event featuring the food
and culture of Russia, an international fashion show during the weekly
International Friday Café, held at the Great Hall. The week will
conclude with the 4th annual Triton World Cup soccer tournament.

In recognition of the 14th anniversary of this annual event, I am
approving one hour of administrative leave with pay so that employees
may attend one or more IEW events. Supervisors are asked to allow
employees one hour of administrative leave with pay when the absence
does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties or patient
care.

For more information, please visit https://iew.ucsd.edu, or email Jackie
Soong at j1soong@ucsd.edu.

Flag Parade Registration: https://goo.gl/vNtufS
Global Fair Information:https://goo.gl/w3nCnU
International Fashion Show Registration: https://goo.gl/C7xEXm
International Friday Cafe: https://goo.gl/ms6TJS
Triton World Cup Registration: https://goo.gl/YpCe53

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor