Campbellsville University holds International Education Fair

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Even as Campbellsville University’s annual International Education Fair opened its doors, the floor was already crowded with food and information tables. Several hundred attended the event.

• Edwina Rowell, instructor in English as a Second Language program, attended the International Education Fair in clothing made in Africa where she and her husband Larry served as missionaries.
• Davaa Dorjsuren, instructor, and native of Mongolia, brought the Ger, a traditional, movable home that has been used for thousands of years by nomads in that country, to campus. (CU Photos by LW)
• Among the youngest to attend the Fair were Sarana Henderson, one and a half, at left, from Korea, and Lucas Barros, also one and a half, from Brazil. They were at the Fair with their parents.

CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY (11/25/2014)(readMedia)-- Campbellsville University's annual International Education Fair, the largest ever, was held Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Student Activities Center on the main campus. Several hundred students, faculty and staff tasted foods from around the globe and saw presentations, fashion and entertainment by CU international students.

Countries represented included, but were not limited to: Australia, Ukraine, Germany, Spain, The Americas, Belize, France, Italy, Brazil, Pakistan, India, Venezuela, Japan, Taiwan, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Africa, China, South Korea and Mongolia.

A special presentation from the country of Mongolia included a Ger, the movable home that has been used for thousands of years by nomads in that country. According to native Davaa Dorjsuren, instructor in the School of Business and Economics, who made arrangements for a small Ger to be brought in for the Fair, "It has a unique design, structure and practical features. The Ger is still a popular habitation in many countries in Central Asia."

Photos of the event are on CU's Flickr gallery at https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6kcXw5.

For more information about the CU Center for International Education and for study-abroad opportunities, call (270) 789-5051.

Campbellsville University is a widely acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian university with more than 3,500 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 master's degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website for complete information is campbellsville.edu.