BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – In a joint effort, the Illinois Wesleyan University International Society Student Organization (I-Society), and the International Office will launch “World Piece,” a series of hour-long student-led discussions focusing on current global issues.
The first discussion, on Monday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., will be led by junior international studies major Anna File, who studied in China last year. It will take place at the International House (Kemp Hall, 1207 N. Main St., Bloomington). IWU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the community are invited to attend.
I-Society is a student organization that promotes cultural awareness on the IWU campus, brings together students of various ethnicities, and encourages IWU students to study abroad. I-Society also sponsors the I-Carnivale, an annual festival that celebrates the multiple cultures on campus.
President of the organization, Hoang Nguyen said, “With an increase in international students [at IWU], the time is right to expand the scope of I-Society. In recent years, we have focused our energy on the I-Carnivale in the spring, but we’re taking time this year to do other activities and ‘World Piece’ is one of them.”