Public Affairs Passport

How to Participate

Enhance Your Cultural Competence Without Leaving Springfield!

The Office of Education Abroad and the Education Abroad Student Organization are launching a new way to build cultural competence on campus and within our community while earning rewards. Attend cultural events on campus or in the community (or complete personal cultural development activities) to collect entries toward a Global Engagement prize bundle!

Approved Activities

Date  Time  Location  Event Sponsoring Organization 
February 2 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  Blunt 121 SEES Seminar: The Global practice of a Geoscientist Professional School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
February 6 TBA TBA Chai & Chill South Asian Students Association (SASA)
February 23 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Strong 302 Guest Lecture: "Between Solidarity and Empire: Buraku Activism, Migration, and the Japanese Empire."  History Department
March 3 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Library 1 Guest Lecture: Beyond Fake News: Developing Critical Minds in an Information-Saturated Society Public Affairs Mission
March 3 11:00 am - 2:00 pm PSU Atrium Voter Fair Public Affairs Mission
March 4 TBA TBA Guest Lecture Department of Political Science & Philosophy
March 4 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PSU Theater Cultivating Resilience: Tae Kwon-Do and the Unification of Mind, Body, and Spirit Public Affairs Mission
March 5 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm PSU Ballroom West Hunger Banquet Public Affairs Mission
March 6-8 TBA TBA SASA Olympics South Asian Student Association (SASA)
March 10 9:00 am - 1:00 pm PSU Ballroom World Languages Career Day Department of Language, Cultures, and Religions
March 28 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden Sushi and Sake (21+) Sister Cities Association
April 2 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm KARL 101 Global Team Trivia Night Education Abroad
April 11 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Springfield Botanical Gardens Kite and Piñata Festival Sister Cities Association
April 11 TBA TBA Holi Festival South Asian Student Association (SASA)
April 13 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Blunt 121 SEES Seminar: Lessons Along the Planetary Trail: Some  School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
April 13 10:00 am - 12:30 pm PSU Theater Japanese Art Show  
April 14 TBA TBA

Film Screening with Q&A: Fang Manman and Kou Aizhe’s "In Search of my Japanese Midwife"

History Department & Kenyon College
April 20 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Library 101 Lecture by Itō Shiori n/a

 

Approved Activities (Recurring)

Date Time Location Event Sponsoring Organization

February 2, 23

March 9, 30

April 13

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Siceluff 224 Polyglot Hour Department of Language, Cultures, and Religions

February 9

March 2, 23

April 6, 20

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Siceluff 224 Portuguese Club Meeting Portuguese Club

Every Tuesday

Every Thursday

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Library 107

JDMC 500

Conversation Cirlcles

*Free, but online registration required

English Language Institute

February 5, 26

March 5, 26

April 9

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PSU 315 Learn & Learn Student Resource Center (Bear Cave) & Bears Lead

March 6

April 3

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Jim D. Morris Center Friday Artwalks Global Engagement

Every Tuesday & Thursday

12:10 pm - 12:50 pm Magers 100

Tai Chi

*Free, but online registration required

Magers Health and Wellness