{"id":10009,"date":"2019-11-26T17:31:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2019-12-16T17:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T17:45:02","slug":"global-scholars-host-international-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/11\/global-scholars-host-international-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Scholars Host International Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 21, 2019, the NCC Global Scholars and NCC Student Government co-hosted the NCC International Festival, an exciting afternoon event celebrating the diverse countries and cultural identities of Nash Community College.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10010\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10010\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Scholars Program International Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over 60 students representing Spanish, ESL, History, and British Literature classes and from clubs such as Dungeons and Dragons, Global Scholars, and the Early College International Club sponsored booths with educational information, pictures, activities, and food introducing 200 festival attendees to specific countries, cultures, or regions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10011\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10011\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-10011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_04-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_04-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_04-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_04-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_04-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Scholars Program International Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The purpose of this inaugural\u00a0event was to encourage interactions between individuals of all backgrounds while upholding the values of diversity, inclusivity, and cultural appreciation. This event sought to promote cultural competency and expose students, faculty, and staff to new perspectives and traditions from different areas around the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10012\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10012\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_07-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_07-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Scholars Program International Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you would like to inquire about participating in the International festival next year, please reach out to the event coordinator,\u00a0Erika J. Simon, at <a href=\"mailto:ejsimon759@nashcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ejsimon759@nashcc.edu<\/a> or via the GS email (<a href=\"mailto:nccgps@nashcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nccgps@nashcc.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10014\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10014\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Global-Scholars-Program-International-Festival20191121_12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Scholars Program International Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Requirements for earning the Global Scholars distinction at Nash CC include: completing 15 credit hours with a minimum of a C in globally-intensive courses, participating in 8 global activities and 30 hours of global experience through travel abroad and\/or domestic intercultural experience\/service, and sharing a capstone presentation related to the global-learning experience and participation in the GS Program.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the GS program, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/nashcc.edu\/globalscholars\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sites.google.com\/nashcc.edu\/globalscholars\/home&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1576603811701000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4pXsBowcu-fqnD9iLy8MQV8BQzA\">Global Scholars Website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 21, 2019, the NCC Global Scholars and NCC Student Government co-hosted the NCC International Festival, an exciting afternoon event celebrating the diverse countries and cultural identities of Nash&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2019\/11\/global-scholars-host-international-festival\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10015,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009\/revisions\/10015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}