If you would like to help plan this event, email owens.1132@osu.edu
If you did not represent your country (USA included) at CoN 2023 but would like to this time, email Nuris Acosta acosta.26@osu.edu
Those who represented their countries last year have been contacted and invited to once again to perform and/or prepare food and information, with expenses covered by the sponsor of this event (as long as procedures are followed). But anyone can get involved.
If you would like to volunteer your general help on February 28, email me.
A free bus will leave the Ag Admin building in Columbus at 10 am, arriving at Secrest in Wooster at 11:30 am.
Then it will circulate between Secrest and Skou, WSB & Williams.
Leaves/Arrives Skou at 11:50, 12:10, 12:30 1:10.
Leaves/Arrives WSB and Williams a few minutes later.
At 1:30 pm, it will leave Secrest and arrive back at the Ag Admin building in Columbus at 3 pm.
So encourage your friends and colleagues in Columbus to attend!
The 13th Annual Celebration of Nations
Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Secrest Welcome & Education Center
2112 Williams Rd., CFAES Wooster
- Meet many of OSU Wooster’s students/ staff/ faculty at tables covered with items from their native lands
- See/hear performances
- Enjoy food from dozens of countries
Funded by CFAES Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Presented by FAES International Programs
A BuckID or USDA ID is required for this free event
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Ride The City of Wooster Fixed Route Transit Bus for free
If you would like to get a free Wooster City bus ID with a QR code that will allow you to ride for free, email owens.1132@owens.edu
Here is some background information:
https://www.cawm.org/get-help/transportation/wooster/fixed-route.html
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The 12th Celebration of Nations, Tue. Mar. 21, 2023. 11:30 am-1:30 pm
at Secrest Welcome and Education Center
Ride a free bus from Columbus to Wooster and back (see the link below). The same bus will circulate between Secrest and Skou, The Wooster Science Building and Williams Hall during the event, before returning to Columbus. No RSVP needed.
Leaves Skou at 11:50, 12:10, 12:30 & 1:10 and WSB and Williams a few minutes later.
Leaves Secrest Welcome and Education Center at 11:40, 12:00, 12:20 and 1:00
Here's that link with more info about the bus from Columbus to Wooster and back:
https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4HeYJbe6W0VrZxc
Here’s a video from 8 years ago: Link to Celebration of Nations short promo video We’re now in a venue with more space and instead of having an international restaurant bring food, people sample food from the dozens of nations at each of their tables i.e. booths. But the upbeat atmosphere remains the same.
We are also seeking internationals based in Columbus interested in presenting on their countries at this event or in 30-minute talks each semester. Please contact Jason Owens.1132@osu.edu
If you're interested in anything international on
OSU's Wooster Campus, please contact me:
Jason Owens https://ipa.osu.edu/people/jason-owens-phd
owens.1132@osu.edu
Especially if you'd like to do a presentation like the following. We seek international students, scholars, staff or faculty to do a 30 minute presentation on their home country's culture and agriculture, with food reflecting that culture, financed by us and prepared by presenters or at local restaurants. We program this monthly (except summer) on either campus and offer via Zoom (without food) at the non-presenting campus. So encourage your compatriots or international colleagues.
Türkiye Talk, a Cultural Connection (55 minutes):
1st time in Columbus!
December 8, 2022
Malawi Talk, a Cultural Connection (29 minutes)
October 20, 2022
Hungary Talk, a Cultural Connection (45 minutes)
March 1, 2022
Thailand Talk, a Cultural Connection (37 minutes)
November 16, 2021
Ecuador Talk, a Cultural Connection (50 minutes)
October 9, 2020
Netherlands Talk, a Cultural Connection (52 minutes)
September 11, 2020
OSU Brazil Gateway:
Facilitating opportunities for CFAES faculty and students (51 minutes)
March 20, 2020
Honduras Talk, a Cultural Connection
January 24, 2020
Honduras, a Cultural Connection Video (45 minutes) <-- Click to watch the video
Guatemala Talk, a Cultural Connection (50 minutes)
December 16, 2019
Argentina Talk, a Cultural Connection (43 minutes)
November 8, 2019
Tanzania Talk, a Cultural Connection (50 minutes)
May 17, 2019
Brazil Talk, a Cultural Connection (43 minutes)
March 22, 2019
Italy Talk, a Cultural Connection (45 minutes)
January 25, 2019
Watch Italy:
Nigeria Talk, a Cultural Connection (45 minutes)
November 30, 2018
Puerto Rico Talk, a Cultural Connection (49 minutes)
November 1, 2018
Republic of Korea Talk, a Cultural Connection (59 minutes)
May 18, 2018