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JSU Global Master Calendar

2019-2020 Academic Year Calendar of Events

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Date

Cultural and Curricular-Driven Events and Activities

1

Monday, July 1

Faculty-led study abroad interest meeting (3 p.m. Innovate classroom)

2

Tuesday, July 2

Faculty – led study abroad interest meeting (10 a.m. Innovate classroom)

3

Thursday, July 18

Faculty led applications due

4

Friday, August 2

Announcement of selected faculty led study abroad programs

5

August 2019-July 2020

(Every Tuesday Evening)

First Presbyterian Church Free English Conversation Classes (6:45pm-8:30pm: Ongoing English Learning Opportunities for Community Engagement at 1390 N State St, Jackson, MS 39202 Phone 601-353-8316)

6

Monday, August 12

ESLI Orientation & New Student Placement Test  (8:30am-12:20pm)

7

Monday, August 12

Start meeting with faculty to plan study abroad trips

8

Tuesday, August 13

JSU International Student Orientation (10:00am-1:00pm) (TBC)

10

Tuesday, August 20

ESLI-SGA Collaborative Conversation Partner Project Kick-Off (11:20am-12:20pm)

11

Wednesday, August 21

International Student Orientation (1 p.m. – 5 p.m. HT Sampson Library

12

Thursday, August 22

International Student Orientation (9 a.m. – 12 p.m. HT Sampson Library

13

Thursday, August 22

JSU Global Meet & Greet (11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.—Gallery 1)

 

TBA

Thee International Taste (Time TBA)

14

Wednesday, September 4

J1 DS-2019 Overview (Time & Location TBD)

15

Wednesday, September 5

CPT Workshop (2 p.m. location TBD)

16

 

Student Athlete Orientation (Time & Location TBD)

17

 

Café Cultural: Study Abroad & Passport Fair (Time & Location TBD)

18

Friday, September 13, 2019

Eudora Welty House (11:00am-12:20pm)

19

Friday, September 20, 2019

Governor’s Mansion & Food Truck Friday Downtown (10:00am-12:20pm)

20

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019

Mississippi Science Fest 2019 (MS Museum of Natural Science, MS Agriculture & Forestry Museum, MS Children’s Museum, & MS Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: Admission $10 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)

21

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019

Stewpot Community Services Volunteering (11:00am-12:30pm)

22

Friday, October 4, 2019

ESLI Graduation & BBQ at Lakeshore Park: Games, Foods & Quizzes (8:30am-12:30pm)

23

Monday, October 7

ESLI Orientation & New Student Placement Test  (8:30am-12:20pm)

24

Thursday, October 10

Café Culturale: Homecoming Edition

25

Friday, October 11

Mississippi State Fair (11:00am-1:30pm)

26

Tuesday, October 15

Study Abroad Fair

27

Thursday, October 17

JSU Founders Day Convocation (10:00am-12:20pm)

28

Thursday, October 24

Taste ESLI Day: Open Classes, Students’ Presentations, & International Foods Contest (8:30am-1:00pm) in Room 101, CEHD

29

Thursday, October 31

Harvest Festival & Pumpkin Carving Contest  (10:00am-12:20pm)

30

Wednesday, Nov. 6

Agriculture & Forestry Museum Harvest Fest (9:00am-2:00pm)

31

November 18-21

International Education Week Film Festival & Dwaili Festival of Lights

32

November  18-22

International Education Week Cultural Presentations in Local Schools and on-campus events

33

Friday, December 6

ESLI Graduation & Christmas Celebration/Potluck & Dirty Santa (8:30am-1:00pm)

34

Monday, January 13

ESLI Orientation & New Student Placement Test  (8:30am-12:20pm)

35

Friday, January 17

52nd Martin Luther King Birthday Convocation (10:00am-12:20pm)

36

Friday, January 24

Mississippi History & Civil Rights Museum (11:00am-12:20pm)

37

Thursday, February 20

Madison County Schools 2020 Multicultural Fair (8:30am-1:00pm)

38

Friday, March 6

ESLI Graduation & Learning Project Video Presentations (8:30am-12:20pm)

39

Monday, March 16

ESLI Orientation & New Student Placement Test  (8:30am-12:20pm)

40

March 23-27,   or

March 30 – April 3

JSU Global International Week (TBD)

41

March 31 – April 3

Teachers Attend TESOL 2020 in Denver, Colorado, USA for Professional Development  (TBD)

42

Friday, April 24

Day Trip to Memphis (7:30am-7:30pm)

43

Friday, May 8

ESLI Graduation & Picnic (8:30am-1:00pm)

44

Monday, May 18

ESLI Orientation & New Student Placement Test  (8:30am-12:20pm)

45

Friday, May 29

Mississippi Museum of Art/Art Garden (10:30am-12:20pm)

46

Friday, June 12

MS Old Capitol Museum & MS State Capitol (9:00am-12:20pm)

47

Tuesday, June 30

JSU Kids Kollege’s Summer Camp (10:20am-12:20pm)

48

Thursday, July 2

Independence Day Palooza  (10:20am-12:20pm)

49

Friday, July 10

ESLI Graduation & Potluck Party (8:30am-1:00pm)