In the News December 2008 published in the NCIV Network News, the monthly newsletter of the National Council of International Visitors (NCIV). International Education Week: Stories from the Network International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Held this year from November 17-21, this joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education was part of the effort to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. ___________________________________________ Tulsa Global Alliance(TGA), the University of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College, Oklahoma State University(OSU)–Tulsa, the University of Oklahoma(OU)–Tulsa, and the Circle Cinema organized Tulsa’s third International Education Week (IEW). The highlight was a reception at OU Tulsa honoring international students and faculty, with entertainment provided by OSU international student Hai Wang and students from Tulsa’s Russian Sister City of Zelenograd. More than 15,000 people attended TGA’s IEW event, Kids’ World International Festival, November 13-16. Bob Leiser, Tulsa Global Alliance NCIV Network News: http://www.nciv.org/documents/December2008.pdf