On October 2, the King’s College Multicultural and International Students Program hosted the Walk Around the World and Ultimate Flag Challege at the Campus Center Lobby. This year, students and staff shared cultures, languages, and food from 15 countries. There was also a raffle for prizes for all those who participated in the event.
Ultimate Flag Challege asks students, faculty and staff to see how many countries they can name just by seeing their flag. The top three students with the most flags guessed correctly win gift cards to the place of their choice.
The King’s Model UN Club also recruited students to participate in an upcoming conference in Canada while the Study Abroad department shared upcoming trips that are available for students, that’s available for them to within the Latin American and Spain.
Molly Galvin the Northeast institutional relations coordinator, who presented about the Spanish Studies Abroad (SSA) shared their experience of working in the program and being able to present it to King’s Community for the first time:
The professors generously opened their classrooms to me were not only supportive of SSA’s programs, but deeply encouraging of global exploration in general. It was refreshing to witness their enthusiasm for international experiences and their embrace of cultural diversity. The Walk Around the World event brought this spirit to life in such a vibrant way — a true celebration of global cultures. The energy was infectious, and I hadn’t felt that kind of collective excitement in quite some time. Dozens of people came together to learn, share, and celebrate cultures from around the world — a beautiful reflection of what study abroad is all about. Experiencing that right in the heart of Northeast Pennsylvania was inspiring and a testament to the pride and curiosity that lives within King’s diverse campus community. It truly was a fun, energizing, and inspiring day!
“The Walk Around the World reminded me how important it is to approach people and cultures with openness and curiosity,” said student Martheen Beauvais ‘27. “I learned so much not only by stopping at other tables, but also through the conversations I had with people who stopped at mine. While at my table I spoke to an individual who told me about her family in the Dominican Republic and spoke about the Dajabón River. The Dajabon river is a river where one side is Haitian territory, and the other is Dominican. I walked away feeling inspired by how much beauty and wisdom there is in cultural diversity.”
