THOUSAND OAKS, CA. – California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will mark International Education Week with a variety of events highlighting international students and study abroad experiences Nov. 15 through 19.

CLU has 385 international students from 56 countries. About 150 CLU students study abroad on semester, summer and travel seminar programs each year.

With the theme “World Celebrations,” the week will open with a ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15. CLU international students will carry their national flags from Samuelson Chapel to All Nations Plaza, where the ceremony will be held.

An International Chapel Service honoring international students and students who have studied abroad will be held at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in Samuelson Chapel. The service will feature music and prayers in students’ native languages. Rahuldeep Gill, an assistant professor at CLU who is an expert in global religions, will speak. Afterward, a flag recession will lead to All Nations Plaza, where there will be refreshments.

A World Fair will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Pavilion. The celebration will feature food, displays on cultures represented at CLU, and entertainment including a performance by the Somis School Marimba Ensemble.

CLU’s international students, those returning from study abroad and foreign students in the ELS Language Center program at CLU will give presentations on their cultures from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in Lundring Events Center.

A closing ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 in All Nations Plaza.

All of these events are free and open to the public.

All Nations Plaza is located outside the Hansen Administration Building south of Olsen Road near Mountclef Boulevard. Samuelson Chapel is located south of Olsen Road near Campus Drive. The Pavilion is on the north side of Memorial Parkway outside the Student Union Building. Lundring Events Center is located in the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, which is on the north side of Olsen near Campus Drive. Visitor parking is available in the lots at the corner of Mountclef and Olsen.

CLU’s Office of Multicultural Programs and International Student Services and the Office of Campus Ministry are sponsoring the events. For more information, call (805) 493-3323 or (805) 493-3228.