Welcome

Located in the Maxwell Library, the MCIE was created in 2010 in response to the University's increasing demand for international opportunities.  The Center houses three key areas - Global Studies, International Student Services and Study Abroad - to focus on maximizing the quality and quantity of international experiences.  Please stop by the Center with any questions and to learn more!

SPRING 2013
MCIE Newsletter - Now Available!

Congratulations to MCIE staffer, Alida Gomez!

The MCIE is proud to highlight the recent recognition of Alida Gomez for her tireless efforts!  Thank you Mary Delgado for nominating Alida for a SPOT AWARD! 

BSU Visits the Middle East

Several senior administration members visited universities in Turkey, Iraq and Morocco. New agreements have been signed that could result in new opportunities such as exchanges and research areas.  The Minnock Center will issue new information as programs take shape. 

John Quincy Adams Foreign Affairs Distinguished Speaker Series

On March 6, 2013, the MCIE sponsored the second event in John Quincy Adams Foreign Affairs Distinguished Speaker Series, Breaking Down Barriers: Educating Girls in Afghanistan, with Razia Jan, founder of the Kabuli Education Center (a school for girls in Afghanistan) and Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation. Ms. Jan was named a CNN Top 10 Hero of 2012.

Pictured (L-R): Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Executive Director of the Minnock Center; Dr Lisa Battaglino, Acting Dean of Education & Allied Studies; Kathleen Reddy-Smith, BSU Diplomat-in-Residence; Razia Jan, John Quincy Adams Foreign Affairs Distinguished Speaker (seated); Dr. Deniz Leuenberger, Political Science; Dr. Roopa Rawjee, Director of International Student & Scholar Services; Dr Jabbar Al-Obaidi, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies.

Minnock Center for International Engagement sponsors first John Quincy Adams Foreign Affairs Distinguished Speaker Series.  Pictured (L-R):  Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Executive Director of the Minnock Center; US Ambassador (ret) Lange Schermerhorn; Kathleen Reddy-Smith, BSU Diplomat-in-Residence; F. Douglas Adams (John Quincy Adams' descendant); Frederick Clark, Executive Vice President; Egyptian Ambassador (ret) Ibrahim Oweiss; US Ambassador (ret) Mary Ann Peters.

New Belizean Agreement

Check out our SPRING EVENTS

The Minnock Center is hosting and sponsoring many events each month. Be sure to keep up to date by regularly visiting our events page and stay tuned via Facebook.

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Keep up with the latest information and happenings on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CIEBSU).  

Recent International Visits

This December Razia Jan, a CNN Top 10 Hero and the founder of Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation, visited the Minnock Center for International Engagement on December 11, 2012. Razia's Ray of Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in Afghanistan through community-based education. 

BSU is exploring ways that we can assist her school for girls in Afghanistan.

To see images from the Center for International

Engagement's 2010 Grand Opening

celebration, click on the slideshow below:

News

Events

Contact Information:

Minnock Center for International Engagement
Maxwell Library Suite 330
10 Shaw Road
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Tel: 508.531.6195
CIE@bridgew.edu