ICIC News & Updates

A New Partnership, Global Perspectives, and Insights from the Conference In a groundbreaking collaboration between the International Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC) and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the 9th Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse Conference, held on October 5th–7th, was a celebration of multidisciplinary dialogue, global collaboration, and impactful engagement. This year’s conference coincided …

Incessant rain, biting cold and hope for a new beginning. The morning of March 3rd was indeed new to me – a new country, a new city and, above all, new experiences. The much anticipated group of superstars – 25 educators from 24 different countries. When I first met them on the morning of the …

Visiting the United States is one of bucket lists, and I got a privilege to visit Indiana for learning about Using Service-Learning (SL) to Teach 21st Century Skills to English Language Learners and immersing with the US culture. We learned three big ideas—Global competency in the 21st century, benefits of SL in English Education, and …

When I received the first e-mail notifying me that I was nominated for an in-person exchange program in the U.S. I jumped from my chair with a huge smile and put my hands on my head and just said: Thanks God! This can be only you! I thought this would be just another exciting trip …

Hello, everyone! I am Sita from Nepal. I am still wonder how fast I passed 21 days in U.S. I vividly remember the event that I met Miriam at Indy airport. She is really great lady with big heart and genuine personality. All the sessions were memorable. I enjoyed the site visits, cultural show, live …

Hello everyone! My name is Erkan and I am from Turkiye. We are told to write a blog no more than 500 words. I had been in Indy for two weeks. Let alone 500 words, I don’t think that there are any words to describe this amazing experience. I actually don’t want to mention about …

I would like to share my experience in the in-person exchange program “Using Service-Learning to Teach the 21st Century Skills”. It was one of the best experiences I have had in my life. We have met different professors who had presented service-learning in a completely different way. We had the chance to meet professors who …