Academic WorldQuest Championship Match — Who Will It Be This Year?
The fourth Tennessee Academic WorldQuest Championship Match is set for February 21st with ten teams ready to compete. WorldQuest is a flagship program of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the 95 other members of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) network. It encourages high school students to develop an interest in global affairs and current events through study and a competition for four-student teams.
Event | U.S.-Japan Relations with Japan Consul-General Kinefuchi | Feb 23
Join us Tues. Feb 23rd for a conversation with Japan’s Consul-General Kinefuchi and Dr. James Auer on the topic: “US-Japan Relations: An Enduring Security Partnership Faces New Challenges.”
“What in the World?” Quiz – Week of Feb 8, 2016
Welcome to the February 8, 2016 edition of the Tennessee World Affairs Council’s “What in the World?” Quiz.
Event | U.S.-Japan Relations with Japan Consul-General Kinefuchi | Feb 23
Join us Tues. Feb 23rd for a conversation with Japan’s Consul-General Kinefuchi and Dr. James Auer on the topic: “US-Japan Relations: An Enduring Security Partnership Faces New Challenges.”
Event | U.S.-Japan Relations with Japan Consul-General Kinefuchi | Feb 23
Join us Tues. Feb 23rd for a conversation with Japan’s Consul-General Kinefuchi and Dr. James Auer on the topic: “US-Japan Relations: An Enduring Security Partnership Faces New Challenges.”
Event | A Conversation on Diplomacy with U.S. Ambassador Gentry O. Smith – Feb 18
Join US Ambassador Gentry Smith at Lipscomb University on February 18th for a conversation about bringing people together through foreign diplomacy.
“What in the World?” Quiz – Answers/Winner – Week of Feb 1st
Here are this week’s What in the World Quiz answers and the weekly winners.
Your World Affairs Council is Bringing You the World
We are pleased to bring to your attention the hard work of your World Affairs Council which has resulted in a series of outstanding programs — and to ask that you, as a stakeholder in the global awareness prospects for your fellow citizens, get involved in the sustainability of this important work.
WorldQuest “GoFundMe” Page Launched
Your support is needed to make WorldQuest, an important global affairs awareness program, a reality. WorldQuest is a terrific program to encourage and educate students on what’s going on in their world. Through practice matches, quizzes and the championship finals they are inspired through a fun game with an important purpose — to know your world.
“What in the World?” Quiz – Week of Feb 1, 2016
Welcome to the February 1, 2016 edition of the Tennessee World Affairs Council’s “What in the World?” Quiz.