The Ohio Valley International Council
The Ohio Valley International Council (OVIC) is the outreach arm of the Center for International Studies at Ohio University.
OVIC promotes cultural and global sensitivity and helps to combat stereotypes in Southeast Ohio by offering cultural presentations in K-12 classrooms and other professional settings.
A typical OVIC visit consists of a team of two or three students called “Cultural Consultants” who visit a school or business to give age appropriate, fun and interactive presentations that generally cover culture, geography, language and other areas. For more effective interaction between the Cultural Consultants and participants, we ask that group size is kept to 60 or fewer people at one time.
The program is free of charge. Request for presenters should be made at least 3 weeks in advance. We will do our very best to accommodate all requests! Applications to be a Cultural Consultant can be made all year round.
If you would like to participate in the OVIC program by being a Cultural Consultant, have OVIC work with your classroom or school, or if you would just like to learn more about the program, please click on the links below or contact: ovic@ohio.edu.
Request for OVIC Presentation or Workshop
OVIC Cultural Consultant Application
OVIC News
Aligning with the Ohio Department of Education’s recognized need to prepare students to participate in the interconnected global economy of the 21st century, two schools within the Athens City School District recently hosted Global Education Fairs.
Global Education Fair aims to increase awareness of diverse cultural groups in the community
The Ohio Valley International Council first formed in the 1980s, focused on connecting local students with people from around the world.
Ohio University group promotes global education - WOUB
Alexander High School invited guest speakers from the Ohio Valley International Council to speak to their students about different parts of the world as a part of their global education outreach efforts.