Student exchange program

I think Washburn values diversity because having diversity at a university presents all kinds of thinking and reasoning strategies from different types of students. Also, there are more ways to come up with results and solutions when there is a diverse setting containing students from different backgrounds. In my opinion, I think the most important part of the WU diversity statement is the first sentence that says, “The mission of our diversity initiative is to honor the Washburn University commitment to respect, embrace, enhance and celebrate diversity at all levels of the University and surrounding communities through faculty, staff, student and administrative efforts and community partnerships.” I think this sentence is important because it is stating what the mission of diversity is at Washburn. I support the WU diversity statement because the last sentence states, “Washburn defines diversity broadly to encompass gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation and identity, disability, age, religion and national origin” and this greatly reflects my views on diversity. I met with Nicole Becker for my diversity interview. Nicole comes from a different socioeconomic class and religion than I do. I chose to interview Nicole because she is someone I know really…

Academic and cultural experience/shock. I was fortunate enough to have such a great opportunity of going to Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia on student exchange program. I reached Brisbane on 18th .Feb. The college organised an orientation on 22nd Feb. The orientation was very well planned and succeed its purpose of making newcomers feel like home. Many informative sessions were held about accommodation, financial aid and medical help. QUT has three campus- Gardens…

another exchange student through Youth for Understanding (YFU). We had already hosted 2 students from Norway and Japan with them and we were ready for another adventure. It had been up to me to choose the new exchange student and I had chosen a girl from Switzerland. YFU had been tracking where she was and sending emails to let us know when she would arrive. As we made our way to the airport to pick her up, I felt nervous. We were meeting the person that was going to live with for the next 10…

sought to prepare students for a successful future. However, as a reaction to the ever-changing and increasingly globalized world, United States’ higher education institutions recognized the need to craft more internationally-minded individuals, and more recently, took serious steps towards preparing students to successfully take part in the increasingly globalized U.S. society and economy. In higher education institutions in the United States, the creation and implementation of international…

of delivering information to students. Simonson (2012) writes that this has been as far back as the early 1930s through the International Council for Correspondence Education (ICCE) (now renamed International Council for Distance Education) which had worked together to establish strong and effective learning over radios. Now in 2016 they communicate through electronic newsletters and online conferences across the world in the blink of an eye. That’s not to say that every nation has this kind of…

International Students in America Travelling to a different place and experiencing different culture, language and traditions is a unique experience and everyone should try it. It gives you a better view of the world, enhancing your knowledge and widening our perspective. Keeping the same reason in mind, students go around the world to study in different countries to experience different culture and life styles. But, in this journey there are lot of obstacles or anti-intellectualism which…

difficulty of international students, the experiences may help the students cross the native and non-native gap easier. I am also an international student in American college, so I am interested in relevant articles. As for me, I concur with Leong’s (2015) belief that environmental factors influence international students than individual factors. Following, I will discuss three aspects: relationship between faculty and students, academic resources, and financial challenges, to explain the…

international students when coming to America put most if not all of their faith in poorly supported American educational institutions when it comes to aiding language barriers. International students attending higher educational institutions in English-speaking countries make valuable educational and economic contributions. For these contributions to continue, universities understand the adjustment issues these students face and implement appropriate support services. (Trice, 2004). The…

“International students cheat all the time. It is pretty unbelievable how often I have seen them cheating.” This is a comment about international students who study in western countries posted in China Business. Other similar querulous comments like “foreign students are more prone to plagiarism” “most of overseas students cheated to get in” are made more and more as the number of international students are increasing. It seems like international students have been labeled an impression of…

example, if I must work with peers, I would use consultation tactic because as a same level of people I can ask and help each other. I can get more ideas and share knowledge with my peers, so working peers are good influence and motivation. Another example, if I want to influence the guy that I have not met before, I would use ingratiation and exchange tactic. Combine these two tactics can be powerful because I can show the guy how much I am interested in with him. If I say “I like your tie and…