International Students

**cyrevkah** · 07-08-2010, 01:55 PM

This is sadly true. There is also the problem of those in their first semester too. They've learned English, but are not used to conversing with it (according to one friend). So this adds another barrier as well. They may decide to take the "easy" route and just stick with people they can easily converse with.

And here enlies your problem. Few people go out of their comfort zone. It's rare to see an international student with anything other than international students unless its for group projects or other class related activities. I had a couple international roommates, and I never saw them with anyone that wasn't an international student.[/QUOTE]

**cyclone13** · 07-08-2010, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

Again, why would those organizations want to give up their time? Organizations are a pain as it is to get as many people's schedules to work out as possible, so the time you do have together you really have to focus on getting things done. .

I probably will do it in the beginning of the semester. Usually there is nothing to discuss except meet and greet among new and returning students.

I understand your point about time and pain: I think from what I hear (and I had many international students as friends), these meetings don't involve a lot of people (except in the beginning of the semester when there is a BBQ in the fall or a welcome party in the winter) as most of them lose interest over time.

We have to be creative. I agree with the suggestion related to CA ambassadors. Instead of using the fund to buy plastic hats and toys, they can offer free tickets.

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**IcSyU** · 07-08-2010, 02:05 PM

Offering free tickets is an awful idea. Remember how the minipacks went over? If it was a statistically successful option, I'm sure it'd be done more often. The problem is that 99% of the people that want to go have access, they just choose not to. The people that show up for a game end up sitting on their hands the whole time anyways, so the seats are filled but it isn't any different than them being empty environment wise.

Don't get me started on CA spending. I'd love to start the CA sucks tailspin, but bigcyfan would lose his mind. Again.

I also think you vastly underestimate what goes on in meetings, especially with clubs. Officers aren't "paid" for what they do, and planning stuff can be a PITA. I severely underestimated it until I actually had to do the stuff.

**Broodwich** · 07-08-2010, 02:06 PM

I attended Iowa for one semester, and the fraternity I was affiliated with had a "football boot-camp" for international students to help them understand the rules of the game.

They had videos and instruction in the Union, followed by a game afterward. I thought it was a great idea.

**cyrevkah** · 07-08-2010, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Broodwich

I attended Iowa for one semester, and the fraternity I was affiliated with had a "football boot-camp" for international students to help them understand the rules of the game.

They had videos and instruction in the Union, followed by a game afterward. I thought it was a great idea.

How was the attendance?

On a similar note, I was hoping that during the World Cup I'd get a boot-camp in soccer. Unfortunatley the match times didn't match our schedules.

**cyclone13** · 07-08-2010, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Broodwich

I attended Iowa for one semester, and the fraternity I was affiliated with had a "football boot-camp" for international students to help them understand the rules of the game.

They had videos and instruction in the Union, followed by a game afterward. I thought it was a great idea.

That's a great idea.