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American students encouraged to join FSO
By Dirk Vinlove
Emerald Contributor
The Foreign Student Organi
zation is in the midst of a cri
sis.
It needs both foreign and
American students to round out
its program and make it suc
cessful, FSO Director May
Sagbakken said.
The organization, which has
13 subgroups and serves stu
dents from more than 70 coun
tries, ‘‘tries to create cultural
awareness among foreign stu
dents and U.S. students on
campus,” said Sagbakken. a se
nior journalism/international
studies major from Norway.
Many American students ei
ther know little about the or
ganization or do not think it is
for them — but this will soon
change, she said.
To reach their goal, group
members host a variety of activ
(ties. These include the Interna
tional Coffee hour held every
Friday and International Week
in the spring.
In addition. Sagbakken wants
to compile an international list
of contacts for University stu
dents to use when traveling.
The list of addresses and tele
phone numbers of people to
contact when traveling abroad
or in the United States is an at
tempt to lend a "helping
hand." she said. "With stu
dents from over 70 countries
we could create quite an exten
sive travel network that would
reach all over the world.”
According to Sagbakken,
American and international
students can learn a lot from
each other if they just try.
"Many times U.S. students are
unaware of what is going on
outside their own borders and
talking to a foreign student
could give them a unique per
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spective of what is really hap
pening," she said.
In addition, the interaction
between foreign and American
students could bring a new per
spective to those interested in
studying a foreign language.
"A student studying German
or any other foreign language
could loam a lot from a native
of that country," said Andreas
Forerjter. an interdisciplinary
studies graduate student from
Germany.
FSO also provides a forum
and a social meeting place in
which international students
can talk about their cultures.
"Imagine yourself in another
country," said Rachel Mittle
man, a senior majoring in phys
ical education. Without an or
ganization like FSO, "it would
Ire hard to meet the native peo
ple. There would be a commu
nication barrier and cultural
barrier; it could be lonely.”
Mittleman is one of a few
American students currently
involved with FSO. But for her.
the benefits received from in
teracting and exchanging ideas
with international students are
considerable.
She compares FSO to athlet
ics: "Sports bring countries to
gether in a positive way and.
here on campus, the FSO does
the same thing." Mittleman is
particularly interested in the
interaction between people
from different cultures.
"Many students have created
lasting friendships through
FSO. and both foreign and U S.
students can benefit from
that,” said Noriko Tsuboi, a
graduate rhetoric and commu
nication major from japan.
According to Cheolho Lee, a
senior business major from Ko
rea, FSO added a social ele
ment to his life. "All I did my
first two years at school was
study; FSO got me involved in
the local community and the
outdoors,” he said.
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