University—
Friendship program could ease culture shock
New group to aid foreign students
B\ Bet k\ kolli-v
Fmorjld ( ontrilnitor
ktlllli 1 lido Is IteiS Oils alxiUt
speaking In strangers afraid
thr\ might lavish ,il her Knglish
or not understand her. or that
they may simply not like la pa
nese people
Kudo a Japanese student
studs mg polite al si Ieiu e at the
l adversity, said she would like
an Anierif an friend to go plai es
ss ith and to ask ads n e about
tile I nis ersits and aeademu
i oncerns.
A ness organization on i am
(His mas he able to help hei
find one
loreign I rtendshtp I miners
is ,i stmlrnl rim group that
pairs loreign and A merit .111 stu
denis w 1!li the goal u! easing
loreign students' transition to
Amerk.an uni\ersilv liie It .dsn
provides Alltel iians with an
opportuniH to learn firsthand
about other 1 ultures
Ihtis tar. the organi/ation
has operated on a small si ale
experimental basis Next tail il
will attempt to mail h every in
terested toreigu student with an
Ami'ta an friend said Allvson
Klein one of the group s lead
ers.
leelings nl loneliness and
isnlaltoil from Airierii .ms are
1 oninion among foreign stu
dents when the\ lirsl 1 nme to
the I niversitv
"(Ini e si hnol got started the
onl v 11 iends I 1 mild hang
around with were lupam-.i
Kudo said
Pa wan 1’iadhaii, a student
from Nepal and one nl the
groups leaders, understands
the 1 hailenges ol being a new
foreign student i’radhan s.utl
lie hopes the \mei n ail ti lends
1 an show then partners around
and introdmr thrm to \mrri
i an culture so that the\ don't
sprint till' tost i ouplr nt works
absolutrU lost
1‘radhan .1 program assistant
loi tho rrsidriu r halls sail!
u lion hi' i aino to thr I amcrsit\
hr discovered then- wasn't
mm It intrrai I ton hr In rrn fm
rtgn students anti \mna an
stuilrnts in thr tlorms. ami hr
w anlril to change that
Thr group hr Id two mfnr ma
I ioiial mrrl mgs r.u I in this \ rar
and has now mail hrd srvi'ii
foreign studrnls w ith \mrrii an
Inrnds [hr studrnls will mrrt
thrir partners at a six nil film
lion later this term at thr I Ml '
A harbn ur is planned lor thr
rlld ot thr trim
Interested students filled out
a questionnaire providing in
formation on their academic
and soi i,d interests t he stu
deni-. H ere then mail tied ai
( urding to theii interests and
preferences as to gendei and
countrv ol i u tgin
\e\t fall. I ureign Friendship
Partners will pmimilr its ser
\ ires at internalional student
orientation so students can
I in i Id then It lend ships through
out the ve.ii Klein said I he
group plans to hold monthls
sin ial luin t ions whir h the part
ners can attend together
foreign friendship Partners
grew out ol the l niversil\ s
I rietidship I'oiuidation a 10
seal old program that pairs lor
eign students with host tami
lies in Kiigeue
The host I,imilies are anothei
Slime of support and Irieud
ship lor loreign students said
foreign student adviser Margo
Ramsing Host families mas in
vile students to then homes for
dinnei take them shopping or
on liips. and share American
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itanr i.d support In the friend
ship partners program rite
group eurrentlv is applving tin
■ i 141,ml and planning tundrais
eis lu support Us expanded at
lull irs next \ eai
I’lte friendship parlueis pro
grant lultills a social need
Ramsing said
! a ett lltouglt I he V ir one ol
1' (Hill Isludenls) on lampus
there still is an isolation
Kanisitig said \ml it min na
tional students have made the
commitment to 'slink in t ' S
universities. Ihev want lo meet
Amerii ans and tliev don't until
lo spend all then tulle xx 11 It
their own i ountrv men
John Patton. one ot the
group's organizers .aid lie he
lieves tile program will give
loreign students a more well
rounded and happier expert
ent e in (Iregon
( hie problem loreign stu
dents tare is Irving to integrate
themselves into a student Ide at
the I mvrrsitv Patton said
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