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Members of the International Student Association celebrate the richness of culture.
ISA picks up steam
with varied events
■The International Student
Association will sponsor
weekly coffee hours and an
upcoming Halloween dance
Byjayoung Park
for the Emerald
Did you know that 10 percent of
the University’s student body is in
volved with the International Stu
dent Association? From sponsoring
social events, including a Hal
loween dance and International
Coffee Hour, to several days of ac
tivities during International Week,
the ISA is active in promoting cul
tural awareness on campus.
For more than 37 years the ISA
has been a source for the University
in building diversity. The ISA exists
as the main resource on campus for
international students attending the
University.
Representing 1600 international
students from 90 countries around
the world, ISA gives its members
the opportunity to meet and social
ize, cook a variety of different exotic
foods during International Week
and discover more about each oth
ers’ cultures.
“ISA is a very good outlet to in
teract and learn about different cul
tures,” ISA member Corrine Erceg
said.
With a multitude of different
events throughout the school year
—- including International Week
and various cultural events—and a
continuing enthusiasm to work to
ward international education, ISA
is one of the University’s most rec
ognized student organizations.
International Week—held April
25-27 — is an opportunity to pro
mote cultural awareness through
out the campus and the community
through activities including inter
national speakers and samplings of
foreign foods, said Yu Bai, a sopho
more economics major and co-di
rector of ISA. International Night,
held April 29, wraps up the week
with a medley of performances
from different facets of the interna
tional community.
“International Night is where all
different cultures meet together to
perform [during a talent show] and
celebrate diversity,” Bai said. “In
ternational Week and the Interna
tional Night are our biggest events.
We need a lot of volunteers.”
Other ISA events include a Hal
loween Dance Party at Riley Hall on
Oct. 28 and International Coffee
Hour every Friday from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. in the EMU International
Lounge.
Involvement with ISA requires
only a willingness to help fellow
members and to respect the different
cultures that are prevalent in the or
ganization, but provides a multitude
of volunteer and learning opportuni
ties. Duties for a volunteer include as
sisting with International Week, set
ting up for International Night and
other ISA-planned events.
Former director Alberto De Albu
querque said that the ISA is one of
the best organizations he has been
involved with.
“It allowed me to break the
stereotypes of different cultures,”
he said. The opportunity also
helped him to develop respect for
other cultures.
For more information, contact the ISA at
346-4387 or check out its Web site at
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuoisa/.
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