Tag: international students

The Office of International Services and Engagement celebrated its 23rd annual International Education Week with the International Education Festival on Citrus Lawn Wednesday.

Once a month, international students get to meet for tea, cookies and conversation.  

Being an international student and being stuck in a foreign country in the midst of a once-in-a century pandemic was the last thing I had in mind when imagining how my freshman year of college would pan out. 

For the past several weeks, everyday life for University of La Verne students has been a whirlwind of emotion and uncertainty. For international students in particular, the need to make a fast decision to either stay on a mostly deserted campus or move back home was one they never thought they would encounter.

Clinton Gilliland, international student adviser in the English Language Services Center, oversees three new volunteers for the student mentoring program Sept. 29 outside the International Student Center.

Faculty and staff gathered together to discuss the cultural shock international students face when trying to adapt to American culture Tuesday in the Campus Center Ballroom.