Opportunities
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM…….A Bridge to Understanding
This volunteer program attempts to assign an international student to a local American family for the purpose of friendship and mutual understanding.
- It is a friendship program, not a home stay situation.
- Friendships are arranged through the Texas State International Office.
- Minimum time commitment: 2-3 hours or one social occasion per month.
- It is designed to help students become more acquainted and integrated with their new environment outside the campus through social interaction with an American family or single of the same gender.
- Activities might include meals, watching movies, birthday parties, visits to local points of interest, and other activities, including activities you may suggest. Return the completed application to the International Office.
How to Participate in the International Friendship Program:
1. Contact Dr. Bob Seese at the Texas State International Office at 512-245-7966 or rs20@txstate.edu.
2. Complete and submit a Friendship Host Application. Download Application and Responsibilities
3. Attend a one-hour orientation designed to prepare you to be a friend to an international student and to answer questions you may have.
Announcements for International Students
The following information was forwarded to Texas State international office at the request of the registered Texas State student organization or department mentioned below. The intent of these emails is to provide information that is relevant to Texas State international students and is not intended to promote the organizations who request the International Office to forward the email messages.
Guest Artists from Germany
The Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce our Guest Artists in Residence all the way from Giessen, Germany, Tanz Compagnie Giessen! The company’s director and two of their lead dancers are in town for the week of the 10-17 and we would love to have you at some our events. The director will be giving a lecture on Wednesday the 13th in Jowers B178 on the German dance scene and on Thursday the 14th there will be a “meet and greet” session also in Jowers B178. The lecture is at 11am tomorrow and the meet and greet is from 7-9pm Thursday evening. So if you want to meet new people whom you can visit when you return home, if you like dance, or you have some time to kill this week please come on by! If you have any questions call the Dance department at 512-245-2949 or email Ana Baer at AB60@txstate.edu We hope to see you there!
Additional French speaker needed:
The Office of Disability Services is in need of another student fluent in French to serve as captionist in the class room:
French 1410 Mon/Tues/Wed and Friday 2:00-2:00pm especially on Fridays
If you are a fluent French speaker and have availability at the above times please contact Debbie Cole, Debbie@txstate.edu or Linda Lovelace, linda.ods@txstate.edu or call 512-245-3451 regarding the French captionist position. The office of Disability Services will provide the equipment for captioning.
Speakers needed:
The Office of Disability Services is in need of students fluent in French, Chinese and/or Spanish to serve as captionists in the class room:
Chinese 1410 Mon/Tues/Wed and Friday 12:00-12:50pm
French 1410 Mon/Tues/Wed and Friday 2:00-2:00pm
Spanish 1410 Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:50pm
If you are a fluent speaker in any of the above languages and have availability at the above times please go to Jobs4Cats and respond to the job #19283 for the captions position. Information on the position and job description are available for viewing in Jobs4Cats.
The office of Disability Services will provide the equipment for captioning.
An Invitation To All Students from Southeast Asian Countries:
Efforts are being made to create a student organization for all Texas State undergraduate and graduate students from any part of Southeast Asia, including the following countries:
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The organization will be intended to help support students from Southeast Asia and to foster awareness of this important area of the world.
Membership to the organization will be free.
If you are interested in joining, please contact Dr. Leah Renold, Department of History, Co-Director of the Project on Southeast Asia, at LR22@TXSTATE.EDU
Arabic speaker needed
Do you Speak Arabic? Interested in being a Volunteer or Teacher’s Assistant?
For more information contact Amjad A., Arabic Language Coordinator at arabicclass@gmail.com
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