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The Winona Daily News featured SMU’s Polish students in “From Poland to SMU” Feb. 21. Read it online at http://bit.ly/1jDZKzL.
The faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate the Chinese New Year and enjoy a free lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, Friday, Jan. 31, in the Heights building. Enjoy a variety of cultural activities and performances.
The Saint Mary’s community is invited to enjoy a “Taste of Saudi Arabia” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 18, in the Heights.
Arabic food, entertainment, music, and much more is planned.
A freewill donation to help rebuild the Winona mosque that was destroyed by fire will be greatly appreciated.
Brother William came to the Center for International Students to visit the ESL students on Friday, March 23.
The International Center Open House, held Tuesday, Feb. 14, included a wide variety of ethnic food, games, cultural displays and presentations. Participants learned about SMU’s international students from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China. The Center for International Students thanks everyone for attending.
On Aug. 29, Saint Mary’s newest international students were invited to take a tour of Winona on the Trester Trolley. For most of the students, who arrived in Minnesota last week, this is their first time in the United States. Highlights along the way included the Minnesota Equestrian Center, Garvin Heights Elk Ranch, Garvin Heights Vineyards, the Garvin Heights look-out, and Prairie Island Park. SMU’s new international students this semester come from Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Japan, Korea, Poland, China and Canada and include, from left: front, Musab Alotaibi (Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Hadi (Saudi Arabia), Hussain Alqushairi (Saudi Arabia), Kanae Agena (Japan), Mohanna Aloufi (Saudi Arabia), Jesus Benavides Hernandez (Colombia), Ilham Albalawi (Saudi Arabia); back, Jane Cyrus (staff), Brit Wagner (staff), Tiantian He (China), Mohammed Alharbi (Saudi Arabia), Hamad Alzahrani (Saudi Arabia), Mustafa Alnofaily (Saudi Arabia), Anas Almowallad (Saudi Arabia), Mohanned Naquib (Saudi Arabia), Bader Albalawi (Saudi Arabia), Lupita Garza-Cienfuegos (staff) and Zainab Alnemer (Saudi Arabia).
The SMU International Showcase will be held 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, in the dining room of the Toner Student Center. The evening will include international music and dance, performed by many SMU international students. A freewill donation will be asked, and all proceeds will go to the Red Cross.
On Oct. 15, 19 educational agents from seven countries, in addition to two International Student Education Services (ISES) staff members, visited campus as part of a familiarization visit.
ISES recruits international students from different countries with the help of educational agents, who are based in the international students’ countries. ISES then brings those agents to its universities partners for a familiarization visit.
The agents visited from Russia, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
A Chinese Spring Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 5, in the Heights. Admission is $4 per person. The event will include Chinese food, a traditional culture exhibition and a performance. The event is organized by the International Students Club and Residence Life.
The new intern in the International Center is Jesus Camacho. He is a senior majoring in Global Studies. He began working in the center in January and will graduate in May.
Jing Wang
Jasmine Wang
Suba Krishnan
The SMU International Showcase will be held 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in the dining room of the Toner Student Center. The evening will include international music and dance, performed by many SMU international students. Tickets are $5. For tickets or information, call Jason Richter, Ext. 1648. Proceeds will go to the Haiti Victim Relief Fund.
The SMU International Showcase will be held 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in the dining room of the Toner Student Center. The evening will include international music and dance, performed by many SMU international students. Tickets are $5. For tickets or information, call Jason Richter, Ext. 1648. Proceeds will go to the Haiti Victim Relief Fund.
The brothers of Phi Mu Alpha invite members of the faculty and staff to Blue Angel 2008, the annual fall musical variety show on campus. This year’s performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, and 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Dining Hall. The 42nd show is titled “Boo Angel,” in honor of Halloween.
Faculty and staff may receive complimentary admission to the show of their choice by contacting, Dr. Jeff Highland at Ext. 1459 or campus box 1.
Regular tickets are $6 and will be available in the lobby of the Toner Student Center, or at the door.
Career Fair 2008
Career Fair 2008, co-sponsored by SMU’s Career Services, Winona State University, and Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical, is fast approaching. It is scheduled for noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in WSU’s McCown gymnasium. This event is free and is open to all students, freshmen through seniors. More than 100 employers and graduate schools are registered to attend. It is a beneficial event, whether you are looking for information about a particular career or company, seeking an internship, job-hunting, or researching graduate schools.
For information on the companies and graduate schools attending, students can look online at www.smumn.edu/careerservices and click on the “career fair” link. A number of employers will be interviewing candidates for full-time career and internship opportunities the day after the fair, on Thursday, Oct. 23. You can interview with these employers by signing up with the career services office.
A shuttle will first depart at 11:30 a.m. and shuttles then leave every hour between noon and 3 p.m.
Government Fair
The Minnesota College & University Career Services Association is sponsoring the fifth annual Government Fair on Friday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. Students can find out how to start their career in government by attending this fair. This fair is open to all students, freshmen through seniors. A list of the government agencies attending can be found at www.mcucsa.org/govjobfair. Registration is due today, Oct. 17, in Saint Mary’s Hall, Room 136.
Long-term Volunteer Fair
On Thursday, Nov. 6, WSU and SMU are hosting long-term volunteer fairs (from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Hyphen of Kryzsko Commons on the WSU campus, and from 3 to 5 p.m. in the game room of the Toner Student Center on the SMU campus).
Long-term volunteering involves committing one or two years assisting with a particular need in communities that are underserved and have few resources. The Nov. 6 fairs at WSU and SMU welcome approximately 15 long-term volunteer programs from around the country that place recent college graduates into volunteer placements nationally and internationally.
Some of the programs that are registered include Lasallian Volunteers, St. Joseph the Worker in St. Paul, Mercy Home Volunteer Corps, Christian Brother Volunteer Program, Holden Village, Inner City Teaching Corps, and more. The fairs are open to all interested in learning more about long-term volunteering and the diversity of options available. For more information, contact Chris McClead in the Office of Campus Ministry: cmcclead@smumn.edu or Ext. 7268.
The International Student Center staff and students would like to solicit your generosity in hosting an international student for Thanksgiving dinner.
This will be the first Thanksgiving for many of SMU’s international students, and this is a wonderful opportunity to share an American holiday and your family traditions with them.
If you are interested in hosting an international student for dinner, contact Tessy Neves Dias at Ext. 1450 or tdias@smumn.edu.
A welcome reception for SMU's international students will be held 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the President’s Room. Food, fun and cultural diversity will all be provided!