.: International Students Association

	Welcome to the Official Site of the International Student Association The ISA at Lafayette College is a well-established organization, open to all students, with two primary objectives: 1. To promote international diversity and cultural awareness within the college, enhance cultural sensitivity and international understanding, and aim to contribute to the intellectual and social life at Lafayette by sharing our diverse cultural traditions. 2. To assist international students in overcoming any difficulties in adapting to a new lifestyle in the United States, and meeting the challenge of immersion in a different cultural setting.

	International Education Week International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of our efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States. Currently there several events coming up during the week: Brownbag on Monday: The Frightening Possibilities of Pop Cultural Desire between South Korea and Japan Student Panel Discussion on Wednesday: Beneficial Experiences of Studying Abroad Poster Making Fair during the week: Celebrate the Different Nations 10,000 Villages Sale during the week: Crafts and Decorations of Your Choice Committee Signups If you have missed the first meeting and would like to signup for one or more of the ISA committees this year and for more information, please contact the following people: Philanthropy - Ryan at shroffr@lafayette.edu Worldwise - Berkin at ilbeyib@lafayette.edu Formals - Chinh at doc@lafayette.edu Diversity Outreach - Ioana at marini@lafayette.edu International Education Week - Luke at liux@lafayette.edu Intramural Sports Signups If you would like to participate in an intramural sport, then please contact Hannah at smockh@lafayette.edu For any event or activity that you would like to organize or have in mind and would like to do, then please contact Nafis at hasann@lafayette.edu.

	Check out the ISA Calendar Student Panel Discussion: Study Abroad Thrill November 12 - 12 pm at Limburg Theater There will be upper class students to share their experiences studying abroad in Argentina, India, Canada, South Africa, East Europe and China. Lunch will be provided. Lafayette-Lehigh Olympics and Social ISA's first-ever Lafayette-Lehigh Olympics is to be held this Saturday (November 14) beginning at 2 PM at the Kamine Gym in the Kirby Sports Center. 2 - 4pm, games at Kirby Sports Center 4pm, BBQ at BCC - open to everyone The events will be volleyball, basketball, badminton, table tennis, cricket, soccer, and tug of war. The captains for the events are as follows: Soccer--Nickolay Shopov '12 (shopovn) Volleyball--Arun Venkateswaran '13 (venkatea) Basketball--Mario Rusev '13 (rusevm) Table Tennis--Siyuan (Simon) Wang '13 (wangs) Cricket--Hassaan Khan '13 (khanhf) For any questions, contact Hannah Smock (smockh@lafayette.edu). Japanese Moms' Obsession With Korean Actor November 16 - 12 pm at Limburg Theater The Frightening Possibilities of Pop Cultural Desire between South Korea and Japan This talk will consider the Korean actor Bae Yong Joon's popularity in Japan, especially among middle-aged women, in light of pop cultural and transnationals cultural flows. Lunch provided. 10000 Villages Sale Every day in the week of Nov.16 From 11 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 7 pm At Farinon atrium Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit fair trade organization that sells crafts and decorations from artisans all around the globe. 90% of the money earned from this sale goes back straight to the craftsmen and the 10% is donated to a charitable non-profit organization. So, do your thanksgiving/christmas shopping early and donate to develop the world! Also, we are looking for volunteers who would help us setup and carry out the sale, so if you are interested, then please email Janine at blockj@lafayette.edu. More info about 10,000 Villages: http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/ Poster Fair: Celebrate the Nations November 16-20 at Farinon Atrium Each country has at least ONE tri-fold to contain tidbits about it. Preferably, include a picture of your national flag, and the importance or significance behind its particular design and/or colors. There can also be pictures of your country as well as some facts - like tourism, or scenery, or a safari. The poster teams can rotate amongst their members when they will stand/sit by their tri-fold armed with information to tell the people who will stop to see your tri-fold. The ISA will provide you with cardboards for the tri-fold. We request that participants refrain from writing on the tri-fold itself, rather that they print out the information/pictures and paste it on the tri-fold. To sign up, contact Asad Akram at akrama@lafayette.edu. It would be great if you can hand in the finished posters by Saturday, November 14, 2009. They can be deposited in the ISA room or given to Asad. Else, feel free to drop the poster anytime within the International Education Week. Since the purpose of the International Education Week is basically to spread awareness amongst domestic students about the various countries we represent. There are many misconceptions that Americans have about our countries - sometimes they might even be completely oblivious as to how beautiful our countries are. And they aren’t to be blamed for this obliviousness; it is our job and duty - as students, as students of the ISA, and above all as proud citizens of our countries, to educate people about our countries. We all come from rich cultural backgrounds, many countries represented here are famous for one thing or the other, and all countries represented here are beautiful in their own respect. It is for this reason, that the ISA urges all members of the ISA to take part in this interesting, informative and extremely easy event.