International Students ABU/Crandall’s International Students Association (ISA) is a student led group that offers support and friendship to international students at ABU/Crandall. In collaboration with the Student Development Department, informal activities and events
are planned occasionally both on and off campus to offer international students the opportunity to get to know fellow students that are studying here at Crandall University. ABU/Crandall University’s population of 800 students, staff, and faculty
represent more than 11 states in the USA, and a total of 11 different countries. International students at Crandall University are offered opportunities to make friends, receive support, and seek advising through on-campus resources. The pictures featured in here are from the ISA October outing to Belliveau Orchard in Memramcook, NB. This was a first visit to an apple orchard for many of the international students who took part.
Heidi Soggie
Director of Student Development
George Njuguna Kenneth was born and raised in Kenya, East Africa and is the eldest of his family, which includes one brother and three sisters. ABU/Crandall has been a part of his family for over 20 years, as his father, Kenneth Njuguna, is a 1988 alumni and is presently pastoring two churches in Kenya. “After my father suggested ABU, I checked the University out on the Internet,” says George, “I was very impressed by the motto and the vision.” When asked about similarities between Kenya and Canada, George noted that one similarity is that the majority of the population is Christian he states, “ The differences are many. The weather is different mostly because it does not snow back home, but I also find the food is different. I also come from a culture that is very conservative which is very different 18 | T he Growing Edge
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than here.” He has found that one of the biggest challenges of moving here is being away from his family and friends. “The first few days were hard but I have been able to meet and make friends and now I feel I am at home away from home.” He expressed, “I feel blessed being at Crandall at such a time in the history of the University.” George arrived in Moncton in January 2009 and is in the first year of his BBA. He has had numerous opportunities to get involved in life at Crandall and in the Greater Moncton Community as a whole. This summer he had the opportunity to work at Camp Wildwood and is currently volunteering at Harvest House helping clients get their GED. He is involved with the ABUSA as the VP of Finance.