International Student Guide 2018

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स्वागत हे International Student Guide 2018 CAMPUS RESOURCES

Learn how IU helps international students, page 6

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The terms to know while at IU, page 11

WORDS OF WISDOM

Leaders from IU’s campus give advice, page 14

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 6

Take a look at the most common home countries of international students on the IU campus.

Learn about the different resources offered by IU’s Office of International Services.

Look at the ways international students take part in different cultural activities at IU.

Why do collegiate sports matter in the United States? The answers can be found inside.

Read what different international students have to say about their time in Bloomington.

Leaders from around the IU campus told the IDS the advice they would give to new international students.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR WITH TRANSLATIONS Hello and welcome to Indiana University! While coming to a new country and a new school may seem like a difficult challenge, different programs and resources are available here to help you succeed in a new environment. From the culture centers located on campus to the help provided by the Office of International Services, there are plenty of people at this University willing to help you get started the right way. Here at IU Student Media and at the Indiana Daily Student, we will also

keep you informed about what happens on campus and in the Bloomington community. Welcome to campus and best of luck! English message by Cameron Drummond, editorin-chief, Indiana Daily Student 안녕하세요? 인디애나 대학 에 오신 것을 환영합니다. 낯선 나라에 와서 새로운 학 교에서 공부를 하는 것이 힘든 도전이라고 생각되겠지만, 인디 애나 대학은 여러분이 새로운 환 경에서 성공적으로 공부할 수 있

도록 많은 프로그램과 리소스들 을 통해 도움을 드릴 준비가 되 어 있습니다. 캠퍼스 안에 있는 여러 문 화센터들은 물론 Office of International Services의 스탭들 까지, 이 대학의 충분히 많은 사 람들이 여러분의 순조로운 출발 을 도와 드릴 것입니다. 저희 IU Student Media와 학생 신문인 Indiana Daily Student도 여러 분에게 도움이 되도록 캠퍼스와 블루밍턴 커뮤니티에서 일어나 는 일들에 대해 쉬지 않고 알려 드릴 것입니다. 캠퍼스에 오신 것을 다시 한 번 환영하며 행운을 빕니다.

Korean message by Hyo Sang Lee, associate professor and Korean language program coordinator, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures ͯ͢ ͷ͛͢͵ ͚͞ͳ͚͔ ͯ͢͵ͲͰͲ ͚ͱͶ ͛ͱ͢ ͟͢ͷ͢ ͵͚͟Ͳͬ͜ ͟͢ͷ͢͜ ͳ͵ͬ Ͳͳ ͚ͱ͢͝͠ͷ ͵ͨͬ͛ ͵ͱͰͳ ͝͵͟͢ ͮͷ ͚͟Ͳͬ͜ ͚ͳ͢ͷ͚ͳ͚ ͚͛ͤͲ͟ ͵Ͳ͵͚ͤ͢ Ͳ͡͝ͱͮ͜ ͱͲ͚ͦͬ͢͝ͰͲ ͬͱͶ ͚ͱͳ͚͟͠ ͮͷ ʹͣʹ ͚ͱ͛ͷ͙͜ ͚ͱ͟͢ͷ͢͜ ͠ͷ͞ ͝͵͟͢ ͚ͱͲ͚ͤͰͥ ͚ͱ͚ͯͮ͞ͷ͜ ͮͷ ͤ͠Ͳ ͚ͱ͚͟Ͳͬ͜ ͵͚ͱ͝ͷ ͷͯ͢Ͳʹ͚

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Arabic message by Salman Al-Ani, professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and cultures, Program Director of the Arabic Flagship Center

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Top 10 places of origin IU students come from all over. Here are the top 10 countries of origin for IUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international students. SOUTH KOREA SAUDI ARABIA

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Origin

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China

3,150

India

1,712

South Korea

707

Saudi Arabia

593

Taiwan

202

Malaysia

156

Canada

138

Indonesia

134

Turkey

Iran

Data courtesy of the Office of International Services

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Students introduce themselves to each other during the first meeting for those interested in the La Casa Latino Cultural Center in 2010 at the center’s location on Seventh Street. About 30 people attended the orientation event.

Meet the IU culture centers

From IDS reports

At IU, the Office of International Services, along with various culture centers, work to try and make the transition to the United States and to the University as easy as possible for international students who are arriving at IU for their education. Here’s what you need to know about each center. The Office of International Services makes the transition to American culture easier for international students at IU. The office provides resources on everything from help with communication for international students to helping international students obtain visas to be able to travel. HELENE G. SIMON HILLEL CENTER The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center is, as its website describes, a “home away from home on campus” for a diverse Jewish student population. The IU Hillel Foundation was founded on the campus of the University in 1938. Hillel provides religious, cultural and social programming opportunities to as-

sist in the creation of a Jewish community on the IU campus.

ASIAN CULTURE CENTER The Asian Culture Center was established in 1988 and is the oldest Asian culture center of its kind in the Midwest. The center provides language sessions on Hindi, Korean and Mandarin for those interested in learning more about the languages. NEAL-MARSHALL BLACK CULTURE CENTER The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center home to the African American Arts Institute, which has several events and performances throughout the year by groups like the IU Soul Revue, the African American Dance Company and the African American Choral Ensemble. The center’s resources, programs and organizations help to promote an awareness and understanding the experience for black students at IU. LA CASA, LATINO CULTURAL CENTER The La Casa, Cultural Center

Latino was

established in 1973 with the idea and purpose of creating better cultural awareness about Latino culture and history. The center presents arts performances and cultural events and is a link between the University, the city and the Latino community. FIRST NATIONS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER The First Nations Educational and Cultural Center was opened in 2007 as a way to create a welcoming environment for indigenous and native students. The center also has an annual IU Traditional Powwow, which is popular among students. LGBTQ+ CULTURE CENTER The LGBTQ+ Culture Center is open to everyone and serves as a gathering space for LGBTQ+ students who might need encouragement and resources to help build meaningful relationships and friendships upon arriving on campus in Bloomington. The Center also recently started a peer mentor program. Dominick Jean

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IU Office of International Services offers guidance By Dominick Jean drjean@iu.edu | @Domino_Jean

With each new school year comes hundreds of international students with questions and concerns about their new home. The IU Office of International Services helps students with academics, postgrad career and with simply adapting to their new environment. The Indiana Daily Student sat down with Rendy Schrader, IU's director of student and scholar advising, to talk about the upcoming year and the services and programs available for students. Schrader graduated from IU with degrees in political science and French and has been working at IU for 16 years now.

What kind of help and services can the Office of International Services provide to international students? We like to think of us as their first stop, especially when they're new, and they don't know where to go to in a university of this size. They'll learn eventually but we serve as a good interface. Our primary mission is advising on immigration regulations, but we get students who may be having academic struggles and don't know what the resources are so we can help point them in the right direction. Or they may be having health issues and they don't know how to navigate the U.S. health system. I've counseled on anything from relationships to health, to academic mat-

ters to career advice. But we know where the line is. Our role is to get them pointed in the right direction and with the right resource. We also do a lot of programming for them in terms of not only helping with cross-cultural adjustment but celebrating their culture and trying to do some programming that helps introduce them to life in the U.S. What is one of the biggest challenges for people coming to the United States for the ﬁrst time? I think the toughest thing is just being away from home for the first time. Some of them have never been outside their own country or never been out on their own. I think a close second is really the different approach in the classroom.

They're coming from many different systems and very few of them allow the level of independence and participation that we expect here. What is one of the hardest parts about your job at OIS? Our job is keeping them legal, and the government is making it harder and harder for us to provide remedies. In the past, if a student dropped out of status, let’s say they went under the required credit hours and for undergrads that would be 12 hours. And maybe they're dropping a course, and they intend to pick another one up, but their record shows they were below 12 credit hours. That leads to a termination of their record.

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Rendy Schrader is the director of student and scholar advising in the Office of International Services. The office is located at 400 E. 7th St.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GUIDE 2018 In the past, we had a remedy where we could help them file for reinstatement and a couple different paths they can follow. And the government has just put out a memorandum that basically says, “no, you could be what we call accruing unlawful presence,” which means you have to leave the country, and you may be subject to a bar for a number of years in terms of returning to the United States. So the government has become much less forgiving and it has diminished the number of resources we have available to us, so we are in a panic right now in terms of how do we communicate that to an 18 year old who's trying their best to navigate hundreds of different things and new environments. Please, please please don't take any action that could impact your immigration status without checking

with us first. Has the government making it harder for you impacted people wanting to come study here? I think its got to have an impact. We're seeing a decrease. Through the efforts of our recruiters, I think we are not experiencing as significant a decrease as some other institutions, but we just feel like the environment is less welcoming in the U.S. in general. So we are working extra hard to make sure that students who come here feel really welcome and really well adjusted and very supported. In your time here at IU, what are some of your favorite memories? I really love it when the students fill out their exit form, and they say nice things about us. They may not take the time during

7 the course of their studies, but when they look back on it they're like 'wow, it was great here.' We had a scholar write us recently and said “I was Fulbright student, a scholar at an ivy-league institution, and I have never felt more cared for than here.” And I was like 'yes!' What advice would you give to someone who just arrived here at IU? I think they need to be open for all opportunities. They need to do the academic work but perhaps not be as hard on themselves. I think they need to know there is so much help available on this campus that we may not notice they're struggling, but if they come and tell us they're struggling, there are so many ways to fix it. They cannot be shy about asking for help. Editor's Note: This interview has been edited for conciseness.

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The IU Office of International Services is on the second floor of the Poplars building, which is located at 400 E. 7th St.

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Coming Together

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Students from around the world come to IU to learn and share experiences. Here’s a look at some of the ways people from diverse backgrounds have engaged with the campus and community over the years. SARAH VERSCHOOR | IDS

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Students and community members toss bright powder on each other in 2011 in Dunn Meadow to celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival welcoming the beginning of spring. Dancers perform a traditional fan dance during the Chinese Spring Festival Gala in 2015 at the IU Auditorium. The IU Chinese Students and Scholars Association held the event to celebrate the Lunar New Year. International students meet with Leo R. Dowling on the IU campus in 1948. IU President Herman B Wells created the position of counselor to foreign students in 1943 and appointed Dowling. Visitors laugh as they clean up after the Islamic Center of Bloomington’s community potluck in 2017. Executive Board President Ashraf Abdelhafez said many groups reached out in support after President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning international travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Tanya Saxena performs the first of three dances in 2017 in the Global and International Studies Building. The Bharatnatyam style of dance is India’s oldest classical dance style. Emilia Diaz Chavez performs with the Creole Choir of Cuba in 2011 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as part of Lotus Fest. The annual music festival features performers from around the world. For more information on this year’s events, visit idsnews.com/arts. Liberty Forster and Avinash Divecha perform with the IU Swing Dance Club at the International Dance Night to welcome Venezuelan refugees in 2017. President Herman B Wells entertains students from Peru at his home in 1960. Chao Run Fan from Young Pioneers competes during the Individual Time Trials at Bill Armstrong Stadium in 2016. Young Pioneers is the first Chinese Little 500 racing team in IU history.

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Why collegiate sports are so popular in the United States By Murphy Wheeler jonmwhee@iu.edu | @murph_wheelerIU

To many outsiders, it may seem like a cult. On game days, fans dressed head-to-toe in cream and crimson attire go to whatever stadium around campus is having a game that night, sometimes lining up outside for hours before game time. They pack in to the stands, scream at referees, chant along with cheerleaders and sing along to the IU fight song with thousands of other people. They’re surrounded by strangers with one common interest — they’re all fans of the same team. This is a common scene on college campuses all over the United States, and IU is no different. Collegiate sports have

been a big deal in Bloomington for decades, especially major sports such as basketball and football. Even though the state of Indiana is widely known for its love of the game of basketball, that’s not the only reason thousands of people come out in droves to cheer on the Hoosiers. Plenty of fans attend athletic events simply for their love of the respective sports, but just as many people in attendance aren’t fans at all and only go to the games when they’re with friends at school. Going to games gives students an opportunity to not only spend time with friends on the weekend or a free night during the week, but it also gives people from all backgrounds and walks of life a reason to come together and cheer on their

school as one collective group. Camaraderie is key when singing the IU fight song or clapping along to the men’s basketball team’s tradition of playing the “Martha the Mop Lady” video on the big screen before home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The festivities of game days can also give students a chance to simply unwind and take time away from school for at least a few hours. Many people see it as a chance to de-stress by socializing during a night out at Assembly Hall, Memorial Stadium or any of the other sports facilities on IU’s campus. All sporting events at IU, other than football and men’s basketball, are free to any student with a valid

EVAN DE STEFANO | IDS

IU men’s basketball plays the Iowa Hawkeyes on Dec. 4, 2017, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

student ID, so there are plenty of opportunities to learn more about sports, such as volleyball, baseball

and more. No matter how big of a sports fan you are, games at IU give new students a

chance to learn some traditions of their school, have some fun and maybe even make a few new friends.

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Just F.Y.I

Here are a few key terms that are useful to know around campus, so try and get familiar. Don’t worry, there will not be a test. SYLLABUS A written planner that lays out the upcoming semester. Professors will usually include this on the course’s online website and will base their class schedule off of it for the entire semester. OFFICE HOURS Helpful set times where students can visit a professor at their office to ask questions about grades, homework or other classrelated subjects. Professors will usually include the times and locations in the syllabus.

MEMORIAL UNION The largest building on campus where students can go to eat, study, buy books and more. The Indiana Memorial Union’s address is 900 E. 7th St. INTRAMURAL Recreational sports organized within a school. Students can sign up and play various sports on set times and days throughout the week. SRSC The Student Recreational Sports Center is located on Law Lane. A membership here is included in your tuition, and activities here

range from classes to weightlifting and cardio rooms. DEAD WEEK The week of class before final exams. Not really dead, but makes you feel that way. AI An associate instructor, usually a graduate student, who assists professors in lectures and discussions.

IUPD VS BPD The IUPD is the University’s police department while the BPD is the city of Bloomington’s police department. LITTLE FIVE Abbreviation for the Little 500 bicycle race which takes place in April. There are two separate races, one for the men’s teams and one for the women’s teams.

RA Resident assistants are upperclassmen, peer leaders that live on each floor of residence halls. The resident assistants can assist with adjusting to college, give you advice and more.

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IU is home Juno Huang When Juno Huang, a senior from Taipei, Taiwan, studying marketing with a co-major in international business and business analytics, felt lost her first day on the University’s campus, a squirrel and a new friend came to help her out. After spending time at IU,

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Colin Ooi Colin Ooi, a junior from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, studying information systems and operations, felt at home in Bloomington when he was on the bus to campus. He said because of the constant change on the University’s campus, he felt the most stable when on

the bus. Ooi decided to come to IU because he was drawn to the flexibility of the U.S. education system. “You don’t just take classes relevant to your major, but also a wide array of gen-ed classes that make you a more holistic person,” Ooi said.

Philip Jiao Philip Jiao, a senior from Qingdao, China, at the University studying history, said he came to Bloomington after falling in love with the campus after a high school science olympiad trip to the IU campus. “I came to the U.S. because my family wanted

me to receive a better, different education from the Chinese system,” Jiao said. Since being at IU for the past four years, Jiao said he made a lot of friends, who have impacted his time here and have made IU feel like home for him, despite being from China originally.

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Twisha Sharma Twisha Sharma, a junior from New Delhi, India, studying professional sales and digital and social media applications, was determined to study in the U.S. “I fell in love with the U.S. when I visited the country when I was 8,” she said. After visiting IU in 2014, she fell in love with the campus and decided to come here. Three years later, the sentiment was the same. As someone who said she

loves adventure, one of her hardest adventures was the food. She said adjusting to American breakfast food was the most difficult. Sharma said the Kelley School of Business was where she felt the most at home on the University’s campus. “I’m always there, especially after my freshman year,” she said. “Back in freshman year, I saw many people wear suits, and I’m in their shoes now.”

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IU campus leaders give advice to international students Ceci Jerry, President, Indiana Memorial Union Board of Directors Learn as much as possible about Indiana University, its resources, the people you live with in your residence halls and even finding your niche on campus. Our University has so much to offer.

Lillian Casillas-Origel, Director, La Casa/Latino Cultural Center Remember you do not have to do it alone. There are a lot of great people and services in place to lend support as you move forward through IU.

Denise Hayes, Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Psychological Services You might feel alone, but there is a community of people at IU who are going through the same experience, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to reach out.

Doug Bauder, Director, LGBTQ+ Culture Center Because of the world-renowned Kinsey Institute on the IU campus, diversity related to sexual orientation and gender identity has been valued on this campus and in Bloomington for decades.

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