| In this age of globalization, the
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| | and family friendship programs among many
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| presence of foreign students has been
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| | others. Out-of-the-classroom, social
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| perceived by universities around the
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| | contact has been identified as an
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| world as an effective instrument in the
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| | important factor in reducing
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| internationalization of their campuses.
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| | misunderstanding and promoting
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| Exposing domestic students to contact
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| | adaptation. To this end, colleges and
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| with international students has served as
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| | universities have sought to match
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| a strategy to prepare students for living
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| | international students with domestic
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| and working in a global community and as
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| | students and have tailored programs to
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| a tool in developing global knowledge. It
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| | particular target groups to assist with
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| has also helped in overcoming negative
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| | the adaptation process.
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| attitudes toward other peoples and
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| | My question today is how many higher
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| cultures. In meeting the objective of
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| | education institution located throughout
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| internationalization of their campuses,
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| | the world are dealing with these issues?
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| US colleges and universities have
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| | Has your university successfully
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| actively recruited students from all
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| | integrated your foreign students into the
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| areas of the world.
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| | mainstream of your country's culture and
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| It was a known fact that international
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| | education? The academic and cultural
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| students go to the United States in
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| | integration of international students is
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| search of more than an education. They
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| | congruent with the mission of most
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| wish to hone their English language
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| | universities in promoting the educational
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| skills, to understand the American
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| | development and the professional and
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| culture, and to develop friendships with
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| | social skills of all students. The
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| US nationals. However for the most part,
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| | satisfaction of international students,
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| foreign students fail to integrate into
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| | their retention, their progress toward a
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| the mainstream of American higher
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| | degree, and their full human development
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| education and many return to their home
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| | should be as much a concern to educators
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| countries without meeting their academic
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| | as those of their national students.
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| or personal objectives. Of those who are
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| | Universities through their international
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| able to complete their academic programs,
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| | services office are responsible for
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| many do not enter into any meaningful
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| | examining the experiences of
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| participation in American culture.
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| | international students on their campus,
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| International students in the US want to
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| | identifying what hinders their adjustment
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| understand the American culture, their
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| | and integration, and developing workable
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| patterns of thinking and behavior, and to
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| | strategies to help international students
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| learn the cultural norms. Additionally
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| | feel a stronger sense of involvement in
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| they need for the university community to
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| | the larger academic community. Assessing
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| understand and value the international
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| | and addressing the problems that
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| students' cultures. More interaction with
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| | international students experience will
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| American students and families is a way
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| | impact many areas. It will aid not only
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| to increase that type of learning.
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| | in the internationalization of the
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| In recognizing its responsibility for the
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| | campus-as stated in the mission and goals
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| well-being of international students,
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| | of most universities-but it will expose
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| American universities across the nation
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| | domestic students to the life styles,
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| have designed and implemented programs in
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| | values, and culture of people throughout
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| an effort to meet the students' personal
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| | the world and thereby enrich their
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| needs and academic objectives The
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| | experience. It will also foster goodwill
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| programs included new student and ongoing
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| | between nations and will help all
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| orientation, programs to pair
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| | students develop beneficial bonds for
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| international and domestic students,
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| | their personal lives and future careers.
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| holiday celebration programs, homestays
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