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'Friendship families' needed for international students

globe.300.175This fall, Wake Forest will welcome 124 new international undergraduate students with 99 of them being from China or of Chinese heritage. Many of these students have spent some time in the U.S., either by way of vacations or boarding school, but very few of them have visited Winston-Salem.

The Center for Global Programs and Studies offers a Friendship Family program for international students. Families who sign up are interested in inviting international students to join family activities such as hiking at Hanging Rock or visiting their home for dinner. Some families bring snacks and support to their students during midterms or finals, and some open their homes to students over the Thanksgiving, winter or spring breaks.

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Friendship Family program needs volunteers

The Center for International Studies (CIS) hosted the first multi-day international student orientation for incoming freshmen, helping students acclimate to life in the U.S. as well as the time change. This year, Wake Forest has 60 new undergraduate students, and 42 of them are from China or of Chinese heritage. One student’s mother attended Wake Forest as an undergrad! Many of them have spent some time in the U.S. either by way of vacations or boarding school, but very few of them had visited Winston-Salem.

The students who sign up for the Friendship Family program have a desire to experience the U.S. at a different level than what only life on campus can provide.

CIS is looking for people interested in incorporating international students into family activities based on both your and the student’s availability and interests. The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, Sept. 12.

The application is here:
http://cis.wfu.edu/iss/friendship/sponsors/

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