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Culture Shock
By Stacy Oliver-Sikorski
Updating operations to meet the needs of
international students
As residence hall doors open at the
beginning of each academic term,
students new to campus life not only
learn about a culture foreign to them
but are suddenly immersed in it. As
they continue to navigate the collegiate
experience, they are confronted by
policies, procedures, and processes
unknown to them. International
students arrive with the same anxiety
that any new student has, but with the
added pressure of being abroad and far
away from home.
The number of international
students studying in the United States
increased 6 percent between 2011
and 2012, according to the Institute of
International Education, and they are
arriving on the doorsteps of campus
housing in droves. Though discussions
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of inclusion and tolerance have long
been a staple of housing and residence
life, conversations are now turning
specifically to how operations and
programs can be adapted to better
meet the needs of the still growing
international population.
International students need to be
prepared not just for the transition
to a new country and an unfamiliar
campus but also for the residential
experience. “International students are,
in most cases, not prepared for living in
a United States college residence hall.
Unless they studied in the U.S. in high
school or at another level, they have
likely never lived in close proximity to
U.S. students. While they have friends
or relationships with U.S. students to
prepare them for some of their first
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Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Dollars and Sense
Calendar
Healing in Housing
A Stronger Calling
Conversations
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 1
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Contents
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Just In
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Dollars and Sense
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - Healing in Housing
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Talking Stick - May/June 2013 - A Stronger Calling
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