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RES LIFE

International RA
staff at Michigan
State

PhoTo CourTeSy of MiChiGAn STATe univerSiTy

World Leaders
International student staff help increase
international student retention.
The increasing number of
international students on campuses
throughout the U.S. has brought
with it a host of opportunities and
challenges for housing departments,
one of which is to make them feel
part of a larger community, which
could contribute positively to their
retention. One way to do this is to
hire international students as resident
assistants and for other student
staff positions so that they can feel
more closely tied to the residential
community.

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By Antonio L. Pee
and Bristol Day
According to the Institute of
International Education's 2014
Open Doors Report, the number
of international students on U.S.
campuses reached a record high of
886,052 in the 2013-14 academic
year, an increase of 8 percent from
the previous year. As encouraging
as those numbers are, other studies

resident Educational Services:
Hire and train staff to create and promote
environment that supports student development.

report the dissatisfaction that some
international students are feeling
with their university experience. In
a 2013 study, Uneven Experiences:
What's Missing and What Matters
for Today's International Students,
Chris Glass, Stephanie Buus,
and Larry Braskamp report that
international students lack a feeling
of connection; specifically, they note
that "international students rate their
sense of community significantly
lower than their U.S. peers along
every dimension, especially when



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Talking Stick - January/February 2015
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Facilities
Res Life
Special Focus
To Market
Rising Voices
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Intro
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Cover2
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 1
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 2
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Contents
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 4
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 5
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 6
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 7
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Vision
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 9
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Just In
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 11
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - 12
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - To Market
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Rising Voices
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - First Takes
Talking Stick - January/February 2015 - Around Student Affairs
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