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9/26/2017
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2017
GREETINGS INTERNATIONAL OWLS
Welcome to the International Services Newsletter, an email publication
designed to keep international students and visiting scholars up to date on
what’s going on around the FAU campuses and the world.
WORLD FACT: “There are over 6,000 languages spoken in the world
today, many of which are spoken by fewer than a few hundred people. The
top 10 or 12 languages however make up the vast majority of all of the
speakers in the world.”
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Welcome Reception: It’s a great time to meet with other students from all over the world.
Open to all students.
Wednesday: September 27, 2017
Times: 11:00 a.m – 1 p.m
Location: Nations MPR
For more information click here
Davie and Jupiter Campus Visits:
Fall 2017 Campus Visits calendar is available!
For more information click here
Immigration Workshop:
Monday, October 2, 3:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m.
For more information click here
Certified Student Leader – Global: The deadline to apply for the Certified Student Leader Global track
is September 29, 2017. For more information or to apply click here.
International Friends Program:
Vote here for the 2017/2018 Executive Board Members!
Important information:
If you know that you will be
graduating in December.
Please let us know via email at
[email protected] subject line: “Fall 2017
Graduation” so that we can:
- update your I-20
- issue an invitation letter for
your family members to attend
your graduation ceremony
(recommended when applying
for a traveling visa)
- help you apply for post-
completion OPT
9/26/2017
GLOBAL OWL OF THE MONTH Chui, QingQing, Ph.D in Higher Education, Hometown: Luoyan, China
QINGQING’S SUGGESTIONS
Restaurant: Blaze Pizza
Tv Show: Big Bang Theory
Movie: 3 Idiots
Activity: Hiking
Destination: Great Smoky Mountain
LEARN MORE ABOUT QINGQING CHUI:
QingQing has been in the U.S for 6 years. She got her Master Degree in Environmental
Education and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Education at FAU. QingQing
is also a graduate assistant in the International Services Office. She loves nature and
hiking.
She first came as a tourist and visited FAU Environmental Center, which is
surrounded entirely by Palm trees. “It’s like a fairy tale.” She fell in love with the city
immediately. When she returned to China, she applied to the Environmental
Education program at FAU, and came back to the U.S as a student.
She loves living in the U.S because she considers her lifestyle here totally different
compared to her lifestyle in China. “Here we have more freedom, and we can do
whatever we want to do. Also, the environment here is much cleaner and healthier.”
Last but not least, she met her husband here at FAU. She misses her family, her
friends, and traditional food, and wishes her family would come here to live with her
and her husband.
IS: What is the most exciting part about being an international student?
QC: The most exciting thing of being an international student is to learn and grow up on your own: like how to cook, manage time,
save money, make friends, etc. When I was home, I always thought my parents would be there with me; but after moving here, I
had to learn everything by myself. I learned that if something happens, it’s all upon me to handle things in my life.
IS: What are some culture shocks or funny surprising moments that you have experienced so far?
QC: One funny surprising moment was when I did a road trip with three friends. We decided in just a second to take a road trip to
Atlanta, Buffalo, New York and Washing D.C. I love the freedom of going somewhere without planning ahead.
IS: How do you like FAU?
QC: Besides the perfect location nearby the beach, what I love the most about FAU is the people. The kindness, sincerity and
assistance really touches my heart. Something that sounds very easy for a student like removing holds, or opening a bank account
can turn out to be very difficult for a new international student. I got a lot of help from other students when first coming here.
IS: Which places do you wish to travel to while you are in America and which places have you already traveled to?
QC: I’ve been to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Arizona, Colorado, New York, Buffalo, Savannah, Boston, and Tennessee. I wish to
travel to North Carolina and South Carolina because my husband and I love hiking.
IS: Quote that motivates you the most?
“The water is well, the sky is well, and so the people will be well.”
Interview by Nhi Truong
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