Los Jefes Marcus JensenMichael MartinezAutumn PrullKellie StewartVanessa Wu

My actual life in the U.S.

My expectation of college life in the U.S.

An International Student Perspective

Presentation OverviewSituation: Lack of interaction between minority and majority students.

Solution: Targeting freshmen at IntroDUCKtion to increase interaction, extending through fall term.Implementation: Pilot program assisted by ASUO and IntroDUCKtion staff, as well as student mentors and incentives.

Why this situation needs our focus…

Minority - students of color such as Latino, African American, Native American, International Students, and other various ethnicities

Majority - Caucasian or domestic students

Interaction Barriers• Language - ”You must submit results of a standardized language test” (UO Admissions Website)• Stereotypes - “ghetto”, “rich”, “close minded”• Atmosphere - “timid”, “forced”, “awkward”, “selective”, “ignorant”

Increase in undergraduate minority students at the University of Oregon in the last 5 years.

2,034 minority students enrolled this term.

6.6%

55.2%Of students made more friends their freshman year than their sophomore, junior or senior year.

59%Of students interacted with minority students less than 4 hours per week.

Of students (175) had taken only one or two multicultural courses.

54%

341%In-state: $178.00 per credit hour

International and Non-resident: $608.00 per credit hour

Freshman: ASUO, Student Orientation Staff, Multicultural Recruitment

Long Term Goal:Upon graduation, students that participated in this program will report increased and more frequent interactions between minority and majority students.

68%

Creating unity one freshman at a time…

1. Diminish Intimidation

Ideally, this pilot program will:

2. Create a platform for both groups to interact

Give Back to Eugene

Recruiting the Mentors

Breaking the Ice

Putting the Plan into Action

Ranking the Projects

Questions and Comments

The time is now. Add your piece to our puzzle.