Monday marked the first day of a new semester here at Miami!
Monday marked the first day of a new semester here at Miami!
Global Initiatives Monthly News, August 2018, Miami adds its collective voice to national #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign. Image of international student Sunny Suo in front of MacCracken Hall
Hi there,
Monday marked the first day of a new semester here at Miami! This semester, we welcome 600 new international students to campus, so what better time than now to add our voice to the national #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign? The countries represented by our new international undergrads are: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (#1), Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India (#3), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Vietnam (#2).
We also sent 424 students out into the world this term to participate in study abroad and away programs.
Happy Fall Semester, Miami!
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#MOVEINMIAMI GIFTS ALLOW MORE STUDENTS TO STUDY ABROAD

Global Initiatives would like to thank our donors and express appreciation for the generous contributions. When the official #MoveInMiami campaign ended at 2:22am (because we are welcoming the class of 2022 to campus) on move-in day, our preliminary campaign resulted in 33 total gifts with $2,805.09 raised for the study abroad scholarships fund.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME DINNER

New international students enjoyed dinner, global trivia, information resource fair with Miami offices and local businesses, photo booth, and more! Thank you to everyone for a wonderful evening.

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Know a friend or family member looking for a position at Miami? Please forward the following information along to your contacts.

MIAMI DELEGATION ATTENDS HUMANITARIAN SYMPOSIUM IN BANGKOK

August 1–7, 2018, Karla Guinigundo, Director of Global Partnerships, and a delegation of five Miami students attended the Humanitarian Affairs University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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FALL 2018 REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR ILR COURSES

Know someone in the Greater Cincinnati area who is over the age of 50 and looking to expand their knowledge in various topics? Ask them to join our Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) this fall, October 1–November 2, for another blockbuster semester. 

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Yuenan Jin Rodriguez
International Student Coordinator
jiny41@MiamiOH.edu

DID YOU KNOW THESE FUN FACTS ABOUT YUENAN JIN RODRIGUEZ?

  • Yuenan’s mother tongue is Wenzhounese!
  • She learned Mandarin Chinese when she started school at an older age. A lot of Wenzhounese words sound like Korean and/or Japanese, so that’s her plan, learn one more language.
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