Now that the spring semester is officially underway, international students often look to venture beyond Baylor to experience life in the U.S., particularly in Waco. The Global Friendship Program, a long-standing Baylor program, continues to cultivate a culture of understanding and adventure for students from across the world.
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As of April 9, three Baylor students have had their record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System database terminated and their student visas revoked.
The Center for Global Engagement will host International Education Week from Nov. 11-15. The week will consist of a variety of events, lectures and experiences put on by departments and organizations for faculty and students to attend.
“The whole certificate is about building beyond students to become global learners first and foremost, exposing students to intercultural humility, cultural awareness and having the ability to be able to interact with different ethnicities and backgrounds,” said Raphael Abayateye, assistant director of Global Engagement.
“A lot of international students have been saying that they feel like they don’t have a community here,” Zhou said. “I don’t think international students feel like they were receiving the support, and they didn’t know that there was a Center of Global Engagement department on campus.”
“It’s a very ambitious plan, but it’s the right plan for Baylor at this time,” Brickhouse said.
Baylor in Ireland students attended a lecture on June 20 at Stranmillis University to hear from faculty members about different facets of life in Northern Ireland.