International Center News

Welcome to Campus!

The International Center (IC) joins IU’s faculty and staff in welcoming all students to campus. It is refreshing to see new, returning students, and visiting scholars as well as feeling the energy that everyone brings to IU. As classes get started and the students settle on their daily schedules, we wish you all a successful fall semester.

Chicago Trip—Reserve your Seat Soon

The International Center’s fall trip will be to Chicago, “the windy city”. Join us for a one-day visit to this fun city where a number of tourist attractions are available for everyone’s pleasure. For complete details about tourist attractions in Chicago, visit www.explorechicago.org. We encourage you to reserve your seat soon as this is an extremely popular trip and gets full quickly. Please note that the deadline to reserve your seat is September 19th.

Date: Saturday, October 1st

Itinerary: Leave the IC at 8:00 a.m. and return at 11:00 p.m.

Cost:$42/person (covers transportation only; payable by check or money order)

Language Conversation Clubs

The International Center provides a venue for international and domestic students who are interested in practicing other languages. Below is a listing of the ones having practice sessions at the center.

·         English – Wednesdays and Fridays – 1:00–3:00 p.m.

·         Kazakh Conversation Club–Mondays–– 4:15–5:00 p.m.

·         Korean Conversation Club–Tuesdays–– 7:00–8:00 p.m.

·         Japanese Conversation Club–Wednesdays–– 5:30–7:00 p.m.

·         Chinese Conversation Club–Fridays–– 5:30–6:30 p.m.

·         Mongolian Conversation Club –– day/time TBA