Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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History was made in the annals of orehead State University when the first- er center designed to attract people with obal ideas was dedicated by President erb Reinhard. The center, according to the President, IS a meeting place for students, faculty, aff, and the local community to exchange eas thereby learning from one another nout the different cultural values that ake mankind so unique. Dr. Gary Grace, vice-president for stu- -nt development said, HThe cross-cultural nter will serve as a permanent site for ogramming and social interaction be- een MSU's International American and inority Students, creating a focal point ur global education. Other principal speakers in the program were: Dr. Gary L. Silker, director of MSU's Counseling Center; Dr. Perry LeRoy, Inter- national Student advisor; Gerry Gore, director of Minority Student affairs; Prince Dimkpa, Nigerian graduate student and Cosmopolitan Club president; Angela Tutt, Louisville sophomore and Black Coalition president. HThe center is not an international house, nor is it restricted to minority pro- gramming events, Dr. Grace said. HEstablishing the center is the first step in what we hope to achieve in increased awareness of the students' cultural perspectives to world issues, he added. Commenting on the significance of the cross-cultural center, Hsia Dyi, a graduate student from Taiwan said, iiMost Americans do not communicate to HHOIJ WU- foreigners; I hope the center will bridge the communication gap that divides us. Since the appointment of Dr. Perry LeRoy as the foreign student advisor, a lot of publicity has been put forward to educate the community about the needs of international students. For one, there are differences in environment, taste, religion, education, and languages which the foreign students have to contend with. Hsia believes that the American tenden- cies are highly regrettable because of the need for international friendship. HAmerican students should try to know why we are here to study. Most of us have high regards for the American society, He said. HUnfortunately, things have not been as expected. Anether graduate student from Nigeria, John Alkalo believes that the university should provide some scholarships to foreign students in order to attract and re- tain them. Most universities offer scholar- ships to outstanding students of foreign race. it is the collective wish of all foreign students to see a situation whereby the university will offer more services to the foreign students. A full-time foreign stu- dent advisor is urgently needed in order to devote more time to the needs of the students. By PRINCE DlMKPA THE GRUB CLUB is not only a place to buy a meal. Students gather together here to socialize and study also. Graduate students Aweeg Azmi Salim, Karen Brickey, and Abdul Quayyum Amirdad crack the books before going to class. CONTEMPMTING a story's outcome, junior Krishan Hewauisenti, studies diligently in MSU'S library facilities. All types of students gather together in the library to study 83H NVJ. 0389

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International Students msuui: $1:th .A'gms WW .. : , INTERACTION has been the key to the lives of ternational students in Morehead. Foreign stude come to America not only for an education. but a! to learn about the American culture. Sophomo Phil Quin, and Nigerian junior, Dennis Kadiri, teract and learn more from each other.

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