Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Above: Minoru Shimo aki, Jap.w; Hisashi Takahashi, Japan; Abdul Jeng, Gambia; and Bye Ousnian Sccka, Gambia; pause while preparing dinner at Loyola. Far Right: Theresa Lu, Vietnam, performs a Chinese folk dance. Right: Manola Rivera, Philippines, helps recruit a high school student. Below: Roger Tung, China, demonstrates Karate form to nis class. International Students A world in miniature with 38 foreign countries represented—that's one picture of Seattle University. Approximately 187 of the almost 3,000 students here this year are foreign students—the largest number in University's history. They come here for a variety of reasons. Some of them have come into contact with other present or possibly former students or faculty; some are seeking less crowded universities; some want the benefit of a western education. The largest single group is from He Kong. The two universities there have be . unable to handle the increasingly Ir number of qualified students. So, i though tuition is much higher here, .u-dents are willing to travel about 8,000 miles for the advantages ot smaller classrooms and a more relaxed atmosphere. Students from each country or geographical area tend to be concentrated in specific areas of study. The foreign student, for the most part, leans toward an education in the sciences or the professional schools rather than the arts. 16 Aegis 73

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The success with which the members of the SU community met the challenge of diversity cannot be gauged since true human relations are beyond measurement. But it is certain that on all levels, and in all areas, the challenge was there. The following pages indicate not the successes or failures to achieve oneness at Seattle University, but attempt to point out that the resources—spiritual, social, cultural—needed to bring us together are also within our grasp.

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Students practice a square dance for International Night. Above: Choir members Ruth Tajon, Philippines, and Quentin Lim, Philippines, relax after a performance. Below: Asad Ali Khan, Pakistan, relaxes with a newspaper. Examples of these concentrations can be seen in the number of Arabian students in the Engineering department, with a few in Business; those from Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands in the Schools of Business and Education; and the African students in pre-med training in Chemistry, Biology or Health Information Services. For obvious geographical reasons, SU draws most of its foreign students from the eastern half of the globe. Even though they make up about 15 per cent of the University community—the University has little financial provisions for the first-year foreign student. Some receive aid from their own government or sponsoring agencies but the majority must show that they can provide for their own education for at least the first year. Above: IK Lillie Skiers sell popcorn balls to a student. Left: Margo La Belle and Krishna Murthy, India, discuss a class. Aegk 73 17