University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Eduardo Lopez talked to his small group at International Orientation. During this meeting, international students were able to ask questions about the University. They also learned how to register for classes using Hog Call. Photo by Wes Grubbs International students took a break from the activities of International Orientation to eat lunch in the Union Ballroom. For many students, this was their first taste of American university fare. Photo by Wes Grubbs A Mcllroy Bank employee dis¬ cussed banking decisions with inter¬ national students during Orientation. Students new to the United States had many questions about everyday life in America. Photo by Wes Grubbs INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION • 15

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IT WAS FUN FOR ALL OF US. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.” -ERHAN BEYAZ I.S.O. Orientation was an eventful experience for most new University students. Orientation gave new students from all over the country a chance to learn about the environment where they would spend their next four years. But some students were not simply coming to a new town. Six-hun¬ dred and forty-eight students from 84 different countries are enrolled at the University. To help the newcomers adjust, the International Student Organization hosted International Student Orientation from Aug. 13 and through Aug. 23. The Orientation Leaders introduced the new stu¬ dents to different aspects of the campus and the general Fayetteville area. We break the students up into small groups and each group has a mentor that helps them out, International Advisor Becky Grant said. We have many sessions specifically designed for inter¬ national students. Orientation also included speakers who educat¬ ed the foreign students about life in the United States. Grant said, We had a speaker address finan¬ cial concerns, like banks and checking accounts. The experience was fun for both the new stu¬ dents and the student leaders. My students and I were really excited to be there, student leader Eduardo Lopez said. I had students from Russia, Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Guatemala, and Albania in my small group. -Justin Rice 14 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION

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• I’M GLAD RUSH STARTED THE SAME DAY I MOVED IN. I WAS SO BUSY, THERE WASN ' T TIME TO GET HOMESICK. -ALLISON MARCELL MOVING -•- Chaos was everywhere. Cars lined the street while drivers looked for an elusive parking space. Dollies clanged into doors. Stacks of boxes wob¬ bled as students carried them down the halls. Elevators were crowded and not easily available. Tears mixed with laughter. I had to drive five hours in the rain to get here, freshman Lisa Smith said. It was the worst day of my life. A majority of the University ' s on-campus stu¬ dents moved into their residence halls Aug. 18. Many came on the first day because Rush was to begin that night. Others came because they had loan meetings and work study interviews to attend during the next week. Many students had trouble finding a parking spot near their dorms so they could unload their belongings. My dad kept driving around while my mom and I moved stuff into my room, freshman Susannah Patton said. When he finally found a space it was really far away. As parents said their teary good-byes, students prepared for the coming year by meeting their roommates and resident assistants and getting ready for Rush. -Jennifer Wallace 16 ’ MOVE-IN DAY