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Issue 05 | Volume 03

November 18, 2011

Find INTO OSU on Facebook! Trip photos, events, and more! facebook.com/into.oregonstate

Explore the INTO OSU Info Depot, a site just for INTO OSU students.

blogs.oregonstate.edu/intoosuInfo Depot

Calling all writers!We want to incorporate more voices from INTO OSU, so we’re looking for guest columnists to contribute to the newsletter. We’re looking for articles of 500 words or less. Suggested topics:

We’d love to hear your ideas!

In this issue:

Reminders/Announcements Page 2What’s new?

Transportation Fair Page 2A photo feature from the Fair

New Staff Page 2See who’s new to INTO OSU!

Tri-TESOL Recap Page 3Staff/faculty report back!

May I Quote You on That? Page 3Student quotes!

INTO OSU International Fair Page 4Photos from the exciting event!

10am - GE/FE grades due Friday, November 18th

pBT TOEFL scores available Friday, November 18th at the Welcome Desk

GE/FE session 3 begins Monday, November 21st

Thanksgiving *OSU CAMPUS CLOSED* Thursday, November 24th

Holiday Party RSVP deadline Friday, December 2nd

Karen Kean and her daughters Julia and Anna learn to play Mahjong from Chinese student Yiguang Zhang.

•A day in the life of an instructor, student, staff member•Funny anectdotes about

students•Inspiring success stories•Things students have taught you•Features on INTO OSU moms,

dads, families, religious and cultural groups, etc.

•Your experiences/retelling of events•Current events/issues within

higher ed/ESL•Current events at OSU/

INTO OSU•Other topics/issues within

your field

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Reminders and Announcements

New video: ILLC Video Tour• Han Zhang, a former INTO OSU Pathway student/Student

Ambassador and current OSU student, takes us on a tour of the ILLC. Check it out by clicking here (links to YouTube).

TOEFL scores available• Institutional TOEFL scores will be available Friday, November 18th

at 2pm at the ILLC Welcome Desk.

INTO OSU Holiday Party• It’s that time again! The holiday season is upon us. Have you

been hearing Christmas music in stores? That means it’s time for the annual Holiday Party! This year it will be held at The Vue in downtown Corvallis on December 13th. Cocktails will be served at 6pm followed by dinner at 7pm. RVSP to Warren.Lawless@oregonstate.edu by December 2nd.

New Staff around the center

Jason Hall Marketing & Recruitment Manager Jason will work with Lindy, Warren and our regional offices to lead and support marketing and recruitment for INTO OSU/OSU around the world.

Lupita Arcipreste Executive Assistant Lupita will be assisting and supporting Bob Gilmour, Director of Academic Programs, and Valerie Rosenberg, Director of International Admissions and Student Experience.

Erin Creager Administrative Coordinator,Student Services Erin is now managing our Welcome Desk and student worker team and will coordinate with other departments to provide INTO OSU students and staff with a comprehensive resource.

Andrew Moore Programmer Analyst/Data Administrator Andy joined our team on October 4th, and will be assisting Andy Roberts with programming and other IT topics.

New faculty members on the INTO OSU team:Anna CourtDale HalliganMichael EvesDavid Lane We want to welcome everyone to INTO OSU!

State Trooper Brittany Phelps helps a student register his bike. This service helps OSU campus security officials find lost or stolen bikes.

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It was a bustling scene at the Tri-TESOL conference in Des Moines, Washington as over 900 attendees from Oregon (ORTESOL), British Columbia (BC TEAL) and Washington (WAESOL) gathered at Highline Community College on October 21st and 22nd. “English without Borders” was the conference theme, set amongst a backdrop of the host campus’ stunning scenery. Highline Community College sits atop a pristine wooded hillside overlooking the Puget Sound waterway and the Olympic mountains.

Seventeen instructors from OSU and INTO OSU attended the event. Our representatives not only gave presentations themselves, but also attended some great talks by people from institutions throughout Washington, British Columbia and Oregon. The event featured many interesting topics, including a presentation on excellent new resources for developing video-based academic listening exercises.

Byrne Brewerton and Erich White from INTO OSU, along with Irene Rolston from the Anthropology Department, presented a very well-received panel discussion on the partnership between INTO OSU and the Anthropology Department. “[The conference attendees] were interested in the set-up and operation of the INTO OSU program as well as in the Bridge course that assists students with the anthropology course,” said Byrne. “They also seemed to be impressed with the level of cooperation between INTO OSU and the Anthropology Department.”

Elena Sapp, General English Coordinator, was particularly interested in the topic of English without borders. “[Among the TESOL community], there can be a lot of discrimination against non-native English speakers teaching English,” Elena said, speaking from her own experience. “As a non-native English speaker myself, I am always curious about this subject

so I attended this presentation. They were saying that a lot of non-native English speakers can’t find jobs. I mentioned to the group that I am proud to work in a place that encourages diversity. In fact, we’ve hired a lot of international teachers and we have a lot of international people on staff who can speak many different languages. Our INTO center encourages diversity and sees that as a positive thing. It’s great to be a part of that.”

Overall, the teachers who attended the presentations walked away with positive outcomes not only in presenting their materials about OSU and INTO OSU, but having gained valuable ideas and new techniques to implement in their own classes. We are proud to have such a dynamic and accomplished group representing us at the Tri-TESOL conference, and glad to know that they offer a fresh perspective from a unique partnership. Well done, everyone!

Tri-TESOL EnglIsh wIthout bordErs

May I quote you on that? • STuDENT QuOTES

Omaru Jabbi, Gambia Pathway Business

I want to thank my Mom and Dad for sending me to Oregon State University. Everything is amazing.

The people, the teachers are all great. It’s a good experience for me here.

Victor & Scott Tan, Malaysia Pathway Engineering

Corvallis has a bike lane. I tend to cycle all over the city. My country has no bike lane and lots of car traffic. --Victor

I would like to learn to long board. That’s so cool! Also, I like to learn about American accent because I love the American accent. --Scott

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Every year, INTO OSU hosts an International Fair during International Education Week. INTO OSU already serves to promote diversity at OSU and in the Corvallis community, and the International Fair follows suit as a more direct way of promoting cultural awareness. The entire community is welcome to attend, and this year we had excellect volunteer student representatives and student and community attendees.

The INTO OSU International FairPart of International Education Week

CulturalDiversity@