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USPPSUMMERBRIDGENEWSLETTER
USPP Summer Bridge
Newsletter
June 13, 2016 Issue No.1
Hello!
Wearehappytosharethefirstnewsletterofthe2016USPPSummerBridgeProgramatNortheasternUniversity.Eachnewsletterwillgiveyouaglanceintoouracademicagenda,culturalexperiences,andsocialprogrammingactivitieswiththesetalentedChineseandNigerianstudentsduringthesummer.
Thestudentshavedemonstratedhardworkanddedicationthroughouttheyear,andweareconfidentthiswillbearichand
successfulsummerforthem.TheUSPathwayProgramteamcontinuestoprovideanacademicallyrigorouspathwaypairedwithexcitingculturalactivitiesandworkshopsthataimtohelpthestudentsassimilatetotheAmericancultureandeducationalsystem.WehopetheSummerBridgeprogramprovidesafirmfoundationfromwhichthestudentscanflourishwhentheyreachtheirdestinationinstitutioninthefall.
SincethestudentsarrivedinBoston,theyhaveparticipatedintheUSPP
ArrivalWeekProgram.Thestudentshadtheirfirstone-on-onetutoringsessionswithouramazingGlobalStudentAmbassadors(GSAs)tohelpwiththeirreading,writing,andmuchmore.Inaddition,thefirstsetofstudentsvolunteeredattheGreaterBostonFoodBankandtheYMCAclosetoChinatowninBoston.
ThissummerwillpresentstudentswithgreatopportunitiestoadvancetheiracademicstudiesandexperiencefuntimesinBoston’sbeautifulsightsandweather.
Dear Parents & CNAU Institutions ByRacquelMuir,On-SiteManager2016
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ThefirstweekinBostonwasanexcitingtimefortheUSPPstudentsaswehadmanyfunandinformativeactivitiesplannedforthem.StudentscheckedintoInternationalVillageandreceivedtheirHuskyCardandaUSPPT-shirt.OurGlobalStudentAmbassadors(GSA)gavethestudentsatouroftheNortheasternUniversitycampus,followedbyabankandcellphonefairwherestudentsappreciatedtheconvenienceofhavingseveralbankandcellphoneboothsthatallowedthemtochoosethebestservicesforthem.Studentsalsolearnedabout
campussafetyandhowtokeepthemselvesandtheirbelongingssafewhilelivingintheUS.Thecross-culturalpresentationandgoal-
settingworkshophelpedstudentstoprepareforlifeintheUnitedStatesasinternationalstudents.TheygottospendqualitytimewiththeirGSAs,purchasetheirtextbooksattheNUBookstore,andreceivetheirclassschedules.Attheendoftheweek,thestudents
participatedinawonderfulwelcomereceptionwheretheChineseandNigerianstudentsgottodemonstrateapartoftheirculturewiththeaudience.
Arrival Week
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USPP Students Give a Helping Hand
USPPprovidesstudentswithcommunityserviceopportunitieswheretheycanhelppeopleinneedorsupportanorganization.OnSaturday,June4,agroupofUSPPstudents,alongwithGSAsDaphneandAmanda,volunteeredtheirtimetohelpoutattheGreaterBostonFoodBank.Thestudentssortedfoodandotherhouseholdgoodsintoappropriatecategoriesandpackagedthemtobesenttovariousorganizationsthroughoutthecity.AnothergroupofstudentsaccompaniedbyGSASalmavolunteeredatYMCAtutoringprogramwhereChinesestudentsgottotutornewChineseimmigrantsinthe6thto9thgradeinsubjectssuchasMath,Biology,Chemistry,andPhysics.ItwasagreatdaytogivebacktotheBostoncommunity!
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Student Spotlight
“NortheasternUniversityhasagoodco-opprogram.Iwanttogetgoodjobopportunitiestogainworkexperienceandhelppeopleachievetheirgoalsbydesigningsoftwareandwritingcodes.”–LeiBowenComputerSciencemajorLeiBowenisoneofourmanyoutstandingstudentsintheSummerBridgeprogram.HehailsfromWuhanNo.6HighSchoolinChina,wherehisgroupisthefirstamongtheinternationaldepartmenttojointheUSPathwayProgram.LeidecidedtoentertheprogramtoadapttotheUScultureanduniversitylife,toadvancehisacademicstudiesandbecomebetteratexpressinghisideasinEnglish.
InChina,heenjoyedlearningtaekwondo.Theinitialpurposeofthishobbywastoexerciseandbephysicallyfit,however,hediscoveredthatthisarttaughthimtheessenceofpersistence.TaekwondoshowedLeithatheshouldnevergiveupandtoalwayspersistuntilyoubecomebetter.Hehasusedthistoguidehimthroughdifficultiesinhislife.Hestronglybelievesthatpersistencecanhelpsomeonetoworksmartandgainmoreintheend.
LeiemphasizedthatChinesetraditionaleducationisimportantinhisfamily.Itishisdutytoberespectfultohisparents,especiallygrandparentsbecausetheyarewiserandtheseniorsinthefamily.However,hisparentshavetaughthimmoderneducationwhereheshouldlearnnewthingsthathecannotlearninChina.Hisparentsencouragedhimtoexperiencenewandmeaningfulthingswhileinanothercountryasthisstepwillhelphimtodevelopasanenterprisingprofessional.Inthesummer,hehopestofindtimetoexploreBostonwithhisfriendsandworkhardtomaintainhisgrades.
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Additional Arrival Week Photos
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Other News Three of our USPP students were featured in News@Northeastern on June 13, 2016. Heather Yang, Elaine Wei, and Claire Song, took selfies together on Centennial Common last week. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University.
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EventstoAskStudentsAboutJune6-10–thefirstweekofclasses!
June16-17–BaylorUniversityvisit
June16–Bi-WeeklyAllStudentMeeting
June17–MuseumofScienceCulturalEvent
June18–MuseumofFineArtsCulturalEvent
June24–DePaulUniversityvisit
June30–July1–UniversityofVermontvisit
Stay tuned for more updates!