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Sachin Chhetri, Rohit Tiwari and Reeya Gurung at the ISSC office.

OPINION: The hardships of international study

Hampus Ivarsson, Reporter November 5, 2024

International students ultimately play a crucial role in enhancing Weber State's cultural variety, introducing perspectives that transcend national boundaries and establishing an environment where students...

Hampus Ivarsson

OPINION: Feelings on names: An immigrant’s perspective

Lars Ivar Hampus Ivarsson, Reporter September 19, 2024

There are not many things in our country everyone shares or has in common. One thing, however, all of us share is that we all have a name. Names are our identity. We are what we call ourselves. I was...

Making her scarf flare, incoming WSU Hispanic Senator Jennifer Duenaz dances around the Shepherd Union on Oct. 4, 2022.

Here for HERstory

Gretel Monjar, News Reporter March 14, 2023

Weber State University’s Women’s Center invited the WSU community to celebrate Women’s History Month, or “Herstory” Month, this March. The center will be partnering with other organizations on...

Outside view from New York New York Hotel located in Las Vegas.

Opinion: My first Thanksgiving

Marianna Lopez Luritta, Culture editor December 1, 2022

Thanksgiving is a new holiday for me and many international students in their first semester at Weber State University. This is my second year since I moved from Peru to Utah, but this is the first year...

A festive Autumn wreath hanging on the entrance door to the Department of Student Involvement and Leadership.

Weber State’s welcome plan

Aaron Lowe, Reporter November 17, 2022

The International Student & Scholars Center is launching a Friendship Family Program to connect incoming international students with Weber State University faculty and staff members. WSU has a large...

The International Student and Scholar center at Weber State.

El alcance global de FAFSA

Marianna Lopez Luritta, Traductor October 18, 2022

El otoño es para la FAFSA y la solicitud de ayuda financiera y de matrícula. Sin embargo, hay una diferencia entre este proceso para los estudiantes nacionales y los estudiantes internacionales o indocumentados. "A...

Weber State University International Program display.

FAFSA’s global reach

Aaron Lowe, Reporter October 18, 2022

Fall is for FAFSA and applying for financial aid and tuition assistance. However, there is a difference between this process for domestic students and international or undocumented students. “As of...

The front of the International Student and Scholar Center. (Kennedy Camarena/ The Signpost)

Creating a home away from home

Windsor Moore, Reporter August 29, 2022

Being an international student has its own set of challenges. At Weber State University, there are great resources to help our international students. Weber State’s International Student and Scholar...

The annual Weber State University International Banquet was opened up by the International Student and Scholar Center's director, Mary Machira. Photo credit: Isabella Torres

A celebration of culture

Coby Crisler April 11, 2022

April 9 marked the return of the annual International Banquet hosted by Weber State University’s International Student and Scholar Center. People of all cultures and nationalities cheered and applauded...

WSU foreign exchange program currently offers enrollment to 42 universities in 18 different countries. Photo credit: Makayla Martinez

Getting a-broad perspective

Connor Hopson March 28, 2022

Many think that studying abroad is out of their pocketbook, but at Weber State University, travel expenses for short term programs are factored into the price of tuition, often including overseas expenditures...

Members of the Weber State University Ballet Folklórico group watch a video of a past performance during a community event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Weber State on Sept. 30. Photo credit: Weber State University

A broad look at inclusivity at WSU

Marisa Nelson October 4, 2021

Weber State University may not seem to be a pool for diversity, since less than 1% of the student population, or 268 students in 2020, is comprised of international students, according to the WSU Institutional...

Members of the Weber State University Ballet Folklórico group watch a video of a past performance during a community event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Weber State on Sept. 30. Photo credit: Weber State University

A broad look at inclusivity at WSU

Marisa Nelson October 4, 2021

Weber State University may not seem to be a pool for diversity, since less than 1% of the student population, or 268 students in 2020, is comprised of international students, according to the WSU Institutional...

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