International Students and Scholars: Global Outreach Purdue!

GO (Global Outreach) Purdue! is an initiative of the Office of International Students and Scholars. GO Purdue! seeks to provide cultural, educational, service and social opportunities whereby international students will enhance their American educational experience and contribute to the globalization of Purdue and the greater community.

Opportunities abound with GO Purdue! Interested in making friends with an American family? Check out the International Friendship Program (IFP). Interested in sharing your culture with American young people? Be an Educational Exchange Program (EEP) volunteer. Want to educate others about your country? Take part in International Education Week with activities on the Purdue campus and in the community. Want to explore Indiana and surrounding places of interest? Sign up for a GO Purdue! Trip. Are you ready to share a meal, discuss differing cultural perspectives and just "hang out" with new friends? Join in the fun of Friday night Perspectives. The opportunities are endless to make your stay at Purdue a positive and life-changing adventure.

Check out the links to each of these GO Purdue! programs for more details.

International Friendship Program (IFP)
Offered to new international students this program provides the opportunity to meet and become friends with an American individual or family from the Greater Lafayette Area. This is a unique program that literally hundreds of students and community residents have benefited from over the past few years.

Educational Exchange Program (EEP)
Provides international understanding to the Greater Lafayette community by bringing Purdue University international students into high school, middle and elementary school classrooms as well as into civic organizations. Students in this program share insight into their home culture and community.

Cultural Perspectives
PERSPECTIVES: Everyone has them! Come and share your Perspectives Friday’s at 4:30 p.m. in Schleman B38. This group discusses everything from Media in the United States to Friendship and Dating in the U.S. This is a great way for you to meet others from all over the world and also share and listen to others in an informal setting. Free Pizza from Papa John’s is also provided at these meetings! Look forward to seeing you Friday’s as we make Purdue a little smaller with discussion, fun, and learning! Click here for this semester's schedule.

Orientation Volunteers
Each fall and spring semester ISS student volunteers help new international students with matters such as arrival pick-up, ISS check-in process, and general orientation needs.

International Education Week
Since August 2000, Purdue has proudly ranked 2nd or third in total international student enrollment among U.S. universities. During International Education Week (IEW), the third week in November each year, international student volunteers share some of the special aspects of their cultures during "International Days" at local elementary, middle and senior high schools.

In addition, Purdue students, departments and student organizations host a variety of activities and events on the Purdue campus during IEW, known as "Purdue International Week." Coordinated by the "Purdue International Week Team" (a campus student organization) and co-sponsored by PSUB and ISS, PIW is an opportunity for the Purdue community to celebrate the international diversity found on the Purdue campus and to further the goals for IEW established by the U.S. Departments of State and Education.

Translation/Interpreting
Community organizations sometimes need help with translating non-English documents or with interpreting a language other than English into English, or vice versa. This is a volunteer program that requires little time.

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Home Search Online Documents Undergraduate Admissions Graduate Admissions Current Students Faculty and Staff Programs International Friendship Program Volunteer Application Student Ambassadors Check-In & Orientation Volunteers Educational Exchange Program Purdue International Week Perspectives Calendar of Events IntraPurdue Services ISS Office ISS Prepaid International Long Distance	Global Outreach Purdue! GO (Global Outreach) Purdue! is an initiative of the Office of International Students and Scholars. GO Purdue! seeks to provide cultural, educational, service and social opportunities whereby international students will enhance their American educational experience and contribute to the globalization of Purdue and the greater community. Opportunities abound with GO Purdue! Interested in making friends with an American family? Check out the International Friendship Program (IFP). Interested in sharing your culture with American young people? Be an Educational Exchange Program (EEP) volunteer. Want to educate others about your country? Take part in International Education Week with activities on the Purdue campus and in the community. Want to explore Indiana and surrounding places of interest? Sign up for a GO Purdue! Trip. Are you ready to share a meal, discuss differing cultural perspectives and just "hang out" with new friends? Join in the fun of Friday night Perspectives. The opportunities are endless to make your stay at Purdue a positive and life-changing adventure. Check out the links to each of these GO Purdue! programs for more details. International Friendship Program (IFP) Offered to new international students this program provides the opportunity to meet and become friends with an American individual or family from the Greater Lafayette Area. This is a unique program that literally hundreds of students and community residents have benefited from over the past few years. Educational Exchange Program (EEP) Provides international understanding to the Greater Lafayette community by bringing Purdue University international students into high school, middle and elementary school classrooms as well as into civic organizations. Students in this program share insight into their home culture and community. Cultural Perspectives PERSPECTIVES: Everyone has them! Come and share your Perspectives Friday’s at 4:30 p.m. in Schleman B38. This group discusses everything from Media in the United States to Friendship and Dating in the U.S. This is a great way for you to meet others from all over the world and also share and listen to others in an informal setting. Free Pizza from Papa John’s is also provided at these meetings! Look forward to seeing you Friday’s as we make Purdue a little smaller with discussion, fun, and learning! Click here for this semester's schedule. Orientation Volunteers Each fall and spring semester ISS student volunteers help new international students with matters such as arrival pick-up, ISS check-in process, and general orientation needs. International Education Week Since August 2000, Purdue has proudly ranked 2nd or third in total international student enrollment among U.S. universities. During International Education Week (IEW), the third week in November each year, international student volunteers share some of the special aspects of their cultures during "International Days" at local elementary, middle and senior high schools. In addition, Purdue students, departments and student organizations host a variety of activities and events on the Purdue campus during IEW, known as "Purdue International Week." Coordinated by the "Purdue International Week Team" (a campus student organization) and co-sponsored by PSUB and ISS, PIW is an opportunity for the Purdue community to celebrate the international diversity found on the Purdue campus and to further the goals for IEW established by the U.S. Departments of State and Education. Translation/Interpreting Community organizations sometimes need help with translating non-English documents or with interpreting a language other than English into English, or vice versa. This is a volunteer program that requires little time.
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