IU's door opens both ways

At a special reception at the Lilly Library, hosted by the Office of International Programs, Mikhail Gorbachev (standing, center), met with University Chancellor Herman B Wells and other well-wishers, including Lisa Browar (in background), head of the Lilly Library. Gorbachev launched his U.S. speaking tour on the IUB campus Oct. 13. The former head of the former Soviet Union is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and was hosted by the Union Board. (Photo by Roxana Newman)

International students have been coming to IU for 150 years; IU has sponsored study abroad for half a century.

Indiana University's door for international students opens both ways. Students from other countries have been coming to IU for more than 150 years and IU has been sponsoring programs and sending students to other countries for more than half a century. Each time there is an entry or exit, the world grows a little smaller and human knowledge and understanding grow immensely.

U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher chose IU Bloomington to deliver a major foreign policy address on Russia and the newly independent states March 29, 1995, at the Indiana Memorial Union. (Photo by Annalese Poorman)

Two of the university-wide offices at IU which are heavily involved in fostering these international activities are offices of International Services (for students coming to IU) and Overseas Study (for IU students going abroad). Both are part of IU's Office of International Programs, which is the central administrative office responsible for promoting and coordinating the growth of international studies and programs at the eight campuses of Indiana University.

Related Link:

http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/index.html

(above)Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate in literature, launched the autumn Patten Lecture Series on the IUB campus and also gave a reading of some of his unpublished poems. (Photo by Alfred Tay) (below)IU Kokomo's International Day, an annual spring event, is always filled with colorful national dances, cultural displays and cuisine from around the world. (Photo by IUK Media Services)

IU President Myles Brand (center) was welcomed by the IU Alumni Association of Thailand with a colorful reception featuring student dancers and musicians of Chulalongkorn University this past summer. Brand visited Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand to showcase IU's strengths as a global university. Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko was a guest on the IU South Bend campus in the spring of 1993.

See Web mastery for the Home Pages' Web picks -- You'll be able to access various IU Web sites with global connections

Return to Table of Contents