1. An international student consults with an advisor at Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia.

2. Historian Tajudeen Gbadamosi from Nigeria is spending a year as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee. The Historically Black College is pleased to have this internationally recognized authority on Islamic history, culture, and civilization share his insights with college audiences.

3. Students from South Korea participate in international student orientation at the University of Mississippi. The day-long program both introduces the students to issues of life at the university and registers them for their first term of classes.

WHAT IS A FOREIGN STUDENT ADVISOR?

Formerly called the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA), the Association of International Educators promotes international education. The Profession of Foreign Student Advising, published by Intercultural Press in 2000 under the auspices of NAFSA, includes this explanation of the role of the Foreign Student Advisor:

Foreign student advisers work with students and scholars from all over the world. They provide information, programs, and services designed to make these students' and scholars' U.S. experiences as productive as possible. They serve as the liaison between foreign students and scholars and all those with whom these individuals come into contact, representing the students' best interests and advising them accordingly.

Foreign student advisers work not only with the diverse group of individuals Americans call "foreign students," but also with American students, faculty, and staff; with citizens of the local community; with officials of U.S. and foreign government agencies; and with a variety of agencies that sponsor foreign students and scholars in the United States. They promote constructive relationships between foreign students and scholars and their local American hosts.

Foreign student advisors work to bring the benefits of international educational exchange to their campuses, communities, and the world. They can help people from many countries learn to understand people from many other countries and, in the process, become more tolerant and open-minded citizens of an interdependent world.

For more information, see http://www.nafsa.org.