Chinese Opera
A Chinese Opera was performed at NKU during the Spring semester of 2006. It featured three very talented performers whom put on a great show for the large audience. Here is a picture of them posing with three Japanese students that really enjoyed the performance.
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Christmas at NKU
Christmas tree at NKU Welcome Center in December of 2007.
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European Day
Every year, the ISU and ISA host International Week, which is a week of many events to bring a lot of the cultures of the world to students at NKU. European Day of this year featured a lot of exotic dances from places such as Ukraine in the University Center lobby. Each dance featured different traditional clothing and style of dancing from several European countries.
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Farewell Party
A farewell party for several international students who were about to return home. In the picture are students from Germany, Spain, Ecuador, South Africa, Ukraine, and of course, America :-).
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Festival of Lights
Each year, international students from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and NKU, travel together to the Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo. Here is a picture of a fountain in the lake at the Zoo, that alternated colors, surrounded by swans made of lights.
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Festival of Lights
Each year, international students from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and NKU, travel together to the Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo. Here is a picture of the beautiful decoration lights at the zoo.
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Festival of Lights
Each year, international students from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and NKU, travel together to the Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo. But beforehand, UC hosts a large dinner for all the students from the different schools. Here are a group of students from each of the schools after an activity to help learn more about each other.
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Festival of Lights
Each year, international students from the University of Cincinnati, Xavier, and NKU, travel together to the Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo. But beforehand, UC hosts a large dinner for all the students from the different schools. Here is a picture of several students from NKU enjoying the delicious food.
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Ghana Flag
Here is a student proudly showing off his country's flag at the end of the International Potluck Dinner of 2006.
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Halloween Party
The Halloween Party for 2005 was a really popular event where many international students put on costumes for their first Halloween party. Everyone had a lot of fun.
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Halloween Party
My vote for the best costume at the ISU Halloween Party of 2005 went to Diego from Colombia for his Johnny Depp costume from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Halloween Party
This is what happens when you spend too much time studying...
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Halloween Party
The Halloween Party hosted by ISU each year always draws a large, and *ahem* interesting, crowd. Here is a picture of two ISU members, Dharmina (Sri Lanka) and Kenza (Morocco).
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Halloween Party
Everyone had lots of fun at the ISU Halloween party, and here is a picture of the Nepali students teaching Americans how to dance :).
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Japanese Choir
The Japanese Choir is a group of women dedicated to spreading Japanese culture through music. They performed at the International Potluck Dinner of 2006.
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Katrina Fundraising
The ISU tries to be an active organization that contributes to good causes, so when the Katrina disaster happened, we decided to do a bake sale to raise money for the victims of it. Not only did this help raise money for an important cause, it also demonstrated that international students really care about helping Americans.
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Norse Nights II
Kristy, a NKU student and IMI employee, falling from the rodeo bull during the Norse Nights II festivities.
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Latif, Adaora, & Emmanuel
A few very funny African students hanging out in the University Center near the end of the Spring semester.
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Latino Day
Every year, the ISU and ISA host International Week, which is a week of many events to bring a lot of the cultures of the world to students at NKU. Latino Day featured Salsa dancing lessons, lots of great Latino music, authentic snacks and foods from various countries, jewelry, and a lot more. Several students really enjoyed learning how to [i]Salsa[/i].
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Steely Library
Lots of students, including international students, hang out and study inside of Steely Library. Here is a picture of the elevator shaft that spans five floors, with a beautiful view of a blue sky through the glass ceiling.
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Measles Campaign
The Association of African Charities, with the support of ISU, held a great event to raise awareness of measles around the world, especially in Africa and Asia, where it is the number one killer of young children. The measles vaccination costs less than $1 per child, so every dollar can help save a life. All the money that was raised was donated to the Red Cross, and featured a guest speaker from that organization, along with several traditional African dances. To learn more about this disease or to make a donation, please visit measlesinitiative.org/.
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Nepali Dance
At the 2006 Potluck Dinner, there were two scheduled Nepali dances. Anupa is shown here dancing a traditional dance in front of many Nepalese and friends.
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Norse Nights II
Three very good dancers showing off their school spirit and pride.
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Norse Nights II
Two students competing in the fierce inflatable tricycle competition at the Norse Nights II event...and having a lot of fun doing it.
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Patchouli
Patchouli is a great local band that played at the International Coffee Hour, and also at the 2005's Potluck, which was hosted by ISU. They had great shows at both events!
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Flowers
Here is a flower near the Steely Library taken in mid-June of 2005.
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Playing Pool
Two Sri Lanken students decided to play a game of pool after an ISU meeting one day. The two students are Prapath and Brijesh, and they both had a lot of fun beating me several times while playing pool :-).
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DJ-ing at Potluck
Being the DJ at an event of more than 400 people can be a very hard task, but I believe being a father is much more difficult. Here is a very cute picture of a proud father with his daughter.
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Potluck Dinner
Every year ISU hosts one of the biggest events at NKU, and is done by the hard work of many international students. It is a wonderful event, and here are two (of many!) nice Nepali students here at NKU by their flag.
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Potluck Dinner
Every year ISU hosts one of the biggest events at NKU, and is done by the hard work of many international students. Here is a picture of Rick and Liv, two of the nicest people I have ever met. They have helped countless international students in numerous ways, and are always welcome at any event.
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Purple People Bridge
The Purple People Bridge surprises many who first see it due to its bright purple hue, but it is a connection between Newport on the Levee in Kentucky and Downtown Cincinnati in Ohio. It is a bridge solely for people to walk across, and provides a lovely view of the Ohio river.
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Sleepy Students
Being an international student can be very hard. You have to adjust to a new culture and way of life, sometimes work crazy hours, and there is always so much you want to do (and have to do). So occassionally this busy life catches up with them and the need to catch a few Zzz's. zzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzz
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Sleepy Students
Being an international student can be very hard. You have to adjust to a new culture and way of life, sometimes work crazy hours, and there is always so much you want to do (and have to do). So occassionally this busy life catches up with them and the need to catch a few Zzz's. zzzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzz
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SOC Awards
The SOC Awards recognize student organizations and their accomplishments at NKU and in the community over the past year. The photographer at this event was generously transported by Kenza Khettouch, who also makes a very good caramel cheesecake. Thank you Kenza :-).
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SOC Awards
The SOC Awards recognize student organizations and their accomplishments at NKU and in the community over the past year. In 2005, the ISU won the prestigous Merit Award, which is presented to the top ten organizations on campus.
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SOC Awards
The SOC Awards recognize student organizations and their accomplishments at NKU and in the community over the past year. Here is Olisa who graduated in 2005, and the past president of ISU, Deep, enjoying the award show.
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Spring Flowers
Each spring, new flowers are planted all around NKU to help beautify the campus. Here is a flower that bloomed outside of the Steely Library.
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Flowers
Here is a purple flower located outside of the Honors house in Spring 2005.
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Flowers
Here is a flower under a stormy sky near the University Center. This very nice photo was taken by the 2004-2005 president of ISU, Deep.
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Uwe Kind
Uwe Kind performed at NKU in May 2005 for two days, with crowds of about 300 local students and others each day. He is famous for his Lingo Tech, which are songs to help students learn the German language. The performances were very interactive and fun.
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Welcome Dinner
At the spring 2008 Welcome Dinner, international students enjoyed playing ping pong, pool, playing piano, and of course lots of great food. Here several students are playing a close game of pool as the red ball enters the corner pocket.
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Welcome Fountain
Here is the colorful fountain at the Welcome Center that greets many visitors to the night-time concerts and shows at the Fine Arts Center.
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Worldfest
The ISU hosted an entertaining event called Worldfest, that included lots of international foods, an international fashion show, various kinds of great music, and slideshows about the effects of the Tsunami. This event helped to raise $1200 from the donations of very generous people to aid the Tsunami victims. While the purpose of the event was a serious matter, everyone had a very good time!
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Worldfest Fashion Show
Here are some examples of the beautiful clothing worn around the world. All of these ladies participated in the International Fashion Show at the Worldfest event, that helped to raise over $1200 for the Tsunami Relief Fund. ISU was recognized for raising the most money of any student organization on campus for this charitable cause.
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Worldfest
Too cute for words...
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