USPP Newsletter #1 2016 - Northeastern University Newsletter1...By Racquel Muir, On-Site Manager...

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USPP Summer Bridge

Newsletter

June 13, 2016 Issue No.1

Hello!

Wearehappytosharethefirstnewsletterofthe2016USPPSummerBridgeProgramatNortheasternUniversity.Eachnewsletterwillgiveyouaglanceintoouracademicagenda,culturalexperiences,andsocialprogrammingactivitieswiththesetalentedChineseandNigerianstudentsduringthesummer.

Thestudentshavedemonstratedhardworkanddedicationthroughouttheyear,andweareconfidentthiswillbearichand

successfulsummerforthem.TheUSPathwayProgramteamcontinuestoprovideanacademicallyrigorouspathwaypairedwithexcitingculturalactivitiesandworkshopsthataimtohelpthestudentsassimilatetotheAmericancultureandeducationalsystem.WehopetheSummerBridgeprogramprovidesafirmfoundationfromwhichthestudentscanflourishwhentheyreachtheirdestinationinstitutioninthefall.

SincethestudentsarrivedinBoston,theyhaveparticipatedintheUSPP

ArrivalWeekProgram.Thestudentshadtheirfirstone-on-onetutoringsessionswithouramazingGlobalStudentAmbassadors(GSAs)tohelpwiththeirreading,writing,andmuchmore.Inaddition,thefirstsetofstudentsvolunteeredattheGreaterBostonFoodBankandtheYMCAclosetoChinatowninBoston.

ThissummerwillpresentstudentswithgreatopportunitiestoadvancetheiracademicstudiesandexperiencefuntimesinBoston’sbeautifulsightsandweather.

Dear Parents & CNAU Institutions ByRacquelMuir,On-SiteManager2016

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ThefirstweekinBostonwasanexcitingtimefortheUSPPstudentsaswehadmanyfunandinformativeactivitiesplannedforthem.StudentscheckedintoInternationalVillageandreceivedtheirHuskyCardandaUSPPT-shirt.OurGlobalStudentAmbassadors(GSA)gavethestudentsatouroftheNortheasternUniversitycampus,followedbyabankandcellphonefairwherestudentsappreciatedtheconvenienceofhavingseveralbankandcellphoneboothsthatallowedthemtochoosethebestservicesforthem.Studentsalsolearnedabout

campussafetyandhowtokeepthemselvesandtheirbelongingssafewhilelivingintheUS.Thecross-culturalpresentationandgoal-

settingworkshophelpedstudentstoprepareforlifeintheUnitedStatesasinternationalstudents.TheygottospendqualitytimewiththeirGSAs,purchasetheirtextbooksattheNUBookstore,andreceivetheirclassschedules.Attheendoftheweek,thestudents

participatedinawonderfulwelcomereceptionwheretheChineseandNigerianstudentsgottodemonstrateapartoftheirculturewiththeaudience.

Arrival Week

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USPP Students Give a Helping Hand

USPPprovidesstudentswithcommunityserviceopportunitieswheretheycanhelppeopleinneedorsupportanorganization.OnSaturday,June4,agroupofUSPPstudents,alongwithGSAsDaphneandAmanda,volunteeredtheirtimetohelpoutattheGreaterBostonFoodBank.Thestudentssortedfoodandotherhouseholdgoodsintoappropriatecategoriesandpackagedthemtobesenttovariousorganizationsthroughoutthecity.AnothergroupofstudentsaccompaniedbyGSASalmavolunteeredatYMCAtutoringprogramwhereChinesestudentsgottotutornewChineseimmigrantsinthe6thto9thgradeinsubjectssuchasMath,Biology,Chemistry,andPhysics.ItwasagreatdaytogivebacktotheBostoncommunity!

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Student Spotlight

“NortheasternUniversityhasagoodco-opprogram.Iwanttogetgoodjobopportunitiestogainworkexperienceandhelppeopleachievetheirgoalsbydesigningsoftwareandwritingcodes.”–LeiBowenComputerSciencemajorLeiBowenisoneofourmanyoutstandingstudentsintheSummerBridgeprogram.HehailsfromWuhanNo.6HighSchoolinChina,wherehisgroupisthefirstamongtheinternationaldepartmenttojointheUSPathwayProgram.LeidecidedtoentertheprogramtoadapttotheUScultureanduniversitylife,toadvancehisacademicstudiesandbecomebetteratexpressinghisideasinEnglish.

InChina,heenjoyedlearningtaekwondo.Theinitialpurposeofthishobbywastoexerciseandbephysicallyfit,however,hediscoveredthatthisarttaughthimtheessenceofpersistence.TaekwondoshowedLeithatheshouldnevergiveupandtoalwayspersistuntilyoubecomebetter.Hehasusedthistoguidehimthroughdifficultiesinhislife.Hestronglybelievesthatpersistencecanhelpsomeonetoworksmartandgainmoreintheend.

LeiemphasizedthatChinesetraditionaleducationisimportantinhisfamily.Itishisdutytoberespectfultohisparents,especiallygrandparentsbecausetheyarewiserandtheseniorsinthefamily.However,hisparentshavetaughthimmoderneducationwhereheshouldlearnnewthingsthathecannotlearninChina.Hisparentsencouragedhimtoexperiencenewandmeaningfulthingswhileinanothercountryasthisstepwillhelphimtodevelopasanenterprisingprofessional.Inthesummer,hehopestofindtimetoexploreBostonwithhisfriendsandworkhardtomaintainhisgrades.

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Additional Arrival Week Photos

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Other News Three of our USPP students were featured in News@Northeastern on June 13, 2016. Heather Yang, Elaine Wei, and Claire Song, took selfies together on Centennial Common last week. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University.

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EventstoAskStudentsAboutJune6-10–thefirstweekofclasses!

June16-17–BaylorUniversityvisit

June16–Bi-WeeklyAllStudentMeeting

June17–MuseumofScienceCulturalEvent

June18–MuseumofFineArtsCulturalEvent

June24–DePaulUniversityvisit

June30–July1–UniversityofVermontvisit

Stay tuned for more updates!