FIUTS 75th Anniversary
Since 1948, FIUTS has stood against prejudice and intolerance. When others would sow hatred and division, FIUTS and our community demonstrate that there is unity in understanding, kindness in connection, and power in progress.
Thank You for Celebrating 75 Years of Peace, Belonging & Connection with FIUTS!
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2023 Reunion Highlights
November 3rd | Open House at FIUTS
FIUTS alumni families and old FIUTS friends who couldn’t make it last minute: you were missed!
November 7th | 75th Host Appreciation Dinner
Homestay families and hosted students celebrated their shared experiences over outstanding guacamole in the warmly lit Little Water Cantina. In attendance were a host mother and her host “grandson” —a FIUTS student she formerly hosted who is now is part of a FIUTS homestay family and six past students of a single family who were also there.
November 8th | Wednesday Lunch Reunion
You figure it out (see story problem below). Send your answer to claire@fiuts.org for a special prize!
November 8th | International Trivia Night at College Inn
FIUTS Trivia, reconceived as Jeopardy by work-study Sofia Rodriguez, with questions created by 19060s alumna Aniceto Seto, and run by veteran staff member and now Lord of the Quizzes, Josef Cole. Trifecta!
November 9th | 75th Donor Appreciation Night
A cast of FIUTS characters: Escala Neighbors, 601 Friends, Local Community, Student Board, Board Trustees, Interns, Work-Studies, and Staff came together for a warm and delightful party . Thank You, Everyone!
Sunday, November 12th | Global Network Mixer at Stoup Brewing
A relaxed, fun time, Seattle-style.
1960’s FIUTS alum, Aniceto Seto, who recycled his same name tag at three 75h events. Go Green!
FIUTS staff of the 1990s: Cindy Lin, Anita Crofts, and Mara Parker
Fall Harvest, 2017
At Golden Gardens, 2002
If you missed it, you Can still Be a part of it!
August 28 | FIUTS 75th Birthday We celebrated around the world with video greetings from Latvia, Romania, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, and New Zealand!
Reconnect with FIUTS
Are you a FIUTS student of years or decades past? Lost touch with FIUTS years ago or during the pandemic? Fill out our alumni information form to update your contact information, share a story or memory, or find friends from your time at UW!
FIUTS friends at FIUTS alums Bridget Swirski and Trond Nilsen’s wedding, 2014
Our first bylaws were signed on August 28, 1948—creating a unique organization that would connect our community to the world through person-to-person diplomacy.
Join us this November for a week of celebration events, or plan your own event—here or anywhere in the world—to celebrate with your FIUTS friends!
Foster peace & bring people together from around the world.
Visiting Othello and Royal City, 1984
Mandela Alumni Symposium, South Africa 2023
FIUTS CulturalFest, 2020
FIUTS Women’s Program, 2001