The FIUTS blog is updated several times a week with stories and news from the FIUTS community of students, hosts, staff, alumni, and more.
From September 17-25, FIUTS was honored to welcome a group of students and their adult mentor from Cameroon and Pakistan as part of the American Leadership Experience (ALEX) in partnership with American Councils for International Education. Take a look at what these students experienced through this photo journey documenting their time here.
Read MoreMarch 8 is International Women’s Day! FIUTS is so proud of all the incredible students and alumni in our community who are empowering themselves and others to make the world a more equitable and just place for people of all genders.
Read MoreFIUTS was honored to virtually host two groups of students from the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) program in summer 2021 and winter 2022. While these programs would normally take place in person, we were thrilled with how much these incredible young leaders were able to learn and accomplish through their five-week virtual programs.
Read MoreAnnouncing a brand-new, very exciting FIUTS program! The FIUTS Media Literacy and Leadership Institute (MLLI) is a virtual exchange experience for 20 competitively selected young journalists and media-makers in Mali.
Read MoreFIUTS is thrilled to welcome 20 undergraduates from Angola, Botswana, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe as part of the 2022 Study of the US Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders on Civic Engagement. Over the next couple of weeks, FIUTS will introduce the SUSI participants from one of the five country groups that make up the Winter 2022 cohort. Continue on to read more about the SUSIs representing Angola!
Read MoreFIUTS is thrilled to welcome the participants in the 2022 Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Civic Engagement to our community! We’ll be hosting them for a virtual program from January 10-February 11, and we can’t wait to get started.
Read More“I have always focused on uplifting and helping others, whether it be classmates, friends, family or even strangers.” Meet Rituraj, a current member of the FIUTS Student Board!
Read MoreFrom December 1-8, 2021, FIUTS is thrilled to welcome students from Latvia as part of our Youth Entrepreneurship Program! During their week with FIUTS in Seattle, they’ll participate in workshops, site visits, and volunteer service activities focused on entrepreneurship and social impact work.
Read MoreAlumni Impact is a social media campaign that recognizes the excellent work being done by FIUTS alumni all around the world. In honor of World Children’s Day on November 20, meet Elima, a FIUTS SUSI alumna from Angola, and learn about her work teaching English to children!
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Read MoreThe FIUTS Photo Contest is an opportunity for members of the FIUTS community to share images from around the world. In honor of World Cities Day on October 31, the theme for this month is "Cities of the World.”
Read MoreIn honor of National Immigrants Day - celebrated each year on October 28 - we’re proud to celebrate the fact that many of our hosts are not originally from the United States, but have come here from other parts of the world themselves. For this month’s host profile, we’re thrilled to feature Meenakshi and her family, who started volunteering as hosts just last year!
Read MoreAlumni Impact is a social media campaign that recognizes the excellent work being done by FIUTS alumni all around the world. This week, meet Mariana Lemes Diamanto and Mariana Manso from Brazil!
Read MoreFor over thirty years, Martha Onishi was a fixture in the FIUTS community. From hosting countless students, to volunteering at Wednesday Lunch, to cooking treats for the FIUTS staff, Martha and Kenji Onishi represented the living embodiment of the FIUTS mission in action.
Read MoreWe have received a large number of emails from our Chinese students asking for help with finding and accessing their vaccination records from their home country. In response to these inquiries, we're providing this blog post to show steps on how to access vaccine information using two popular apps in China.
Read MoreThe prestigious Chevening Scholarship is an award offered to emerging global leaders allowing them to study for a fully-funded master’s degree in the UK. FIUTS is thrilled to announce that three alumni of our Visiting Programs have been chosen for Chevening this year!
Read MoreThe students in the Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Program spent three weeks with FIUTS in Seattle learning about environmental conservation, sustainability and justice, leadership development, and community project planning.
Read MoreThere are plenty of opportunities for recent grads, current students, hosts, and others to continue to build cross-cultural understanding in the coming months. Here are a few ways to stay engaged with FIUTS this summer!
Read MoreThough we weren’t able to dance together in person this year, planning and attending the virtual Global Gala was a great experience for many students. Read what the two co-chairs of the Global Gala planning committee, Nghi and Thena, had to say about what it was like to plan and attend this virtual event!
Read MoreFIUTS is proud to celebrate Francis Abugbilla and Bertwocane Adera, two FIUTS students who were selected this year! We asked them share how FIUTS has impacted their UW experience. Here is what they had to say…
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