Alumni Impact: Finance Education for Students in Botswana

The Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Civic Engagement is a program of the U.S Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This institute is hosted by FIUTS in Seattle each year for 20 undergraduates from southern Africa who spend five weeks developing leadership skills, learning about civic engagement, and preparing to implement projects that benefit their home communities once they return home. Read on for a post by Pelinah about her SUSI project!

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Welcome, Tomoi and Nana

FIUTS is very excited to have two new friendly faces at the front desk, who will be answering phone calls, working on events and activities, and greeting walk-in visitors. Tomoi and Nana from Bellevue College are our new interns, so stop by the office and say hi!

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Question the Answer

The president of the 2017-2018 FIUTS Student Board, Diana Park, was featured in this video from the University of Washington's Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Diana is from South Korea and recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Earth and Space Sciences and Oceanography and actively participated in research during her time at UW. You can read more about Diana and the other students featured in the video on the UAA website.

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Seeing the Future

At the 2018 FIUTS Blue Marble Bash fundraiser on April 27, three inspiring students spoke about their experiences connecting with others through FIUTS programs. We'll be publishing the text of these speeches over the next couple of weeks so that those who couldn't attend the event have a chance to hear what these incredible members of our community have to say.

The following is the text of the speech by Alvin Duong, a student at UW Bothell studying biology with a minor in chemistry. Alvin has been involved with FIUTS as an ambassador for the SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institute) program with Southern African students.

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FIUTS Leads 2018

On Saturday, April 7, the FIUTS Leadership Committee hosted an annual leadership conference at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. The goal of this event was to promote cross-cultural communication and personal leadership development among diverse student leaders. This event went very well, starting with an inspiring session leading by Alison Kilkenny and motivating workshops led by Janice Jaworski, Fahad Aldaajani, and Howard Sun. Thank you to everyone who attended the event!

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Sharing Joy

At the 2018 FIUTS Blue Marble Bash fundraiser on April 27, three inspiring students spoke about their experiences connecting with others through FIUTS programs. We'll be publishing the text of these speeches over the next couple of weeks so that those who couldn't attend the event have a chance to hear what these incredible members of our community have to say.

The following is the text of the speech by Jie Bai, a sophomore studying Public Health from Wuhan, China. Jie is a current member of the FIUTS Student Board.

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A Home Called FIUTS

At the 2018 FIUTS Blue Marble Bash fundraiser on April 27, three inspiring students spoke about their experiences connecting with others through FIUTS programs. The following is the text of the speech by Choi Ristanty, a first-year MA student from Indonesia studying in the Jackson School of International Studies in the Southeast Asian Studies department. Choi has been a part of several FIUTS programs over the past year.

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