{"id":527,"date":"2025-09-02T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/?page_id=527"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:37:36","slug":"international-student-orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/international-student-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"808\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233-808x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233-808x1024.jpg 808w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233-768x974.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233-1211x1536.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents233.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC International Orientation Welcome Letter for Sky Cho \u2013 posted on her door, first day on campus, Fall 2021<\/sub><\/sup><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-523\" style=\"width:375px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-1103x1536.jpg 1103w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234-1471x2048.jpg 1471w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents234.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>Welcome Letter Written by Sky Cho for ISOC Orientation \u2013 posted on International Students&#8217; doors during her term as co-chair, 2023 &amp; 2024<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1367420\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1-781x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-1.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Board, fall 2024<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured above is the ISOC Board following the completion of International Student Orientation events, fall 2024. Left to right (top): Yewon Lee (South Korea), class of 2026; Ria Miller (Jamaica), class of 2026; Nathania Amadi (Nigeria), class of 2026; and Baya Jaiswal (India), class of 2027. Bottom: Meghna Karmarcharya (Nepal), class of 2025, and Sky Cho (South Korea), class of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\" style=\"width:497px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-2.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Karaoke Night in the Blanchard Great Room, fall 2023.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-3-1-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" style=\"width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-3-1-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-3-1-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-3-1-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-3-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>\u201cGet to Know ISOC\u201d information table in the Blanchard Great Room, fall 2024<\/sub><\/sup><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured above International Students at the \u201cGet to Know ISOC\u201d information table in the Blanchard Great Room, fall 2024. Left to right: Nathania Amadi (Nigeria), class of 2026; Yewon Lee (South Korea), class of 2026; Sky Cho (South Korea) class of 2025; Ria Miller (Jamaica), class of 2026; and Manal <br>Fatima (Pakistan), class of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-4-1-1024x820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-4-1-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-4-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-4-1-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Orientation-4-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>Welcoming international students at the Blanchard dining hall, fall 2024.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured above is the ISOC Board following the completion of International Student Orientation events, fall 2024. Left to right (top): Yewon Lee (South Korea), class of 2026; Ria Miller (Jamaica), class of 2026; Nathania Amadi (Nigeria), class of 2026; and Baya Jaiswal (India), class of 2027. 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