{"id":533,"date":"2025-09-02T15:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:49:21","slug":"international-student-appreciation-week","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/international-student-appreciation-week\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Appreciation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-817x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-1226x1536.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235-1635x2048.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/InternationalStudents235.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>Email to campus leadership from ISOC members, 2025<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above is the initial \u201cPivot\u201d email sent to campus leadership to initiate and organize International Student Appreciation Week, marking the beginning of collaborative planning efforts across departments, spring 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>International Student Appreciation Week schedule, spring 2025<\/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\/1363152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-3.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>Blanchard dining hall decorated with international flags and offering a variety of global cuisines, spring 2025<\/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\/1363182\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5-1024x557.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5-1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-5.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Board at Global Fest, 2025<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured above is the ISOC Board at Global Fest, spring 2025. Left to right: Ria Miller (Jamaica), class of 2026; Hana Cho (South Korea), class of 2027; Nathania Amadi (Nigeria), class of 2026; Yewon Lee (South Korea), class of 2026; Sky Cho (South Korea); class of 2025; Annette Darpoh (Ghana), class of 2028; and Anju Ito (Japan), class of 2028. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-6.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Advisors at Global Fest, 2025<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured above are ISOC Advisors at Global Fest, spring 2025. Left to right: Jennifer Medina (Assistant Director and Senior Immigration Advisor, McCulloch Center); Elizaveta Lozovaya (Program Coordinator &amp; Liaison to the International Student Community, Office of Community and Belonging); and Jennifer Tuleja (International Student Advisor and Program Coordinator, McCulloch Center).<\/p>\n\n\n\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:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-7-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-7-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-7-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-7-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-7-1-rotated.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><sup>Messages from students to ISOC displayed at Global Fest, spring 2025<\/sup><\/sub><\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/International-Student-Appreciation-Week-8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub><sup>Students creating an identity board at a collaborative ISOC and the Language &amp; Culture Commons event, spring 2025<\/sup><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above is the initial \u201cPivot\u201d email sent to campus leadership to initiate and organize International Student Appreciation Week, marking the beginning of collaborative planning efforts across departments, spring 2025. Pictured above is the ISOC Board at Global Fest, spring 2025. Left to right: Ria Miller (Jamaica), class of 2026; Hana Cho (South Korea), class of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2199,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-nosidebar.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2199"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":802,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}