{"id":644,"date":"2025-09-22T18:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/?page_id=644"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:08:37","slug":"orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1.jpg 384w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/unnamed-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC\u2019s 2014 Spring Orientation<\/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\/1367716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1-1024x1002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1-1536x1503.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/ISOC-Commitment-Statement-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Commitment Statement<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/1363141\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/IMG_2407.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC board members at Fall Orientation, 2015<\/sub><\/sup><\/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-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1363152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pizza-Party.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pizza-Party.jpg 865w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pizza-Party-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pizza-Party-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC pizza party in the Blanchard Great Room, fall 2014<\/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\/1363137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-584\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/20140825_151712-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>ISOC Board, 2014<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured above is the ISOC Board, fall 2014. From left to right: Huizhu (Donna) Pan (China), class of 2016; Yitong (Nora) Qiu (China), class of 2017; (unknown); Jaleli Bekele (Ethiopia), class of 2015; Farah Rawas (Lebanon), class of 2017; Sian Douglas (United Kingdom), class of 2017; Fatima Ouadif (Morocco), class of 2016; Awo Agyapong (Ghana), class of 2015; and Rina Laurel (Philippines), class of 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.fivecolleges.edu\/node\/1367771\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1005\/2025\/09\/Pages-from-Zine_Scanned-2-2048x1325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sup><sub>Orientation Zine, fall 2018. Click on the image to see the entire zine.<\/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, fall 2014. From left to right: Huizhu (Donna) Pan (China), class of 2016; Yitong (Nora) Qiu (China), class of 2017; (unknown); Jaleli Bekele (Ethiopia), class of 2015; Farah Rawas (Lebanon), class of 2017; Sian Douglas (United Kingdom), class of 2017; Fatima Ouadif (Morocco), class of 2016; Awo Agyapong (Ghana), [&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-644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644","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=644"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":814,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/644\/revisions\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}