Welcome to Arkansas State University!

Cultural Integration Exchange

Help all international students to have a meaningful, purposeful interaction with a returning domestic student, who will gain cultural insight.

Process

All new international students will fill out an application and submit it to the Office of International Student Services.
Incoming International Student

Returning international students will fill out an application and submit it to the Office of International Student Services.
Returning International Student

All domestic students interested in participating will fill out an application and submit it to the Office of International Student Services.
Domestic Student

A staff member in International Student Services will match an international student with a domestic student.

  • Matching based on: Major/Field of Study, Gender, Languages Spoken, and other fields.

Students will be eligible to reapply for a new partner, if they want to, after one year of participation.

What it Involves for Students

Domestic students interested in participating in the program will be asked to participate and have meaningful interactions with their partnered international student. This interaction includes:

  • Participation in the yearlong partner program.
  • An email, Face time or Skype conversation before the new international student arrives.
  • Attendance at two events per semester (one the domestic student chooses, one the international student chooses):
    • These can include but are not limited to:
      • Welcoming Event (International Student Services Welcome Party.
      • First sporting game.
      • Assistance in getting a phone or bank account (during Orientation Week, the week before classes start).
      • Trip to a local restaurant.
      • Encouragement to have a study group together.

For more information, please contact International@AState.edu