First and foremost, welcome back to UCSC! Returning home can be just as culturally challenging as studying abroad. As you transition back to UCSC, take some time to reflect on the new perspectives you may have developed while abroad. We hope that you will make the most of this life-altering experience by continuing to interact with UCSC's international community.
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This program aims to connect EAP returnees with new international students. We are hoping to both enhance the international student's experience by providing them with an opportunity to build a personal connection when they first arrive and provide them with a social network through regular social events throughout the academic year, and also provide a way for our EAP returnees to stay connected to their international experience.
We are currently recruiting for this year's program. If you are a recent EAP returnee and would like to be paired up with an international student during the 2008-2009 school year, please contact OIE.
EAP hosts a number of International Mingles throughout the year. We invite our prospective, selected, returning, and international students to meet and mingle! Here you can share pictures, hear stories, tell stories, and meet lots of new people! To check out when the next International Mingle is, visit our International Activities page.
As you may remember at your Pre-Departure Orientation, we invite returnees to come and to help us prepare departing students for study abroad. If you are interested, please contact the country advisor for more information.
Each summer EAP hires a team of Peer Advisors for a year-long paid internship. This is a fun and unique opportunity for you to assist students who want to study abroad! It is a rewarding and exciting work experience and definitely keeps you connected to your EAP experience. We only hire once a year, and only during the summer.