Just returned from your semester abroad and miss your multicultural lifestyle?
Want to learn about other countries but not quite sure your ready to go abroad?
Live in Oxford and want to introduce international students to the places you love?
Then we've got some information for you. There are 68 countries represented by students on The University of Mississippi campus, and many more represented by members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community. If you want to get involved with our international students while they learn to navigate Oxford and the University, try participating in one of the many activities sponsored by the University and various student organizations.
Planet Partners is a friendship program run by the Office of International Programs where international students are paired with Americans based on common interests. The program seeks to introduce Ole Miss international students to life in the United States and to give American students the opportunity to learn more about other cultures through friendly interaction.
The Office of International Programs pairs up partners based on their interests and background. The paired Planet Partners will be given each other's contact information and encouraged to make their own plans for activities each month, which can be as simple as meeting for coffee or for lunch. The basic commitment is for each participant to meet with their partner a minimum of once per month.
Also, the Office of International Programs sponsors group activities for all Planet Partners approximately once a month. Each semester starts with a new chance for you to make an interantional friend. All Planet Partners group activities are made possible through Campus Programming sponsorship.
Application forms are available in the Office of International Programs, 331 Martindale. For more information, contact Charter Morris at cmorris@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7404.
International Tea and Coffee Hour takes place every Friday throughout the semester (except during holidays and University breaks) in the Southern Breeze on the fourth floor of the Student Union. There is free coffee and snacks from 2 to 4 p.m. and the event is open to all University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. The Coffee Hour is sponsored by the Office of International Programs and Campus Programming.
Click here to learn more about these and other opportunities to get you connected with our international community.
