For winter break I went home to Dhaka, Bangladesh and it was forty degrees warmer than Poughkeepsie. You see in Bangladesh (South-East Asia), the dead of winter is as cold…
Kaleidoscope 2013
On Wednesday, November 20 the Office of International Services (OIS) and the Vassar International Student Association (VISA) hosted the 7th edition of Kaleidoscope, Vassar’s annual international food and cultural festival.…
Summer at Vassar: Featuring Sahara Pradhan ’15
Hello, internationals! Here at OIS, we’ve been working over the past few weeks on updating and improving this website. One of the ideas we came up with is to explore…
VISA/OIS Farewell Dinner May 2013
VISA/OIS Farewell Dinner May 2013, a set on Flickr. Click to see the photos!
Intercultural Communication: Study Abroad Resources
Intercultural Communication: Study Abroad Resources We recommend these resources to Vassar students planning on studying abroad: Peace Corps workbook http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/enrichment/culturematters/index.html. This free online workbook is a terrific, easy to follow…
Featured Faculty: Shona Tucker, Assistant Professor of Drama
1. What do you teach at Vassar? I teach the art of creating theater through acting. I teach beginning and advanced acting. I teach theatrical production. 2. How long have…
Featured Senior: Noor Mir ’12
1. Describe your thesis. My thesis is titled: “Tribal Territories and the Trap of the Story of a Postcolonial Pakistan.” It addresses– or at least makes a preliminary attempt to–…
Featured Junior: Contessa Mwedzi ’13
1. Did you go JYA? Yes, to Paris 2. What was that experience like? It was a great experience and I was challenged in many ways. 3. What were the challenges? Communicating in…
Featured Sophomore: Carlos Hernandez ’14
1) Describe your 2nd year experience at Vassar. Sophomore year has definitely been a lot more hectic than my first year here at Vassar. First of all, on the academic…
Featured International Freshman: Meropi Papastergiou ’15
1. What was surprising or unexpected about Vassar? “I guess what I found most surprising about Vassar was the openness of the people. They are not afraid to be who…