Show International students bring global perspective Susan Roylance R o Staff Reporter Every class had good teachers They are so good so kind I learned a lot said international student Takayuki Maruyama from Japan Maruyama's English teacher in Japan told him about and suggested he come to Utah to check it out He arrived in Utah in Feb of 2006 After 10 days of looking around he liked what he saw and came back to Utah in May Mayas as a full time stud student nt Maruyama is one of international students at from 62 different countries The designation of international student applies to those students in the United States on a student visa It does not include students from other countries that have been resettled in the US U.S. as refugees Refugees are considered Utah residents but they also help students understand international issues The global perspective brought to our campus by international 1 1 1 JiH a i. i r Photo by Susan Roylance Rolance Ro lance Takayuki Maruyama l is a Japanese student working for recycling students is critical to the education of all students said Nancy Fillet International Student Services Director For the international student learning the US U.S. culture and becoming fluent in English also enhances their job opportunities when they return to their home country Hearing differing opinions provides unique learning opportunities that prepare all students to enter the global workforce International students bring a new perspective into the classroom which enhances the education of all students said Fillet attracts international students for many reasons Utah is considered a safe place to live and most students like the outdoor activities especially inthe in inthe inthe the winter Snowboarding is the favorite activity for Maruyama In the winter he heads for Brighton every Friday night Another student from India Indi Baljit Kaur also enjoys the outdoor but activities activities but but she prefers the warmer weather Kaur and her husband like hiking ski-doing ski and wake boarding Students Continued on C c- c International Students Continued from A Al 1 Utah is really a nice place said Kaur The people are warm and welcome Kaur is working toward her economics degree and is filling her general education requirements at while her husband is pursuing his PhD Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Utah She will eventually transfer her to the U to complete bachelor degree The professors pay more attention to the students at said Kaur They really try to help you and its it's more cost effective To help with finances international students are generally eligible to work on campus up to twenty hours a week They can also participate in temporary employment for the purpose of practical training directly related to the students student's area of study before and after they complete their studies for a 1 of twelve months Maruyama works twenty hours a week for recycling He is living in a house sharing apartment with Korean Taiwanese and Mexican roommates They have to speak English to communicate with each Mp I y yc Y r c 1 f A t Photo by Susan Ro Roylance lance Baljit Kaur is an international student from India other provides excellent ESL classes to help international students improve their English Maruyama has taken English and 1010 It was hard when I had to write several pages on one topic in my English 1010 class said Maruyama But every class had good teachers It was fun International Student Services provides orientation for international students every semester Questions are answered and the students have an opportunity to meet other international students and the staff While tuition costs for international students are much higher than for residents refugee students are usually eligible for government assistance Klay is a refugee student from Myanmar formerly known as Burma Both of his parents are dead He completed three years of post-high post school education while living in a refugee camp in Thailand but he needed to start college again when he came to the US U.S. The open enrollment policy at allowed Klay to take the placement tests in English and Math With the help of a government Pell grant he enrolled in ESL 1010 an and d 1020 It is hard but I can d dit do doit doit 0 it said Klay The wa way Y they are teaching it helps a lot Klay feels very fortunate fortunat e to be a student at I In n our school in Thailand w we e didn't have any computers and we only had a small smal 1 library We usually couldn't couldn find the information w we WI e needed Klay hopes that some som someday someday c day the political in Myanmar will improve so that he can return to hi his s native country But I wanto wanto wan wanto to finish school here first he said |