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Another International Student Parent Support Session will be taking place tomorrow, Dec 10, from 9:00 - 10:30 AM (EST). Join us to talk about "A return to campus: travel documents, housing, and health insurance". English Room Zoom link: https://psu.zoom.us///tJUqcO6orDMsEtzmoLDbfG0qLS9w3jkCUUZ9 Mandarin Room Zoom link:... https://psu.zoom.us//r/tJUqdytrzspHtIhPrf9N0RUFOurKqXxSmyj See more

Join UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUI Galway, and Penn State for "Building Back Better: The Role of Empathy in Global Recovery", a joint webinar and partnership launch. This webinar takes place TODAY, from 5:00pm to 6:15 pm Ireland/12:00pm to 1:15pm US. Watch live on Facebook at NUI Galway

Organizers at Penn State First-Shanghai had planned to hold a Thanksgiving feast for students in the program as yet another way to introduce them to American cultural experiences in their own country. Unfortunately, due to rising COVID cases, the large gathering had to be cancelled. When the U.S. Consular-General in Shanghai, James Heller, heard about this, he decided to hold a small dinner himself. He and his family invited one student from each U.S. university running programs in Shanghai a little over a dozen of them, including Penn State. Yifan Zhi, a student in the Penn State First program, was able to attend the event and get pictures with the Consular-General. Many thanks to Mr. Heller for his kindness!

The final tally is in! Thanks to the generosity of our donors on #GivingTuesday we were able to raise a total of $6,935 for the We Are All Penn State Fund, and $4,425 for the Penn State Education Abroad Fund. (Not including GOLD matching funds!) The $4,375 raised for the Penn State Education Abroad Fund will provide students with additional funds for travel, lodging, groceries, tickets to museums and cultural attractions, guided weekend trips to experience a host country’s culture, and more. The $6,935 raised for the We Are All Penn State Fund will provide international students with support for activities & initiatives that help them feel welcome to the University community. This includes tickets to athletic events, cultural performances, student leadership conferences, & more.

For the past 14 years, East China Normal University (ECNU), where Penn State First students take their residential courses, has celebrated IEW. The university normally hosts students from over 150 countries; this year, they are hosting students from about 30 countries, and were able to hold multicultural events celebrating 50. One part of the week was the university popularity contest. Each American university was able to set up a booth, and attendees voted on which university they liked best. Votes were also able to be cast through WeChat so Penn State mobilized the university’s strong alumni network in China and Penn State took home the prize! Global Programs congratulates the students who organized the effort.

The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems (LiMC2) and the Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) announce the inaugural Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program 2021. This seed grant program will fund faculty groups for 12 to 18 months, with the goal of fostering long-term collaborative and multi-disciplinary research integrating researchers and students from both Penn State and University of Freiburg. https://news.psu.edu//new-funding-program-help-advance-liv