Friday, November 20, 2015

Club for future international leaders doing good on campus (Edit)

This year is the third year of a new program at Washburn University called Presidential Ambassadors for International Students (PAIS). PAIS members are leaders in the International Office and are available to help all international students in any way they can.

“I think PAIS is fantastic. It helps to internationalize our campus and helps international students stay safe and be successful at Washburn,said Andy Vogel, the coordinator and international student recruiter at the Washburn International House.

At the end of March, PAIS had a meeting that included all new members and some returning members. They got together and discussed the achievements over the year and what they would like to do for the next year. The meeting also discussed how to further internationalize Washburn University. The attending members came up with many ideas about how to help the international students better. Vogel said before the end of the spring semester, PAIS is going to make a short video with PAIS members sharing study tips, like homework tips and taking notes in class. For next semester, PAIS will work on a library area that provides examples of good papers, excellent notes, MLA style, APA style, good researching examples and citations pages. To enrich international students Washburn life, PAIS is planning to host new types of events that reach both American and international students and continue the Culture Nights—nights to experience food and music of a specific culture or country.

We did an excellent job for international education week and hosted a few very successful and popular parties for international students, something I think we should considering expanding, said Vogel.

The PAIS program is open to all students who meet the GPA of 3.0 or higher and are involved in at least one extracurricular activity for the duration of year.   This program is a steppingstone for those students looking to work internationally or in the field of international studies, international business, international relations and higher education or live abroad. We welcome more students come to join us  said Vogel. 

To become a PAIS member, the responsibilities include taking the Leadership/Orientation training courses and be available during fall and spring Orientation as guides; be available to guide and council international students throughout the year and help with international programming in the Office of International Programs. 

After the yearlong program, PAIS members can receive the Certificate of Service personally signed by Jerry Farley, Washburn University president and a recommendation letter from the Office of International Programs.


“I thought overall, the PAIS has done a great job this year. I also know of numerous times when PAIS has reached out to international students in need from their various countries and provided assistance. I have also had a lot more interest in students wanting to become a part PAIS this semester, so that is good, said Vogel.

16 comments:

  1. This was a great edit! I would just change it to make sure all the fonts match and the spacing is the same.

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  2. Great edit! I agree, the spacing needs to be fixed because it is distracting when reading the article.

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  3. I agree with what they stated. Also, I would rearrange the format some. I think the first quote is too soon in the post. I would give more information about PAIS and then put the quote. Otherwise nice edit.

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  4. Well done on the edit! I would adjust the spacing and fonts so everything is consistent, but other than that, good job!

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  5. The in-text spacing and font size changes were really distracting when I was trying to read through it. You don't need to put the organization acronym in parenthesis after you list the organization on the first reference. Within the headline replace "doing good" with a better active verb.

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  6. Your edit is sloppy. It is very easy to correct font and font size, not doing so was just plain lazy. As far as the title goes, it should be doing well, not good.

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  7. Is an organization "new" if it has existed for three years?

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  9. Thanks for make my article much better, I like it. only problem is the font and spacing

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  10. For this purpose the font size and spacing is not the best choice. Other than that, a good edit.

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  11. Great edit! The font size and spacing if off, as other have mentioned above. Other than spacing issues, you did a great job at tying up loose ends to this story and tweaking things. Great job!

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  12. Good edit! The same as what everyone else is saying just make sure all your fonts and sizes are the same.

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  13. The font error made this very hard for me to read. There were great edits with it but I think your biggest problem is font.

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  14. The spacing and sizing of the article needs to be fixed as well as a couple other grammar errors. Good edit overall!

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  15. I am not a fan of the sizing of the font and it seems that the words are cut off weird. Good job!

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  16. Not a bad edit! But how come font size and spacing seem a bit random?

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