New Construction at IP!

If any of you come in to the office this summer, things will look a little different! There are construction workers with hard hats on working all over the property. You will still be able to park and enter the IVD building through the same area, but parking will be harder to find. We are adding on to our office and it is due to be open sometime in September. So far the construction workers have taken down trees and bulldozed up the ground behind the IVD building. As I write this they are removing the siding from the back of the building. And let me add, they are not doing it quietly! Here is a picture of the back of the building where the new addition will be.

Short term programs update

This is the biggest Summer quarter we have ever had! In addition to the regular IESL and academic students that arrived for summer, we are also hosting students from three short term programs.

Eight French students arrived March 26th and have been doing internships in the area. It has been a successful trip for them so far. They will be here until mid August, and I hear they have adapted well to American culture. Pictured are the eight French students, and on the far right is Dr. Barry Bannister and Leana Hagen. They were touring the Flight Museum the day the picture was taken.

"MUST" is a group of 19 students and their teacher from China. They arrived June 15th and will be attending the IESL classes all summer.

The USA Leadership Institute with 18 students participating from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India came June 29th and 30th they are staying for four weeks.

Of course all 45 students and one teacher are placed in our valuable host family homes for the duration of their stay. Thank you to all who participated in the short term Summer programs.  If you're interested in being a host family for the Danish program in the Fall, please e-mail and let us know. Thank you!

Metro Bus Passes

Did you know? Your student can purchase a monthly Metro Pass or Metro coupon book with individual bus tickets at the cashier’s office. It is located on the 2nd floor of the Lindbloom Student Center. (LSC building) The first 300 students per quarter (200 summer quarter) purchasing a metro bus pass will receive a subsidy of $20.00 toward that purchase. They will be asked to present their student ID card at the time of purchase. Host Families cannot purchase these, it has to be the student.

Refer A Friend

If you know someone that has been thinking about becoming a great host family like you, please tell them about our program. The first thing they would need to do is come to a “New” host family orientation. Sarah conducts them about once a month. The next one is July 30th. They can call the information line at 253-833-9111 extension 2129 to find out about the next meeting time if they miss that one. When they complete the process and become one of our host families, we will give you a Starbucks gift card. Thank you for referring quality host families!

Upcoming Events

Are you looking for things to do with your students? Have you ever checked out the Tall Ships of Tacoma? I hear it is really great!  Here is some information about it. Click on one of the links under resources on the left hand of this screen for more choices.

Terri's Trivia Challenge

How many international students do you think are enrolled at GRCC? E-mail your guess to Terri.

The correct answer will be published in the next HostPost  eNewsletter.

Last month's answer; We currently have193 host families!

Thank you to the 14 people who participated in the trivia challenge. Congratulations to Mary Zlavog and Cynthia Gabayan for coming the closest by guessing 200. It surprised us that most guesses were well under 100.

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