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International student orientation welcomes students to Notre Dame

Serena Zacharias | Friday, August 23, 2019

To help ease international students’ transitions to life at Notre Dame, the University held its annual International Student Orientation Thursday and Friday, welcoming 200 undergraduates and another 150 family members to campus. Leah Zimmer, director of International Student and Scholar Affairs (ISSA), said ISSA has been welcoming international students formally since its founding in 1969,

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University eases transition for international students with orientation, Welcome Weekend

Claire Rafford | Friday, August 17, 2018

Every year before upperclassmen arrive back on campus in August, freshmen pour in to South Bend from all over the world to start their college careers during Welcome Weekend. However, for international students, the college introduction process starts a bit earlier. Director of International Student and Scholar Affairs (ISSA) Leah Zimmer said Notre Dame welcomed

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ND welcomes international students with orientation

Andrea Vale | Friday, August 19, 2016

Just a few days before the rest of the student body pours onto campus every August, incoming first-year students begin one of Notre Dame’s most renowned traditions: freshman orientation. For a few days, students participate in small-group bonding experiences and larger community events to welcome them to their dorm and the Notre Dame community at large.