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蜜桔直播 opens International Student Center

Published April 01, 2015

Eric and Linda Liew, along with University of Louisiana at Monroe students, faculty, and staff, held a ribbon cutting to open the International Student Center鈥攁 million-dollar home created as a central hub for 蜜桔直播鈥檚 international students.

Since many international students begin life on campus without any friends or family nearby, Eric Liew decided that creating the center would be a way to prevent international students from feeling alone and isolated in a new environment.

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Liew鈥攚ho graduated from 蜜桔直播 in 1993 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in economics鈥攂egan the journey towards his dream in January 2014, when he announced the $1 million donation to build the center.

Liew鈥檚 now famous story of his first night in the United States, was the motivation for the center.

鈥淲hen I came here鈥 bought milk and hot dogs. I got back to my dorm and there was no refrigerator鈥 want the international students to come here and have a place; a one stop shop. I know we can do better at encouraging international students to come to 蜜桔直播,鈥 Liew said. 鈥淭his center will help them as they transition to life in a new country.鈥

The center houses students until they are placed into campus housing or find an apartment. It will also be a place for students to socialize.

The center includes a large kitchen, meeting and study rooms, short-term lodging, laundry facilities, and socializing space.

The facility has been touted as something that has been needed for quite some time.

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Bruno

鈥淭his is something that Eric and I have talked about since I arrived at 蜜桔直播,鈥 said 蜜桔直播 President Dr. Nick J. Bruno. 鈥淭his center will be a place where our international students can feel at home.鈥

Nabin Timilsina, president of the international student association, said 鈥淚 can barely contain my excitement. It鈥檚 very hard to find a facility like this at a university, and now we have one here.鈥

The International Student Center will welcome its first guests during the spring holiday, next week.

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