2011/12 - Bechtel International Center - Stanford University

Building renovations continued, with new lighting outside
and landscaping.
In June 2012 John Pearson was awarded the Kenneth A.
Cuthbertson Award for Exceptional Contributions to Stanford
University .
ENHANCED PROGRAM OFFERINGS
It has been a long standing goal of Bechtel to do all it can
to provide a balanced set of programs to the international
population at Stanford. This has always been a challenge
given the necessity to focus much of our work on compliance
and regulatory advising. However we are making progress.
As in the past few years, Bechtel’s program offerings can be
divided into three categories: programs facilitated by the
Bechtel staff Program Committee, programs offered by groups
affiliated with Bechtel such as the Community Committee for
International Students, and programs sponsored by student
or campus organizations. The number of programs we offered
increased but the number of participants in programs held
in the evening or weekends declined a little over previous
years. This may be because we close earlier in the evenings
or we may not be making sufficient effort to encourage
groups to use the building. Further information can be
found later in this report but we would note the following:
Many of our programs and events were presented
in conjunction with student groups on campus and
were support by funding from the Riddle Family
Foundation and the Billie Achilles Fund.
Over 10,000 attended programs offered at Bechtel
during 2011/12 . These programs included:
• A series of intentional programs aimed at better
understanding the experience of international
students at Stanford. These programs include lunches
with faculty focused on exploring how the Stanford
experience could influenced choices for the future,
and programs that bring together current students
and recent international alums where the discussion
centers on preparing for life after Stanford.
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40 programs funded by the Billie Achilles Fund
4 programs funded by the Riddle Family Foundation
• Bus trips to local places of interest. Bus
trips are increasingly popular.
• Programs for international undergraduates who
remain on, or near, campus during winter break
• Orientation programs for new international
graduate and undergraduate students
• “Fire on Fire”: an event co-sponsored by a
number of international students organizations
and offered during spring quarter
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An international evening of dance and music
• Spouse programs continued to grow in number
and interest. During 2011/12, 139 different
workshops, programs and classes were offered
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to family members of international students
and scholars. Over 800 events took place.
• Continued excellence in the programs
offered by the Community Committee
for International Students
• Bechtel participated in the April 2012 Haas
Center workshop focused on Stanford students
traveling abroad in the summer of 2011.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON
I-CENTER ACTIVITIES 2011/12
Staff Involvement in Campus, Local & National
Committees , Conferences & Programs
Campus Committees
• Community Committee for International
Students Board Meetings
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Non-Resident Alien Committee
• Rhodes/Marshall/Churchill/Fulbright
Scholarship Committees
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Student Health Insurance Committee
Bridge Advisory Board
Institutional Compliance Committee
Sexual Violence Advisory Board
KZSU Advisory Board
Student Affairs Administration Team
Student Affairs Emergency Preparedness Committee
Safety Net Committee
Local & National Committees/Organizations
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
– Member of the Ethics Committee Task Force
– Member of the Trainer Corps for the
Professional Development Workshops
– Member of Travel Subcommittee
– Member of the Leadership
Cultivation Subcommittee
– Member of the Inter-Associational Task Force
on Health and Safety in Study Abroad
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– Member of an Ad hoc Committee
on Future Trends and Challenges in
International Student Enrollment
Bay Area Foreign Scholars Advisers Group
• Member of the Ivy League Plus
Two International Offices