International House Berkeley

4 International House Times W hether residents live here for a few weeks or a few years, the impact of the International House experience is lifelong. Every resident has opportunity to access a full range of programming distinctive to I-House Berkeley that is true to our mission, no matter the length of their stay. During the academic year, some 600 upper division students, graduate students, and visiting scholars from six continents reside at I-House. However, during the summer, we are able to offer housing and services to an even more diverse community of residents. With seven distinct summer sessions and special programs, I-House is abuzz with the many new faces moving in and out of this historic building. All this transitioning during the summer allows us the flexibility to expand the eligibility requirements regarding academic level to include first and second year students. Expansion of eligibility requirements facilitates a unique sharing of perspectives among and between a wider range of age groups and experience levels. e flexibility of the summer also allows us to partner with various organized groups. In collaboration with Summer Programs at UC Berkeley, I-House coordinated with multiple group reservations servies, including e Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science and the Transfer-to-Excellence Summer Research Program for lower division, Californian undergraduates. In addition to representing students from Colorado State University, Stanford University, and UCLA, these groups are comprised of residents from Norway, Hong Kong, Germany, Pakistan, and South Korea, bringing almost 200 residents, who create a kaleidoscope of diverse communities, as they enter our halls, to live and learn together. Regardless of these differences in the resident population during the summer, the I-House Program Office spearheads the effort to ensure that the experience is just as powerful for the residents in the summer as it is in the academic year. In addition to regular resident programming, new options this summer include trips to the Redwood Botanical Gardens Concert Series and the Ice Cream Museum, the Heller Patio Sunday Brunch Concert, World Cup viewing, and special summer-themed Coffee Hours. is year, the Program Office also hosted a Sunday Supper in July as a way of inspiring residents to make the most of their relatively short time here by becoming active and engaged early on. I-House's most enduring, continuously held event, Sunday Supper, has traditionally been held only during the regular academic year. Kimi Mojica, the Program Office's student engagement officer said, "We hope this new summer tradition fosters a sense of community early on, and helps residents connect their presence here at I-House directly to the larger I-House movement." One Summer Student Engagement Officer, Kimi Mojica welcomes guests at the first Summer Sunday Supper Kimi Mojica leads a summer programming strategy meeting at I-House "We hope this new summer tradition fosters a sense of community early on, and helps residents connect their presence here at I-House directly to the larger I-House movement."

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