The FIUTS blog is updated several times a week with stories and news from the FIUTS community of students, hosts, staff, alumni, and more.
Alumni Impact is a social media campaign that recognizes the excellent work being done by FIUTS alumni all around the world. Meet Shakhzoda, a FIUTS Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Program alumna, and learn about her project, EcoChange, to increase sustainability knowledge and empowerment for individuals to take action to reduce their ecological footprint.
Read MoreWe're excited to announce this year's incredible lineup of talented performers from all over the world at the FIUTS CulturalFest Performance Showcase 2022. These amazing individuals and groups will share music and dance at Meany Hall on Saturday, February 19, 2022. Keep an eye out on our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for when Tickets go on sale!
Read MoreFrom December 1-8, 2021, FIUTS is thrilled to welcome students from Latvia as part of our Youth Entrepreneurship Program! During their week with FIUTS in Seattle, they’ll participate in workshops, site visits, and volunteer service activities focused on entrepreneurship and social impact work.
Read MoreTo recognize the intersection of the UN’s International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., our staff interviewed Luhui Whitebear, and we’re privileged to be able to share her perspective with the greater FIUTS community.
Read MoreAlumni Impact is a social media campaign that recognizes the excellent work being done by FIUTS alumni all around the world. In honor of World Children’s Day on November 20, meet Elima, a FIUTS SUSI alumna from Angola, and learn about her work teaching English to children!
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Read MoreThe FIUTS Photo Contest is an opportunity for members of the FIUTS community to share images from around the world. In honor of World Cities Day on October 31, the theme for this month is "Cities of the World.”
Read MoreIn honor of National Immigrants Day - celebrated each year on October 28 - we’re proud to celebrate the fact that many of our hosts are not originally from the United States, but have come here from other parts of the world themselves. For this month’s host profile, we’re thrilled to feature Meenakshi and her family, who started volunteering as hosts just last year!
Read MoreAlumni Impact is a social media campaign that recognizes the excellent work being done by FIUTS alumni all around the world. This week, meet Mariana Lemes Diamanto and Mariana Manso from Brazil!
Read MoreFor over thirty years, Martha Onishi was a fixture in the FIUTS community. From hosting countless students, to volunteering at Wednesday Lunch, to cooking treats for the FIUTS staff, Martha and Kenji Onishi represented the living embodiment of the FIUTS mission in action.
Read MoreThirty hosts opened up their hearts on September 24th, 2021 to host a dinner for over 130 students. This was the ultimate warm welcome to incoming international students for the Fall quarter and resuming of in-person classes. We are so grateful to all the participants, both hosts, and students, for taking part in this new program in place of our yearly BBQ. Read more about their impact!
Read MoreWe have received a large number of emails from our Chinese students asking for help with finding and accessing their vaccination records from their home country. In response to these inquiries, we're providing this blog post to show steps on how to access vaccine information using two popular apps in China.
Read MoreThe prestigious Chevening Scholarship is an award offered to emerging global leaders allowing them to study for a fully-funded master’s degree in the UK. FIUTS is thrilled to announce that three alumni of our Visiting Programs have been chosen for Chevening this year!
Read MoreSEATTLE CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: The FIUTS Seattle Challenge is an opportunity for international students to meet new people and explore different neighborhoods in and near the downtown area of Seattle. We had over 150 students register for this exciting day and they explored 20 individual locations all over Seattle. Unique treasures to Seattlites such as the Seattle Art Museum, Gum Wall, the first Starbucks, Panama Hotel, the Fremont Troll, the Elliott Bay Book Company, and more were highlights of this adventurous day.
Read MoreThe students in the Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Program spent three weeks with FIUTS in Seattle learning about environmental conservation, sustainability and justice, leadership development, and community project planning.
Read MoreWe asked some students from the FIUTS 2020-2021 Student Board to share their personal takes on how COVID and virtual learning has affected them, their hopes for the future, and how FIUTS impacted their life during the past academic year.
Read MoreSince August 2, FIUTS has been honored to host 17 students and one adult mentor from Uzbekistan as part of the Uzbekistan Youth Leadership Program! This program has focused on leadership development, community project planning, environmental sustainability and justice, and civic engagement. Meet our amazing participants!
Read MoreFIUTS is excited to welcome three new program coordinators to our full-time staff! The new Students Programs Coordinator, Hyerim Park, the new Outreach & Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Hilary Zuniga Camacho, and the new Education Program Coordinator, Jason Evans will play a critical role in creating impactful and transformative programs for students at the University of Washington and beyond.
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