James Madison University

Leaders for International Friendship and Exchange

Transitions 2008

welcome table
_{Welcome to Transitions... make sure to pick-up your folder!}

The ISSS staff and the LINKers are all here to help you and answer your questions
_{The International Student and Scholar Services office staff and the LINKers welcome you and are here to answers all of your questions.}

LINKers hard at work
_{The LINKers stay up late at work to go over the last minute details of Transitions}

The LINKers crew
_{The LINKers are your connection to the JMU international student community}

Meeting and making new friends over meals
_{One of the goals of Transitions is for you to meet and make new friends}

Meeting others in the same situation as yours is comforting
_{U.S. students who live abroad are more than welcome to attend Transitions.}

Transitions is very interactive
_{Who wants to volunteer?}

It is sometimes easier to work together to find out the answer
_{You will not be given all of the answers to your questions, as we also want you to rely on the resources around you.}

A sense of humor is always helpful
_{One of the experiences you will gain at JMU is working in groups}

One of the Transitions events is a play about the life of an intl. student at JMU
_{The LINKers perform on stage the play about the life of an international student at JMU}

_{Setting up a bank account is a little bit more challenging for international students, as a result a trip to the bank is organized during Transitions.}