 The
Program Office provides educational, cultural, social and recreational
services for residents and members of International House. The Program
Office specifically offers programs which contribute to building a
sense of intercultural community for residents within the House; ongoing
programs open to International House members; and activities strengthening
linkages with the campus and the community. These include interracial
and intercultural activities and forums broadening and enriching the
social and cultural interactions of international students, US citizens
and permanent residents. Community exploration trips provide students
and scholars with the opportunity to understand the great diversity
of the Bay Area while local International Friendship Programs, cultural performances
and tours beyond the Bay Area offer overseas students and scholars
special additional opportunities to experience California.
2008-2009 Border Crossing Essay Contest Winners announced!
 Davis Projects for Peace
Receive $10,000 to Advance World Peace
An Invitation to I-House UC Berkeley Residents
International House UC Berkeley is pleased to announce its participation in the “Davis Projects for Peace,” an initiative funded by Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a philanthropist dedicated to finding new ways to advance world peace. I-House residents are invited to design and implement grassroots “projects for peace.” Two (2) of the best proposals from members of I-House UC Berkeley will be funded at $10,000 each for implementation during the summer of 2009.
Read the recent Berkeley Daily Planet article about how "Berkeley Students Have Become Amabassadors of Peace" Submit your own application for Peace Project Grant by January 12, 2009 - applications available now in the Program Office and Information online at http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/p/DAVISPROJECTSFORPEACE2009.pdf
For additional information, please contact Liliane C. Koziol, Director of Programs, at lkoziol@berkeley.edu.
2008 Kalpakam-Loraine Award Recipients
Each year International House offers a special award to residents who have shown dedication, talent or skill, for community services outside of I-House. The Kalpakam-Loraine Award honors an I-House resident who has made sustained, exceptional contributions to the community, whether by tutoring, working with the homeless or physically challenged, fundraising, or other types of volunteer service.
1. Beat Schwendimann, (Switzerland) Second year Ph.D student, School of Education
In recognition of his volunteer work to encourage positive values and responsible global leadership for high school students through the San Francisco-based "World Savvy" program (nominated by resident Katie Bokan-Smith).
2. Annie Nisenson, (US) History major
In recognition of her volunteer work for securing early release for a woman prisoner with less than six months to live, allowing her to spend time with her family through the "Justice Now" program (nominated by resident and Program Coordinator Jennifer McDonald).
See 2007 award recipients.
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