International Student Organization

04/18/2018

International Student Organization was awarded with “Outstanding Student Organization” of the year 2017/2018 on April 17th, 2018 during Leadership Celebration.
It is a result of all the constant hard-work and dedication; the executive board members, advisor and other active members of ISO have shown towards the organization.
Special thank you to ISO’s advisor and current executive board members of ISO 2017/2018:
Advisor: Dr. Brian Xiong
1. President: Jelina Basnet
2. Vice President: Sarvika Shetty
3. Technical director: Aatish Balla
4. Secretary: Alisha Ghaju
5. Communication Director: Dakota Drobnicki

04/14/2018

Festival of Nations 2018- hosted by International Student Organization.
Thank you everyone for being part of this beautiful event :)

Bemidji State University’s international students celebrated the traditions and cultures of their home countries April 13 at the 49th Annual Festival of Nations, “One Festival, Many Cultures”, in the Beaux Arts Ballroom of BSU’s upper Hobson Memorial Union. The traditional flag processional and welcome were followed by various song, dance, arts and crafts and spoken word performances and presentations throughout the evening.
The Festival of Nations is Bemidji State University’s longest-running multicultural festival. The event celebrates the cultural heritage of the university’s diverse student body and gives students, employees and community members with a platform to express their stories through multicultural performances, ethnic foods and personal connections.
The Festival of Nations is sponsored by BSU’s International Student Organization, Students United, the Center for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and the International Program Center.

04/11/2018

2 days to go. ARE YOU COMING?

04/05/2018

Sarvika Shetty-Vice president of ISO and Pascaline Rutto- Active member of ISO talking about upcoming Festival of Nations 2018 in brief.

Festival of Nations- April 13th, Friday 4-7PM, Beaux Arts Ballroom, BSU.

02/17/2018

The International Student Organization at Bemidji State University celebrated the New Year with students, faculty, and staff Friday evening in the American Indian Resource Center Gathering Room. Each year is represented by a zodiac animal on the lunar-solar Chinese calendar. The Lunar New Year begins on February 16th and marks the beginning of 2018 as the “Year of the Dog.” YEAR OF THE DOG: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 & 2018. Honest and loyal, Dogs are the truest friends and most reliable partner. The festival is a traditional celebration to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors - a time to bring family and friends together for feasting. Happy Lunar New Year!

02/17/2018

Thank you everyone for joining ISO’s event tonight !

01/26/2018

ISO first meeting-Spring,2018

11/15/2017

Pascaline, an undergraduate student from Kenya at “Festival of Lights”.

11/15/2017

11/15/2017

Thank you everyone for making “Festival of Lights” a grand success 🎉 : 11/14/2017