International Student Association, UTHSC, Memphis

From ISA family we would like also to let you know that St Jude created a fundraiser to honor the memory of our dearest friend Geetika:

“St Jude created a fundraiser to request a brick in honor of Geetika: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2269179&fr_id=123364&pg=personal”

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To our dearest friend Geetika and ISA founder:

You were a beautiful soul that brightened up every room and every heart that get to know you. Your positive energy, attitude towards life and bravery was contagious and will always live in our hearts.

Geetika you were one in a million.

ISA family send our love and deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. We are shocked and saddened by this devastating news, but remembering you Geetika with a smile as you would like to❤️.

Yay!!! We did it. A wonderful historic tour with our lovely guide Ms. Jackie from A Tour Of Possibilities LLC. We felt like royalty! Driving around Memphis in a caravan of cars, marked with tour flags and UTHSC logo. We even honked our horns downtown and everybody was laughing and waving :) !!!

If you joined the tour and have pictures that you like to share, please do so here!

ISA thanks all those involved in making this happen.

We just finished the new students' orientation at UTHSC. We were there on all three days!

Thanks to all those who stopped by our table.

We enjoyed the intros and small talks 💕.

Thank you UTHSC Student Affairs & Community Engagement for inviting us!

Thank you Ssa Uthsc Saudi Students Association for the calendars!

Thank you UTHSC College of Graduate Health Sciences for the support!

We also tried to raise funds for ISA by selling t-shirts. We were at the Plaza every Wednesday from August 12-1!

Thanks to all those who supported us and to those who admired the design!!!

We will still be selling t-shirts all year long! So place your order via this link or just direct message us!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YPJJSXP

Memphis Explorers: are you ready for Saturday?
I can't hear you, what did you say?
Louder, please!!!
It's a big "YESSSS"...Yaaay

In 48 hours we will start our journey with A Tour Of Possibilities LLC!

This is just a glimpse of our historical adventure...

* Slave Haven: a site that documents the history of the Underground Railroad
* Historic Mason Temple: where on April 3, 1968, a day before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous last speech; “I’ve been to the Mountaintop.”
* The National Civil Rights Museum/Lorraine Motel: where they trace the history of the Civil Rights Movement from its roots to the present. The site of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
* Beale Street: hear “the rest of the story” about one of America’s most iconic streets; also known as the Main Street of Black America, and officially named the “Home of the Blues" by an act of Congress in 1977.

There is so much more to Memphis than Downtown, and we are excited to show you more of it!

We will visit other neighborhoods such as:

Uptown, Pinch District, South Memphis, Soulsville, The Edge

Think it’s over?

Last and most certainly not least, your visit would not be complete without giving you the opportunity to see additional historic landmarks like:

First Baptist Beale Street Church
Robert Church Park
The Mighty Mississippi River/Riverfront
The Pyramid/Bass Pro Shops
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
LeMoyne Owen: Memphis’ historically black college
Auction Square
Cotton Row
Dr. Martin Luther King Reflection Park
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Clayborn Temple
I Am A Man Plaza
Ida B. Wells Plaza
And so much more!

Some of the sites you will see while on tour by Amber Robinson

Memphis Caravan Tour.mp4

OK, new students, it's time to explore! A Tour Of Possibilities LLC is sponsoring our Memphis tour this year!!! You do not want to miss this. Numbers are very limited, so register now.
This is the link if you missed our previous posts
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z8XXNFK

We can't wait for A Tour Of Possibilities LLC to share the richness of Memphis’ history with us!

Hello Everyone,
V.I.S.A is organizing a welcome party for new students. Please feel free to attend and make new friends in this journey of ours together!

Hello everyone!

From ISA we would like to let you know that SASSI has exciting news for all the international students at UTHSC. During the month of May, starting on May 5, they will offer an International Student Support Group scheduled to meet via zoom on Tuesdays at 1pm.

We would like to encourage you to participate, for example, if you are experiencing emotional stress related with this difficult pandemic time such as anxiety, fear, isolation, sadness.... Now you do not need to experience that all by yourself, you can be supported in a private environment. A counselor in SASSI, will be present at each group. Please note that this is a collaborative professional/student-led group created to support students.

This is a confidential and free group for UTHSC students only. It is in no way professional counseling or therapy

Please join to the group or forward the information to anyone that you think might be interested or in need.

Check out the SASSI website that describes the various counseling groups they are offering, their dates, how you sign up, etc

Thank you!

ISA team

New link for our event: Coping with COVID, happening tomorrow March 25th, 2021 at Noon (Central Time). Free Starbucks gift cards.
Go to the Zoom link provided and input the following ID and passcode: https://tennesseehipaa.zoom.us/j/93204203751?pwd=TGRGSlZ2WXR5WFlrNW5icDl1MVpEQT09
Meeting ID: 932 0420 3751 Passcode: 578000
Register in UTHSC engage: https://uthsc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7005466

Coping with COVID Discover unique opportunities at! Find and attend events, browse and join organizations, and showcase your involvement.

Happy International Women´s Day from ISA!! We want to celebrate and reivindicate the women today, March 8th, to keep fighting for equality and women´s rights. Celebrate the women in your life, the ones that made a change!! And the future ones!! 💜💜💜💜💜