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FIUTS is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team of Facilitators! Facilitators are our leaders who assist us with the planning and implementation of our over 200 events every year, and we're currently recruiting volunteers for our International Welcome Weeks! Any student (undergraduate or graduate, from the U.S or anywhere in the world) can become a Facilitator, and once you sign-up you can choose which events you want to volunteer at!

 Why become a facilitator?

Enhance your resume with flexible volunteer hours

Gain cross-cultural leadership experience and training

Plan and lead fun events like hiking trips and CulturalFest

Help with programs to welcome new international students

Make friends and have fun!

Sign-ups are open for Winter Quarter FIUTS school partnership programs. All current UW students are eligible to participate.

**Volunteer Opportunity: Apply to be a FIUTS SUSI Ambassador**

This winter, FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students) will host 20 undergraduates from Angola, Botswana, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe for the Study of the US Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders on Civic Engagement. We are recruiting 20 UW students to be SUSI Ambassadors, volunteers who will be matched one to one with SUSI participants during their time in Seattle from January 11-February 8.

Ambassadors are a critical piece of the program and act as peer mentors, cultural liaisons, friends and student leaders. SUSI Ambassadors learn new skills, build their resumes, make international friends and have fun! ALL current University of Washington students are eligible to apply. Visit www.fiuts.org/susi-ambassadors to apply by Monday, December 2nd.

Roundtable Discussions on Multiculturalism and Youth Empowerment

Meet visiting Youth Ambassadors from Bolivia and Peru! Engage in conversations to learn about their successes, hopes, and challenges as they work for positive social change in their home communities.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

5:30 pm-7:30 pm

University of Washington

Odegaard Library, Room 220

Arrive any time! Refreshments will be served.

Sign-ups are open for Fall Quarter FIUTS school partnership programs. All current UW students are eligible to participate.

1.)    Pen Pal Program: October 10th-December 6th. Engage in a unique cultural exchange through letters with a local elementary school student, then meet your pen pal at a December celebration! Share your culture and learn more about Seattle from the perspective of a 10-year old. Sign up at www.fiuts.org/be-a-pen-pal by October 9th

FIUTS is once again recruiting high school students (ages 14-17) to participate in our FIUTS Ambassador program. This is an opportunity for Seattle-area teenagers to connect with same-age peers from Bolivia and Peru, who will be here in October for an intensive 10-day leadership development program. There is no cost to participate, and students can earn service hours. FIUTS Ambassadors take part in five different workshops and activities taking place between October 17-28.

Join us for inspiring conversations on local and global themes with visiting student leaders from around the world!

Roundtable Discussions on the Future of Work in a Changing World

Date: Wednesday, July 10 

Time: The discussions will be ongoing throughout the evening, so arrive any time between 5:30-7:30pm to join the conversation and meet the students! 

Location: University of Washington campus, HUB 250

Refreshments will be served.

RSVP: https://fiutsroundtablesummer2019.eventbrite.com 

This event is free and open to the public. 

Meet participants in the Study of the U.S. Institute on Youth, Education, and Closing the Skills Gap! Engage in conversations to learn about their successes, hopes, and challenges as they create initiatives to improve their home communities, and share your own experiences and ideas for resources that would be useful or inspiring to them.