1. International Student Alumni Network (ISAN) College of Wooster Homecoming General Meeting October 18, 2008

2. - 1 - ISAN’S MISSION What is ISAN? The International Student Alumni Network is an informal group of international alumni and former students. We are recognized as a Special Interest Group of the Alumni Association. What is our mission? To ensure a vibrant international student presence at the College of Wooster. Why were we formed? To support Wooster as it seeks to: Compete for international students in a tough admissions environment Retain international students from orientation to commencement Provide insight to international students seeking professional and academic opportunities post-graduation Enable international alumni to network with each other and to reconnect with the College Improve the quality of life on campus for international students

3. - 2 - ISAN’S INITIATIVES & ACHIEVEMENTS Admissions Initiative Programs Personalized letter writing campaign to admits Meet & greets between alumni and admits in their home countries Key Achievements 60 alumni reached out to 150 students over the last 3 years Initiative 1 What’s Next? Outcomes brochure featuring select international alumni International AARs Career Development Initiative Series of articles in COSMOS from alumni in different careers Mentorship program that connects international students with alumni Online chats with alumni to answer questions LinkedIn group for networking Monthly articles published in COSMOS (19 to date) 10 mentorship pairs established We will be announcing a date shortly. 86 members in our LinkedIn Group 2 International student resume books Career workshops on campus Career “treks” to specific cities Retention Initiative Partnership with Women’s Advisory Board to funnel contributions to Hardship Fund Facebook group for community building Student outreach events Scholarship fund endowed 189 members in our Facebook Group Homecoming Career Panel 3 Active involvement with diversity initiatives on campus We are always looking for ideas!

4. - 3 - OUR CHALLENGES & HOW YOU CAN HELP Challenges Poor international alumni data Want to build a “bench” of international alumni leaders Inconsistent student responses to initiatives Lack of formal source of funding for programs and initiatives Not always on the radar screen of senior administration of Wooster We need your active involvement for ISAN to be successful! Get Involved! Join us at http://alumni.wooster.edu/isan/join.php http://alumni.wooster.edu/isan/join.php Join our LinkedIn Group at: http://alumni.wooster.edu/isan/linkedin/join.php Join our Facebook Group at: http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/gr oup.php?gid=2232966330 E-mail us at: isanwooster@gmail.com Step up to lead! E-mail Sohil at sparekh99@alumnimail.wooster.edu sparekh99@alumnimail.wooster.edu

5. - 4 - QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT ISAN’S LEADERSHIP TEAM! Anant Padmanabhan ‘99 India Mathematics Admissions Chair anantrp@gmail.com Christabel Dadzie ‘04 Ghana International Relations Student Outreach Chair cdadzie04 @alumnimail.wooster.edu Desi Dimitrova ‘05 Bulgaria Business Economics Admissions Initiative ddimitrova05 @alumnimail.wooster.edu Kim Chin-See ‘06 Jamaica Political Science Admissions Initiative kchin-see06 @alumnimail.wooster.edu Mustafa Rafique ‘05 Pakistan Business Economics Membership Chair mrafique05 @alumnimail.wooster.edu Nikita Sharma ‘01 India Computer Science Career Development Chair nikitasharma05@gmail.com Sohil Parekh ‘99 India Economics & Mathematics President sparekh99 @alumnimail.wooster.edu Q Imam ‘91 Pakistan Business Economics Past-President & Advisory Board Chair q_imam@yahoo.com