Special Features: Resources to Support Student Learning
Last Updated: July 2007
International Programs
The International Student Office (ISO) handles all aspects of international students' lives including answering prospective students' questions, issuing all paperwork for and dealing with immigration laws and student visas, assisting and orienting students upon their arrival in Marietta, and offering guidance for their academic, social, and emotional well-being. One of the most prominent programs of the ISO is the Mentor Family Program which pairs every international student with a family in the Marietta community. More than 60 families are involved. This caring connection helps international students cope with culture shock and homesickness while at the same time offering insight into family life in the United States.
The College's Study Abroad Program serves students who wish to study outside of the United States for a summer, semester, or academic year. The College has relationships with several study abroad consortia and exchanges with universities in Brazil and China. Additionally, a number of regular course offerings provide for international experiences. Students in all disciplines are encouraged to take advantage of overseas study opportunities and each semester approximately 10 students do so.
Since the early 1990s, Marietta College has hosted a number of visiting Chinese professors. The visiting professors may team-teach a course with a member of the College faculty or offer their own course, generally in Chinese language or political science. In other cases, the visiting professors are here to become immersed in American culture and enhance their English language skills and thus take courses while sharing their wealth of international experience with the campus community.
