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Getting Involved on Campus

International students have many opportunities to get involved on UNO's campus. Join one of the student organizations below, volunteer in the community, or apply to become an International Studies & Programs Global Diplomat. And always keep up on the latest international events at world.unomaha.edu.

UNO GLOBAL DIPLOMATS -- APPLY NOW!

The Global Diplomats are a group of both U.S. and international students who promote campus internationalization. Activities include planning social events, conducting new student orientations, giving campus tours, volunteering for airport pickups, and generally helping new international students get settled in Omaha.

Now accepting Global Diplomats applications for 2013-2014! Selected students each receive a Global Diplomat polo shirt and a $200.00 scholarship for the academic year. Download the application.

The Global Diplomats for 2012-2013 are:

Hassan Abdelaziz (Chad)
Jennifer Beard (United States)
Xiao Cao (China)
Suela Cela (Albania)
Mohammad Dwaikat (Palestine)
Michelle Harvat (United States)
Natalie Hatfield (United States)
Jiawei He (China)
Elizabeth Hendrix (United States)
Morgan Lucas (United States)
Hitomi Maezawa (Japan)
Liane McNaughton (Jamaica)
Bani Medegan Fagla (Benin)
Jie Xiong (China)
Jingwen Zhao (China)

International Student Organizations

These student-run organizations plan social events and other activities related to UNO's global mission:

Asian Student Association of Omaha (Facebook page)
Association of Latin American Students
Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Friends of Japan (Facebook group)
Indian Students Association
Iranian Student Association of Omaha (ISAO) (Facebook page)
Korean Student Association
Muslim Student Association (Facebook group)
Nepalese Student Association
Pan-African Student Association
Saudi Student Association (Facebook group)
Sigma Iota Rho International Studies Honor Society

For more information about these and many more student organizations at UNO, check out studentorgs.unomaha.edu.

International Student Services (ISS) is a student-run organization that plans social events for students from abroad and U.S. students to get to know each other. Keep up with ISS events on Facebook.