Your help is needed!
In just a few weeks, we will be welcoming new students from all around the world into our Penn State Dickinson Law community. We would like to invite our current faculty, staff and students to join us in welcoming this new cohort of students. The beginning of the academic year can be challenging for most students, but particularly so for our international students, who for some this will be their first time in the U.S. and their first time adjusting to a new academic environment. All are invited to join our Global Partners Program, or G-Pal Program.
The G-Pal Program aims to assist new students in making a successful transition to Penn State Dickson Law, and help them acquire cultural knowledge, make new friendships, and understand the campus resources available to them. The program matches current faculty, staff and students with incoming international students or domestic students enrolled in our LL.M., S.J.D., and M.L.S. programs.
As volunteers, G-Pals provide guidance, answer questions, and generally offer support and encouragement. For the first few weeks of the term, G-Pals might consider:
- Offering to meet the incoming student upon arrival at the airport, train station, etc.
- Providing a tour of our Carlisle community and campus
- Assisting with preliminary shopping and getting settled
- Hosting a welcome dinner
- Introducing students to Carlisle’s nightlife and social scene
Whatever the activity, the goal is to have fun, learn about other cultures, practice new languages, and make new friendships. (For 2021, please know that new students will begin arriving the week of August 16th.)
Those interested in participating as a volunteer G-Pal, are requested to submit a simple enrollment form. Once paired, introductions will soon follow.
Please direct any questions (or suggestions) to International Programs Assistant, Douglas S. Park at dsp5376@psu.edu. Thank you very much!