November 30, 2017
Six Trine University international students participated in a roundtable discussion with an education class on diversity and its impact on education during a recent class.
Maysam Mourad, Shaima Al Namie and Ebrihem Al Namie of Saudi Arabia, Ayasha Faria of Bangladesh, Lai Lie Sze of Malaysia and Anas Nawwar of Egypt took part in the discussion during EDU 322 Culturally Responsive Teaching on Nov. 13.
“The student roundtable was a very impactful experience,” said Branden Turner, a junior from Pioneer, Ohio, majoring in elementary education. “I learned a lot about some of the struggles and difficulties that students from international backgrounds go through here in the U.S.”
"It is amazing to see how hearing a different perspective can lead to greater understanding about the world around us,” said Heath White, a senior from Liberty, South Carolina, majoring in social studies education. “Without this different perspective, we would be blind to important aspects of our own culture."
"Being invited to a class to share about your culture and the difficulties you face as an international student really shows how much Trine cares about diversity," said Nawwar. "I feel like when these teachers graduate, they are going to help international students and provide them the right atmosphere to participate as any American student would."
“Diversity is not a weakness, it is a strength,” said Lai Lie Sze. “It is a powerful tool because people from different colors and cultures share their views from different angles, which forms an unbeatable community.”
Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.
The Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society recently named Trine University pre-med biology student Lauren Hillin of Charlotte, North Carolina, its Foy-Sagabiel Undergraduate Scholar Leader of the Year.
Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.