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Intercultural Student Council
Intercultural Student Council is a 15-member student council that was created to advise Crossroads on intercultural issues and build cross-cultural relationships with associations and clubs accross campus. This council holds four main events throughout the year. Once a month, ISC hosts a café series wherein it highlights other associations on campus by co-sponsoring an event with them to enhance student awareness. It also hosts two intercultural films and forums, one in the fall semester and one in the spring. ISC's main fall event is the global simulation workshop where students, in an interactive format, learn about fair global trade and traditions. Finally, ISC's community service event is the 10,000 Villages Sale where the members sell handcrafted goods made by artisans from across the world in order to support fair trade.
Mission
The Intercultural Student Council (ISC) is a group of culturally diverse students whose role is to foster an awareness and appreciation of the cultural differences represented on the campus of The University of Alabama. It is the belief of ISC that such awareness and appreciation can improve competence in interacting with cultural difference and, thus, minimize conflict.
Vision
ISC shapes tradition at the University of Alabama; a tradition that acknowledges its past while working towards a campus commitment for a more culturally aware future.
Goals
The purpose of Intercultural Student Council (ISC) is to promote and support a campus commitment to interculturalism through activities and programming that provide a forum for intercultural exchange.
Intercultural Student Council Programs:
- ISC Café Series
- ISC Film Series
- Peace Garden
- 10,000 Villages Sale
- Global Simulation Workshop
2006-2007 Intercultural Student Council Members:
- Fiona Nguyen
- Kenny Liang
- Tiana Wells
- Rebecca Buchanan
- Harrison Diamond
- Kamilah Perry
- Joseph Seals
- Tiffany Minnifield
- Faizah Sari
- Kirema Brown
Info about 2007-2008 ISC membership:
The council consists of 12-15 members who meet bi-monthly to plan programs that encourage cooperation among organizations at the University of Alabama. The council meetings are held as round table discussions with each member acting as co-chair of one ISC event. Interviews for new members are conducted annually. Members for the 2007-2008 school year will be selected during the first week of the 2007 fall semester. For more information on how to become involved with the Intercultural Student Council, please contact crossroads.community@ua.edu.
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