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Topeka Friendship Network (TFN)
This is a local organization which offers new Washburn international students an opportunity to develop a friendship with an American family while practicing English and learning more about American culture! Please note that this is not a host family program where a student lives with a family.
Some activities which international students and their American friendship families do together are:
- Share a meal together in the family's home
- Attend sports events, school events, concerts, theater plays or other outings together
- Be invited to relax in the family's home for an evening or weekend
- Share about each other's culture and discuss topics of interest
For more information about the Topeka Friendship Network, and/or to sign up to be matched with an American friendship family, please visit the TFN website by clicking here.
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International Center of Topeka, Inc. (ICT, Inc.)
Since the early 1970's the International Center of Topeka, Inc. (ICT, Inc.), a group of university and community volunteers, has been dedicated to assisting WU international students in their academic, social, and cultural well being through a number of scholarships, services and programs.
ICT has endowed the following scholarships through the Washburn Foundation, contributing around $15,000 annually to support international students and study abroad programs.
ICT has organized cultural events to raise cultural awareness in the community and on campus such as the following programs:
- Getting to Know Korea 2 (2018)
- Middle East Cultures (2017)
- Naturalistic Nepal (2016)
- Sensational Scotland (2015)
- Incredible India (2014)
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