The joy of leaving one’s home country to study in another country is immeasurable, and a dream come true for so many foreign students. However, the excitement that accompanies the foreign student in a new country may sometimes be accompanied by loneliness, nostalgia, perhaps language difficulties, and cultural differences become a reality of everyday life. How would you cope with these difficulties and even thrive and succeed academically?

This workshop takes a contemporary discussion within a changing socio-cultural challenge to attempt to emphasize how adaptation, consideration of fitting-in, open-mindedness, camaraderie, and a strong focus on academics will go a long way to achieve bountiful successes – a win-win outcome for the student, the university, and the community at large.

Dr. Charles Blankson will discuss his own experiences as a foreign student and some of his coping approaches that can serve as hints and suggestions to stay on course and succeed at UNT.