International Cultural Service Program

Welcome to ICSP!

The ICSP personnel consists of the program director and the program assistant. The Program Assistant receives requests for speakers from different places such as high schools, OSU classes, churches, retirement homes and many others. He is the one who schedules your presentions for you; you do not have to look for your own requests in most cases, though you may do "self-arranged" presentations for credit. In most cases, the Assistant is the person you need to see for any presentation issues (your request form is unclear, you cannot make it to a scheduled presentation, etc). If you have a problem related to ICSP that is not concerned with presenations (for example, you are having trouble keeping up with your ICSP obligations), you can see the program Director.

ICSP, school and work
While at OSU, your studies are your highest priority. If you have an academic event that conflicts with your ICSP commitments, please see the program director or program assistant to reschedule your ICSP request.

International students are allowed to work on campus up to 20 hours a week; however, ICSP engagements come before your employment committments. If you have an ICSP request scheduled during work hours, you will be responsible for making arrangements to be absent from work during that time.

ICSP Events
There are ICSP events that happen every term that you should be aware of:

• ICSP meetings at the beginning of every term - during the first week of every term, all the ICSP students meet together with the program and program assistant to go over what will be going on in the term ahead. If you cannot attend this meeting, you need to let the program director or the program assistant know.
• ICSP retreats - there are two retreats during the year, one in Fall term and one in Spring term. This is a fun event organized so that ICSP students can get to know one another and share ideas, as well as socialize. Every ICSP student brings food representing their country, making for a delicious lunch! There are also games and skits that all students participate in. You receive ICSP credit for the time you spend preparing food for the event, and for the time you are there.
• ICSP coffee hour - this is an event scheduled once or twice a term, which you are not required to attend. It is simply a time to get together with ICSP students and share presentation tips, give practice presentations in front of people you are comfortable with, have coffee and cookies and take a break from studying! If you are nervous about giving presentations and would like to give a practice presentation at the coffee hour, let the program director know.