Since 1969, providing friendship, hospitality, and
language assitance to international students and
visiting scholars.
What is Crossroads International?
Crossroads is a group of volunteers from the community that help enrich the experience of international students and build a bridge between people in the community and international students and scholars at Oregon State University. Some of the programs Crossroads sponsors are listed below. Click on the 2009 FILM FESTIVAL POSTER below for information on the planning of our Festival in February. We need volunteers!
- Three Day Home Stay for newly arriving students More ...
- Conversation Partners and groups More ...
- Crossroads Conversation School for Women Learn More ...
- Friendship Homes More ...
- Picnics, Potlucks and Monthly Educational Series More ...
Crossroads International invites you to join us in extending friendship, hospitality and education.
Nearly 1,000 students from more than 80 countries enroll at OSU each year, and as many as 450 visiting faculty are on campus during the academic year. Crossroads International is a community volunteer organization that provides friendship, hospitality, and language assistance for OSU's international students and visiting scholars. Crossroads welcomes volunteers in the mid-Willamette Valley who would like to reach out in friendship to these international visitors. Established in 1969, Crossroads is a recipient of OSU's Distinguished Service Award.
The Benefits of Membership:
- Invitations to Crossroads Member events, such as potlucks, Welcome Receptions for new students, activities at the Welcome Center for newly arriving international students or faculty
- Invitation to join Crossroads' online database, where you can look at requests and opportunities (such as Home Stay requests, Language partner requests, Conversation Groups in various languages)
- Advance notice of special activities or events, such as Film Festival Passports and tie-in activities, as well as educational events
- Opportunities to host newly arriving international students or serve as conversants or Friendship Hosts
- Invitation to President Ray's December reception for international scholars
Join Crossroads today! Visit our membership page for more information on how to become a member.
What people are saying?
“Volunteerism is a rare commodity in most of the world. Perhaps we plant a seed which will grow in parts of the world as our students return home with a realization that the loneliness of a foreigner can be addressed in a program such as ours�
