The International Friendship Affair brought together Macedonian dancers and Danish singers this year in a celebration of Arts Around the World Saturday, April 21.
“It’s really to highlight the international students and their contributions to our campus in terms of internationalizing the campus and bringing their cultures and their traditions to our university,” said Michelle Streeter-Ferrari, director of the University Center for International Education (UCIE).
Ferrari said that this year, Wright State has its highest number of international students to date. Between 850 and 900 students from around the world currently call themselves Raiders. They are from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, India, China, Libya and many other countries—62 in all.
Below are just some of the rich and culturally diverse images from the 2112 festivity:
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- Festivities began with an international flag parade.
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- A student from Saudi Arabia waves the flag from his homeland.
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- Students showed flags for their home countries, 62 in all.
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- Danish performer Mads Larsen performed at the 2012 International Friendship Affair.
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- Wright State University President David R. Hopkins visited with many international Raiders including these students from Sri Lanka.
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- Students adorned themselves with Indian henna tattoos, a temporary design that is a symbolic representation of the outer and inner sun.
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