Services for Students
Arrival Hospitality
CCFI volunteers meet arriving internationals at the airport,
train station or bus station and assist them in getting settled
in their apartment or dormitory.
Community Hosts
We match international students with local families
that can offer regular assistance during their stay, including
shopping and/or
sightseeing trips, meals in the home or just community friendship.
USC English Program for Internationals (EPI) Assistance
We assist students enrolled in USC's
EPI program, which
provides English as second language (ESL) instruction, with
registration, orientation, opportunities to practice conversational
English
and other services.
Special Mini-Programs
Throughout the year, CCFI organizes special mini programs
designed to give international students an opportunity to see
and learn more about various sites, events and people in South
Carolina, such as a tour of the State House, a trip to Riverbanks
Zoo or the Columbia Art Museum, an evening at the ballet, or
a visit with a local author or artist.
Loan Program
CCFI maintains two loan programs for internationals:
a furnishings program that lends furniture and accessories to
internationals
during their stay; and an emergency loan program offering small
cash, temporary loans in extraordinary circumstances.
Services for International Visitors
As an affiliate of the National Council for International
Visitors, CCFI arranges special itineraries, professional
contacts and home hospitality for short-term visitors from
around the world, referred to us by organizations working with
the U.S. Information Agency.
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Special Events
Orientation Reception
CCFI sponsors a reception at the James F. Byrnes Building
for newly arriving international students at the beginning
of
each
school year.
Welcome Dinner
We also sponsor an annual dinner to welcome all new
international students to USC. The event offers local entertainment,
and the dinner features homemade, local food prepared by CCFI
members.
President's Reception
We assist the president of the University of South Carolina
in hosting an annual reception for all international students
in
the fall
each
year.
Governor's Reception
We assist the Governor and First Lady in sponsoring
an annual reception for all international students attending
colleges
and universities
statewide in the
spring of each year at the South Carolina Governor's Mansion.
Weekly International Hour
Lunch
Every Friday at noon we sponsor a free lunch for
internationals at the ELM Center on Pickens Street for general
camaraderie
and good fellowship.
Cooperating Community Programs
CCFI invites and works with churches and other community organizations
in providing conversational English classes for international
students as well as programs and events for spouses and children. |
