International Student Kommunities (ISK) believes in unleashing the potential of young student leaders with Kindness that shapes the world. Every year, 5000 new international graduate students enroll at various local graduate programs such as Santa Clara University, San Jose State University, UC Santa Cruz, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State and others. This is our opportunity to become cultural mentors for these students as they transition from visitor, to friend and eventually a community contributor to various areas of Silicon Valley and ultimately across the globe. We currently host three active Kindness Initiatives to help with international graduate student transitions:
Global Konnect Kindness Initiatives: are the first point of contact with international graduate students through our Airport Pick-ups. At the start of every semester for the first time arrival to Silicon Valley, we pick-up each international student from the airport and drive each one to their new home. Global Konnect also provides a fun Welcome to America Dinner within the first 4 weeks of their arrival. We create an environment used to understand our local culture. Inquire about our Airport Pick-up here. Also be sure to discover what students are saying about our Global Konnect Kindness Initiatives.
College to Kareer (C2K): provides cross cultural mentoring opportunities through a series of seminars bridging the gap between the college experience and those advancing towards a career here in the USA. We engage leaders from engineering, marketing and other professional areas of expertise to build mentoring relationships with each international graduate student.
Family Konnect: we engage local host families who invite our international students to events like a meal, holiday gathering or participation in some sport together. The activities are designed to build friendships that will last a lifetime. Friendships that help ease the sting of loneliness every expat will feel in a foreign land. (coming soon)
Global Konnect Kindness Initiatives: are the first point of contact with international graduate students through our Airport Pick-ups. At the start of every semester for the first time arrival to Silicon Valley, we pick-up each international student from the airport and drive each one to their new home. Global Konnect also provides a fun Welcome to America Dinner within the first 4 weeks of their arrival. We create an environment used to understand our local culture. Inquire about our Airport Pick-up here. Also be sure to discover what students are saying about our Global Konnect Kindness Initiatives.
College to Kareer (C2K): provides cross cultural mentoring opportunities through a series of seminars bridging the gap between the college experience and those advancing towards a career here in the USA. We engage leaders from engineering, marketing and other professional areas of expertise to build mentoring relationships with each international graduate student.
Family Konnect: we engage local host families who invite our international students to events like a meal, holiday gathering or participation in some sport together. The activities are designed to build friendships that will last a lifetime. Friendships that help ease the sting of loneliness every expat will feel in a foreign land. (coming soon)