About Us

Nathan
Eva
Manijeh
Zeeshan
Jack
Hadia
Debi
Nancy Hyde
Nancy

BOARD MEMBERS

Nathan Hult, Chair (nathanhult@gmail.com)

Eva Nautiyal, Vice Chair

Manijeh Nouraei, Treasurer

Deborah Evans, Community Member

Eduardo Ortiz, Community Member

Kirk Peterson, Community Member, Special Events Chair

Hadia Akbar, USU Student

Zeeshan Saeed, USU Student, ISC Member

Mehmet Soyer , USU Faculty Member

Jack Greene, Community Member, Outdoor Recreation Chair

Heather Winegar, Community Member

Arthur Caplan, Community Member and USU Professor

Kathleen Griffiths, Office of Global Engagement


The International Friends Program (IFP) will provide international students and visiting scholars at USU, and their families, and the people in the Cache Valley Community with opportunities for interaction and friendship, and will strengthen Cache Valley’s service and outreach to the global community.

​ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

​The International Friends Program (IFP) is incorporated as an Utah non-profit corporation, and is recognized by the IRS as an educational and charitable tax-exempt organization. IFP has a signed Memorandum of Cooperation with Utah State University through the Global Engagement office to provide international students and scholars with opportunities for interaction and friendship.

The IFP Board includes members from the university’s administration), international students, and members from the community at large, including USU employees. Committees have been established to handle the work of the program areas of the organization as well as community outreach and operations and internet support. Committee chairs named by the board need not be board members.

IFP FOR USU’S INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & SCHOLARS

  • Gives a head start in understanding U.S. culture
  • Provides opportunities for public speaking
  • Provides English practice in a non-classroom setting
  • Develops friendships and eases anxieties
  • Makes available a variety of local knowledge and experience


IFP FOR THE CACHE VALLEY COMMUNITY

  • Provides opportunities for friendships with those from other cultures
  • Provides opportunities to give service that is appreciated
  • Involves community members in international celebrations and recognition of students