“Your journey to SRU starts with the wonderful and caring staff of the International Services Office. They work religiously in preparation for your arrival from bringing you from the airport to setting you up in your dorms. You are greeted by one of your own international peers, no matter what time you arrive, who assist you with getting into your room. Orientation begins your transition to college, but mostly to the United States. There are many activities scheduled for you to participate in, which makes your transition here smoother and easier. As the school semester starts, freshmen are enrolled in a course entitled Fyrst Seminar which helps with the transition from high school to college life and behavior from dealing with academic stress to dealing with people of different cultures. It gives you pointers on how to organize your school schedule with your activities. SRU provides academic support through your department advisor and even your course teachers. You can find assistance everywhere; everyone is ready and willing to help you whenever you have a problem, no matter what it is- it could be anything from you missing home to what to wear to an event you were invited to. There are counselors readily available for anything you may want to discuss, and if that is uncomfortable for you, you can always talk to any one of your international peers or any of the International Services staff members.”