Crawfish boils among LSU Global students’ favorite Louisiana traditions
Talal Al Hashmi had never eaten crawfish before he arrived at LSU three years ago. Now, the petroleum engineering student from United Arab Emirates starts every spring semester asking LSU Global staff members on what day the program's annual crawfish boil will be held. The event celebrating one of Louisiana's most famous traditions has quickly... Continue reading Crawfish boils among LSU Global students’ favorite Louisiana traditions
Jenish Tandel: ‘LSU Global is the best program that I could ever know’
Jenish Tandel said he couldn't wait to arrive to LSU. Awaiting him first in New York, though, were the disappointment and challenges of a two-day delay to his connecting flight because of a snow storm hitting the area. But the new student was excited and thankful to LSU Global staff for their help navigating the... Continue reading Jenish Tandel: ‘LSU Global is the best program that I could ever know’
LSU Global Family celebrates Chinese New Year
Students from at least nine different countries gathered Friday evening to celebrate the Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, as an LSU Global Family. About 50 students met in Kirby Smith Hall, the residence hall where most current LSU Global students live, and shared more than 15 authentic Chinese dishes and played several different... Continue reading LSU Global Family celebrates Chinese New Year
Tiger Bites: Dairy Store
My favorite dessert spot on campus is LSU's Dairy Store. Last time on Tiger Bites, John, our Marketing Coordinator, his favorite halal restaurant, Atcha Bakery. I picked the LSU Dairy Store for a multitude of reasons: I LOVE ice cream. It's special ice cream made from milk from our campus cows. I want ice cream right... Continue reading Tiger Bites: Dairy Store
Iftar meal with the LSU Global family
About 20 students stared at their phones and anxiously anticipated the tick of 8:10 p.m. A delicious dinner of chicken shawarma, gyro, rice, pitas, salad, hummus, Grecian dip and baklava awaited them then, but not a moment sooner. LSU Global gathered Friday evening for iftar, or fitoor: the traditional Islamic meal at sunset during the... Continue reading Iftar meal with the LSU Global family
Loving LSU becoming an El Ghetrify family tradition
Ibrahim El Ghetrify didn’t know much about LSU five years ago when a celebration of his brother’s acceptance broke out in their parents’ Cairo home in the middle of the night. Even Omar admitted his perspective of the university — about 7,000 miles or 11,000 kilometers away — was limited until he arrived to campus about... Continue reading Loving LSU becoming an El Ghetrify family tradition
Tiger Bites: Atcha Bakery
I wanted to share my visit to my go-to halal restaurant near LSU's Campus with our LSU Global Student Services Advisors, Omar El Ghetrify and Andrew Yang. I picked Atcha Bakery for a multitude of reasons: It was one of my favorite places when I was a student at LSU. The price is very, very student friendly.... Continue reading Tiger Bites: Atcha Bakery
LSU Global students provide heartfelt speeches at Convocation Ceremony
Mercedes Pinzon, Denise Poveda and Zhou "Leo" Liu each brought tears to the eyes of LSU Global staff members as they discussed their experience at LSU so far. In speeches at last week's annual Convocation Ceremony, the three standout students from the program's most recent progression class credited the LSU Global Family for supporting them... Continue reading
LSU Global welcomes most diverse class!
LSU Global welcomed the most diverse class in its history to campus this fall. Students from 25 different countries, planning to study 25 different majors, joined the LSU Global Family this August. This group included representatives from 14 nations that had not previously sent students through the program, as well as the newest students from... Continue reading
Crawfish boils among LSU Global students’ favorite Louisiana traditions
Talal Al Hashmi had never eaten crawfish before he arrived at LSU three years ago. Now, the petroleum engineering student from United Arab Emirates starts every spring semester asking LSU Global staff members on what day the program's annual crawfish boil will be held. The event celebrating one of Louisiana's most famous traditions has quickly... Continue reading
LSU Global Family celebrates Chinese New Year
Students from at least nine different countries gathered Friday evening to celebrate the Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, as an LSU Global Family. About 50 students met in Kirby Smith Hall, the residence hall where most current LSU Global students live, and shared more than 15 authentic Chinese dishes and played several different... Continue reading
Jenish Tandel: ‘LSU Global is the best program that I could ever know’
Jenish Tandel said he couldn't wait to arrive to LSU. Awaiting him first in New York, though, were the disappointment and challenges of a two-day delay to his connecting flight because of a snow storm hitting the area. But the new student was excited and thankful to LSU Global staff for their help navigating the... Continue reading
International Education Week 2016 at LSU Global
LSU Global is thrilled to be celebrating International Education Week 2016 with a series of fun and information daily activities. Program students and staff wore clothes Monday that represented their home countries and posted pictures on social media to help further spread awareness of the week-long national event. Check out LSU Global on Instagram! Tuesday... Continue reading
Halloween provides variety of fun activities for LSU Global students
Halloween continued to prove itself among LSU Global students' favorite holidays in the United States this past week in the program's second year. Activities included a trip to The 13th Gate, the third-ranked haunted house in the entire country, and a small party featuring costumes, pumpkin-painting, a Halloween movie, Halloween music and a wide range of... Continue reading
LSU Global students enjoy first taste of tailgating, football
Hours before Danny Etling's touchdown pass to DeSean Smith, several LSU Global students made their own successful LSU game day debuts. Most of the program's Fall 2016 cohort joined staff members and a few returning students for its annual tailgating party in the hours leading up to the Tigers' 34-13 defeat of visiting Jacksonville State.... Continue reading
