NEWCOMERS

An annual and statewide effort initiated by ISC and in collaboration with local Iranian Student Organizations (ISOs) to warmly welcome the new incoming students of Iranian-heritage, domestic or international, to our university campuses.

ISC’s Role?

ISC’s main role in this program is to support the local student organizations, by providing planning, communication, outreach, experience, and financial resources. Throughout the program, several services are developed to help our community, including Information Portal.

This is a Campaign!

One of our main goals in this annual campaign is to highlight the importance of welcoming new students of Iranian heritage within the broader community of Iranian diaspora. We hope to enhance stronger connections between the student body and the Iranian community by involving alumni, professors, community members and various nonprofit organizations. Our intention is to shine a light on the challenges that our new students encounter and encourage widespread support.

Information Portal

Unfortunately, one of the challenges of our community is the relative limited access to information. The multi-phased “Information Portal” project was developed to:

  • Provide our NewComers from Iran with necessary information to help them with their difficult transition through immigration to the US.

  • Serve as a hub to connect our community, especially better introducing local student organizations and communities on each campus to our NewComers.

  • Improve the accessibility of services provided to students by many Iranian-Americans nonprofits, such scholarships, financial-aids, legal consults, and other charity activities.

How to contribute or to be involved?

  • ISC is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization and your pretty appreciated donations are tax deductible!. Click here to learn more.

  • We encourage you to contact us if your organization is not involved in this campaign. Did you know that ISC helps students to start their own organizations?

  • We are actively looking for those who are interested to make contribution in this good cause and are ready to examine their skills in these areas:

    Content generation for ISC’s Information Portal

    • Website development

    • Graphics design

    • Social media content creation

    • Editors

    • Translators (from English to Farsi)

  • We seek your feedback today! This project cannot be improved without your feedback, and we hope you will be engaged to help next years’ NewComers.

  • There is no doubt that professors on campuses play a valuable and irreplaceable role in beginning the community together and supporting the students and their organizations. We encourage you to be more engaged. Please feel free to communicate with ISC, or contact the local organizations on your own campus (link).