{"id":23323,"date":"2025-11-08T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T20:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=23323"},"modified":"2025-11-11T01:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:08:15","slug":"share-thanksgiving-dinner-with-udm-international-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/11\/08\/share-thanksgiving-dinner-with-udm-international-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Thanksgiving dinner with UDM international student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/12\/Thanksgiving-Radical-Hospitality-Image.jpg?resize=300%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An image of three individuals standing close together, which was taken when Prof. Ashlee Barnes hosted two Indian students for Thanksgiving 2024.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/12\/Thanksgiving-Radical-Hospitality-Image.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/12\/Thanksgiving-Radical-Hospitality-Image.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/12\/Thanksgiving-Radical-Hospitality-Image.jpg?resize=750%2C550&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2024\/12\/Thanksgiving-Radical-Hospitality-Image.jpg?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Detroit Mercy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/life\/iso\/\">International Services Office<\/a> (ISO) invites faculty and staff to open their homes this Thanksgiving by hosting an international student for dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our international students are eager to experience American Thanksgiving traditions in a home setting. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your holiday, learn about different cultures and create lasting memories. Past participants have described the experience as deeply rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>If interested in participating, please <strong>complete the survey<\/strong> <strong>below by Friday, Nov. 7.\u00a0<\/strong>Hosts should receive their student matches and guest details by <strong>Friday, Nov. 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions, please contact Alison Roberts at <a href=\"mailto:robertad1@udmercy.edu\">robertad1@udmercy.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/KwYY7QetHH\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Mercy\u2019s International Services Office is looking for faculty and staff to host international students for Thanksgiving dinner. This is a wonderful way to share your holiday traditions and learn about different cultures. 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