CSTA Dept.

Welcomes International Majors

By Betsy Sullivan 14

The CSTA Department is always thrilled to welcome international students and this year is no exception. A few of this years international students are Marc Lau, Ida Haga, and Alexandre Cyusa Ntwali.

interactions as well as learning the art of persuasion. After graduation, he plans to attend graduate school to further his study of communication. In his spare time, Ntwali enjoys playing soccer for Concordia.

Professor Hank Tkachuk teaches intercultural communication and several Marc Lau is a senior from Hong Kong. international students are in his class Lau enjoys the positive, friendly each semester. Because those students atmosphere of Concordia and is have experienced much of what is thankful for the kind, helpful professors. discussed in his class, Interviewing has been his their examples make the Students see that we are favorite communication not so different, especially class more personal and class so far, because it interesting. in terms of having the teaches a variety of useful same kinds of personal Dr. Aileen Buslig, CSTA skills. Outside of school, experiences. chair and associate he enjoys hanging out professor, agrees that with friends, reading and international students singing. bring the diversity of perspective Ida Haga is a senior from Nevlunghavn, because they have had unique life Norway, who plans to graduate this experiences. Buslig explains that their May. During her free time she enjoys various educational experiences and karaoke, playing hockey, hanging understandings of the world can be very out with friends and traveling. Hagas enlightening for students in the CSTA rst (and favorite) communication department. Students see that we are class was nonverbal communication. not so different, especially in terms I was learning concepts that I was of having the same kinds of personal experiencing every day, but wasnt experiences, says Buslig. We can learn aware of. It was so exciting to learn the nuances if we pay attention. about these things! said Haga. After Dr. Greg Carlson, CSTA Assistant graduation, Haga plans to take a break Professor and Director of Film Studies from school and eventually further her and Media Activities, mentioned that education. he has several international students in Alexandre Cyusa Ntwali from Rwanda his lm courses. He currently has eight is a senior studying communication international students in his appreciating studies and Spanish. I want to master lm class. Carlson noted that lm classes the art of rhetoric and know how to get are attractive for international students across messages, which is a skill that because English language lms are often can be applied in any job, says Ntwali. their rst experience with the U.S. He was shocked by the small town The CSTA department is happy to atmosphere of Concordia, and feels it is welcome all of our international students better to go to a small, friendly campus and the wealth of experiences and rather than a big city when adjusting perspectives that they bring to our to a new country. What he enjoys most classes! about being a communication major is being able to verbally dene everyday

Chinese student Marc Lau 14

Norwegian student Ida Haga 14

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Rwandan student Alexandre Cyusa Ntwali 14