Regional Connection Groups (RCG) for New International Undergraduates
Connect with other new huskies, living internationally, in your region.?
Regional Connection Groups (RCG) is a seven-week engagement program to connect you virtually with other new international huskies in your region. The program also offers a series of small-group interactive Zoom sessions to help you transition to 91爆料.?
RCG Goals
By participating in RCG you will:
- Connect with other huskies from the same area and create a community before you arrive on campus
- Develop a college mindset that values communication and critical thinking?
- Have access to a trained Peer Connection Leader (PCL) who will support your transition to 91爆料 and will help you build a support system for college success
- Have some fun!
Program Information & Schedule
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- In June (prior to your arrival), you will receive an email from nstp@uw.edu inviting you to join a preset chat group via a social media app commonly used in your region (WeChat, Line, WhatsApp, Kakao, and Messenger). Each group consists of new international students from your country or region. For instance, all new students from Taiwan will join a Line group. We will also publish all group chats by June.
- From June -July, CIRCLE social media assistants and PCLs will be present in all group chats to provide support and answer questions, as you get ready for A&O and navigate other university processes. PCLs are current 91爆料 students who are very resourceful and highly involved on campus.
- From mid-July to mid-August, for about five weeks, PCLs will lead a series of small-group interactive Zoom sessions, covering a wide range of topics including communications, majors, immigration, Arrival 101, etc. RCG also offers virtual cross-group fun activities over the weekends to help you connect with other new huskies around the world. We will publish all session topics and dates soon.
- After mid-August, you can stay in your RCG chat to continue receiving CIRCLE weekly reminders of important resources and dates, such as arrival information and welcome events. You can also reach CIRCLE for questions and concerns via your RCG chats.
Change a group or Add to Another Group
If you prefer a different chat app or would like to be added to another group, you will have the chance to do so by filling out a .
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please email 91爆料 CIRCLE at uwcircle@uw.edu, or contact CIRCLE via the following social media platforms:
- WeChat ID: 91爆料CIRCLE
- Line ID: uwcircle
- Kakao ID: uwcircle2020
- WhatsApp phone number: +1 206-665-9662?
- Facebook Messenger: 91爆料 CIRCLE
RCGs is a collaboration between and the Center for International Relations & Cultural Leadership Exchange (CIRCLE) at the 91爆料
RCG People
Dr. Dan Zhu (she/her) | Executive Director, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: Mandarin Chinese, English
Favorite café in Seattle:?Spicy Chongqing in Renton
Fun Fact: I am a mother of two little boys.
Chat 1:1 with Dan
David(he/him) | RCG Program, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese
Favorite place to eat in Seattle: Hong Kong Bistro in International District
Favorite book: Dune by Frank Herbert
Xinyue (she/her) | RCG Program Manager, CIRCLE
Languages spoken: Mandarin, Korean, English
About me: I love hiking, learning about diverse cultures, and travel around the world!
Meichen Liu(she/her) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: Latin America & Canada (RCG 1) and 浙+赣+闽 (RCG 13)
Country: China
Major: Accounting, Information Systems
Languages spoken: Mandarin, Chinese
Fun fact: I once apprenticed in violin-making and built a full-size violin from scratch!
Hadi Almisbaa (he/him)?| Peer Connection Leader
RCG: Europe & Africa (RCG 2) and Middle East (RCG 3)
Country: Saudi Arabia
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Languages spoken: Arabic, English
About me: I like spontaneous things, building random stuff, and going on outrageous side quests.
Suzu Yoshikawa?(Any Pronoun Works) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: Thailand (RCG 6), Taiwan (RCG 7), and Japan (RCG 9)
Country: Japan & Taiwan
Major: Microbiology; Education
Languages spoken: Japanese, English, and some Mandarin
About me: I love geography and maps; I can recite 150 countries from memory!
Zijie (Rangel) Zhou (he/him) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: 上海+江苏 (RCG 12), 粤+桂+黔+琼 (RCG 15), 渝+川+滇+陕+宁+甘+新 (RCG 16)
Country: China
Major: Industrial and Systems Engineering – Data Science
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, and little Spanish?
Fun fact: I accidentally uploaded all the photos I took during an IKEA trip to a secondhand marketplace ?
Ketki Vaidya(she/her/hers)?| Peer Connection Leader
RCG: South and Central Asia (RCG 4)
Country: India
Major: Engineering
Languages spoken: Hindi, English
About me: I’m a food explorer, math enthusiast and poetry writer!
Gaofeifei (Philip) Chen(he/him) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: 北京 (RCG 10), 东三省+津鲁冀蒙晋 (RCG 11), and 豫+皖+湘+鄂 (RCG 14)
Country: China
Major: Finance, Economics, Math
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin
About me: I like all sports, traveling, and flame working color glasses.
Marshall Park(he/him/his) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: South Korea (RCG 8) and International?Transfers (RCG 17)
Country: South Korea
Major: History / Law, Societies & Justice
Languages spoken: Korean, English
About me: I collect old books, write short stories, and watch terrible musical adaptations.
Dia Dora(she/her/hers) | Peer Connection Leader
RCG: South East Asia & Oceania (RCG 5)
Country: India
Major: Informatics (Data science)
Languages spoken: Hindi, English, Spanish
About me: I love film, singing, and exploring cafes in Seattle!