INTERNATIONAL HOUSE PHILADELPHIA – ANNUAL REPORT 2013
LIFE AT INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
The Residential Center at International House is comprised of the Office of Admissions and the Resident Activities and Advisory Center (also known as RAAC). The Residential Center aims to integrate students from around the world, including the US, by providing a place to live where cultural and ethnic differences found in one community are shared, encouraged, and celebrated. Within a safe environment, students are able to explore the city of Philadelphia and American culture. Working with residents and other constituents, the Residential Center embraces IHP’s overarching mission – to promote mutual understanding and respect – by providing community based living and programs that educate residents, while developing their interpersonal and leadership skills. International House Philadelphia provides a safe place to live, and also an environment that offers social development, educational opportunities, and a structure to develop leadership skills. The Residental Center creates an atmosphere for students to learn about and from each other.
Various programs and activities promote this goal, and they include: • House-wide Resident Advisor sponsored events • Educational and cultural programs • Social hours • Resident focused development programs Students that choose to live at International House understand that living here is an option, an opportunity, and an experience that makes one an integral part of a much larger global community.