FALL 2016 STUDENT WELCOME AND AIRPORT PICKUP
China Programs and Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) picked up about 75 new students from DIA on 8/11-13.
On August 11, we welcomed students at the airport and guided them to get their baggage and helped them get on the shuttle bus. On August 12-13, we reserved CSU bus to bring students back to campus from DIA. We had 2 trips on each day. We also arranged volunteer cars to drive students to residence halls, apartments and temporary housing to make sure they arrived safely.
CSU campus is about 80 miles away from the airport. This was the first time we arranged CSU bus to pick up students. China Programs and Chinese Students and Scholars Association covered the cost. Students, who arrived on 8/12-13, didn’t have to take the shuttle and get off at the place new to them. Students felt warmly welcomed and also established great relationships among new and return students.
Volunteer cars were also available from 8/11-17 to drive new students to the markets and malls in Fort Collins to get some daily life essentials. This solved a big problem for new students – transportation.
The whole airport pickup process was very successful. We picked up all the students who signed up for; we brought them to where they needed to go; we also provided services to help them settle down before the semester started. It was a great experience for new students, return students as well as for China Programs and CSSA.
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FALL 2016