{"id":6,"date":"2012-01-31T18:56:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T18:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalzags.wordpress.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-01-31T18:56:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T18:56:54","slug":"getting-connected","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.gonzaga.edu\/internationalzags\/getting-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to meet people?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As international students at Gonzaga, we all want to meet domestic students and get involved with the greater Gonzaga community. But how can we do that? Well, here are a few ideas:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s &#8220;Community&#8221;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community is a website that all student clubs and many departments use to stay connected. It is used to communicate between members, to advertise upcoming events and much more. As a Gonzaga student, you can access this anytime. To do so, log in using your Gonzaga username and password.It will look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/community-main-page1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/community-main-page1.png\" width=\"460\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you see this, look for the &#8220;Clubs &amp; organizations&#8221; tab, and the choose &#8220;Find a Group to Join&#8221; right below. It will look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/community-clubs-oage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/community-clubs-oage.png\" width=\"460\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;And once you&#8217;ve joined a group, I think you will figure out the rest by yourself! Have fun!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_111\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.wordpress.com\/getting-connected\/pooms-12\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111\" alt=\"A group of students going to Silverwood Theme Park - Summer 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/pooms-12.jpg\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group of students going to Silverwood Theme Park &#8211; Summer 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Some groups you might be interested in&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISU<\/strong>, the International Students&#8217; Union. Visit their Facebook page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/292814104102193\/?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Japanese Club<\/strong>.\u00a0Visit their Facebook page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/292814104102193\/?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts#!\/GUJapaneseClub?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Chinese Club<\/strong>.\u00a0 Find them on Community!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Saudi Arabian Club<\/strong>.\u00a0 Find them on Community, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/292814104102193\/?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts#!\/pages\/Saudis-in-Spokane\/118572638196691?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">this Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GU Outdoors<\/strong>: if you want to enjoy the snow, the lakes and all the great outdoors, be sure to attend their events. View their calendar and sign up<a href=\"http:\/\/gonzagaoutdoors.gonzaga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CCASL,<\/strong> Community Action and Service Learning: as a Jesuit University, Gonzaga believes in service learning&#8230;And what an opportunity for international students to meet other students and other Spokane locals! Visit their webpage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gonzaga.edu\/Student-Life\/Community-Action-and-Service-Learning\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_112\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.wordpress.com\/getting-connected\/sam_0004\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-112\" alt=\"Fun on the soccer field!\" src=\"http:\/\/internationalzags.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/sam_0004.jpg?w=225\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fun on the soccer field!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>What&#8217;s Intramurals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Intramural Sports Program is one of the most popular attractions on campus with over 2,850 students participating in sports tournaments annually equaling over 63% of the student population. You can play all kinds of sports like soccer, basketball, volleyball, ultimate Frisbee, and much more! Some teams are all male, all female and co-ed (<em>both<\/em> male and female) and you can choose from different levels, so you can choose how competitive your team will be.<\/p>\n<p>You have to use a website called &#8220;IM Leauges&#8221;, which you can find at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imleagues.com\/School\/Registration.aspx?SchID=7a496559d82d4178b392a66aa2594fd0\" target=\"_blank\">this website<\/a>. If you need help with this website, you can find more information <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gonzaga.edu\/Files\/Athletics\/Intramurals\/IMLeaguesParticipantSignupInstructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have more questions, the Intramurals staff are really helpful and they would be happy to help you as well: Contact the Intramural Office at 313-4251, Shelly Radtke, Associate Director of the Rudolf Fitness Center, at 509-313-3977 or <a title=\"Email\" href=\"mailto:radtke@athletics.gonzaga.edu\">radtke@athletics.gonzaga.edu<\/a> or Andy Main, Assistant Director, at 509-313-4252 or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gonzaga.edu\/athletics\/intramurals\/default.asp#\">main@athletics.gonzaga.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As international students at Gonzaga, we all want to meet domestic students and get involved with the greater Gonzaga community. But how can we do that? Well, here are a few ideas: What&#8217;s &#8220;Community&#8221;? 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