1997/98 - Bechtel International Center - Stanford University

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Bechtel 

International 

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Annual Report 

A unit of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs 

1997/98

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➪ Table of contents 

Organizational chart– 2 

Introduction– 3 

Overview– 9 

Services to Foreign Scholars 11 

Services to Foreign Students 12 

Programs & Services for International Spouses/Partners/Families 13 

Community Committee for International Students (CCIS) 15 

Office for International Visitors 17 

Overseas Resource Center 19 

Further information on I-Center activities– 

• Staff involvement 26 

• Faculty Advisory Committee 27 

• International student organizations at Stanford 27 

• International Festival 28 

• Electronic Media 28 

• Events at the I-Center 29 

Statistics– 33

Bechtel International Center Organizational Chart 

Student Hosts 

Live-in Host Couple 

Angie Koontz & 

Anton Rowe 

Peer Advisors 

Elizabeth Lasensky 

Administrative Assistant 

Nicole 

Blechynden 

Data Aide 

Student 

Assistant 

Overseas Resource Ctr. 

OIV Volunteers 

Shirley Harris 

Asst. Foreign Scholar 

Advisor 

Lynn Kroner 

Asst. Foreign Student 

Advisor 

Lisa Park 

Coordinator 

Overseas Resource Ctr. 

Kerstin Lindblom 

Coordinator 

Office for Int'l Visitors 

Lee Madden 

Assistant Director 

Foreign Scholar Services 

Rolando Villalobos 

Assistant Director 

Foreign Student Services 

Gwyn Dukes 

Advisor to 

International Families 

Faculty Advisory 

Committee 

John Pearson 

Director 

Community Committee for 

International Students 

Mark Wais 

Dean of Students 

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➪ Introduction

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BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNUAL REPORT 

1997-98 

The Bechtel International Center believes that international educational exchange nurtures a lifelong 

global perspective. Its primary purpose, therefore, is to play a key role in making Stanford a 

truly international university. 

The Bechtel International Center also strives to: 

• facilitate understanding and acceptance of human differences with the goal of fostering crosscultural 

tolerance and respect 

• provide services which will enhance the experience of the international community at Stanford 

• encourage the Stanford community to make use of internationally focused educational opportunities 

• enhance relationships and create a sense of multicultural and international community among 

int’l and American students, international scholars, faculty, staff, community volunteers and 

local residents 

• advise in a consistent and professional manner 

• provide accurate and relevant information and advice 

• treat all individuals with fairness, consistency and integrity 

• foster a work environment that encourages responsibility, efficiency and excellence, values 

creativity and enthusiasm and allows for personal flexibility. 

Staffing 1997-98 

We had two staffing changes during the year. In November 1997 Sean Casey joined us as a 

50% FTE Front Office Assistant. In August 1998 Nicole Blechynden left to join the staff of the 

International Office at Emory University. 

Accomplishments and Developments in 1997-98 

General: 

• Renovation of the building continued thanks to both university funding and gift funds 

• Relationship was strengthened with the Office of Government Relations, especially centered 

on advocacy issues relating to the H-1B visa 

• Campus wide outreach concerning CIPRIS (Coordinated Interagency Project Regulating International 

Students and IIRAIRA. (Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility 

Act, 1996) The I-Center was given the task of coordinating university understanding of both 

these regulatory developments. To better facilitate this the I-Center was involved in discussions 

about AXESS 2000

• The I-Center hosted the annual meeting of the Ivy League Plus International Offices and 

assisted in the planning of the visit to Stanford by the Crown Princess of Thailand 

Professional Development: 

* Staff attended and presented at regional and national conferences of NAFSA, Association of 

International Edcuators; advisory board meetings of AIFS, DIS (in Denmark); liaison meetings 

with local and regional Immigration Offices; meetings of the Consortium Group of institutions 

involved in immigration advocacy and the Interassociational Task Force on Health and Safety 

and Study Abroad and attendance at the National Conference of the National Council for 

International Visitors. In addition three present and former staff were presented with NAFSA’s 

Region X11 Service Award 

* Staff served as Chair-elect of one of the five major sections of NAFSA and as co-author of a 

NAFSA/ AT&T Pocket Guide to Study Abroad 

• While there is still much to be done to initiate appropriate programming, the I- Center experienced 

yet another increase in the use of the building as well as some successful programs 

such as an Iranian Film Series, a two veek International Film Series, Orientation, International 

Festival and comprehensive coverage of the World Cup! 

• Services to students, both international and U.S., scholars, visitors and family members continue 

to be provided at a very high level, even as the level of requests for advice increased. 

Much of this success is due to the effort and enthusiasm of the many volunteers that are 

involved with programs at the I-Center. 

Goals/objectives for 1998-99 

General Goals 

• Continue Campus outreach program concerning CIPRIS and IIRAIRA and 

continue to evaluate the impact on Stanford of the Illegal Immigration Reform 

and Immgrant Responsibility Act (1996). 

• Coordinate a I-Center Student Advisory Board and formalize program committee 

• Begin to offer funds to international student groups through the recent endowment gift. 

• Develop surveys of selected populations such as spouses and International Visitors to assess 

services 

• Continue to evaluate the impact on Stanford of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immgrant 

Responsibility Act (1996). 

• Provide in depth evaluation of our use of web technology, assess our long term future needs 

and complete upgrade of various File Maker Pro Data Bases, and Majordomo servers. 

• Maximize income from building use and assess other fundraising options 

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Concerns, Issues, Challenges for 1998-99 

• Resources at the Overseas Resource Center remain limited and with an increase in interest in 

other ORC-administered scholarships, and the parallel increase in study abroad opportunities 

outside of the Stanford Overseas Studies program, it is becoming difficult to provide the kind of 

individual advising required by most scholarship applicants. It is hoped that some solution can 

be found so that the increasing number of students applying for scholarships and other programs 

can be advised without reducing the overall quality of advising. 

• The International Center spent part of its summer retreat and numerous staff meetings discussing 

how to better make use of technology. A considerable amount of our work involves 

interaction with other campus offices as well as students, scholars, faculty and staff. Our intent 

is to develop our use of web based technology to not only more information on line but also 

to initiate web based documents and data retrieval (e.g. visa request forms, verification of 

arrival of scholarship reference forms, room reservation forms). However in order to do this we 

would need increased funding in two areas: for equipment and for back up support. To take 

full advantage of web techology we need to upgrade a significant number of computers, as 

well as developed web server capabilities. In terms of the latter we would like to request a 

review of the Data Aide position so that we can hire someone who can better match our 

needs. 

• During the past year it has become evident that, in terms of services to international students 

and scholars, the I-Center (as with many other international offices in the US) has been placed 

in a middle-man role between individual students/scholars/departments and the Immigration 

Service. While this has always been the case the increasing delays at the Immigration Service’s 

Regional Office has placed staff at Bechtel in very difficult situations of being held accountable 

for delays out of their control and dealing with a work load that has increased considerably as 

our interactions with the Immigration Service have become more time consuming. An added 

factor is that much of this work involves permission for students to work, off campus, either 

during or after their studies at Stanford. 

• While we have had some positions reviewed for appropriate classification during the past two 

years it is important that all staff at Bechtel are classified appropriately. 

• The increased reliance on either gifts or income to provide essential support for I-Center 

responsibilities will need to be conducted with some care in order not to offend many campus 

organizations that have been used to using the I-Center. There is no doubt but that we will 

have to increase charges to certain users of the building in order to cover the costs of maintenance 

and depreciation.

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➶ Overview– 

Services of the 

Bechtel International Center

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Services to Foreign Scholars 

Accomplishments and Developments 

• Formally divided areas of responsibility between exchange visitor and employment-based 

immigration programs. 

• Attended liaison meetings with INS and Roundtable meetings with peers 

These efforts allow us to receive feedback directly from INS about Service policy, and to share 

objectives and strategies with local peer institutions. 

• Re-engineered H-1 procedures 

As a response to poor performance by departments using the old H-1 procedures, a new 

iterative process of “phases” was implemented. While more labor-intensive for the Office, we 

are compelled, for reasons of compliance, to take this step. 

• Successfully carried out the mechanics of immigration on behalf of Stanford University 

106 new H-1 petitions processed (up from 80 last year) 

12 new O petitions processed (up from 5 last year) 

4 TN petitions processed 

33 H, O and TN extensions processed 

—A total of 155 I-129 petitions processed 

31 permanent petitions processed (up from 26 last year) 

A total of 1550 scholars accommodated by the J-1 program 

398 postdocs 

128 visiting researchers 

599 visiting scholars 

425 visiting faculty, etc. 

• Formalized office hours in an effort to control volume and type of advising offered 

Goals for 1998-99 

• Revisit visiting researcher classification. I-Center will meet with the Registrar’s Office to discuss 

the proper exchange visitor program category for visiting researchers. 

• Finalize proposal to develope soft money for a clerical position In order to meet adequately 

the demands of an expanding foreign component among the staff and faculty, in an increasingly 

complex immigration environment, some means of funding a clerical/administrative 

position must be found, possibly through a fee for service structure to offer services that are 

currently not part of the overall responsibilities of the office. 

• Integrate services into existing administrative loops so as to anticipate actions rather than 

depending on departments or individuals to make the approach asking for asssistance 

• Upgrade WWW resources to take advantage of interactive technologies. Example: Put the IAP 

request on an interactive Web page, eliminating much of the data-entry duplication now 

involved in that process. 

• Formalize Majordomo lists and publicize means of subscribing to them so that they can be 

used practically to disseminate information and instructions to the administrative and academic 

constituencies. 

Further information on Services to Foreign Scholars can be found in the Statistics section of this report. 

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Services to Foreign Students 


• Services continue to be provided through increased number of workshops, on employment, 

taxes and permanent work permission 

• Large events, such as Orientation and the International Festival attracted record numbers of 

students and community members 

• Over 600 work permits were endorsed 

• Strong relationships were developed with local immigration offices in San Jose and San Francisco; 

this fostered quicker resolutions to student immigration issues. 

• More Web based use of forms for providing information to students 


• Further develop Web applications to allow students to complete immigration related forms on 

line 

• Evaluate timing and frequency of Practical Training Workshops to encourage more students to 

attend 

• Increase efforts to inform University administrators and faculty about immigration regulations 

that affect students 

• Continue to use advocacy to improve relations with local and regional Offices of the Immigration 

Service 

• Develop procedures whereby the I-Center can proactively notify students who have cancelled 

registration, failied to maintain a minimum number of units or whose visa documents are about 

to expire. 

Further information on Services to Foreign Students can be found in the Statistics section of this report. 

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Services to International Families 


• Recruited a committee of 46 spouses and partners from 25 countries to plan and carry out a 

schedule of 8 orientation programs for families of newly arriving international students and 

scholars. 

• Collaborated with student spouse to develop a mentoring program which matched newly 

arrived spouses with experienced, returning partners for weekly one-to-one meetings 

throughout their first quarter; volunteer provided training for mentors and follow-up. 

• Coordinated the all-campus Graduate Spouse & Partner Welcome, Reception & “Infofest”, held 

at Escondido Village Center. 

• Participated in planning of Orientation for New International Students (organized session on 

banking, reception for new international women students), andgave presentation to parents 

and new international undergraduates. 

• Raised funds from Stanford Federal Credit Union ($500 for scholarship for CCIS Spouse Education 

Fund), and Union Bank ($500 for Orientation Reception). Recruited volunteer assistance 

from Stanford Federal Credit Union for Holiday event. 

• Planned, publicized and coordinated a schedule of 30 to 37 classes and programs each 

quarter, with the goal of involving as many spouses and partners as teachers and group 

leaders, as well as participants. This included a series of outings which introducing newly 

arrived scholars and spouses to resources in the local area that can be useful and enhance 

their experience in the Stanford area. Several new programs were initiated, such as the 

International Culture Exchange, a series of presentations on 10 different cultures, and many 

others. 

• Developed Web page describing services to spouses and families and posted the schedule of 

classes and events for the current quarter. (Thanks to the efforts of a volunteer!) 

• Coordinated the award-granting process with the CCIS Spouse Education Fund, through which 

12 grantees were selected from 16 applicants for grants ranging from $100 to $500. In addition, 

four recipients were invited to speak at the CCIS Annual Meeting; their remarks were very 

well received, and subsequently published in the CCIS Communiqué. 

• Recruited counseling psychologist to assist with presentation of SpouseWorkshop:Making Your 

Time Here Satisfying. Revised training program and initiated follow-up meetings 3 weeks after 

the original workshop. 

• Supervised the International Speakers Bureau. Coordinated new program with Phillips Brooks 

School involving multiple visits by a speaker from the country each grade-level was studying, 

to provide greater insight into the culture and to build a closer relationship with the (elementary 

school) students. 

• Presented numerous workshops and sessions in collaboration with various university offices 

e.g. session on cultural differences to the Student Services Officers at the School of Engineering; 

Participated in Bechtel International Center’s presentation to the Dean of Student Affairs 

staff; Collaborated with WorkLife Center: Meeting on Child-Rearing Needs; Served on Search 

Committee for Assistant Director of Graduate Housing; Collaborated with CPPC: Spouse 

Employment Workshop; Served on Search Committee for Graduate Resident Dean, March-April 

1998.


• Increase the outreach of the International Speakers Bureau to campus residences, local 

schools and community organizations. 

• Continue to enhance the training program for speakers. 

• Create links from our Web page to other resources on campus and in the community, such as the 

Child Care Centers, local school districts and nearby colleges and universities. 

During the Academic Year 1997/98 Services to Foreign Scholars, Foreign Students and International 

Families provided assistance to, collaborated with and developed programs for, the following 

Schools, Departments and Units. 

Admissions: Undergraduate and Graduate 

Academic Standing 

Academic Computing and Support 

Anthropology 

Applied Physics 

Asian American Activities Center 

ASSU Legal Services 

Athletics 

Benefits Office 

Biological Sciences 

Bookstore 

Bursars Office 

Business School 

Counseling and Psychological Services 

CISAC 

Center for Turbulence Research 

Continuing Studies Office 

Career Development Center 

Center for Computer Research in Music 

Chemistry 

Civil Engineering 

Computer Science 

Controller’s Office 

Cowell Student Health Services 

Centro Chicano 

Dean of Research and Graduate Policy 

Disability Resource Center- 

DUNSI 

Economics 

Electrical Engineering 

Engineering Economics Systems/Operation Research Dept.- 

Escondido Village 

Financial Aid 

Food Research Institute 

French Italian 

Genetics 

Geological and Environmental Sciences 

Geophysics 

Government & Community Relations 

Green Library 

Haas Center for Public Service 

Housing Office 

Hoover Inst.itution 

Industrial Engineering 

Inst. for Int. Studies 

International Student Organizations 

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve 

Judicial Affairs 

Knight Fellowship Program 

Law School 

Legal Service 

Linguistics. 

Mathematics 

Material Science and Engineering 

Mechanical Eng 

Meyer Library 

Office of Student Activities 

Ombudsperson’s Office 

Overseas Studies 

Pediatrics 

Petroleum Engineering 

Payroll 

Physics 

Post-Doctoral Affairs 

Residential Education 

Registrar’s Office 

School of Education 

School of Engineering 

School of Earth Sciences 

School of Humanities and Sciences 

School of Law 

School of Medicine 

Spanish & Port. 

Stanford Daily 

SLAC 

SLOAN Program 

Statistics 

Summer Session 

Transportation Programs 

Undergraduate Advising 

Vice Provost for Student Affairs 

Volunteers in Asia 

WorkLife Center 

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During the Academic Year 1997/98 Services to Foreign Scholars, Foreign Students and International 

Families provided assistance to, collaborated with and developed programs for, the following local, 

regional and national organizations. 

AMIDEAST 

Association for American Universities 

Chabot College 

Cornell University 

De Anza College 

Foothill College - 

Institute for International Educatioon 

Immigration and Naturalization Service 

Internal Revenue Service 

LASPAU 

Midpeninsula YWCA 

NAFSA Government Relations Advisory Committee, Region XII Northern District 

Palo Alto Cultural Center 

PIER (Professional International Educators Roundtable) 

San Diego State Univ. 

San Francisco State Univ. 

San Jose State Univ. 

Scripps Research Center 

Social Security Office 

State Department 

UC Berkeley 

UC Davis 

UNA Center of the Midpeninsula 

U.S. Consulates / Embassies Overseas 

Commmunity Committee for International Students 

(CCIS) 

Each and every year the success of the programs at the International Center is due in very large part 

to CCIS. The I-Center could not exist in the same way without the service of these many, and wonderful, 

community volunteers. During 1996-97, CCIS offered up to twenty free English classes each 

quarter, managed a very successful loan closet, hosted up to sixty new international students before 

each school year, offered English in Action Partnerships for international students and scholars, and 

assisted in untold ways with orientation and other I-Center programs. 

Two examples serve as indicative of the assistance given to international students and scholars by 

CCIS during 1996-97. One of CCIS’ successful programs is the Loan Closet. Volunteers from CCIS staff 

the loan closet (which is located in the basement of Abrams House, Escondido Village), as well as 

make contributions of sheets, blankets, towels, kitchenware, dishes and cutlery, and small appliances 

such as toasters, mixers and irons. Stanford students may borrow these items for a registration fee of 

$5 per person ($10 per couple or family) for as long as they are enrolled. 

During the academic year 1996-97, 125 students/scholars from 38 countries used the loan closet. Of 

this number, 17 represented couples or families. This number is lower than the previous year due to 

the closing of Abrams during the summer of 1997

The number of individuals served by the Loan Closet are represented below by country of origin. 

Australia 1 Belgium 5 Brazil 1 

Bulgaria 1 China 19 Columbia 2 

Denmark 2 France 3 Germany 5 

Greece 2 Hong Kong 1 India 26 

Iran 2 Israel 1 Italy 2 

Japan 4 Jordan 1 Kazajhistan 1 

Korea 3 Labanon 2 Mexico 3 

Netherlands 2 New Zealand 1 Nigeria 1 

Pakistan 3 Paraguay 1 Poland 1 

Russia 2 Singapore 4 South Africa 1 

Spain 2 Sri Lanka 1 Sweden 3 

Taiwan 8 Turkey 1 Ukraine 1 

U.K. 2 U.S. 1 

CCIS’ English in Action Program matched 280 international students, scholars and wives with community 

partners. Of this total, 131 were students and scholars and 149 were spouses and family members. 

To assist in this program, 323 community volunteers served as partners, some continuing with 

partners from previous years and taking on new partners. In addition, during the summer of 1997, 

CCIS offered a summer English-in-Action program matching 55 summer students and 55 community 

volunteers. 

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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS 

SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAMS 

This report covers the period of September 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998 

TOTALS 

Number of International Visitors 345 

Individual Visitors 15 

Number of Groups 22 

BY MONTH %TOTAL 

September 1997 31 9.0% 

October 1997 74 21.5% 

November 1997 63 18.3% 

December 1997 0 0.0% 

January 1998 1 0.3% 

February 1998 1 0.3% 

March 1998 18 5.2% 

April 1998 59 17.1% 

May 1998 47 13.6% 

June 1998 1 0.3% 

July 1998 50 14.5% 

August 1998 0 0.0% 

TOTALS 345 100% 

AUSPICES OR REFERRALS (NO. PROGRAMS) 

United States information Agency (USIA) 14 

Independent international organizations 23 

Delphi International Inc. 4 

Institute for International Education (IIE) 7 

International Voluntary Visitor Program 2 

Meridian International Center 9 

TOTAL: 59 

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN #VISITORS %OF TOTAL 

Japan 152 44.1% 

China 70 20.3% 

Uruguay 43 12.5% 

Other 23 6.7% 

Sweden 14 4.1% 

Russia 12 3.5% 

Germany 10 2.9% 

Netherlands 7 2.0% 

Australia 2 0.6% 

Belgium 2 0.6% 

Malaysia 2 0.6% 

Philippines 2 0.6% 

Denmark 1 0.3% (continued next page)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (continued) #VISITORS %OF TOTAL 

France 1 0.3% 

Hungary 1 0.3% 

New Zealand 1 0.3% 

Poland 1 0.3% 

South Africa 1 0.3% 

APPOINTMENTS BY DEPARTMENT 

Bechtel International Center 32 Library Systems 7 

Center for Integrated Systems 3 Medical School 1 

Center for Teaching & Learning 2 Office of Development 2 

Computer Science, Department of 4 Office of Technology Licensing 3 

Food Research, Department of 1 Political Science Departmentf 2 

Graduate School of Business 2 Provost’s Office 7 

History, department of 1 School of Education 4 

Hoover Institution 6 School of Engineering 3 

Institute for International Studies 2 Stanford Univ. Network (SUNet) 1 

Law School 1 

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS INITIATED BUT NOT COMPLETED: 57 

(Some programs cannot be completed due to faculty unavailability, cancelled visit, 

not enough lead time, or visit not relevant to Stanford University). 

A special thank you and appreciation for the support of the OIV volunteers who have contributed to the 

success of the OIV program: Brenda Borovoy, Lyman Clark, Jim Crawford, Beatrice de la Mara, Ferial 

Kharraz, Judi Keyani, Eva Kryska, Ray Marks, Carroll McNeill, Lila Steiner, Betsy Stockdale, and Midori 

Takamura. 

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Overseas Resource Center 

I. Overseas Resource Center (ORC) Basic Usage 

In order to gain a more accurate view of the ORC’s clients and the information and advice that they seek, 

the visitors to the ORC are asked to “sign in” on the guest book at the front desk. (Note: This count 

overlooks the hundreds of students who do not sign in. We estimate that approximately 5,000 - 6,000 

students visit the ORC annually). The following is the breakdown for the academic years 1994-1998 

VISITORS SEEKING: 9/94-8/95 9/95-8/96 9/96-8/97 9/97-8/98 

Study abroad information 461 634 565 625 

Overseas scholarship information 388 594 445 488 

Work abroad information 222 432 355 382 

Travel & other information 95 * * 69 

Passport photos 1070 1172 961 1616 

International Student ID cards 451 372 334 584 

American Youth Hostel cards 112 107 89 54 

ACADEMIC STATUS OF VISITORS 

Frosh * * 160 190 

Sophomores * * 514 628 

Juniors * * 438 1579 

Seniors * * 387 726 

Graduate Students * * 403 444 

Other * * 182 122 

Did not indicate * * 370 129 

Total no. of visitors who signed in 3542 2799 3311 3818 

* Data was not solicited or was otherwise unavailable 

II. Overseas Scholarships 1997-98 

Administered by the Overseas Resource Center, Bechtel International Center 

On behalf of Stanford University, the Overseas Resource Center administers and provides advising for 

the following scholarships for study and research overseas. In 1998 we also created and secured 

funding for a new undergraduate travel grant. The new grant, to be called the “Adventure Travel Network-Stanford 

Worldwide Travel Grant” will be awarded on a merit and need basis to undergraduate 

students participating in study, research or public service abroad programs beginning in 1999. 

Statistics are given here for the total number of applicants and awards given to Stanford students 1997- 

98: 

Scholarship Name Applicants Winners 

AU Cairo Intern Program 3 1 

Bowman Scholarship (Fall ‘97 only) 2 1 

Bundeskanzler Scholarship 5 1 

Churchill Scholarship 2 0 

DAAD Awards 5 3 

Free University of Berlin Exchange 1 1 

Fulbright (IIE) Scholarship 58 12

Scholarship Name (continued) Applicants Winners 

Fulbright (DOE) Scholarship 15 1 

Haas-Koshland Award 6 2 

IIE Asia/Pacific Travel Grant 8 2 

NSEP Graduate Fellowship 2 1 

NSEP Undergraduate Scholarship 5 3 

Marshall Scholarship 27 3 

Rhodes Scholarship 28 0 

Total: 167 31 

The following Stanford faculty and staff members served on the Stanford IIE Fulbright Committee: 

Donald Bacon 

Khalil Barhoum 

Roberta Bassett 

Joel Beinin 

Marc Bertrand 

Albert Cohen 

J.M. Evans 

Ann Fletcher 

Tina Gridiron 

Scott Hall 

Elizabeth Hansot 

George Homsy 

Walter Lohnes 

Hazel Markus 

Susan Matisoff 

Beverly McChesney 

James Montoya 

John Pearson 

Roger Printup 

Fritz Prinz 

Claire Ravi 

Serafina Ravidilova 

W. Richard Scott 

Laura Selznick 

Clint Smith 

Keith Todd 

Elizabeth Traugott 

Marc Wais 

Tom Wasow 

The following Stanford faculty, staff and students served on the Stanford Rhodes-Marshall Panel: 

Victoria Anning 

Donald Bacon 

Peter Bradshaw 

Bliss Carnochan 

Graham George 

Karen Ho 

Simon Klemperer 

Michael McCullogh 

Laura McGrane 

Kathleen Namphy 

Susan Okin 

John Pearson 

Erika Plambeck 

Professor, English 

Senior Lecturer, Linguistics 

Assistant Dean, Continuing Studies 

Professor, History Department 

Professor, Department of French and Italian 

Professor, Department of Music 

Professor, English 

Associate Provost, President’s/Provost’s Office 

Black Community Services Center 

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine 

Political Science 

Professor, Chemical Engineering 

Professor, German Studies 

Professor, Department of Psychology 

Associate Professor, Asian Languages 

Senior Lecturer, Linguistics 

Vice Provost, Student Affairs 

Director, Bechtel International Center 

University Registrar 

Professor, Mechanical Engineering 


Slavic Languages and Literature 

Professor, Department of Sociology 

Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities 

Senior Research Scholar, IIS 

Undergraduate Admissions 

Professor, Department of English 


Professor, Department of Linguistics 

San University Graduate, Journalist 

Lecturer, Department of English 

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 

Professor, Department of English 

Scientist, SSRL/SLAC 

Graduate Student, Department of Developmental Biology (Marshall Scholar) 

Associate Professor, Department of Geophysics/Geology 

Medical Intern, Stanford University (Rhodes Scholar) 

Graduate Student, Department of English (Rhodes Scholar) 

Lecturer, Department of English 

Professor, Political Science 

Director, Bechtel International Center 

Graduate Student, Engineering Economics, (Marshall Scholar) 

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Brian Reed 

Peter Stamos 

Peter Stansky 

Karen Stevenson 

Kathleen Sullivan 

David White 

Professors Walter Lohnes from German Studies and James Sheehan from the Department of History 

served as the Faculty Representatives for the German Academic Exchange Awards (DAAD) and 

Bundeskanzler Awards. Profesor Eric Roberts of the Department of Computer Science served as the 

Faculty Reviewer for the Churchill Scholarship. 

III. ORC Projects Completed in 1997-98 

1. ORC Web Site 

Re-designed, updated and expanded the ORC website. Includes a vast collection of internet resources 

gathered over the past year and made easily accessible to students through this site. Benefits as a result 

of this change over the last year include easier access to overseas resources for students who are off 

campus or already overseas, access to the most up-to-date resources, and a more efficient and costeffective 

outreach and advising process for scholarship applicants. 

Please see: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/orc/ 

Study Abroad: 

• Movement towards more web (rather than paper) - based information resources, such as 

searchable databases of study abroad programs and foreign universities. 

• Added new web resources for foreign universities in order to facilitate direct enrollment and 

the establishment of contacts for overseas research (e.g., for Fulbright scholars). 

• Created a “Study Abroad Checklist” as a tool for students to evaluate and choose study abroad 

programs based on their values, expectations and goals. 

• Added ”Know Before You Go” guide to choosing a study abroad program. 

Scholarships: 

• All information handouts for ORC-administered scholarships are now available on the web. 

Information websites include numerous outside links to scholarship administrations with 

much useful information on their websites. 

• Special “Financial Aid Information” section with advice on scholarships for overseas study 

and creative fundraising ideas. 

Work Abroad 

Graduate Student, Department of English (Rhodes Scholar) 

Institute of International Studies (Rhodes Scholar) 

Professor, Department of History 

Law Student, Law School (Rhodes Scholar) 

Professor, Law School (Marshall Scholar) 

Law Student, (Rhodes Scholar) 

• Created a “Work Abroad” section with information and advice for finding short-term overseas 

employment. Includes information on international educational exchange organizations, 

titles of books, internet resources, information on how to locate and contact foreign 

embassies for information on obtaining work authorization , and advice on locating jobs. 

• Wrote a new work abroad guide entitled “Things You Should Know About Working Overseas” 

to be used as a first step in investigating short-term overseas employment opportunities. 

• Created a new “Volunteer Opportunities” site with links to international public service and 

sustainable development organizations. Includes both short and long-term opportunities 

worldwide. 

• Added new resources for finding overseas employment on-line.

Travel Overseas: 

• Safety: web links to US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs Travel Advisories. 

• Health: Centers for Disease Control reports and information on HIV testing for entry into 

foreign countries. 

• New resources for travelers with disabilities. 

• New resources for gay and lesbian travelers. 

• Regional travel information. 

• Passport and Visa information; foreign entry requirements. 

• General international information; international weather, alternative travel, international news 

and facts, links to US embassies worldwide. 

• Expanded resources on world culture and intercultural communication. 

• Access to student travel services on-line. 

ORC Programs and Services: 

• Includes a brief description of all ORC programs and services. 

• Information and applications for International Student ID Cards and American Youth Hostel 

Cards are now available on the ORC website. 

• Price list for passport photos. 

• Calendar of ORC programs, information sessions and workshops. 

• The ORC-News weekly electronic newsletter in now available on-line. 

2. Accomplishments in ORC programs and services 

• Created and secured funding for a new undergraduate travel grant. The new grant, to be called the 

“Adventure Travel Network-Stanford Worldwide Travel Grant” will be awarded on a merit and need 

basis to undergraduate students participating in study, research or public service abroad programs 

beginning in May 1999. Five $500 travel grants will be awarded. 

• Successfully assumed ownership of the ORC News electronic newsletter and continued to submit a 

weekly posting of international work, study, travel and scholarship opportunities. New additions to 

the weekly posting include information on safety abroad and a site of the week. The ORC-News is 

also now available on-line. 

• The “Global Mentorship Network,” formerly the “Overseas Returnees Network,” has a new, more 

accessible format and is currently being expanded. 

• The ORC Library obtained new, updated resources for Study Abroad, Work Abroad, Travel and Overseas 

Scholarships. 

• Updated and improved “Know Before You Go” handbook (now on the ORC website) for pre-departure 

and re-entry information. 

• Revised and updated the front desk manual for training new ORC Staff members and volunteers. 

• Completed a report on ORC services for undergraduate students 

• Expanded general outreach efforts using e-mail and the ORC website. 

• Increased the number of information meetings for ORC-administered scholarships. 

3. Coordinated the following activities in cooperation with other campus offices: 

• World Opportunities Week (coordinated by CDC, URO, Overseas Studies, and ORC) “One - Two Year 

Opportunities Abroad for Recent Graduates” ORC workshop, 11/97. 

• International Relations Department Information Session: Funding Undergraduate Study Abroad,11/97 

• National Security Education Program Information Session, 11/97. 

• Summer Jobs Week (with the Career Development Center), “Short-term Overseas Internships” 1/98 

• Overseas Studies Mass Orientations, 10/97, 1/98 and 4/98. 

• Conducted an Asian American Activities Center, Frosh. Series Workshop on finding short-term work 

abroad, 1/98. 

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• Participated in discussions on resources for travelers with disabilities, 4/98. 

• Study Abroad information session for high school students at Roble, 6/98. 

• Created new relationship with Adventure Travel Network, a student travel service that will be opening 

an office on campus in early 1999. They will be funding the new Adventure Travel Network- 

Stanford Worldwide Travel Grant and working closely with the ORC to create new overseas travel 

information workshops in 1999-2000. 

• Met with Dave Boyer and Pam McNaughton of Overseas Studies to discuss our mutual interests and 

to make a commitment to work closely together to meet those interests in 98-99, 6/25/98. 

• Created a new workshop in cooperation with the Career Development Center on interviewing strategies to be 

held in early fall quarter for students applying for Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, 7/98. 

• Sophomore College, workshop on the value of overseas experience, 9/98. 

4. Participated in the following professional activities: 

• Attended a conference on volunteer international public service at UC Berkeley, 11/97. 

• Completed NAFSA: Foundations of International Education Professional Development Program for 

Study Abroad Advisors. 

• Observed Fulbright National Screening in San Francisco, 12/97. 

• Visited French Universities and US-sponsored study abroad programs in Paris, France in March, 1998. 

• Attended an International Education Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March 1998. 

• Met with the resident director of Centro Linguistico Latinoamericano de Costa Rica while on a trip to 

Central America. Discussed Spanish language programs and volunteer opportunities for Stanford 

students, 8/98. 

5. Departments and institutions who collaborated with the ORC in 1997-98: 

Within Stanford University: 

Alumni Association 

Asian American Activities Center 

Career Development Center (Formerly, The Career Planning and Placement Center) 

Disability Resource Center 


Haas Center for Public Service 

International Relations 

Institute for International Studies 

Office of International Visitors (assisted with visiting delegations from China and Latin America) 

Office of Student Activities 

Office of Transfer Credit Evaluation 


President’s Office 

Stanford in Government 

The Thai-American Intercultural Society 

Undergraduate Advising Center 

Undergraduate Research Opportunities 

Volunteers in Asia 

Outside Stanford University: 

Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC 

Australearn, Denver, CO 

Australian National University, Canberra, Australia 

Beaver College, Center for Education Abroad, PA 

Boston University, MA 

BUNAC, London, UK

Camino de Santiago, “On Foot to Santiago de Compostela,” Spain 

Canada/US Fulbright Program 

Center for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Washington DC 

Center for International and Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Vienna, Austria 

Centro Linguistico Latinoamericano de Costa Rica 

Council on International Educational Exchange, NY - Study Abroad 

Council on International Educational Exchange, NY - Work Abroad 

Denmark International Study Program 

Department of State, Foreign Service Internship Program, DC 

Educational Programs Abroad, CA 

Environmental Field Studies Abroad, MA 

Foothill College, International Education Program, CA 

Friends of World Teaching, CA 

Global Routes, CA 

Hamilton College Study Abroad Program, NY 

IAESTE, Columbia, MD 

IV. ORC Goals/ Objectives for 1998-99 

Over the next year, the Overseas Resource Center will focus on the areas noted below, which will serve 

to fulfill the International Center’s mission of fostering international educational exchange and effectively 

encouraging the Stanford community to make use of internationally focused educational opportunities. 

1. Enhance and support student learning 

• Diversity outreach for all ORC programs and services, including expanded collaboration with 

ethnic student organizations, Disability Resource Center, and other campus offices that attend to 

the needs of a diverse student population. This goal can also be achieved by assuring that the 

ORC staff reflects the diversity of the campus. 

• Continue to develop the ORC library , particularly in the areas of special interest groups such as 

women travelers, ethnic groups and the issues they face overseas, and travel resources for gays 

and lesbians. 

• Devote attention to issues regarding health and safety overseas by creating easier access to 

information on accident and sickness insurance coverage that is valid worldwide and obtaining 

updated guides on health and safety. 

• Expand the Global Mentorship Network . New groups to be invited for participation include 

international students and scholars who can assist with advising on the culture and customs of 

their home countries, students who purchased ISIC Cards for study on a non-Stanford study 

abroad program in the previous year, and students who studied abroad and then successfully 

transferred credit. 

• Continue to update and improve “Study Abroad on a Non-Stanford Program” and “Know Before 

You Go” handbooks . 

• Create new workshops on ORC topics such as: “Choosing and Evaluating Public Service and 

Volunteer Opportunities Abroad, “Safe and Healthy Overseas Travel,” and “Effectively Communicating 

the Benefits of Overseas Experience on a Resume”. 

• Explore new sources of funding for undergraduate travel grants. 

2. Use technology to provide the Stanford community with greater access to information and to 

facilitate operations 

• Continue to update and expand the ORC web page, particularly in the areas of intercultural 

communication, health, safety, area-specific travel advice, work abroad, and resources of interest 

to special interest groups. 

• Create on-line pre-applications for ORC-administered scholarships with the ability to have data 

entered directly into ORC scholarship applicant databases. 

• Use technology to increase awareness of ORC programs and services via e-mail and the internet. 

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Encourage other departments to link the ORC website to their sites. 

• Establish at least one computer station to be located within the ORC where students can conduct 

internet research. 

• Continue and expand publication of the “ORC News” electronic newsletter by creating a ‘marketing’ 

campaign to obtain more subscribers to the ORC News. 

3. Expand programmatic outreach efforts to graduate and undergraduate students 

• Improve outreach for ORC-administered scholarships by developing a system for distributing 

updated scholarship information to all campus departments and/or by calling attention to the 

information on the ORC website. 

• Conduct dorm presentations on the ORC and the services we provide. 

• Coordinate a spring study, work and travel abroad fair. 

4. Cultivate collaborative relationships with University departments and alumni 

Alumni Association: Global Mentorship Network 

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Program: diversity outreach 

Asian American Activities Center: work abroad interests, diversity outreach 

Black Community Services Center: diversity outreach 

CDC: Interview skills workshop, work abroad presentations 

Disability Resource Center: diversity outreach 

El Centro Chicano: diversity outreach 

Haas Center for Public Service: public service abroad workshop 

Institute for International Studies: various mutual interests 

International Relations: NSEP, State Department internships, work abroad 

Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Community Center: sharing of resources for gay/lesbian travel 

Office of International Visitors: assist with international delegations 

Office of Transfer Credit Evaluation: study abroad data, Global Mentorship Network 

Overseas Studies: many ongoing collaborative efforts 

Stanford in Government: overseas internships 

The Thai-American Intercultural Society: hosts for incoming students, diversity outreach 

Undergraduate Research Opportunities: grants and scholarships for overseas study/research 

Volunteers in Asia: work abroad 

Women’s Center: sharing of resources and information on opportunities for women and women’s issues 

5. Collect and analyze data to enhance program planning and policy development 

• Continue to conduct annual transfer credit evaluation research on Stanford students who studied 

abroad and successfully transferred credit from, non-Stanford programs. 

• Conduct a scholarship services survey in the spring, 1999. 

• Collect data for the Institute of International Education (IIE) annual report and share data with other 

campus offices interested in study abroad . 

6. Provide comprehensive training and development opportunities to all ORC staff 

• Involvement in Institute of International Education (IIE) and NAFSA, Association of International Educators 

activities as well as other professional activities and conferences. 

• Conduct a training session for new ORC staff and volunteers once per quarter. 

• Assign Work Study Assistants to areas of special interest to them based on their experience and 

personal interests.

Further Information on I-Center Activities 

STAFF INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES, CONFERENCES AND 

PROGRAMS 1997-98 

CAMPUS COMMITTEES 

Bridge Advisory Committee 

Community Committee for International Student Board Meetings 

Concert Network Advisory Board 

Health Promotion Advisory Board 

Non-Resident Alien Committee 

Rhodes/Marshall/Churchill/Fulbright Scholarship Committees 

Search Committee for Graduate Resident Dean 

Student Health Insurance Committee 

LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS 

NAFSA: Association of International Educators 

Past-Chair: SECUSSA (Section on U.S. Students Abroad) National Team 

Chair: COMSEC (Community Section) National Team 

Member: NAFSA Region X11 Northern District Government Relations Team 

Coordinator: National Conference Workshop on Health and Safety in Education Abroad 

Co-Eeditor: AT&T/NAFSA Pocket Guide to Study Abroad 

Member: Consortium on Higher Education Immigratio Issues. A coalition of institutions in the 

U.S. concerned with advocacy in the area of immigration legislation and regulations 

Bay Area Foreign Scholars Advisers Group 

Steering Committee Member: International Visitors Committee (Palo Alto) 

Member: Ivy League Plus Two International Offices 

Advisory Board Member: Institute of Study Abroad-Butler University 

Founding Member: Interassociational Task Force on Health and Safety in Study Abroad 

Advisory Board Member: American Institute for Foreign Study Academic Programs 

ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES 1997-98 

American Institute for Foreign Study Advisory Board San Diego 

Ivy League Plus Meeting Stanford 

Interassociational Task Force on Health and Safety in Study Abroad Boulder 

NAFSA National Conference Washington D.C. 

NAFSA Regional Conference Monterey 

NAFSA District Conference Berkeley 

Foreign Student Advisors Meeting Taiwan 

Liaison Meetings with Immigration Service Offices Laguna Niguel 

and San Francisco 

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BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1997-98 

Paz Haro Spanish & Portuguese 

Paul Basch Family/Community Medicine 

Charles Bonini School of Business 

Paz Haro Spanish & Portuguese 

Parviz Moin Mechanical Engineering 

Karen Mundy Education 

James Risser Communications 

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AT STANFORD 1997-98 

Stanford African Students Assoc 

Argentinos en Stanford 

Armenian Students Assoc 

Down Under (student from Australia and New Zealand) 

Belgica 

Brazilian Students Assoc 

Bulgarian Students Assoc 

The Canadian Club 

ACSSS (Assoc of Chinese Student & Scholars at Stanford) 

Colombian Students Assoc 

Filipino Students Assoc 

German Students Assoc 

Hellenic Students Assoc 

Hong Kong Students Assoc 

Stanford Desis (Indian sub-continent) 

Indonesian Students Assoc 

International Undergraduate Community 

Islamic Students Assoc 

Israeli Students Assoc 

Italian Students Assoc 

Stanford Japanese Assoc 

Korean Students Assoc 

Lebanese Student Society 

Latin-American Students Assoc 

Malaysian Students Assoc 

Mexican Students Assoc 

Norwegian Students Assoc 

Outlandish 

Pakistani Students Assoc 

Persian Students Assoc 

Polish Students Assoc 

Romanian Connection 

Russian Students Assoc 

Singapore Students Assoc 

Taiwanese Studetns Assoc 

Thai Students Assoc 

Turkish Students Assoc 

Venezuelan Students Assoc 

Other “internationally-oriented” groups: 

Amnesty International 

ASHA 

Stanford Friends of Tibet 

Model United Nations

International Festival 

The I-Center’s International Festival took place on Saturday, May 16. Groups who participated by 

selling food were: the Indonesian Club, the Persian Student Assoc, the Filipino Assoc, the Korean 

Student Assoc, the Japanese Assoc, Belgica, the German Student Assoc, the Turkish Student Assoc, the 

Thai Student Assoc, the Organization of Arab American Students at Stanford, the Hellenic Assoc, and 

the Armenian Student Assoc. Several of these groups also sold merchandise from their countries and/ 

or set up cultural displays. The Festival’s entertainment program began at around noon and lasted 

until shortly after 5pm. The performance schedule was as follows: 

12:15 - 12:25 Filipino Folkdances 

12:30 - 12:45 Stanford Hwimori (Korean drumming) 

12:50 - 1:00 Indonesian Fashion Show 

1:00 - 1:07 Javanese Kijang Dance 

1:10 - 1:15 Spanish Dance Group 

1:20 - 1:35 South Bay Chinese Orchestra 

1:40 - 1:48 Javenese Puspita Dance 

1:55 - 2:10 Tango music by Flor de Tango 

2:15 - 2:30 Armenian Dances 

2:35 - 2:50 Persian Santour music by Alan Kushan 

2:55 - 3:05 Javanese Wirapertiwi Dance 

3:05 - 3:25 Dances from Cyprus 

3:25 - 3:55 Greek Music by The Doctorates & Dancing 

4:00 - 4:15 Persian dance by Abin 

4:20 - 4:30 Thai Folkdances 

4:30 - 4:45 Ballet Folklorico 

4:45 - 5:05 Art for Peace International Dancers 

Electronic Media 

The I-Center has continued to increasingly rely on electronic media to make information available to 

students, scholars and departments at Stanford. 

The emai lnewsletter, The International Focus, is sent to all registered international students at least 

once per month during the Fall, Winter and Spring quarters. A copy of the latest Focus is also available 

on our Web site under the “New” section. 

The Foreign Scholar Office maintains a majordomo list for deparment administrators advising them of 

the latest updates concerning immigration law that affects their foreign scholars and postdocs. 

The Overseas Resource Center maintains a majordomo list of approximately 1100 students who are 

kept apprised of opportunities and resources for study/work abroad. An update is mailed to these 

students every Friday. 

The majordomo list The Social is regularly sent out to all those interested in I-Center events. 

The I-Center’s Web page continues to grow and develop as we rely ever more heavily on the Web as 

a basic mode of information dissemination. Each office of the I-Center is represented on our page 

which contains forms, information, instructions and useful links to other Stanford offices and government 

resources. See for yourself at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter 

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EVENTS AT THE I-CENTER 

The following list represents the programs and activities that took place on the premises of the Bechtel 

International Center during the academic year 1997-98. It is hoped that this listing will serve as a 

guide to the wide variety of uses to which the building is put during the year. In addition the Overseas 

Resource Center supported a number of informal meetings by non-Stanford study and short term work 

programs (in addition to the ones mentioned below) as well as coordinating the interview schedule for 

such scholarships as Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Churchill and the German Academic Exchange 

Awards 

Regular Events Sponsored by the I-Center 

Accent Reduction Friday Mornings Coffee 

Amer. Culture & History - Observing Holidays Friday’s Evening Host Night at the Movies 

American Customs and Institutions German Conversation Group 

American Patchwork Class H-1 B Visa Employment Workshop 

Bechtel I-Center International Spring BBQ HELLAS/I-Center Film Festival 

Bechtel I-Center’s Annual Interantional Festival Indian Cooking Class 

Beginning Acting Class International Cooking Exchange 

Beginning French Class International Culture Exchange Presentations 

Beginning French 2 Class International Film Festival 

Beginning French 3 Class International Spouse Orientation 

Beginning Japanese Class International Sunday Supper 

Beginning Japanese 2 Class Intermediate Japanese Conversation Group 

Beginning Russian Class Intermediate Spanish Conversation Group 

Beginning Russian 2 Class Introduction to Art Class 

Beginning Russian 3 Class Introduction to Drawing Class 

Beginning Spanish Class Japanese Cooking Class 

Beginning Spanish 2 Class Japanese Conversation Group 

Beginning Spanish 3 Class Korean Cooking Class 

CCIS American Regional Cooking New Yoga Class 

CCIS Board Meetings Office of International Volunteers Meetings 

CCIS English Classes Peace Corps Information Session * 

Changes & Transitions Workshop Photography Workshop 

Conversation Skills for Everyday Living Practical English For Daily Living 

Elegant But Easy Cooking Reading and Conversation in English 

English: Accent Reduction Class Rhodes Marshall Information Meeting* 

English: American Idioms and Issues Class Russian Language Class 

English: Beyond Conversation Semester at Sea Study Session* 

English Class Slide Show Soccer Broadcast 

English: Science Writing Spanish Conversation Group 

English: Travel in California and the Southwest Spouse Workshop 

English: Travel In the United States Spanish Conversation Group 

English: A World View Suny Brockport Study Abroad Session * 

English Writing Class Wednesday’s Evening Drumming Night 

F-1 Visa Practical Training Workshop Wednesday’s Evening Chinese Cinema 

Foothill College Information Session Welcome Committee for Int’l Families 

French Conversation Group Welcome Comittee for Spouses 

Regular Events Sponsored by Outside Organizations 

ADMAS Organizational Meeting Persian Students Assoi. General Meeting 

Africa Table Lecture Series Persian Students Assoc. Movie Night 

Amnesty International Weekly Meeting Persian Students Asso. Soccer Broadcast 

Persian Students Assoc. Cinema Series SASA Bi-weekly Meeting 

Art for Peace International Art Activities (continued next page)

Regular Events Sponsored by Outside Organizations (continued) 

Art for Peace International Choral Group Rehearsal SASA General Meeting 

Art for Peace International Dance Rehearsal Spanish Students Group Social Meeting 

ASHA Dinner Stanford Ballroom Dance Club 

ASHA General Meeting Stanford Model UN MUN Conferences Mtg. 

Bahai Association at Stanford Discussion Group Stanford model U.N. General Meeting 

Buddhist Community at Stanford Stanford Model UN Organizational Meeting 

Center for African Studies Meeting Stanford Savoyards Rehearsal 

Classic Japanese Literature Stanford Tango Club Argentine Dance 

Esperanto: The International Language Stanford Tango Club Tango Workshop 

Friends of Tibet Group Meeting Stanford Outing Club 

Help-Center’s Relocation Group Counselling Students Against Genocide in Eastern Europe 

Health Improvement Program’s Yoga Class Talisman Rehersal 

International Student Organization Films Talisman A Capella Rehearsal 

Interantional Students Association Meeting THAIS Group Meeting 

IUC Committee Meeting THAIS American Intercultural Society 

IUC General Meeting THAIS Cultural Video Discussion 

IUC Officer Meeting THAIS Thai Scholars Reception 

IUC Party THAIS Video 

IUC Quarterly Meetings & Dinner TSA Meeting 

IUC Tea & Cookies With Officers TSA General meeting 

Islamic Student Society Ramada Prayer TSA Movie Nights 

Israeli Student Organization Cultural Film Nights Urban Studies- Faculty Student Lunch 

Office of Student Activities: Involving Kids Volunteers in Asia* 

Office of Student Activities: Meeting Volunteers in Asia Potluck Dinner 

Office of Student Activities: Party Planning Volunteers in Asia/Trans-Pacific Exchange 

Office of Student Activities: Publications Women in Science Support Group 

Outing Club Organizational: Meeting 

Occasional Events Sponsored by the I-Center 

1-2 Year Opportunities for Recent Graduates * I-Center Staff BBQ 

I-Center World Cup Soccer Broadcast I-Center Planning Meeting 

Australearn Information Session* I-Center Talk on Indonisian Crisis 

Creating Decorations for Your Home International Pot Luck Dinner 

CCIS Cooking Class IUC Graduation Party 

CCIS Cook Pumpkin Pie with English Class International Women”s Circles Open House 

CCIS Holiday Party International Women’s Day Potluck 

CCIS Orientation of Volunteers Japanese Flower Arranging Demonstration 

CCIS Spouse Fund for Education Interview A Meal From Pakistan 

CCIS Spouse Fund for Education Meeting Monday Evenings Host International Films 

CCIS Volunteer Meeting NSEP Open Meeting 

CPPC Careers in International Business Program OIV Volunteer Meeting 

CPPC Careers in Public Service Program OIV Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies 

Dunsi Board Meeting ORC Summer Intern Workshop* 

Fulbright Scholars 1997-8 Lunch Professional Liaison Program for Spouses 

Holiday House Film Night Science Writing 

I-Center Art Reception SLE Talk / Meet with Sister of Dalai Lama 

I-Center Focus Group on International Orientation Tuesdays Host Puzzle Series 

I-Center International Festival A World View Geography Class 

I-Center Meeting With Asian Student Group Leaders 

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Occasional Events Sponsored by Outside Organizations 

Music Department’s Faculty Retreat 

ACSSS World Cup Game NROTC Commissioning Ceremony 

ADMAS Setting Up Technology Ventures In Ghana OSA Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Party 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Formal Rush/ Video Office of Student Affairs Class Workshop 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Workshop Outlandish: Multicultural Social Events 

African Studies Class On African Swahili Cuisine Project Dotsi Video Showing 

Arabic Class Potluck Dinner Play Groups in the Park 

American Indian and Alaskan Native Program Paloma House End of the Year Banquet 

Amici Miei Annul Meeting Pakistanis at Stanford Meetings 

AIESEC Discussion: The Set-Up Persian Student Assoc Lecture 

AIESEC Group Proposal Meeting Persian Student Association: World Cup 

Argentines En Stanford Tango Night Progressive South Asian Coalition 

Art For Peace Film On Peace In Bosnia Provost’s Office Orientation for New Faculty 

ASHA Charities In China Education Palm Computing Marketing Research Group 

ACSSS New Year Party Residential Education & Graduate Residences 

Chinese American Culture Society Activities Review Rotary Int’l Scholarship Committee Meeting 

Chinese Christian Fellowship New Year Party SASA Executive Board Meeting 

Latin Amer Studies Honor Senator Benidita DeSilva SASA Study Break 

CCIS Workshop School of Field Studies Information Meeting 

Cambridge Associates Recruiting Info Session “The Script” Play Performance 

CPPC Summer Internship Workshop Singaporeans at Stanford Send-Off 

Dining Services Meeting Sloan Business School: International Night 

Department of Geophysics Breakfast Reception Sloan Partners Coffee Hour 

Dean of Students Office Multicultural Education Sloan Program European Night 

Dean of Students Greek Judicial Board SMUN Administrative Meeting 

Dean of Students Founder’s Day Finalist Review Sod Baxter Meeting 

Dean of Students Medical Students Meeting South Asian Preventive Health Outreach 

Economics Department Skit Party & Potluck Spanish Student Group Traditional Cooking 

Emily Pigeon’s Graduation Party SPILS Orientation for Fellows 

Fire Protection: Technical Training Seminar SPILS Program Historical Day Celebration 

Financial Aid Office BBQ Stanford African Students Assoc. Movie 

Financial Aid Office End of Summer Dinner Stanford Alumni Assoc. Class Reunion 

Facilities Operations Welcome Reception Stanford Alumni Assoc. Meeting for Staff 

Grad Student Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Stanford Alumni Assoc. Mexican Reunion 

German/Brazilian Karneval Stanford Alumni Assoc. Reunion House Showcase 

Government of Singapore Investment Meeting Stanford Captology Research Group Meeting 

German Student Association Party Stanford Committee on Law & Int’l Human Rights 

Hong Kong Students Orientation Dinner Stanford Debate Society Meeting 

HELLAS Welcome Meeting Elections Stanford Dining Services Manager Meeting 

Hellenic Association New Year Cake Cutting Stanford Japanese Assoc. Lecture 

Hillel Movie Stanford Japanese Assoc. Party 

Hillel Seminar Film: Opperation Thunderbolt Stanford Japanese Assoc. New Year’s Party 

Health Promo Student Group Meeting Stanford Japanese Assoc. Seminar 

Health Dept. Info Session for I-Center Festival Stanford Model UN Conference Planning 

Isreali Student Organization Film Viewing Stanford Model UN Introductory Meeting 

Islamic Society of Stanford Reception Stanford Model UN Public Service Committee Mtg. 

Industrial Management Engineering Dinner Stanford Outing Club Planning Meeting 

Indonesian Club at Stanford Presentation Stanford Outing Club Quarterly Meeting 

IUC Welcome Back Party Stanford Parents’ Club Board Meeting Luncheon 

Institute for Int’l Mediation & Conflict Resolution Stanford Parents’ Club Business Meeting 

International Speakers Bureau Meeting The Stanford Review Board Meeting 

Islamic Society at Stanford First Day of Ramada Stanford Shotokan Karate Class 

Institute of International Education* Stanford Teacher Education Prog.- Mellon Fellows 

Korean Student Association Year End Party Take Our Daughters to Work 

La Raza Staff Assoc. at Stanford Pot Luck Meeting Tango Club Party

Latino Student Association Welcoming Party Total Compensation Health Plan Info. 

Lutheran Camp ministry TSA Annual Meeting 

Model United Nations Plan Conference TSA Educational Speech 

Mariko Tokusei Potluck Party TSA Turkish Classical Music 

Musician Group Recital and Dessert Party Undergrad Admissions Meeting 

Model United Nations High School Conference Planning Undergrad Admissions Admit Weekend Mtgs. 

Model United Nations Conference Undergrad Admissions End of The Year Party 

Mexican Student Assoc. Celebrates Constitution U.S. Japan Tech. Management Center 

Model UN Planning High School Conference University Lutheran Interviews 

Mexican Student Assoc. Annual Mexican Posada Urban Studies- Faculty Student Lunch 

Malaysians at Stanford Annual Get Together Volunteers In Asia 40th Anniversary 

Megura Gakuin Jr High School Lectures Viennese Ball Committee Dinner 

Mexican Students Assoc. Welcoming Mexican Students What Matters To Me & Why Planning Mtg. 

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International students 

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Europe 

720 

South America 

122 

Number of non-immigrant students 

(including graduate, undergraduate, postdoctoral, 

non-matriculated and permit-to-attend) 

Fall 1997 

Africa 

35 

Central America 

12 

Middle-East 

and North Africa 

160 

North America 

290 

Pacific Basin 

62 

Asia 1441 

North America 290 

Central America 12 

South America 122 

Europe 720 

Africa 35 

Middle-East and North Africa 160 

Pacific Basin 62 

Total 2842 

Asia 

1441

7000 

6000 

5000 

4000 

3000 

2000 

1000 

0 

2024 

5421 

Comparative breakdown of non-immigrant international 

and domestic students by category 1997 

308 

6331 

Graduate Students Undergraduate 

Students 

463 620 

Postdoctoral 

Students 

14 68 33 51 

Nonmatriculated 

Students 

International 

Domestic 

International Domestic Total Univ. % International 

Graduate Students 1894 5367 7261 26.1% 

Undergraduate Students 304 6246 6550 4.6% 

Postdoctoral Students 398 597 995 40.0% 

Nonmatriculated Students 8 139 147 5.4% 

Attendance Permits 10 62 72 5.4% 

Totals 2614 12411 15025 17.4% 

Attendance Permits 

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Others (inc. postdocs 

18% 

1182 

Ph.D. Level 

41% 

International students by degree level 

October 1997 

308 

Undergrad 

11% 

Categories Number Total Int’l % of Int’l 

Undergrad 308 2842 10.8% 

Master’s Level 842 2842 29.6% 

Ph.D. Level 1182 2842 41.6% 

Others (inc. postdocs) 510 2842 17.9% 

The percentages are given in relation to total international student 

enrollment, not just that of matriculated international student enrollment 

842 

Master's Level 

30%

J-1 Visas 

22% 

Categories Number Total Int’l % of Int’l 

F-1 Visas 2153 2842 75.8% 

J-1 Visas 629 2842 22.1% 

H-1 Visas 43 2842 1.5% 

Other Visa 17 2842 0.60% 

Women Students 768 2842 27.0% 

Married Students 625 2842 22.0% 

The percentages are given in relation to total international student 

enrollment, not just that of matriculated international student enrollment 

2064 

Men Students 

73% 

International students by visa category 


H-1 Visas 

2% 

Other Visa 

1% 

Comparison of female to male students 

in total international student population 


F-1 Visas 

75% 

768 

Women Students 

27% 

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Ten most popular departments of matriculated international students 


Industrial Engineering 

Aero/Astro Engineering 

Mechanical Engineering 

Eng-Econ Systems and Op Res. 

Electrical Engineering 

8000 

7000 

6000 

5000 

4000 

3000 

2000 

1000 

Materials Science 

Civil Engineering 

Economics 

Computer Science 

0 

Business 

53 

60 

67 

75 

112 

120 

130 

145 

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Comparison of non-immigrant international graduate student numbers with 

total University graduate enrollment 1986-1997 

6700 6721 6767 6849 6886 

7022 

Non-Immigrant International Graduate Students 

Total University Graduate Students 

1370 1404 1457 1483 1503 1553 

7329 7429 7470 7467 

7261 

1731 1830 1842 1870 1894 

2024 

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 

379 

7445 

The percentage of international graduate students in total graduate student 

enrollment increased from 20.4% to 27.1% from 1986 to 1997

Post-Completion PT 

Optional PT 

Curricular PT 

Total Practical Training 

Requests for F-1 Practical Training authorized by the I-Center 

September 1, 1997 - August 31, 1998 

121 

173 

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 

Practical Training – a brief explanation 

Students holding F-1 visas who have maintained their legal F-1 status, are eligible 

to apply for off-campus work authorization, known as "practical training." Practical 

Training enables a student to obtain practical work experience in his/her field of study 

to supplement the student's academic training. 

Practical Training received before completion of the degree falls into two categories: 

1) Curricular, if the student receives course credit for the the work experience and 2) 

Optional (pre-completion). Practical Training received after degree completion is called 

Post-Completion Optional Practical Training. 

All types of Practical Training require a preliminary authorization by one of the 

Designated School Officials at the I-Center. Students applying for either the precompletion 

or post-completion Optional Practical Training must then submit the I- 

Center's preliminary authorization to INS in order to apply for the Employment 

Authorization Document that will permit them to work. (Only the preliminary 

authorization from the I-Center and not the Employment Authorization Document is 

required of students who request Curricular Practical Training.) 

410 

Series1 

704 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

41

42 

16000 

14000 

12000 

10000 

8000 

6000 

4000 

2000 

0 

Comparison of non-immigrant international student enrollment 

(including postdocs) with total University enrollment 1986-1997 

14037 14132 14206 14325 14289 

1768 1860 1974 2047 2000 2114 

14531 

15000 

Total Non-Immigrant Int'l Students 

Total University Enrollment 

15175 15176 15241 

2373 2550 2587 2613 2614 

15025 

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 

15333 

Year Total Non-Immigrant Int’l Students Total University Enrollment % International 

1986 1768 14037 12.50% 

1987 1860 14132 13.16% 

1988 1974 14206 13.90% 

1989 2047 14325 14.28% 

1990 2000 14289 14.00% 

1991 2114 14531 14.54% 

1992 2373 15000 15.82% 

1993 2550 15175 16.80% 

1994 2587 15176 17.04% 

1995 2613 15241 17.14% 

1996 2614 15025 17.40% 

1997 2842 15333 18.53% 

2842

500 

450 

400 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

279 

55 

321 

Comparison of NEW non-immigrant international graduate students 

by gender 1984-1997 

Male 

Female 

334 331 

76 72 

89 

363 

Year Male Female Ph.D Masters 

346 

83 79 

367 

397 

484 

1984 279 55 109 225 

1985 321 76 164 233 

1986 334 72 162 244 

1987 331 89 160 260 

1988 363 83 163 283 

1989 346 79 151 274 

1990 367 88 159 296 

1991 397 91 154 334 

1992 484 138 194 428 

1993 466 120 169 417 

1994 418 146 148 416 

1995 465 128 167 426 

1996 445 155 174 426 

1997 491 190 190 491 

88 

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 

91 

138 

466 

120 

418 

146 

465 

128 

445 

155 

491 

190 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

43

44 

500 

450 

400 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

109 

225 

NEW non-immigrant international graduate students by degree level 

1984-1997 

233 

244 

260 

164 162 160 163 

283 

151 

274 

296 

159 154 

334 

194 

428 

169 

417 416 

148 

167 

426 426 


700 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

334 

387 

Ph.D 

Masters 

Total NEW non-immigrant graduate student 1984-1997 

406 

420 

446 

425 

455 


488 

622 

586 

564 

593 

174 

600 

190 

681 

491

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

Ten most represented countries of non-immigrant international students 

(Including post-dotcoral students) 

244 

China Japan Taiwan India Canada Rep. Korea Germany Hong Kong United 

Kingdom 

Singapore 

321 

222 

220 

China Rep. 

Korean 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

217 

211 

257 

186 

206 

213 

179 

199 

159 

191 188 

189 

Canada India Taiwan Japan Germany Singapore Mexico U.K. 

144 

141 

83 

175 174 

1997 

106 

1995 

79 78 

China Taiwan Canada India Japan Rep. Korea Germany Mexico Singapore United 

Kingdom 

141 

79 76 

1996 

87 

80 

71 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

45

46 

Undeclared Majors 

Medicine 

Law 

Humanities and Science 

School of Engineering 

School of Education 

Earth Sciences 

School of Business 

46 

40 

28 

160 

190 

114 

305 

230 

Numbers of matriculated international 

and domestic students by School 


548 

715 

634 

639 

1080 

2184 

Domestic 

Int'l 

3530 

3640 

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 

Int’l Domestic Total Univ. % Int’l 

School of Business 230 639 869 26.4% 

Earth Sciences 114 190 304 37.5% 

School of Education 28 305 333 8.4% 

School of Engineering 1080 2184 3264 33.1% 

Humanities and Science 634 3640 4274 14.8% 

Law 40 548 588 6.8% 

Medicine 46 715 761 6.0% 

Undeclared Majors 160 3530 3690 4.3% 

Matriculated Total 2332 11752 14084 16.6%

7000 

6000 

5000 

4000 

3000 

2000 

1000 

0 

6445 

International Undergrads 

Domestic Undergrads 

Comparison of international undergraduate 

6334 6297 6296 6282 6245 6268 6238 

to domestic undergraduate population 

1980-1997 

6151 6150 6161 

185 256 266 295 311 293 304 333 306 355 394 

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 

* 

6321 6304 6299 6260 6277 6246 

206 260 274 301 300 304 308 

1992 

* 

1993 

* 

1994 

* 

Year International Domestic Univ. Total % of Undergrads 

Undergrads Undergrads Undergrads Who Are Int’l 

1980 185 6445 6630 2.8% 

1981 256 6334 6590 3.9% 

1982 266 6297 6563 4.1% 

1983 295 6296 6591 4.5% 

1984 311 6282 6593 4.7% 

1985 293 6245 6538 4.5% 

1986 304 6268 6572 4.6% 

1987 333 6238 6571 5.0% 

1988 306 6151 6457 4.7% 

1989 355 6150 6505 5.4% 

1990 394 6161 6555 6.0% 

1991* 206 6321 6527 3.1% 

1992* 260 6304 6564 3.9% 

1993* 274 6299 6573 4.2% 

1994* 301 6260 6561 4.5% 

1995* 300 6277 6577 4.50% 

1996* 304 6246 6550 4.60% 

1997* 308 6331 6639 4.60% 

* Non-immigrant only 

1995 

* 

1996 

* 

6331 


* 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

47

48 

2500 

2000 

1500 

1000 

500 

0 

1378 

185 

1483 

256 

International Graduate 

International UnderGrad 

1569 

266 

1645 

Comparison of numbers of undergraduate 

to graduate international students 1980-1997 

1550 

1591 

1625 1643 

295 311 293 304 

1684 

333 306 

1726 

355 

1801 

394 

1553 


* 

206 

1731 

260 

1992 

* 

International International International 

Graduate UnderGrad Total 

1980 1378 185 1780 

1981 1483 256 1967 

1982 1569 266 2052 

1983 1645 295 2155 

1984 1550 311 2078 

1985 1591 293 2154 

1986 1625 304 2187 

1987 1643 333 2278 

1988 1684 306 2370 

1989 1726 355 2477 

1990 1801 394 2534 

1991* 1553 206 2114 

1992* 1731 260 2373 

1993* 1830 274 2550 

1994* 1842 301 2587 

1995* 1870 300 2613 

1996* 1894 304 2614 

1997* 2024 308 2842 

*Non-Immigrant numbers only 

Total includes graduate, undergraduate, post-doctoral, 

non-matriculated and attendance permits. 

1830 

274 

1993 

* 

1842 

1870 

1894 

2024 

301 300 304 308 

1994 

* 

1995 

* 

1996 

* 


*

6000 

5000 

4000 

3000 

2000 

1000 

0 

4858 

1378 

1483 

Comparison of totals of international graduate students with domestic 

graduate students 1980-1997 

International Grads 

Domestic Grads 

4019 

4829 

1569 

5018 

1645 

5118 

5040 5075 5078 5083 5123 5085 

1550 1591 1625 1643 1684 1726 

1801 

5469 

1553 


* 

5598 5599 5628 5597 

1731 

1992 

* 

1830 1842 1870 1894 

1993 

* 

1994 

* 

Year International Domestic Univ. Total % of Grads 

Grads Grads Grads Who Are Int’l 

1980 1378 4858 6236 22.1% 

1981 1483 4019 5502 27.0% 

1982 1569 4829 6398 24.5% 

1983 1645 5018 6663 24.7% 

1984 1550 5118 6668 23.3% 

1985 1591 5040 6631 24.0% 

1986 1625 5075 6700 24.3% 

1987 1643 5078 6721 24.4% 

1988 1684 5083 6767 24.8% 

1989 1726 5123 6849 25.2% 

1990 1801 5085 6886 26.1% 

1991* 1553 5469 7022 22.1% 

1992* 1731 5598 7329 23.6% 

1993* 1830 5599 7429 24.6% 

1994* 1842 5628 7470 24.60% 

1995* 1870 5597 7467 25.00% 

1996* 1894 5367 7261 26.00% 

1997* 2024 5421 7445 27.10% 


1995 

* 

5367 5421 

1996 

* 

2024 


* 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

49

50 

700 

600 

500 

400 

300 

200 

100 

0 

323 

166 171 165 

International Post-Docs 

Domestic Post-Docs 

314 315 

175 175 

Comparison of international postdoctoral students 

in total postdoctoral population 1980-1997 

327 328 

241 

386 

356 

214 

232 

373 

419 

392 

299 302 

335 339 


* 

278 

464 

372 

535 

1992 

* 

576 

563 

626 

597 

397 398 397 398 

1993 

* 

1994 

* 

Year International Domestic Univ. Total % of Post-Docs 

Post-Docs Post-Docs Post-Docs Who Are Int’l 

1980 166 323 489 34.0% 

1981 171 314 485 35.3% 

1982 165 315 480 34.4% 

1983 175 327 502 34.9% 

1984 175 328 503 34.8% 

1985 241 386 627 38.4% 

1986 214 356 570 37.5% 

1987 232 373 605 38.3% 

1988 299 419 718 41.6% 

1989 302 392 694 43.5% 

1990 278 335 613 45.3% 

1991* 339 464 803 42.2% 

1992* 372 535 907 41.0% 

1993* 397 576 973 40.8% 

1994* 398 563 961 41.4% 

1995* 397 626 1023 38.80% 

1996* 398 597 995 40.00% 

1997* 463 620 1083 42.70% 


1995 

* 

1996 

* 

620 

463 


*

New H-1 petitions filed by country 

Argentina 3 

Australia 2 

Austria 1 

Belgium 1 

Brazil 1 

Canada 4 

China 17 

Czech Republic 1 

Denmark 1 

Estonia 1 

France 2 

Germany 14 

India 14 

Israel 1 

Italy 1 

Jamaica 1 

Japan 3 

Korea 3 

Netherlands 1 

Portugal 1 

Romania 1 

Russia 1 

Saudi Arabia 1 

Spain 2 

Switzerland 2 

Taiwan 1 

UK 6 

Ukraine 1 

New O-1 petitions filed by country 

Austria 1 

Canada 3 

Cyprus 1 

Iran 1 

Israel 1 

Mexico 1 

Poland 1 

UK 2 

Visa Statistics for Foreign Scholars 1997-98 

Anesthesia 5 

Biochemistry 4 

Biological Sciences 5 

Blood Center 1 

Cardiac Surgery 2 

Cardiology 4 

Center for Economic Policy Research 1 

Center for Turbulence Research 2 

Chemical Engineering 1 

Chemistry 1 

Computer Science 7 

Ctr. for the Study of Language &Information 2 

Permanent residentce petitions filed by country 

Australia 1 

Austria 1 

Canada 2 

Cyprus 2 

France 1 

Germany 1 

Guatemala 1 

India 1 

India 2 

Israel 2 

Italy 2 

Japan 1 

Korea 1 

Mexico 1 

New Zealand 1 

Russia 1 

UK 6 

H-1 and O-1 Extensions by country 

Canada 1 

China 1 

France 2 

Germany 4 

Hong Kong 1 

India 6 

Ireland 1 

Israel 1 

Kenya 1 

Korea 1 

Mexico 1 

Philippines 1 

Russia 2 

Taiwan 1 

UK 1 

Activity by department/Nonimmigrant petitions 

Dermatology 2 

Developmental Biology 1 

Div. of Literatures, Cultures & Languages 3 

Economics 3 

Education 3 

English 1 

Functional Restoration 2 

Gastroenterology 3 

Genetics 5 

Geological and Environmental Sciences 2 

Geophysics 1 

Ginzton 2 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

51

52 

Activity by department/Nonimmigrant petitions (continued) 

Graduate School of Business 1 

Gynecology and Obstetrics 2 

Hansen Labs 3 

Health Research and Policy 3 

Hematology 1 

High Energy Physics Lab 2 

History 3 

Hopkins 2 

Immunology and Rheumatology 1 

Industrial Engineering & Engineering Mgmt. 1 

Interventional Radiology 2 

ITSS 1 

Linguistics 1 

Math 3 

Mechanical Engineering 6 

Medicine 1 

Microbiology and Immunology 1 

Molecular and Cellular Physiology 1 

Activity by department/Immigrant petitions 

Applied Physics 1 

Biochemistry 3 

Computer Science 1 

CSLI 1 

Education 2 

Functional Restoration 1 

GSB 1 

HEPL 3 

Linguistics 1 

Mechanical Engineering 6 

Physics 1 

Political Science 1 

Psychology 1 

SLAC 2 

Statistics 1 

Structural Biology 1 

Molecular Pharmacology 2 

Music 3 

Neurobiology 2 

Neurology 1 

Neuroscience 3 

Neurosurgery 1 

Pathology 3 

Pediatrics 3 

Physics 2 

Planning Office 1 

Psychiatry 3 

Psychology 1 

Radiology 1 

SLAC 7 

Slavic Languages 1 

Structural Biology 5 

Vascular Surgery 1

Visiting Scholar and Postdoctoral Fellows by country, 

department and gender for the Academic Year 1997-98 

The following list of Visigin Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows reflects only those 

persons who have been sponsored by Stanford University for the 

J-1 Exchange Visitor status. 

ALGERIA ALGERIA 

1 0 1 

COMPUTER SCIENCE 1 

ARGENTINA ARGENTINA 

5 1 4 

BIOLOGY 2 

ECONOMICS 2 

Knight Fellowships 1 

AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA 

30 30 10 10 20 

20 

ANATOMY 3 

ASTROPHYSICS 1 

BIOCHEMISTRY 1 

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 

BIOLOGY 2 

BUSINESS 2 

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1 

CHEMISTRY 1 

CIVIL ENGINEERING 1 


ECONOMICS 3 

ENGINEERING 1 

GEOPHYSICS 1 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1 

MEDICINE 1 

MICROBIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY 1 

NEUROBIOLOGY 1 

PEDIATRICS 1 

PHYSICS 1 

PHYSIOLOGY 1 

PSYCHIATRY 1 

SOCIOLOGY 1 

SPORTS MEDICINE 1 

AUSTRIA AUSTRIA 

15 15 6 9 

ANESTHESIOLOGY 1 


CHEMISTRY 1 


ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 2 


NEPHROLOGY 1 

OPHTHALMOLOGY 3 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 1 

STATISTICS 1 

Total Total Female Female Male Male 

Total Total Total Female Female Male 

Male 

BANGLADESH BANGLADESH 1 0 1 

IMMUNOLOGY 1 

BELGIUM BELGIUM 

18 18 6 12 

12 

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 1 


CHEMISTRY 3 


CSLI 1 

ECONOMICS 2 

GEOLOGY 1 

LAW 2 


MICROBIOLOGY 1 

MICROBIOLOGY &IMMUNOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 1 

RADIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 

BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA 

1 0 1 

Knight Fellowship 1 

BRAZIL BRAZIL 

31 31 7 24 

24 



BIOLOGY 1 


CHEMISTRY 1 


CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 1 

COMPUTER MUSIC 1 



IMMUNOLOGY 1 

LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES 2 

MATHEMATICS 1 


PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 3 

PSYCHIATRY 2 

SOCIOLOGY 1 

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 3 

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 1 

UROLOGY 1 

BULGARIA BULGARIA 

3 3 0 


MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY 1 

SOCIAL SCIENCES 1 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

53

54 

CANADA CANADA 

41 41 8 33 

33 


ART 1 



BIOLOGY 1 



CHEMISTRY 3 


CSLI 1 

EDUCATION 1 


ENGLISH 1 

GENETICS 1 

GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS 1 

HOOVER 1 


LITERATURE 1 

MARINE biology 1 

MATHEMATICS 1 

MEDICINE 3 


PATHOLOGY 1 

PEDIATRICS 1 

PHILOSOPHY 1 

PHYSICS 1 

PLASTIC SURGERY 1 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 

RADIATION ONCOLOGY 1 

RADIOLOGY 1 

SOCIOLOGY 1 


CANADA/IRELAND CANADA/IRELAND 

1 0 1 

RADIOLOGY 1 

CHILE CHILE 

1 0 1 


CHINA CHINA 

88 88 21 21 67 

67 

AERO & ASTRO ENGINEERING 1 

AERONAUTICS 2 

ANESTHESIA 1 

ARMS CONTROL 1 

ASIA/PACIFIC RELATIONS 1 

ASIAN LANGUAGES 3 

ASIAN STUDIES 1 


BIOLOGY 2 

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY 1 



CHEMISTRY 3 



EAST ASIAN STUDIES 2 

ECONOMICS 2 

EDUCATION 1 


ENGINEERING 1 

GASTROENTEROLOGY at PAIRE 2 

GENETICS 2 


Total Total Female Female Male 

Male 

GEOLOGY 1 

GEOPHYSICS 2 

GEOPHYSICS/ SEISMOLOGY 1 

GYNECOLOGY/ OBSTETRICS 4 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 6 

LIBRARY SCIENCE 1 

LINGUISTICS 2 

MATERIALS SCIENCE 1 

MATHEMATICS 2 


MEDICINE 8 

MEDICINE at PAIRE 1 

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1 

MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY 2 

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 1 

PATHOLOGY 3 

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING 1 

PHYSICS 4 

PHYSIOLOGY 1 


POPULATION BIOLOGY 1 

PUBLIC FINANCE 1 

RADIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 

UROLOGY 1 

VIROLOGY 1 

COLOMBIA COLOMBIA 

5 2 3 

GASTROENTEROLOGY 1 


LINGUISTICS 1 

NEUROLOGY 1 


CYPRUS CYPRUS 

2 0 2 

ECONOMICS 1 


CZECH CZECH REPUBLIC REPUBLIC 

3 0 3 


MATHEMATICS 1 

PHYSICS 1 

DENMARK DENMARK 

25 25 6 19 

19 

BIOLOGY 1 

BUSINESS 4 

BUSINESS at SCANCOR 3 

CARDIOLOGY 1 


CHEMISTRY 1 



ECONOMICS 2 

GEOPHYSICS 1 

INTERNATIONAL ORG. 1 


MATHEMATICS 1 

MEDICINE 1 



ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE 1 

RADIOLOGY 1


Male 

EGYPT EGYPT 

2 0 2 

DRAMA 1 

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 1 

ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA ENGLAND/AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 


FINLAND FINLAND 

19 19 7 12 

12 

BUSINESS at SCANCOR 2 


COMMUNICATIONS at CSLI 2 

ECONOMICS 3 

MEDICINE 5 


MUSIC 1 


PHYSICS 1 

PHYSICS AT SLAC 1 

PSYCHIATRY 1 

FRANCE FRANCE 

84 84 21 21 63 

63 

BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1 

BIOLOGY 1 

BUSINESS 2 


CHEMISTRY 8 



ECONOMICS 3 


ENGINEERING ECON. SYSTEMS 1 

FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 

FRENCH 1 

FRENCH AND ITALIAN 1 

GEOLOGY 2 

GEOPHYSICS 3 

GYNECOLOGY/OBSTETRICS 1 

HUMANITIES 1 

MARINE BIOLOGY 1 

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGIN. 1 

MATHEMATICS 4 


MEDICINE 1 




MUSIC 1 

ONCOLOGY 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 


PHARMACOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 10 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 2 


GERMANY GERMANY 

212 212 212 44 44 44 168 

168 

AERONAUTICS 2 


APPLIED PHYSICS 1 

ARCHITECTURE 1 



BIOLOGY 2 

BUSINESS 2 


CARDIOVAS. IMMUNOLOGY 1 


CELL BIOLOGY 2 


CHEMISTRY 24 


COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 1 



DERMATOLOGY 1 

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 1 

ECONOMICS 2 


ELECTROMAGNETICS 1 

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1 

GASTROENTEROLOGY 2 

GENETICS 6 

GEOLOGICAL/ ENVIR. SCIENCES 2 

GEOLOGY 1 

GEOPHYSICS 3 


HEMATOLOGY 1 

H H M I 1 

IMMUNOLOGY 1 

MATERIALS SCIENCE/ ENGIN. 2 

MATHEMATICS 8 


MEDICINE 10 

MICROBIOLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY 2 



MUSIC 2 


NEUROLOGY 2 


PATHOLOGY 6 

PEDIATRICS 2 

PHILOSOPHY 1 

PHYSICS 20 


PHYSICS - EM 1 


POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 

PSYCHIATRY 2 

PSYCHIATRY 1 

PSYCHOLOGY 2 


RADIOLOGY 2 

RADIOLOGY/NEURORADIOLOGY 1 

SLAVIC LANGUAGES/ LIT. 1 

STATISTICS 3 


WOMEN STUDIES 1 


Male 

GREECE GREECE 

4 1 3 


DESIGN RESEARCH 1 


MEDICINE 1 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

55

56 


Male 

HONG HONG KONG KONG 

2 0 1 



HUNGARY 

HUNGARY HUNGARY 

2 0 1 


PHYSICS 1 

INDIA INDIA 

9 2 7 




CHEMISTRY 1 


GENETICS 1 

KNIGHT FELLOWSHIP 1 


PSYCHIATRY 1 

IRAN IRAN 

1 1 0 


IRELAND IRELAND IRELAND 

6 3 3 

BIOLOGY 1 

MEDICINE 1 




ISRAEL ISRAEL 

40 40 9 31 

31 

AERONAUTICS 1 

BIOLOGY 3 


CHEMISTRY 1 


ECONOMICS 3 

EDUCATION 2 

ENGINEERING 2 

GENETICS 1 

GEOLOGY 1 

GERMAN STUDIES 1 


LINGUISTICS 2 

MATHEMATICS 1 

MEDICINE 3 



NEPHROLOGY 1 


NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 

NEUROLOGY 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 4 

STATISTICS 1 

ITALY ITALY 

42 42 42 17 17 17 25 

25 



BUSINESS 1 




ECONOMICS 2 


ENGINEERING 1 

GENETICS 1 

ITALIAN 1 

LITERATURE 1 

MATHEMATICS 3 





MUSIC 2 

ONCOLOGY 1 

PARTICLE PHYSICS - SLAC 1 

PHYSICS 10 

PSYCHOLOGY 2 

STATISTICS 1 


Male 

JAMAICA/SWITZERLAND JAMAICA/SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 


JAPAN JAPAN JAPAN 

277 277 22 22 255 

255 

ANESTHESIA 2 


ART 

ASIA/PACIFIC RESEARCH 14 

1 

ASIAN LANGUAGES 2 

ASIAN STUDIES 1 

ATHLETICS 1 



BIOLOGY 4 

BUSINESS 6 

CARDIOLOGY 1 



CCRMA/MUSIC 1 


CHEMISTRY 13 




DEMOGRAPHY 1 

DERMATOLOGY 1 



ECONOMICS 9 


ENGINEERING 5 

ENGINEERING ECO. SYSTEMS 2 

ENGLISH 1 

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 1 

FOOD RESEARCH 1 

GENETICS 2 

GEOPHYSICS 3 


HOOVER INSTITUTION 1 

IMMUNOLOGY 1 


INT. BUSINESS ADMIN. 1 

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 1 


INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY 1

LAW 2 

LINGUISTICS 6 

LITERATURE 1 




MEDICAL RESEARCH 1 

MEDICINE 9 



MUSIC 1 

MUSIC AT CCRMA 1 


NEUROLOGY 1 

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 1 

ONCOLOGY 1 


ORTHOPEDICS 1 

OTOLARYNGOLOGY 1 

PATHOLOGY 5 

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE 1 

PEDIATRICS 1 

PHYSICS 22 



POPULATIONS STUDIES 1 

POWER RESOURCES 1 

PSYCHIATRY 2 

PSYCHIATRY 2 

PSYCHOLOGY 3 

PUBLIC HEALTH 1 

RADIOLOGY 4 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1 

SOCIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 

SURGERY 1 

UROLOGY 3 

WOMEN STUDIES 1 

KOREA KOREA 

109 109 109 17 17 17 92 

92 

AERONAUTICS 1 

ANESTHESIA 1 

ARMS CONTROL 1 

ASIA PACIFIC RESEARCH 2 




CHEMISTRY 2 


CIVIL & ENVIR. ENGINEERING 1 


DISEASE PREVENTION 1 

EAST ASIAN POLITICS 1 


ECONOMICS 5 

EDUCATION 1 


ENGLISH 1 

GENETICS 2 

GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS 2 

HHMI 2 

IMMUNOLOGY/ MICROBIOLOGY 1 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 1 



Male 


INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 1 


INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1 


LABOR RELATIONS 1 

LAW 6 

LAW AND SOCIOLOGY 1 

LINGUISTICS 1 



MEDICAL RESEARCH 1 

MEDICINE 7 

MICROBIOLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY 2 



PATHOLOGY 1 

PEDIATRICS 3 

PHILOSOPHY 1 

PHYSICS 2 

PHYSIOLOGY 1 



PSYCHOLOGY 1 


RADIOLOGY 2 


STATISTICS 3 

SURGERY 1 

TRANSPORTATION 1 

UROLOGY 1 

KUWAIT KUWAIT 

3 0 3 


LATVIA LATVIA 

1 1 0 

MEDICINE 1 

LEBANON LEBANON 

1 0 1 

CHEMISTRY 1 

LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG 

1 0 1 

PHYSICS 1 

MALAYSIA 

MALAYSIA MALAYSIA 

16 16 7 9 

ECONOMICS 16 

MEXICO MEXICO 

13 13 5 8 



ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1 

FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 


JOURNALISM 1 


LITERATURE 1 

MEDICINE 1 

MUSIC 1 

SPANISH & PORTUGUESE 1 

MOROCCO MOROCCO 

1 0 1 

PHYSICS 1 

➹ 

➶ 

➪ 

57

58 


Male 

NEPAL NEPAL 

1 0 1 


NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS 

29 29 6 23 

23 

BIOLOGY 5 



CHEMISTRY 2 


DRAMA 1 


GENETICS 2 

LINGUISTICS 1 

MATHEMATICS 1 


MEDICINE 1 


PEDIATRICS 1 

PHILOSOPHY 2 

PHYSICS 1 


STATISTICS 2 

NEW NEW ZEALAND ZEALAND 

5 1 4 

AERONAUTICS 1 



PHYSICS 1 

NICARAGUA NICARAGUA 

1 0 1 


NORWAY NORWAY 

38 38 4 34 

34 


BUSINESS 9 



ECONOMICS 1 

EDUCATION 2 


ENGINEERING ECONOMIC SYS. 1 

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1 

GEOPHYSICS 2 

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY 1 

MEDICINE 1 

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 

ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 


PHYSICS 1 

SCANCOR 1 

SOCIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 5 

OMAN OMAN 

1 0 1 

MEDICINE 1 

PAKISTAN 

PAKISTAN PAKISTAN 

1 0 1 


PERU PERU 

3 1 2 


PHYSICS 1 


Male 

PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES 

7 4 3 


ECONOMICS 1 


SURGERY 1 

POLAND POLAND 

3 0 3 

GEOPHYSICS 1 

PHYSICS 2 

PORTUGAL PORTUGAL 

3 0 3 

LAW 1 

PHYSICS 1 

PORTUGUESE LITERATURE 1 

ROMANIA ROMANIA 

4 1 3 

CHEMISTRY 1 



PATHOLOGY 1 

RUSSIA RUSSIA 

13 

13 

15 15 2 

ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES 1 


DEMOGRAPHY 1 

EDUCATION 2 


GEOPHYSICS 1 


MATHEMATICS 2 

MUSIC 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 2 

POPULATION GENETICS 1 

SAUDI SAUDI ARABIA ARABIA 

1 0 1 


SINGAPORE 

SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 

10 

10 

12 12 2 

ECONOMICS 2 


LAW 2 

MEDICINE 1 

PSYCHIATRY 1 

RADIOLOGY 2 

SLOVAK SLOVAK REPUBLIC REPUBLIC 

1 0 1 

ECONOMICS 1 

SLOVENIA SLOVENIA 

1 1 0 


SOUTH SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA 

5 2 3 

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 1 

LAW 2 

MEDICINE 1 

SOCIOLOGY 1


Male 

SOUTH SOUTH KOREA KOREA 

14 14 4 10 

10 



HOOVER 1 

KNIGHT FELLOWSHIPS 1 

LAW 3 

LINGUISTICS 2 


MEDICINE 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PSYCHIATRY 1 

SPAIN SPAIN SPAIN 

44 44 17 17 27 

27 

AERONAUTICS 2 

ANTHROPOLOGY 1 


BIOLOGY 2 



CHEMISTRY 2 



ECONOMICS 3 

ENGLISH 1 

GEOLOGY 2 


Knight Fellowships 1 

LINGUISTICS 3 

MATHEMATICS 1 


MEDICINE 3 


PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 2 

RADIOLOGY/NEURORADIOLOGY 1 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 

SWEDEN SWEDEN SWEDEN 

40 40 12 12 28 

28 

BUSINESS 4 


CHEMISTRY 3 


ECONOMICS 3 


ENGINEERING ECONOMIC SYS. 2 

GENETICS 1 

MATERIALS SCIENCES 1 

MATHEMATICS 1 


MEDICINE 3 

ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH 2 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 2 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 

RADIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 


TECHNOLOGY 1 

WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES 1 


Male 

SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND 

53 53 11 11 42 

42 

APPLIED PHYSICS 1 


BIOLOGY 3 


CHEMISTRY 7 



ECONOMICS at HOOVER Inst. 1 

EDUCATIONAL THEORY 1 


ENGINEERING 1 

GEOLOGY 2 

IMMUNOLOGY 1 

MATHEMATICS 1 





NEUROLOGY 1 


PATHOLOGY 1 

PEDIATRICS AT GENENTECH 1 

PHYSICS 2 


PSYCHIATRY 3 

TAIWAN TAIWAN 

43 43 43 10 10 33 

33 

AERONAUTICS 1 


BIOLOGY 1 

BUSINESS 1 


CTR. TURBULENCE RESEARCH 1 


CIVIL AND ENVIR. ENGINEERING 1 


COMMUNICATIONS 1 


ECONOMICS 5 


ENGIN. ECON. SYSTEMS 2 

GENETICS 3 

GEOPHYSICS 1 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1 


MATERIALS RESEARCH 1 

MATHEMATICS 3 



MUSIC 1 

NEPHROLOGY 2 

NEUROLOGY 2 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PEDIATRICS 1 

PHILOSOPHY 1 

PHYSICS 1 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 

THAILAND THAILAND 

2 1 1 

PEDIATRICS 1 


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➶ 

➪ 

59

60 

TURKEY TURKEY 

5 1 4 



MATERIALS ENGINEERING 1 


PHYSICS 1 

UGANDA UGANDA 

1 0 1 



Male 

UKRAINE UKRAINE 

1 0 1 


UNITED UNITED KINGDOM KINGDOM 

91 91 18 18 73 

73 

AERONAUTICS 1 

ANATOMY 

AREA STUDIES - EUROPE 1 

1 


BIOLOGY 7 

CHEMISTRY 6 




DEMOGRAPHY 1 

DERMATOLOGY 1 

ECONOMICS 1 

GENETICS 4 

GEOLOGY 1 

GERMAN STUDIES 1 

HANSEN PHYSICS LAB 1 

IMMUNOLOGY 2 

IMM. & RHEUMATOLOGY 1 


INTL POLICY STUDIES 2 

LINGUISTICS 2 

LITERATURE 1 


MATHEMATICS 5 


MEDICINE 6 

RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 

MICROBIOLOGY at HHMI 1 


MUSIC 1 

NEPHROLOGY 1 


ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY 1 

PATHOLOGY 1 

PHYSICS 18 


PSYCHIATRY 1 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 


SOCIOLOGY 1 

STATISTICS 1 

UZBEKISTAN UZBEKISTAN 

1 0 1 

MATHEMATICS 1 

VENEZUELA VENEZUELA 

3 2 1 

GEOCHEMISTRY 1 

LAW 1 



Male 

YUGOSLAVIA YUGOSLAVIA 

2 2 0 

GENETICS 1 

PSYCHOLOGY 1 

ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE 

1 0 1 


GRAND GRAND TOTAL TOTAL 

1550 1550 330 330 1220 

1220

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The first International Center at Stanford, situated on Lasuen Street. 

This building burned down in November 1961. 

Phone: 650/723-1831 

FAX:650/725-0886 

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/ 

Mailing address: 

PO Box 5816 

Stanford University 

Stanford, California 94309

1997/98 - Bechtel International Center - Stanford University

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