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CASLS just said goodbye to our first cohort of the Oregon Summer Program (OSP) with a farewell party held on Friday, September 23.

The Oregon Summer Program is a four-week program designed to help students from Japanese universities learn about topics related to sustainability and health and explore American university life while connecting with the culture and people of Oregon.

East Asia Programs Director Li-Hsien Yang provides daily academic, organizational, curricular and life support for the students during their time here, and Digital Technologies Associate Ben Pearson creates and leads place-based curriculum for the program, with activities involving Ingress, Chrono Ops, and EcoPod: Quake Response. Renée Marshall, International Programs Specialist, offers English language support with focused ESL lessons at the beginning of each week to help students practice the language and vocabulary they will be using during that week. During the fourth week students also complete four days of volunteer work for local organizations.

Please join us in wishing the OSP students best of luck in their future endeavors! For more information about the Oregon Summer Program visit the website.