WUSA & ICSN
This student-led network helps connect international and canadian students through events and community building
Students from outside Canada generally need this document to study in Canada
What is a study permit?
This office supports student mental health and wellness
What are Counselling Services?
This is one of the most common platforms on which you can find ICSN‘s upcoming events/general information
What is Instagram @wusaicsn?
What are black and gold?
ICSN operates under this undergraduate student association while carrying out its mission of connecting international and domestic students
What is WUSA?
International students are encouraged to attend these events to meet people and learn about campus resources
What are orientation and networking events?
What is WUSA Legal Protection Service
The unofficial goal of many ICSN events is to help students leave with more of these than they arrived with
What are friends / memories?
This mascot is famous for wearing a black-and-gold suit, and representing UofW
Who is King Warrior?
Funding for initiatives like ICSN ultimately comes from fees paid by this group
Who are undergraduate students?
This common challenge for international students involves adapting to a new culture
What is cultural shock?
This student-run service helps undergraduates navigate academic concerns and university policies
What is the WUSA Student Support Program / CAPS / Mates?
The hardest audience to recruit for many ICSN events is often not international students but this group
Who are domestic Canadian students?
This annual event helps new students transition into university life.
What is Orientation Week (O-Week)?
To join the ICSN volunteer team, students can apply through this method
What is sending an email to icsn@wusa.ca / applying on the WUSA jobs and opportunities page / sending a message on Instagram @wusaicsn?
Besides academics, successful student transitions often depend on building this type of support system
What is social support networks / peer support / community?
This service helps students improve academic writing and communication skills
What is the Writing and Communication Centre?
Name the three headline ICSN events
What are Niagara Falls, Strawberry Picking, Canoeing, Bike Rides, Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, Canada’s Wonderland, Pumpkin Carving, Cookie Decoration?
Waterloo's reputation for innovation is especially strong in engineering, computer science, and this field
What is mathematics?
ICSN is not a club; it belongs to this category of WUSA-affiliated communities.
What is a student-run service/network/community?
This campus building houses the International Experience Centre
What is Needles Hall?
Many international students visit this campus office for immigration, transition, and settlement support
What is the International Experience Centre?
Among all ICSN events, this destination is arguably the most iconic and recognizable to Waterloo students
What is Niagara Falls?
ICSN events are designed to encourage this between international and domestic students
What is cultural exchange and community building?