IASCE and IGSA Joint Event
This event was established to familiarize the Iranian America Society of Civil Engineers (IASCE) with the current civil engineering students at USC. This event will have the following advantages for the students:
- They become familiar with the CE job market in the U.S.
- They can find connections in the academic fields and industries.
IGSA and IASCE plan to have similar program once every six months and talk about common goals and interests. The detail of the program was as follows:
- Presentation by Iranian civil engineering student:
Civil engineer students in Iran and United States – A comparison
Talk/presentation by an Iranian professor at USC
- Introduction by IGSA officers
- Introduction by IASCE board members
- Talk by an Iranian professor at USC
- Iranian civil engineering at USC – Research topics
- Tour of USC campus and civil engineering lab
Attendance: 40
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World Café - An introduction to different cultures
Each semester at the University of Southern California, there is an event called “The World Café” for international students from all around the globe to meet each other, socialize and get familiarized with the culture of different countries.
As a major and one of the oldest student organizations of the university, IGSA, took part in both events in the fall and spring semesters to take the opportunity of knowing other cultures, languages, people, way of life and cuisine of the different nations.
At the first event, the introduction of Iranian culture started with a review of the sights of historic places of the beloved homeland, natural beauties of the country and introduction of different ethnics and people of Iran. It was followed by a very friendly and educationally session of questions and answers ranging from culture to history, from society to geopolitics and from family life to international relations.
This was really praised by OIS and the research assistants who were working on the global issues and international relations leading to a seminar later on about the “Real Iran” as part of continuous “State of the world” seminars.
The other event was held in the spring semester focused on the different languages. It was a chance for students from all around the world to gather and practice the common use of the languages in different languages and cultures.
Attendance: 100
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Ski Trip
Iran is home to numerous mountainous regions, many of which are suitable for skiing. Skiing began in Iran in 1938, today, 13 ski resorts operate in Iran but the most famous are Tochal, Dizin, and Shemshak. All are within one to three hours of Tehran. Tochal is the world's fifth highest ski resort at over 3730m at its highest 7th station.
This was a joint event with PSA (Persian Stanford Association) for those who missed snowy days or the mountains covered by snow here in Los Angeles to have fun with other friends along with skiing, snowball playing, enjoying the beauty of the nature dressed in white.
The above price reflects lodging, breakfast and dinner.
Attendance: 5
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