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title: International Student Orientation 2023
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## [International Student Orientation 2023](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/international-student-orientation-2023-0)

Posted by [Andy Cunningham](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/author/andy-cunningham) on August 31, 2023 at 5:45 PM

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After a brief Get to Know You activity, and an introduction by Director of [International Education](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/student-support/international-education) Nelly Wadsworth,  [President Lapidus](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/leadership/presidents-office/president-lapidus-biography), <https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about/leadership/presidents-office/president-lapidus-biography>along with Associate Vice President for [Academic Affairs](https://www.fitchburgstate.edu/academics/academic-affairs) Franca Barricelli welcomed our newest cohort of International students at their orientation in the Hammond Maine Lounge.

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