Statistics show that not only has the university’s enrollment of Nepalese students increased, but also that they have grown to become the largest portion of international students on campus.
The “Southeastern Profile,” a publication produced by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, records student, faculty and staff information; including their country of origin. According to the “Profile,” the first Nepalese student enrolled in 2005. By 2009, 69 students from Nepal attended Southeastern and, according to Multicultural & International Student Affairs (MISA) Director Dr. Eric Summers, that number is expected to rise again this semester.
“This semester we have about 30 new Nepalese students,” said Summers. “We represent about 50 countries here at Southeastern and we typically have no more than 10 or 20 students per country. I think this year we will easily have over 100 Nepalese that.”
For more information on MISA and multicultural education, programs and events on campus visit www.selu.edu/admin/misa/index.html.