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            The new international students have arrived from seven countries at Shawnee State University and the students have been introduced to their host families while they are here in the United States.
            Rita Haider, director of the Center for International Programs and Activities, brought the students and their host families together on Saturday, Aug. 21, to meet each other.
            In the photo, front row left, are Xie “Willow” Wanhua, Tao “Peach” Wu, Hui “Clare” Zhang, Lin “Minna” Min and Yao “Jacky” Fu, all of China; SSU Associate Professor Kejing Liu who has adopted two students to host; and Zi “Panda” Yuan, of China. In the second row are, from left, SSU Clinical Counselor Linda Koenig; adjunct faculty Cathy Chaffin; Clark Memorial Library Director Connie Stoner; Gulrukhsor Aknazarova, of Tajikistan; Aigul Bektashova, of Krygzstan; SSU Financial Aid Director Dr. Barb Bradbury; Rahila Kosayeva, of Azerbaijan; Paras Memon, of Pakistan; Bonnie Fox, of Kentucky; Isabelle Hansing, of Portsmouth; and Rich Stoner, of West Portsmouth. In the back row, from left, are hosts Steve Rodeheffer and Lynne Rodeheffer, of Portsmouth; Narjis Wadiwala, of Pakistan; Doug Mitchell, of Kentucky; Mohammad Khan, of Pakistan; and SSU Senior Instructor Ken Fox, of Kentucky.