About Us
The International Association spun off International Club, which was
formed in the mid-1950s as an organization to provide social
programming for graduate and undergraduate international students.
Since the name change, which occurred a mere fifteen years ago, the International Association has centered its goals on the integration of the international and American communities at Duke.
The International Council was derived from the International Association in 1999, as international students became increasingly aware that a variety of their administrative needs, from holiday housing to liaisons between Duke's myriad cultural groups, were still sadly lacking.
In a dramatic effort to fill these gaps, then-senior Saverio Grazioli-Venier, past president of the International Association, joined forces with DSG to create an entity that would "act as an advisory board to DSG and as a lobbying organization representing international students in front of the administration."
Beginning in Fall 2001, the International Association and the International Council began to function as a conglomerate with the purpose of developing and promoting internationalism at Duke, inculcating the diverse cultures of international students in the Duke Community and spreading political and non-political awareness of issues affecting their daily lives.
Internationalism is a broad goal, and there are many different ways in which both of our organizations are tackling the issue.
Since the name change, which occurred a mere fifteen years ago, the International Association has centered its goals on the integration of the international and American communities at Duke.
The International Council was derived from the International Association in 1999, as international students became increasingly aware that a variety of their administrative needs, from holiday housing to liaisons between Duke's myriad cultural groups, were still sadly lacking.
In a dramatic effort to fill these gaps, then-senior Saverio Grazioli-Venier, past president of the International Association, joined forces with DSG to create an entity that would "act as an advisory board to DSG and as a lobbying organization representing international students in front of the administration."
Beginning in Fall 2001, the International Association and the International Council began to function as a conglomerate with the purpose of developing and promoting internationalism at Duke, inculcating the diverse cultures of international students in the Duke Community and spreading political and non-political awareness of issues affecting their daily lives.
Internationalism is a broad goal, and there are many different ways in which both of our organizations are tackling the issue.
