The University of Minnesota’s International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is celebrating 150 years of international students on campus.

The University first welcomed its international undergraduates in 1874, where they made up less than 1% of the student body. Today, international students make up 11% of the student population with more than 5,200 students from 140 different countries.

ISSS advises and supports international students through their learning experiences in the United States, said Kathryn Gaylord-Miles, the associate director of Student Advising and Counseling for the office. In her time there, she has seen students rely on a wide network of counseling resources.

“I think that the ISSS office here, and the University as a whole, have a set of support resources for international students that’s really unique,” Gaylord-Miles said. 

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