Date: Aug 13, 2009

Hofstra Welcomes Students from Tokyo Future University

Fifteen Students Take ESL Courses and Daytrips Into New York City and Around Long Island

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY …A group of 15 students from Tokyo Future University (TFU) is visiting Hofstra University to participate in an ESL program from August 2 to 17, 2009. They are learning about American culture, exploring Long Island and New York City and taking language courses.

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The Japanese students, with career interests in counseling or early childhood education, have had the opportunity to learn about educational and psychological services for families and children in the United States. All of the students have volunteered time at Hofstra’s Diane Lindner-Goldberg Child Care Institute, located at the Joan and Arnold Saltzman Community Services Center.

Helping to coordinate the programming and logistics for the students is S. Stavros Valenti, Professor of Psychology and Hofstra University’s Acting Associate Dean of Student Academic Affairs.

Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from about 150 undergraduate and more than 160 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business; engineering; communication; education, health and human services; and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 22 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis. Hofstra offers a faculty whose highest priority is teaching excellence. The University also provides excellent facilities with state-of-the-art technology, extensive library resources and internship programs that match students’ interests and abilities with appropriate companies and organizations.  The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.

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