In the last 10 years (2012-2022), 50~52% percent of enrolled PhD students are international, except 2020, only 49% due to covid. (the most recent data published on USC website)
In Spring 2022, a group of international students realized that they are an important part of our campus but usually get marginalized in decision making. They believe that international students should organize themself to have their voice in our union and in campus activities. So, they started the GSWOC International Student Committee with the goal of organizing and advocating for international students. The committee is a place for international students to discuss any issues related to their lives and organize to make things better. They organized events for international students to ask questions about the union; and events for discussions about things people want to change via bargaining.
In Nov 2023, after conflict, bargaining team took over the international student committee email list and announce the committee no longer exists. After the bargaining finished, international student committee webpage was taken down from union website. (Webpage archive)
People from other unions have reached out to learn their experience of organizing international students. Here is the email export. (There have been many important off-email-list private discussion, which they are happy to discuss face to face.)
- 2022 Mar 21st
- 2022 Mar 21st-26th
- 2022 Mar 25th-30th
- 2022 Mar 27th-28th
- 2022 Apr 12nd-13rd
- 2022 May 9th-18th
- 2022 May 17th
- 2022 May 31th - June 1st
- 2022 Jun 6th
- 2022 Jun 24th - July 22th
- 2022 Sep 22nd
- 2022 Oct 5th
- 2022 Nov 11st-22nd
- 2023 Jan 31st - Feb 6th
- 2023 Feb 8th
- 2023 Feb 19th
- 2023 Feb 28th
- 2023 Mar 11th-13rd
- 2023 Mar 20th
- 2023 Mar 23th
- 2023 Apr 21st
- 2023 Apr 28th - May 9th
- 2023 May 23th-31st
- 2023 Jun 7th
- 2023 Aug 30th
- 2023 Sep 12nd-18th
- 2023 Sep 25th - Nov 18th
- 2023 Nov 25th
- 2023 Dec 5th