Events

Nepal Student Association
Tentative Schedule for Spring 2002

Events	Date
New Student Orientation	February 4, 2002
Volleyball Tournament	Every Monday Feb 11 – March 11
Nepal and Tourism -- Guest Speaker	March (Date to be announced)
Ka, Kha, Ga -- Nepali Language Session	Every other Thursday at 2pm
NSA Camp Out -- A camping trip	March (Date to be announced later)
International Food Festival	March 29, 2002
Know your Friend	A program to mingle with non Nepalese friends (April)
International Beauty Pageant	April 26, 2002
Graduation Reception	April 29, 2002
Nepal Student Association Board Election	April 30, 2002

Members of the Nepal Student Association (NSA) perform traditional music from their country during International Fest 2000. The NSA is the eighth largest international student organization on campus. Photo Provided

Nepal Student Association provides food, fun for students

by Laura Bello, Staff Writer
September 10, 2001

The Nepal Student Association (NSA) elected a new board for the fall semester on Aug. 30.

The board members are Prakash Kafle, president; Anil Manandhar, vice president; Suraj Poudyal, secretary; Atin Baral, activity coordinator; and Adarsha Chand, treasurer.

Dr. William Morey, professor of decision sciences and sponsor of the NSA, said that some objectives they have are to network with other students from Nepal, help each other do well at UCO and teach the UCO community about Nepal.

"It's not just about Mt. Everest," Morey said about Nepal.The meeting was followed by a new student's orientation, food and fun fair.The games allowed new students to introduce themselves to the club."They are usually shy, so this lets them have exposure to people at the university," Kalfe said.Jalal Daneshfar, the activities coordinator of the International Office, said the NSA is the eighth largest international student organization on campus this fall.They have been an organization since 1994 and have 95 members, Kalfe said."Our members are from all over. Most are from Nepal, but some are from Oklahoma, Japan, all over the world," Kalfe said.The 72 enrolled full-time students from Nepal is an increase from the 46 enrolled last semester. Kalfe said part of the increase is because of recruitment efforts of NSA."Strong international organizations help UCO attract international students. They also create success for international students' UCO experience," Morey said.

Some monthly activities NSA has are movie festivals. September's movie is Caravan shown in the business building."The movies are reflective of our culture," he said.Every Friday, they hold a soccer tournament with members of the association at the World Class Soccer Complex in Edmond.Nepal is a small Himalayan country situated between India and China."It is smaller than Oklahoma but there are 36 different languages," Kalfe said.Students that would like information about NSA, Nepal, its culture, Hinduism or Buddhism can contact Kafle at 715-2752. The annual membership is $10.

Posted on vista September 11,2001 (To link)