Internal Partners

Multicultural Center

The Rinker Center for Global Affairs partners with the Multicultural Center to support Culture Exchange programs, which bring the campus and community together to learn about cultures and perspectives from around the world. The Multicultural Center contributes lunch cards for attendees, helping make these opportunities welcoming and accessible.

Multicultural Student Organizations

The International Student Organization Council connects the Rinker Center with student organizations that support international and intercultural engagement. Through the council, we share Rinker Center updates, promote events across organizations, and develop ideas for new collaborations.

Participating organizations include, but are not limited to:

  • Bangladesh Student Association
  • German Club
  • French Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Ghana Students Association
  • Alpha Mu Gamma
  • Chinese Student and Scholars Association
  • South Asian Student Association
  • Culinary Connection Club

Interested in having your student organization join the council? Click here to contact us to register your club now!

American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

AASCU is a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning- and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations, and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

American International Recruitment Council (AIRC)

AIRC is a professional education membership association focused solely on issues relating to international student recruitment.

Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)

A membership organization composed of institutional leaders engaged in advancing the international dimensions of higher education.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

NAFSA is the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange.

EducationUSA

EducationUSA centers are the U.S. State Department’s network of more than 400 advising centers in over 170 countries. They are designed to assist local students with finding the appropriate college or university in the United States.

Forum on Education Abroad

Forum on Education Abroad is a membership association recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the standards development organization for the field of education abroad.

Rinker International Programs Consortium

The consortium comprises five universities: Ball State University, Furman University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Roberts Wesleyan University, and Stetson University. Universities belonging to this consortium receive generous contributions from the Rinker family toward study abroad activity.