Context:

1. You are a domestic graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This university welcomes many international students from more than 110 countries around the world.
2. As of the Spring semester of 2017, there are less than 15 students from both Senegal and The Gambia. These are two major countries where the Wolof language is spoken. Universities in the United States are among international institutions that attract many students and professors from both of these countries.

Student Task: Considering the two contexts described above,

1. Prepare a creative youtube video presentation in Wolof to introduce the University of Illinois at U-C to a prospective student (undergraduate or graduate) from Senegal or The Gambia.
2. You may include any relevant information for a prospective student. But your video should contain:

• a general description of the University [location, departments, general statistics, etc.]
• some information on the history of this institution [date of creation, one or two examples of landmarks in the change of demographics on the number of African students, etc.]
• 3 to 4 things that Illinois can offer and that could convince prospective students from these countries to apply to UIUC. NB: You may use cultural knowledge competence you so far have about both Senegal and The Gambia if you find that helpful.
• 1 or 2 cultural challenges that a prospective student from these countries may face while at UIUC.
• Based on the challenge(s), give suggestions and a few tips on how to get ready for that or to approach it when that happens.

NB: Feel free to include any relevant information. Once done, respond to this thread by posting the link to your video.

Potential resources:

1. Office of Admissions: https://admissions.illinois.edu/Discover/illinois-facts
2. Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations: https://oiir.illinois.edu/about/demographics
3. International Students and Scholars Statistics: http://isss.illinois.edu/about/statistics.html
4. National context: http://www.iie.org/Services/Project-Atlas/United-States/International-Students-In-US
5. Additional resources outside the campus: http://www.collegexpress.com/college/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/1100729/details/
6. Illinois International: http://international.illinois.edu/

Youtube video of the submission (Dalal jàmm ci UIUC)