【Student Association of International Programs】《111-1》Celebrating the spooky season with SA’s Halloween Party 2022

As the end of October comes close, are you ready to be spooky and mysterious during our Halloween Party? The Student Association of International Programs annually holds a Halloween event for the students of IBMBA, GHRM MBA, and this year’s newcomers IBBA. This time the event took place in Madker Live House and Restaurant (美德客音樂餐酒館) with a variety of delicious and exotic cuisines of students’ choice. There were more than 50 participants in the event including Professor Ryan and two alumni. Furthermore, attending students were encouraged to dress up in costumes using recycled and green materials by incentivizing them with prizes, which corresponds with SDGs 12 Responsible Consumption and Production. In addition, cookies boxes from 歡喜購物專區 were offered to students for the purpose of supporting local businesses and helping the disadvantaged community in Kaohsiung, which complies with SDGs 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. By implementing SDGs in our event, we hope to raise awareness of these important social issues among students, together we all can contribute to society. The aim of this event is to familiarize students with their fellow classmates, connect both IBMBA and GHRM MBA, as well as integrate juniors from the IBBA program.

To kick start the event, SA welcomed and thanked everyone for their participation, and Professor Ryan gave an opening remark to welcome all students. After that, meals were distributed and allocated to students by IBMBA volunteers and SA members. While students enjoyed the food, cookies made by people with Down Syndrome were then distributed to students to show support for the disadvantaged and advocate its importance. Later on, a series of team-building games were also played to strengthen the relationship among international program students. In the beginning, a pair of paper sheets were randomly sent to students which included the name and lyrics of a song, so students had to find a matching partner with the corresponding song. After being more acquainted with the newly-met friends, they were required to form a group of five people for a team competition. Each team was asked to brainstorm and write down as many Halloween-related words as possible. Each member of the winning team was then rewarded with a movie ticket voucher as a prize. After the game, it was voting time for the Best Costumer Winner. Surprisingly, the winner this year was Edward, the IBMBA 2nd-year student who was also the winner of Halloween last year in 2021. Following the activities, SA promoted the election of the Student Association of International Programs, recruiting more potential candidates. Finally, the Halloween party ended up with a Choo-choo train game where students had to do the dancing moves based on the themes randomly given on the screen. The event went well, and students were quite immersed in the festive atmosphere with joy.

The entire Halloween event was a great success, and all participating students were pleased to take part in this cultural activity where students were given opportunities to network and interact with students from international programs. SA regularly organizes cultural events for students to join and experience diverse cultures. Students can benefit greatly from the events since social connections can be built and interpersonal skills can also be improved. Lastly, we look forward to holding more such events to enrich students’ lives and allow them to make more friends.