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The Foyer is a place where students can make the transition between family life and independent living in a large capital city. The house rules are designed to facilitate community life while allowing individual freedom. Students always have access to a friendly ear should they need it. |
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The Foyer Spirit |
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Open to students of all countries and creeds, the goal of the Foyer is to foster international understanding. As a place where students can meet and exchange ideas, the Foyer allows residents the opportunity to reflect upon their own culture and to discover that beyond national differences lie understanding and friendship. |
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Grace Whitney Hoff was born on October 22, 1862, in Detroit, Michigan. She married John Jacob Hoff on April 3rd, 1900, and together they left the United States for France which became their adopted country. Using her personal fortune for philanthropic work, she cared for soldiers wounded in World War I and she founded a retirement home in Peyrieu (Ain) for war widows. Her most important contribution, however, was the construction of the Foyer International. She was actively involved in all aspects of the building process because she wanted students to be housed in comfortable and clean surroundings. For her efforts and generosity she was awarded the Academic Palms in 1923 and the medal of the Legion of Honnor in 1925. Grace Whitney Hoff died at Peyrieu on December 18, 1938. |
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Founded in 1906, the Foyer International was the first student residence opened in the Latin Quarter and it was known as the Student Hostel. Entirely demolished then reconstructed in 1928 as a much larger building, the Foyer was given to the University of Paris in 1936. Today the Foyer is administered by a board of directors which includes the Rector of the Universities of Paris, descendants of the foundress, and other professionals familiar with student life. |
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| The staff | 18 people, 9 different nationalities, 5 men,and 13 women |
| webmaster: Mary Ann Piwowarczyk |
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drawings by: Hye-in Ryu |