ISSS WEEKLY UPDATE FOR
April 1, 2008 to April 7, 2008
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- JUST TWO MORE TAX WORKSHOPS: APRIL 3 AND 10!
- IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR CINTAX USERS! KEEP YOUR RECORDS!
- CPT/OPT WORKSHOP - APRIL 9
- CULTURE CORPS EVENT: „GOOD CITIZENS, BAD SAMARITANS? TOWARDS A
CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FINNISH EXCELLENCE ˆ APRIL 11
- CULTURE CORPS EVENT: CURRENT TRENDS IN HOME TELEHEALTH- APRIL 18
REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
These are announcements from previous ISSS Weekly Updates. They
are current and relevant to this week. To read the full text of
each repeated announcement, please refer to the dates indicated
below on the ISSS Weekly Update web page.
- GRADUATING STUDENTS: NOTICE OF INTERNET/E-MAIL ACCOUNT STATUS
(Update 3/25/2008)
- CULTURE CORPS EVENT: COMPETITION POLICY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH KOREA, APRIL 4 (Update 3/25/2008)
- APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR CULTURE CORPS PROJECT FOR FALL, 2008 ˆ
APRIL 17, AT 12 NOON (3/25/2008)
- GLBTA INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES WEBSITE (Update 3/18/2008)
- GLBTA INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS (Update 3/18/2008)
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. JUST THREE MORE TAX WORKSHOPS: MARCH 27, APRIL 3 AND 10!
Free Individual Workshops! Don't wait until the last minute!
DATES: Only three more Thursday evenings March 27, April 3, and April 10
TIME: 6:00 - 8:45 pm
PLACE: Carlson School of Management Room L-117 (Lower level), Minneapolis West Bank
Please read:
* 2007 TAX INFORMATION:
* Preparing your Taxes:
* Individual Tax Workshops:
2. IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR CINTAX USERS! KEEP YOUR RECORDS!
Nonresident aliens must mail in the Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ. After completing CINTAX, you must print, sign, and mail the tax return. Keep a copy of the tax return. The copy of your tax return is second in importance only to your passport and immigration documents.
CINTAX deletes all tax records on June 16--or earlier if so requested--but the Federal Government requires you to keep a copy of the tax return for at least three calendar years following the date filed (four calendar years in total).
3. CPT/OPT WORKSHOP - APRIL 9
Find out everything you need to know about Curricular and Optional Practical Training. Obtain the forms you need, ask questions, and learn from your fellow students' questions as well. See more information ....
4. "GOOD CITIZENS, BAD SAMARITANS"? TOWARDS A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF FINNISH EXCELLENCE
: CULTURE CORPS EVENT
Top rankings in educational achievement, economic performance, social trust, equality, and environmental sustainability have turned Finland into a model society that many nations wish to emulate. Dr. Jukka Savolainen, Speer Visiting Professor of Finnish Studies at Department of Sociology will discuss the cultural factors that explain Finland's reputation as a rational, well-organized society and that sometimes these characteristics may result in pathological outcomes, such as in the case of "Finlandization".
DATE: Friday, April 11, 2008
TIME: Noon ˆ 1:30 pm
PLACE: Minnesota Commons Room, St. Paul Student Center, 2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
SPEAKER: Dr. Jukka Savolainen, Speer Visiting Professor of Finnish Studies at Department of Sociology
FREE LUNCH: will be served. RSVP to Sunyoung at parkx347@umn.edu.
5. CURRENT TRENDS IN HOME TELEHEALTH
: CULTURE CORPS EVENT
Home telehealth is one emerging area within the broader telemedicine marketplace. The tools and techniques needed to develop and implement home telehealth programs will be described within the framework of recent research studies involving home monitoring, virtual visits, and web portals for maintaining independent living while managing chronic health conditions. Barriers to adoption of home telehealth technology will be discussed. The potential of home telehealth is in large part due to its geographic independence˜distance is no longer the issue it would be in delivering traditional health care services using traditional methods.
DATE: Friday, April 18, 2008
TIME: 12 noon to 1:30 pm
PLACE: Mayo Memorial Building Room 3-125, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
SPEAKER: Stanley Finkelstein, Professor at the University of Minnesota
FREE LUNCH: RSVP to Sunyoung at parkx347@umn.edu.
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