ISSS WEEKLY UPDATE FOR
May 6, 2008 to May 12, 2008
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- END-OF-THE-YEAR AND GRADUATION PARTY - MAY 9
- ISSS WILL CLOSE FRIDAY, MAY 9 AT 3 PM
- INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP (IFGP) INTERNS NEEDED!
- CPT/OPT WORKSHOP - MAY 7
- CULTURE CORPS EVENT: INTERNATIONAL MOVIE SERIES "GOOD BYE
LENIN" - MAY 16
- ATTENTION STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS PREPARING TO GO HOME!
- GRADUATING STUDENTS: NOTICE OF INTERNET/E-MAIL ACCOUNT STATUS
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.
- SMALL WORLD COFFEE HOUR, WINS AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AWARD!
(Update 4/29/2008)
- NEW OPT REGULATIONS! (Update 4/29/2008)
- IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR CINTAX USERS! KEEP YOUR RECORDS! (Update
04/01/2008)
- GLBTA INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES WEBSITE (Update 3/18/2008)
- GLBTA INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE MEETINGS (Update 3/18/2008)
- FRAUD ALERT! IRS NEVER SENDS YOU EMAIL MESSAGES! (Update 4/15/2008)
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. END-OF-THE-YEAR AND GRADUATION PARTY
Students, scholars, families and friends! Mark your calendars for this
get-together to celebrate graduates in 2007 and 2008 as well as everyone who
has completed a program and returning home. Great food! Music! Take a
self-guided tour of the galleries and have your picture taken with Goldy
Gopher!
DATE: May 9, 2008
TIME: 4:00 to 6:00 pm
PLACE: Weisman Art Museum
CURRENT EXHIBITS
"Paul Shambroom: Picturing Power"
"The Exquisite Book"
"Who is a Citizen? What is Citizenship?"
2. ISSS WILL CLOSE MAY 9 AT 3 PM
Because we are hosting the End of the Year and Graduation Celebration on May
9, ISSS will close at 3 p.m. Please plan your visit ISSS accordingly. Thank
you!
3. INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP (IFGP) INTERNS NEEDED!
ISSS is looking for undergraduate international student interns to work with
our Undergraduate International Friendship Group Program. This program was
created to ease the transition, with current undergraduate students helping
new international undergraduate students. The IFGP Internship is non-paid
but it will give you valuable training and experience you can use in your
resume and future professional work! Apply by May 17th! For details and
the application, please see
More Info.
4. CPT/OPT WORKSHOP - MAY 7
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 ....
5. INTERNATIONAL MOVIE SERIES "GOOD BYE LENIN"
: CULTURE CORPS EVENT
"Good Bye Lenin"! is a German tragicomedy released internationally in 2003.
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma;
a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East
Germany as she knew it has disappeared. Afterwards, we will have a
discussion on the film.
DATE: Friday, May 16, 2008
TIME: 2 pm - 5 pm
PLACE: 425 Blegen Hall, Minneapolis West Bank
COST: Free and open to the public with free Austrian refreshments
See more information about the film....
6. GRADUATING STUDENTS NOTICE
OF INTERNET/E-MAIL ACCOUNT STATUS EMAIL
Please note that your e-mail inbox will remain active a minimum of
three semesters after the last term you register. To keep it active longer,
you must access it once every 6 months. The University and ISSS will
continue to use your e-mail address for official communications, so check
your e-mail regularly or have it forwarded to an address you actively
monitor.
INTERNET ID (for example, "user1234") and password will remain active for
five years. This gives you access to:
1. Your e-mail inbox -- as long as it remains active (see above).
2. Directory Tools -- for e-mail forwarding and other account options.
3. OneStop -- for updating address information, transcripts, etc.
7. ATTENTION STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS PREPARING TO GO HOME!
Check out the helpful hints on the ISSS website
http://www.isss.umn.edu/reentry/ to prepare you for re-entering your home
country, and be sure to inform ISSS of your departure plans.
University and ISSS Events Calendars
Visit the ISSS Event Calendar and University Events
Calendar regularly for programs, films, concerts, and celebrations
of special interest to you! Many events are free or affordable to
University Community members and the public.
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