ISSS WEEKLY UPDATE FOR 4/08/2003

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. F-1 CURRICULAR/OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP, FRIDAY, APRIL 11
2. SMALL WORLD COFEE HOUR THIS IS FRIDAY!

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3. J-1 DOCUMENT SPECIALIST WALK-INS

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.

1. CULTURE CORPS OPPORTUNITY: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ADVOCATE (4/1/2003)
2. ATTENTION GRADUATES! - ALUMNI GIFT AND CELEBRATION (4/1/2003)
3. SEVIS UPDATE (3/25/2003)
4. J-1 FORMS NOW AVAILABLE ON WEB (3/18/2003)
5. NEW EXCEPTION FORM FOR F-1 VISA HOLDERS (3/18/2003)
6. CURRENT INS* FEES (3/18/2003)
7. ISSS CLOSED TUESDAYS (3/18/2003)
8. FINANCIAL AID WALK-INS (3/18/2003)
9. INS MOVES INTO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (3/11/2003)
10. TAX WORKSHOP ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE (3/4/2003)
11. TAX SOFTWARE IS NOW AVAILABLE (2/25/2003)
12. DEPENDENT STUDY: F-2s AND J-2s (1/14/2003)
13. ON-CAMPUS WORK PERMIT ENDS ON GRADUATION DAY (12/17/2002)

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. F-1 CURRICULAR/OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP, FRIDAY, APRIL 11

Attend one of these workshops to find out everything you need to know about Curricular and Optional Practical Training! This workshop is from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Humphrey Center, room 289. CPT information begins at 2:00 p.m., and OPT at 3:00 p.m.

For more detailed information, please visit this workshop and the whole ISSS career series on the web site.

2. SMALL WORLD COFFEE HOUR IS THIS FRIDAY!

Discover India at the next Small World Coffee Hour (April 11). Experience the culture, tastes and music from several northern and southern regions. Also, our music presentation series continues: The Indian music-theme will take you on a trip through ancient, medieval and contemporary India. Hear music from the dawn of civilization, poetry set to music dating from the 8th century BC, north and south Indian styles of classical music including an overview of the melodies and rhythms for the uninitiated. Do not miss out on the chance to sing and gyrate to popular Bollywood chartbusters!

3. J-1 DOCUMENT SPECIALIST WALK-INS

J-1 Document Specialist walk-ins are cancelled starting Monday, March 31 until Friday April 11. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please see the ISSS web site for additional J advising walk-in times.

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