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General
Information
Please note that the location of Office of International
Student Services is HRB52.
International Student
Orientation
Office
of International Student Services (ISS) provides formal orientation programs each semester,
including summer session. The orientation is mandatory to ensure
pre-registration, academic advising and English proficiency testing, as
well as required visa status document processing. The director,
international peers, faculty and university service unit representatives,
i.e. Housing, Health Insurance, Health Services, Center for Teaching and
Learning, Library and host community volunteers provide information,
guidance and hand-outs to facilitate a smooth transition to the campus and
community. In follow-up orientations, information is provided on academic,
financial, personal, social, institutional, cross-cultural and
governmental issues. Cultural and educational program participation is
encouraged to facilitate a comprehensive, successful educational
experience for each international student and scholar attending the
university.
If you are planning on
living in campus housing, please contact the Housing Office,
http://www.uis.edu/housing/ before you reach UIS.
Schedule of Events - New International Students
Attendance is
Mandatory
and you must attend
all sessions
Orientation Schedule for
Fall 2008
Spring
2008
New students
arriving for the Fall 2008 term
must be here
by Monday, August 18, 2008. If you cannot arrive by then, you should defer.
Host Family
Program
The University of Illinois at
Springfield Host Family Program is made up entirely of local
volunteers motivated by an interest in removing barriers to
international understanding. International Student Services provides
names and information about newly arrived students who would like a
local family with whom he/she can visit, enjoy an occasional meal,
celebrate holidays, participate in community sports and cultural
events and relax in easy conversation among friends. These students
are then matched with an American family with similar interests. The
family, in turn, will gain insight and information about a country
and culture different from their own and have the pleasure of adding
new members to their family circle.
You
will be asked upon arrival if you want to participate in this program.
If so, you will complete a short application.
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