International Programs Student & Scholar Newsletter

November 15, 1999
     Phone: 662 915 7404
     Fax: 662 915 7486

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In this issue:

Get Fit Ole Miss Week

Johnson Common's Cafeteria Hours

Mandatory Orientation Sessions

Friendship International House 1999, Christmas Holiday

Birna Bjornsdottir named in the SEC All-Team

To all International Undergraduate Students

Check your Graduation Date on your I-20

Monday, November 15, 1999
Get Fit  Ole Miss Challenge: Begins
Contact Sharon Boon at 915-1130 for more information

Tuesday, November 16, 1999
12:00pm- Get Fit Ole Miss Week Kickoff
Place: Grove Stage

12:20pm-1:00pm- Aerobics Mania
Place: Grove Stage

1:00pm-2:00pm- Healthy Cooking Cook-Off
Place: Union Plaza
For more information, call 915-6170

6:30pm-9:00pm - Get Fit Ole Miss Charity Fit-a-thon
Benefit: Melvin Manickavasagam who is recovering from a liver-kidney transplant
Place: Registration forms, with complete details, can be picked up at the International Programs Office or the Turner Center Fitness Center.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999
6:30am- Power Walk Session
Place: Turner Center Gym

10:00am-2:00pm - Get Fit Ole Miss Health and Fitness Fair
Place: Union Lobby

7:00pm- Eating Disorders Forum
Place: Turner Center Auditorium

Thursday, November 18, 1999
6:30am- Yoga Class
Place: Turner Center Aerobics Room (3rd Floor)

2:30pm - 5k Walk, Run & Roll, Turner Center
Proceeds benefit Melvin Manickavasagam

Watch the DM campus calendar for other scheduled events. Also, see the bulletin board in the Turner Center Fitness Center for more details or call 915-6170 for additional information.

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Johnson's Commons Cafeteria's hours of operation from November 1999 through January 2000 are as follows:

November 23 - Closed after serving breakfast and lunch - No dinner
November 24-28 - Closed for holiday break
November 29 - Reopen for all meals
December 14 - Closed after serving breakfast and lunch - No dinner
December 15 - January 5 - Closed for holiday break
January 6 - Re-open for all meals

Union Cafe's (food court) hours of operation from November 1999  through
January 2000 are as follows:

November 25-28 - Closed for holiday break
November 29 - Open for all meals
December 20, 21 - Open 8:30a.m. - 1:30p.m.
December 22 - January 2 - Closed for holiday break
January 3 - 5 - Open 8:30a.m. - 1:30p.m.
January 6 - Resume regularly scheduled hours

The Galley (small convenience store located in Student Union operates on
the  same hours as the Union Cafe in the food court).

Just a reminder that all new enrollees for the Fall 1999 semester were required to attend six mandatory     orientation sessions.  If you did not attend one or more of these sessions, you must come to the Office of     International Programs to watch the video-taped recordings of the sessions you missed. The deadline to watch the videos of any missed sessions is December 3, 1999.

Friendship International House (FIH) is a hospitality program and Southern Baptist Christian ministry to international students during the Christmas holidays.  International students throughout the United States are invited to attend.  To  apply, you must be a non-American graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a U.S. college or university.  You may be single or married, and have children.  This program is open to people of all races and religions.  All participants must  be at least 18 years of age, except for children of students who apply.

Dates and Locations
The official dates are December 18, 1999 to January 1, 2000, unless indicated otherwise by the local FIH location.

Memphis, Tennessee - WMU of the Shelby Baptist Association WMU - Dates: Dec 18 - Jan 3
Nashville, Tennessee - Nashville Baptist Association - International Ministry - Dates: Dec 18 - Jan 3

States with other locations include:
Florida
    Kissimmee,  Sanford
Georgia
    Carrollton, Columbus, Conyers, Monroe, Newnan, Rome
Illinois
    Winthrop Harbor
Kentucky
    Louisville, Murray
Louisiana
    Shreveport
Maryland
    College Park
Massachusetts
    Boston
North Carolina
    Clyde, Sanford
Oklahoma
    Oklahoma City
Oregon
    Portland
Texas
    Dallas, Lovelady

Please contact Paul Sanburg, International Student Advisor, Office of International Programs for applications and more information.

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Birna Maria Bjornsdottir named in the SEC-All Tournament Soccer Team

Birna M. Bjornsdottir from Iceland has been named in the SEC-All tournament soccer team following her brilliant performance. The Rebels placed two players this year on the SEC All-Tournament team.  Birna Bjornsdottir was named to the team after recording 21 saves in the game against Florida. Junior midfielder, Jennifer Soileau, was also named to the All-Tournament team after picking up two assists for the Rebels.

Ole Miss made its first appearance in the Southeastern Conference Women's Soccer Tournament finals by defeating Georgia 1-0.