Summer 2002

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International Programs Surveys
Congratulations to International Student Graduates (2001-2002 Academic Year)
Upcoming Holidays
2002 Lafayette - Oxford - University Summer Sunset Series
Institutional TOEFL Examination
Fall Orientation

International Programs Surveys

Please help the Office of International Programs serve the international commnunity better by providing us with your feedback about the services that we offer.

All international students may fill out the International Programs Satisfaction Survey. Only those students who have participated in the Planet Partner program or have received international undergraduate student scholarship should respond to these surveys. Thank you for your feedback.

Congratulations to International Student Graduates (2001-2002)

	The Office of International Programs Honors University of Mississippi International Student Graduates for the 2001-2002 Academic Year.
	AWARDS
	MARCUS ELVIS TAYLOR MEMORIAL MEDAL DESIGNEES Pavel V. Lazaridi (School of Business Administration) FRENCH GOVERNMENT PRIZES Pavel V. Lazaridi (Second Year) Ju-Yeon Li (Third Year) GERMAN GOVERNMENT PRIZES Zhanna Koushhova (Second Year) CHINESE LANGUAGE AWARD Hye-Jin Choe (Fourth Year) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AWARD Benson Baari Gathitu (Efton L. Park, Jr., Memorial Award) ENGINEERING AWARD Chichung Hui (Outstanding Computer and Information Science Junior Awards) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD Bounthanom Munxayaphom (Student of the Year) GRADUATE SCHOOL AWARDS Wei Zhang (Ph.D. Degree Program in Chemistry) Milan Lukic (M.S. Degree Program in Electrical Engineering) Chun Hwa See (Ph.D. Program in Chemical Engineering) Tomoko Mineno (Ph.D. Program in Medicinal Chemistry) Saurabh S. Sewak (Ph.D. Program in Pharmacy Administration) PHI KAPPA PHI INITIATES Gohar Gevorgyan (School of Business Administration) Kornkanok Arnston (Graduate School) Aarti Vijay Gidh (Graduate School) Kavitha Gutta (Graduate School) Prakash Jadhav (Graduate School) Lay Menn Khoo (Graduate School) Hai Tao Li (Graduate School) Suneela Prodduturi (Graduate School) Xu Zuo (Graduate School)
	Graduating students
	*Fall 2001* Sulaiman Abdulrahman Al-Alsheikh Numo K Bah Caryl Leona Boston Sonali Chaddha Pranojit Chanda Raghunandan Redford Chaware Youn-Ok Chong Nileshwar Dosooye Linwu Gu Ying Lan Wanthanee Limpaphayom Qiang Liu Richa Mann Hetal Hariram Mishra Vikram Subhash Patil David Redford Peters Zaki Rahman Zafer Seiba Sundeep Shakya Rudraksh Sharan Han Yan Jin Yu Tao Zhang Ke Zhao Lina Zhou Xiaodong Zhou *Spring & Summer 2002* Jonas Frimpong Adjei Cuthbert Martindale Allen Ashwini Anand Almad Madhu Babu Anugandula Phaniprakash Ayyalasomayajula Rajesh Man Baisyet Aysen Bakir Chung Yong Chan Mingwei Chen Shuo Chen Dong Chen Yuting Cheng Jayaprakash Chilumula Po-Loong Chin Rooha Gulamabbas Contractor Harikrishna Didigam Shantharam Venkata Dravida Mikhail Sergeevich Frolov Yu-Huei Fu Ravikanth Gangarapu Gohar Gagik Gevorgyan Subhrajit Goon Ramakrishna Govindaraju Janakiram Govindaraju Soujanya Gundamraju Francis R Handforth Anil Lachman Jeswani Upendra Joshi Archana K.C. Zhanna Amirbievna Koushhova Kishore Kumar Kovuru Minu Kumar Ket Mei Lai Pavel Vyacheslavovich Lazaridi Seung-Jin Lee Guangyan Li Yang Li Wei Liu Minlan Velimir Lukic Liuqing Mai Murali Krishna Makkena Sajan Man Malla Frank Jacob Mathew Vamsee Krishna Matta Priteshkumar Dilipkumar Mehta Tomoko Mineno Bounthanom Munxayaphom Kalyan Vardhan Nittala Kaoru Ochiai Erica Britt Olsson Swee Huat Ong Sridhar Palle Dezra M Peltier Sameer Rahatekar Aparna Raman Venkatesh Ramaswamy Patricia Christina Reis Michael Reksulak Martin Karl-Johan Selin Saurabh Shripad Sewak Mahmudul Islam Sheikh Mariko Shimizu Andriy Vladimirovich Shkilko Saroj Shrestha Andrew Elvis Simon Guangchun Song Rama Krishna Subgani Yoshiyuki Takamatsu Suppakiat Tuksinvarajan Jiraporn Tuksinvarajarn Shiru Wang Nowel Robert Whitehouse Yan Xu Wanfa Zhang Luling Zhang Guiping Zheng Shuxia Zhou Hong Zhou Xu Zuo
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Upcoming Holidays

The Office of International Programs and the University of Mississippi will close Thursday, July 4, 2002 for Independence Day.

2002 Lafayette – Oxford – University Summer Sunset Series

Sunday, June 2 marks the beginning of the 2002 L-O-U Summer Sunset Series with the Summer Sunset Kickoff Jazz Concert, starring the Ole Miss Jazz Alumni Big Band. The 2002 L-O-U Summer Sunset Series consists of a variety of outdoor entertainment especially for the Lafayette-Oxford-University Community.

The series is sponsored by the Oxford Tourism Council, the Lafayette-Oxford Chamber of Commerce, the University of Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, and Square Books.
All events will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Grove on the Ole Miss Campus. In case of rain, event will take place in Fulton Chapel. Call the Oxford Tourism Council at 1-800-758-9177 for more details.

Schedule of Events for the L-O-U Summer Sunset Series:

JUNE 2 Ole Miss Jazz Alumni Big Band (Music)
6 Arthur (Movie)
13 Snow Dogs (Movie)
20 Down In The Delta (Movie)
23 Salsa Group and Blue Ten (Music)
27 Casablanca (Movie)

JULY 4 Independence Day Celebrations
7:30 AM Grove Celebration Starts
10:00 AM Softball
4:00 PM Parade
5:00 PM Independence Ceremony

11 Shrek (Movie)
14 Kudzu Kings (Music)
18 Thacker Mountain Radio (Music)
25 Robin Hood (1938) (Movie)
28 German Town Symphony (Music)

Institutional TOEFL Examination

	Saturday, July 27, 2002 9:00 a.m. Bishop Hall Room 101 Deadline for sign-up is June 26
	The Institutional TOEFL Examination for summer will be held Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. in Bishop Hall Room 101. Sign-up will be through June 26.
	To sign up, go to the Yerby Conference Center and ask for Jonnie Fitch. You must have your University ID with you to sign up. The fee for the TOEFL Exam is $20, payable at the time you register to take the exam.
	Once you have registered for the TOEFL, you will be contacted when the Examinee Handbook arrives. You must pick up the Examinee Handbook before July 27. On the day of test, you must bring to the test location your University ID and admission form, which will be in the Examinee Handbook.
	Don't forget, the deadline for registration for the TOEFL is June 26.
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Fall Orientation

	There are several key dates to keep in mind for Fall Orientation for International Students. A van shuttle from the Memphis International Airport to Oxford will be available on Monday, August 12, and Tuesday, August 13. The Airport Shuttle is provided by the Office of International Programs and will cost $30 per person. Please keep in mind that on-campus housing will not open until Tuesday, August 13; hotel rooms in Oxford will be available for anyone arriving on Monday.
	Fall Orientation will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14. All new students and scholars are expected to attend. A wealth of information will be provided about Class Registration, Health Insurance, Employment, and Visa Status. New students and scholars will also have an opportunity to meet with the International Programs Staff as well as staff from the Student Health Center, the Counseling Center, and the University Police Department. Fall Orientation will end with the University English Placement Exam.
	Registration for classes will be on Thursday, August 15, and Friday, August 16. Classes will begin on Monday, August 19.
	Summary of Fall Orientation Week:
	Monday August 12, 2002 - Shuttle Service from Memphis Available, $30 Tuesday August 13, 2002 - Shuttle Service from Memphis Available, $30 - On-Campus Housing Opens Wednesday August 14, 2002 - New Student and Scholar Check-In - Orientation Session for New International Students and Scholars - University English Placement Exam Thursday August 15, 2002 - Registration for Classes Friday August 16, 2002 - Registration for Classes Monday August 19, 2002 - Classes Begin
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