International Programs Student & Scholar Newsletter

    October 31, 1999
     Phone: 662 915 7404
     Fax: 662 915 7486

In this issue:
Social Security Coming to Office
Orientation Leaders Wanted
Spring Scholarship Announcement
Renew Visas before Y2K
Mandatory Orientation Session Videos
Applying for a Social Security Number 
 University Lecture Series - November Events
Soccer
 Writing Center Workshop

Social Security Coming to Office
The Social Security Administration is coming to the Office of International Programs on Monday, November 15th, 1999 from 9:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. The Social Security Office will not be in the Oxford City Hall on November 11th 1999 as announced earlier.

If you don't have a social security number, you need to bring a complete application form, your I-20 or IAP-66, and your passport. Application forms are  available in the office.

If you are having any problem with your social security, you can come and solve the problems directly in person with the officials of Social Security Office.

If you have any more questions, please see Paul Sanburg, International Student Advisor, Office of International Programs. 

Orientation Leaders Wanted

Are you interested in:
Promoting Ole Miss?
Enhancing your leadership skills?
Meeting new students and parents?
Earning money?
Having fun?
Working hard?

Orientation Leader applications are available Wednesday, October 20- Wednesday November 3 in 371-Martindale.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 3 at 12 noon sharp.


Spring Scholarship Announcement
Applications for International Undergraduate Scholarships for the Spring 2000 semester are available in the Office of International Programs. These scholarships are awarded to international undergraduate students of merit who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and financial need.

Scholarships will be awarded for the Spring 2000 semester only.  Students may reapply for Fall 2000 semester scholarships next spring.   The Office of International Programs must receive all scholarship applications by 5 pm, November 12, 1999. Scholarship recipients will be notified before the end of the Fall 1999 semester.

Renew Visas before Y2K
If you will be traveling overseas and need to renew your visa, NAFSA the Association of International Educators has advised that international students and scholars apply for visa renewals as far in advance of January 1 as possible. This is to avoid potential problems arising from the so-called Y2K bug.
You can access more information on the State Department's Y2K policy by viewing the department's web site at
http://travel.state.gov/y2kca.html.
Mandatory Orientation Session Videos
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.  After that date, a HOLD will be placed on your school record.
Applying for a Social Security Number
The Social Security Administration is in Oxford on the following Thursdays in 1999 from 9:00a.m. until 11:00a.m.:
November 11 only
December 9 only

You need to bring a complete application form, your I-20 or IAP-66, and your passport. Application forms are available in the office.

A lot of your social security problems can be solved over the phone. You can call the Tupelo office at 662 842 6582 or fax them at 662 841 2895.

University Lecture Series- November Events


Dennis Banks, American Indian activist and founder of ATM (American Indian Movement) will visit the University of Mississippi campus on Monday, November 8th and Tuesday, November 9th. You are invited to attend the following events.

Monday, November 8

PUBLIC LECTURE:
Legislation and American Indians
Time: 7:00p.m.
Venue: Union Ballroom

Tuesday, November 9

INFORMAL DISCUSSION
A View from Indian Country
Time: 12:00 noon.
Venue: Tupelo Room, Barnard Observatory

For more information call 915-1152 or 915-7415.

Soccer
Come join us for a friendly game of soccer between The Croft Institute for International Studies Vs. International Programs to bring the OleMiss Students from abroad and at home together.
 

Dates: Friday, November 5, 1999
           Friday, November 12, 1999
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: Blackburn-McMurray Intramural Fields.

Writing Center Workshop
  University of Mississippi Writing Center Workshops are being offered in Kinard Hall 106.
No Registration necessary.

                                      November 1, Monday, 6:30pm, Demystifying Poetry:
Baffled? This workshop will offer you the survival skills needed to understand how to critically analyze a poem for yourself.
Salita Bryant, Doctoral Candidate, English

   November 8, Monday, 7:00pm, Critical Analysis Workshop
Using familiar fairy tales as critical fodder, students attending this session will gain a better understanding of various schools of thought in literacy criticism and their application.
Alida Moore, Doctoral Candidate, English

                    Please call 915-7686 or e-mail writingc@olemiss.edu for more information.
    Melvin Manickavasagam from Malaysia is now working at the Writing Center. Please say Hello to him if you go there.


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