Winter Carnival 2007

Office of International Student Services Newsletter
Week of February 6th 2007

 Volume IV, Number 17
In This Issue

· Welcome Back Students!
· Apply to be an international mentor
· Share your culture! Join CultureLink!

Important Information

· F-1 and J-1 students: turn in exception form before Feb 9
· Information about 2006 taxes
· Health Insurance Waivers due Feb 16

Upcoming Activities

· Feb 7 & 8 - “In God’s Image: Reflections on Race and Privilege” organized by MSS
· Feb 8 - H-1 visa status and Permanent Residency
· Feb 8 - Career Fair Success Tactics
· Feb 15 - MSS Mind Body Soul Series
· Feb 15 - Learn how to make truffles at Trotter's
· Feb 20-21 -  Minnesota Private College Job and Internship Fair
· Feb 21- Multicultural Forum Career Fair

Interesting Articles

· 2007-2008 Room Retention and Selection Process begins Feb. 12
· Applications due Feb. 19 for paid fellowship program
· Assistantships available for Graduate Students
· Photo exhibit at St. Thomas captures Lake Superior’s North Shore
· University Committee on Women Sponsor Events on Sexual Harassment and Violence
· VISION spring break trips
· Will a winter storm cancel classes?

Personal Ads

· Free appliances at OISS!
· Salsa Dance lessons at the U of M

Contact Us
oiss@stthomas.edu
 Phone: 651 962-6650
 Fax: 651 962-6655
Office: 161 MHC
 http://www.stthomas.edu/oiss

How to send us news
Learn how to make truffles at Trotter's

Looking for something sweet to do during Valentine's week? The Wellness Center is partnering with Trotter's Café and Bakery to offer a Chocolate and Truffles cooking class from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Trotter’s, 232 N. Cleveland Ave. (from campus: go north on Cleveland toward Marshall Avenue).

Participants will learn how to make (and eat!) truffles. The class, open to the first 25 students, faculty and staff, will cost $12 per person.

To register, stop by the Box Office in Murray-Herrick Campus Center.

Questions? E-mail the Wellness Center.