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
Minnesota Private College Job and Internship Fair

The Minnesota Private College Job and Internship Fair will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 20 and 21. A wide range of employers will be at this fair to offer opportunities for sophomore, junior and senior students from many different majors.

Here's how you can qualify to participate in the fair:

  • You must be a current undergraduate UST student.
  • Did you attend an information session for a previous job and internship fair?
    – No – Register online to attend one of the information sessions listed on the Career Development Center's Seminars and Events Web page.
    – Yes – You do not need to attend an information session this year. Come to the Career Development Center, Room 350, Murray-Herrick Campus Center, to confirm that your name is on the list of participants for one of the previous two years' information sessions. If it is, then you can receive a registration form.

Turn in the paper registration form and pay the registration fee prior to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Career Development Center, Room 350, Murray-Herrick Campus Center, (651) 962-6761.