Office of International Student Services Newsletter
Week of February 27th 2007

 Volume IV, Number 20
In This Issue

· Do you want to host a Radio Show for KUST?
· Symposium on Race, Inclusion and Culture to focus on implications for 'Access and Inclusion' in higher education

Important Information

· Flag Bearer information for students graduating May 2007
· Immigration fees likely to increase after April 2, 2007
· Information about 2006 taxes
· Did you travel during J-term? Please bring in your travel documents to OISS!

Upcoming Events

· Mar 2-9 - St. Thomas Heritage Week events
· Mar 2 - Free Concert Featuring Three Christian Bands
· Mar 9 - Heritage Week Community Service Project
· Mar 11 - Daylight Saving Time begins

Interesting Articles

· Center for Writing helps students with the writing process
· Center for Applied Mathematics spring 2007 colloquium series
· Life/Work Center March Newsletter
· Next year's Student Planner needs your event information
· Photo exhibit at St. Thomas captures Lake Superior’s North Shore

Personal Ads

· Free appliances at OISS!
· Salsa Dance lessons at the U of M (Word document)

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
Do you want to host a Radio Show for KUST?

International Students and friends of OISS are invited to contact Professor Ellen Riordan to find out about doing a radio show for KUST, the St. Thomas Campus Radio Station. Music and other radio show options are available. For more information and to sign up, please contact:

Ellen Riordan, PhD
Communication Studies
University of St. Thomas
Tel: 651.962.5831
emriordan@stthomas.edu


Pictured: The Jey Show - Saturdays noon-2pm on KUST

Symposium on Race, Inclusion and Culture to focus on implications for 'Access and Inclusion' in higher education

The Office of Institutional Diversity will host the first annual Symposium on Race, Inclusion, and Culture as a forum for students, professionals and practitioners to present research, programs and projects. The one-day conference was created to: (1) advance the academic mission, (2) contribute to ongoing discourse on matters relevant to higher education, (3) provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary research and practices to be shared, and (4) increase awareness of diverse perspectives.

The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at the University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business in St. Paul. Registration forms are due by April 1, 2007, and can be downloaded from the Office of Institutional Diversity’s web site.

Abstract submissions: March 26 deadline

Abstracts will be accepted that accentuate the theme of the symposium, "Natural, National and International Disasters: Implications for Access and Inclusion in Higher Education," including topics that address: language/ESL, health or public policy, environmental, education, business, politics, law or government, media, urban planning or any social disasters that follow.

For more information, click here.