Office of International Student Services Newsletter

Week of September 11th 2007

 Volume V, Number 2

In This Issue

· Health Insurance Waiver Deadline is September 19
·
Welcome from OISS!
· Center for Writing to open Sept. 14

Important Information

· Full-time enrollment deadline of Sept 18
· Registar with your home country's Embassy/Consulate in the USA.
· Start applying for OPT if you are graduating this December

Upcoming Activities

· Sep 13 - Minneapolis Sculputre Garden & Walker Art Center 
· Sep 19 - Health Insurance Waiver Deadline

Interesting Articles

· Campus safety awareness: Theft prevention tips
· Interested in hosting your own weekly radio show?  
· Locker rentals available in the Commuter Center

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

Locker rentals available in the Commuter Center

Tired of lugging those heavy books from class to class? Need a place to store your belongings while on campus? The Commuter Center and Off-Campus Services has a solution for you. Stop by the center in the lower level of Murray-Herrick Campus Center to rent a locker for the fall semester or the whole year. All UST students may rent a locker.

Locker rental prices for each semester are:

* Large lockers – $5
* Medium lockers – $3.50
* Small lockers – $2.50

Cash and checks will be accepted for payment; UST Express cards cannot be used. Stop by the Commuter Center and talk to a commuter adviser for more details.

Free Legal Advice

Need help with the law but can’t afford a lawyer? No need to fear, free legal advice is here! Nearly every week, an attorney from Moore, Costello and Hart is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The most common problems students bring include: landlord-tenant situations, contracts, realty, insurance, employment, business, criminal matters, immigration and family law.

Here are the upcoming dates for free legal advice:

* 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 19; Oct. 3,17, & 31; Nov. 7 and 14; and Dec. 5, in the Commuter Center and Off-Campus Services, lower level, Murray-Herrick Campus Center.

For more information, please contact the Dean of Students Office at (651) 962-6050.