Office of International Student Services Newsletter

Week of September 19th 2006

 Volume IV, Number 3

In This Issue

· Intercultural Retreat

Important Information

· Notice for students transitioning from F-1 to H-1
· Search for companies who applied for H-1b visas
· Start applying for OPT if you are graduating this December

Upcoming Activities

· Sep 21 - Learn to play poker at Scooter's
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Sep 23 - Renaissance Festival with the mentors
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Sep 22-24 - International Alumni Reunion
· Sep 29-31 - Intercultural Retreat
· Oct 1-6 - commUNITY Week

Interesting Articles

· Campus safety awareness: Theft prevention tips
· Go global with CultureLink!
· Locker rentals available in the Commuter Center
· Need a job?

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. 13 and 20; Oct. 4, 11 and 18; Nov. 1, 8 and 15; and Dec. 6 and 13, in the Commuter Center and Off-Campus Services, lower level, Murray-Herrick Campus Center.

* 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 26, Oct. 24 and Nov. 28, in the Life-Work Center, Room 110, Terrence Murphy Hall, Minneapolis campus.

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