Office of International Student Services Newsletter

Week of October 16, 2007

 Volume V, Number 7

In This Issue

· Interested in carrying your flag if you are graduating in December?
· Workshop: Employment Issues & H-1 Visa

Important Information

· Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery
· Quick Question? Come see us from 1- 3 p.m.

· Register with your home embassy

Upcoming Activities

· Oct. 25 - UST Special Celebration
· Oct. 27 - Paintball
· Oct 30 - Social Security Office Trips
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Oct. 30 - CultureLink Tea
· Oct 30 - Midterm Check-up!
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Oct. 31 - Halloween
· Oct. 21 & 31 - Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods
· Nov. 1 - Globally Minded Student Association Meeting
· Nov 2 - Winter Fashion and Talent Show
· Nov 3 - Albertville Shopping Trip

Interesting Articles

· Go global with CultureLink!
· French Film Festival
· Tommie Award Nominations

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

Tommie Award nominations until Nov. 14 

2008 Tommie Award nominations accepted until Nov. 14

The Tommie Award is presented annually to a St. Thomas senior selected by students, faculty and staff as the person who best displays scholarship, leadership and campus involvement. Nominees must be seniors, graduating no later than December 2008, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.

Nomination materials are available at the Dean of Students Office, Room 101, Murray-Herrick Campus Center, or Campus Life Office, Room 110, Murray-Herrick Campus Center. Completed nomination materials must be returned to either location or UST Mail # 5041 by no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14. No late entries will be accepted.

Preliminary online voting will be held in December and voting on three finalists will take place in February. The Tommie Award, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, will be presented on St. Thomas Day, March 1, 2008.

For more information, call Brian Dusbiber at (651) 962-4790 or visit the Tommie Award Web page.