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November 4, 2009
OIA Announcements: Scholarships/Pre-Registration/Travel Endorsements
In this issue:
I. Pre-Register and Maintain Full Time Enrollment
II. Endorsements for Holiday Travel
III. UK’s International Publications
IV. Thanksgiving Celebrations
V. Diwali: The Festival of Lights
VI. Circle of Love Program
VII. International Student Workshop: Developing Close Relationships
VIII. Patterson School Film Festival: “Bridge Over the Wadi”
Reminders
* Scholarships: The Office of International Affairs will be awarding approximately twenty $1,000 scholarships for the Spring 2010 semester. For eligibility criteria and instructions on how to apply, click here. The application deadline is Monday, November 9 at 4 p.m.
* International Conversation Night takes place tonight at 6 p.m. in the UK Writing Center on the fifth floor of the William T. Young Library.
* The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study. Visit the P.E.O. Sisterhood Web site for details. Applications must be requested in advance. Completed applications must be returned by Tuesday, December 15.
I. Pre-Register and Maintain Full Time Enrollment
Remember to pre-register for the Spring 2010 semester. Full time enrollment, which is required for F-1 and J-1 students to maintain status, is defined as 12 or more credit hours for undergraduate students and 9 or more credit hours for graduate schools. NOTE: Only 3 credit hours of distance learning/online classes can count toward full time enrollment each semester. Please provide proof of full time enrollment for the Spring 2010 semester along with unofficial transcripts with any request submitted to the OIA International Student & Scholars Services unit.
II. Endorsements for Holiday Travel
Are you an F-1 or J-1 student planning to travel outside of the United States over the upcoming holiday breaks? Be sure your documents are endorsed for travel! Each travel endorsement is good for one year, or to the ending date of the document, whichever is earlier. Check the signature date on your present document to see if it is still valid and don’t forget to check the documents of your F-2/J-2 dependents. If you need a travel endorsement:
o Read the travel instructions and complete the “Travel Request Form” found at http://www.uky.edu/IntlAffairs.
o Include your unofficial transcript from myUK, your class schedule for Spring 2010 semester and you original I-20 or DS-2019.
o Submit all of the requested documentation to 215 or 210 Bradley Hall (F-1 students) or 211 Bradley Hall (J-1 students).
III. UK’s International Publications
Two publications are highlighting international activities and diversity on UK’s campus. Global KY is a new publication highlighting international activities campus wide, especially for faculty, staff and interested students. Read the first issue at http://www.uky.edu/IntlAffairs/articles/GlobalKY/Fall2009.pdf. The Pinnacle is a multi-cultural student publication. The October edition is available at http://www.uky.edu/GetInvolved/pdf/October_2009.pdf.
IV. Thanksgiving Celebrations
The annual international student Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the UK Office of International Affairs and the UK Alumni Association will take place on Tuesday, November 24, 5-7 p.m. at the Alumni House. Students, scholars and their families are invited. Mark your calendar now. Registration information will be available soon.
In addition, everyone is invited to Thanksgiving dinner at the UK Baptist Campus Ministry Building at 429 Columbia Avenue on Wednesday, November 25 at 6:30 p.m. This event is limited to the first 220 UK students who register. Make reservation at http://sgthanksgiving.notlong.com or http://xrl.us/sgthanksgiving.
V. Diwali: The Festival of Lights
The Indian Student Association will host Diwali Dhoom on Saturday, November 7, 6-10 p.m. The traditional Indian festival of lights signifies the victory of good over evil. The celebration will consist of cultural programming, including musical performances, classical dance and Bollywood performances, followed by a traditional Indian dinner in the Student Center Grand Ballroom. Admission is $15. For tickets, contact Vamsi Deepkanth at vamsideepkanth@uky.edu<mailto:vamsideepkanth@uky.edu>.
VI. Circle of Love Program
Through Circle of Love, UK students, faculty and staff have the opportunity to make hundreds of holiday wishes come true through buying gifts from a wish list made by a child in need from Fayette and surrounding county elementary schools. Names of children, along with their wish lists, will be available 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, November 6, in the Student Center Great Hall and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 10 at the Student Center Bridge Hall. Visit UKNow for more information.
VII. International Student Workshop: Developing Close Relationships
Join other international students, as well as staff from the UK Counseling and Testing Center and the Office of International Affairs, to talk about life in the United States. This week’s session “How to Develop Close Relationships,” is a discussion about dating, friendship and socializing. Meet in room 207 in Bradley Hall, 1-2 p.m. on Friday, November 6. Visit the OIA Web site for a complete list of this semester’s workshop topics.
VIII. Patterson School Film Festival: “Bridge Over the Wadi”
The Patterson School’s 2009 film festival, Searching for Common Grounds in the Arc of Conflict, presents “Bridge Over the Wadi” on Thursday, November 5 at 8 p.m. in room 110 of the Whitehall Classroom Building. “Bridge Over the Wadi” documents the first year of a conjoint bi-national, bi-lingual school inside an Arab village in Israel, showing how complicated and fragile the attempt is to create an environment of co-existence against the backdrop of the complicated reality around.
This notification is distributed by the UK Office of International Affairs (OIA) in Bradley Hall.
Phone: 859.257.4067
Fax: 859.323.1026
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