Announcements for the week of September 16 to September 23 2010

OFF-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS

F-1 students must have permission from immigration to work off campus. Off campus employment includes internships, Cooperative Education or other paid training that is not on the UAHuntsville campus. We offer employment workshops to help ensure you understand your options available. Students MUST attend a workshop before an advisor can meet with you to discuss your individual questions.  Email visahelp@uah.edu to reserve a space in a workshop (space is limited to 10 students).
ALL workshops will be held in the UC room 132 (small room on the back hallway of the UC BEHIND the lobby).

FALL WORKSHOPS
September 22 from 9:00-10:30am
September 27 from 3:00-4:30pm
October 15 from 2:00-3:30pm
October 27 from 11:00am-12:30pm
November 12 from 1:30-3:00pm
December 6 from 1:00-2:30pm

TOP Group Career Information Session – NEXT WEEK

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 from 12PM to 5PM in Madison Hall Room 116

TOP Group has been visiting colleges / universities located in the Central US every spring and fall and recruiting students and new graduates who speak Japanese and/or are interested in working for Japanese companies. We meet and talk with each student to introduce our services and provide most useful visa and job market information for Japanese-English bilingual students. There is no fee for applicants from the beginning to the end. It is getting more difficult for the international students to work in the US today; therefore, we would like to help you to prepare yourself for work after graduation, and it is the primary purpose of our seminar. Please take a look at our attached flyer.

We recommend you to make an appointment with us in advance to avoid crowds although walk-ins are welcome. Please feel free to contact us at the following numbers/e-mails for an appointment and/or questions. Miwako Ishizaki, 404-442-2365, mishizaki@top-us.com

GRAD FAIR
Students planning to participate in the graduation ceremony in December 2010 (fall graduation) should plan to attend the "GRAD FAIR" in 2 weeks. There will be a variety of on-campus and off-campus representatives who will help each student prepare for graduation & BEYOND. http://www.uah.edu/commencement/gradfair.php

Grad Fair will be held in the University Bookstore (basement of the UC) next week:
Tuesday, September 28, 4-7pm, and Wednesday, September 29, 11am to 2pm

GRADUATION DEADLINE APPROACHING

Reminder, October 1 is the deadline for Bachelor degree candidates to apply for graduation for spring semester 2011.  Visit Charger Central to sign up and pay the application fee by October 1.

ARE YOU READY FOR A VACATION?

ISSO will announce upcoming travel signature events to ensure all F-1 students (traveling outside the United States) have the opportunity to obtain travel signatures in a timely way before winter break.  We will share travel related tips and things to remember; details will be announced soon.

IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY VISIT – MARK YOUR CALENDAR

An immigration attorney from The Olsen Law Firm will address students at UAHuntsville on October 1, 2010 at 2:30PM in the University Center Room 131. This event is open to all students in Huntsville; please see the flier below for details and click to enlarge.