July 4, 2008

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Schedule for International Orientation August 21-23, 2008

International Orientation is coming up next month and all incoming international freshmen are bly encouraged to attend. Please note that the times, locations, sequence, etc. are subject to change.

Thursday, August 21

Continental Breakfast and Welcome
Bartlett Center, 9:15 am
Admission Staff

Welcome and Overview of Orientation
Higgins Labs 116, 10:00 am
Tom H Thomsen, Director OISS and Shikar Saxena, Chair ISC

Campus Tours and ID Cards in Small Groups
10: 30 am

Lunch
Morgan Commons, 12:30 pm

Introduction to West Street House
HL 116, 1:30 pm
Charles Morse, Director Student Development and Counseling Center

Keeping Yourself Safe
HL 116, 2:00 pm
Sergeant Ring, Campus Police

Shopping at Wal-Mart and Greendale Mall
Buses leave from Institute Road, 2:45 pm

Dinner
Morgan Commons, 5:30 pm

Worcester and WPI Trivia
Campus Center, 7:00 pm
ISC Officers

Friday, August 22

Breakfast
Morgan Commons, 8:00 am

Government Regulations
(Please bring your passport to this session)
HL 116, 9:00 am
Tom H Thomsen, Director OISS

Academic Honesty Policy
HL 116, 10:00 am
Philip Clay, Dean of Students

Academic Advision
HL 116, 11:00 am
Dale Snyder, Director Academic Advising

How to get credit for high level secondary work
HL 116, 11:30 am
Tom H Thomsen, Director OISS

Lunch
Morgan Commons, 12:00 noon

(more to be updated soon)

April 18, 2008

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Executive council election results

The election for next year’s ISC executive council was held today and the results are in. The elected officers are:

Chair - Shikhar Saxena
Co-Chair - Khondkar Faiaz Hasan
Secretary - Silva Velasquez
Treasurer - Alsan Ali
Public Relations - Alihusain Sirohiwala

Congratulations to the new officers and all the candidates who showed their dedication and commitment!

March 27, 2008

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D-term Events

Now that we’re well into D-term, this year is quickly drawing to an end. But before summer, we have a number of events planned out over the next few weeks.

ISC’s international film festival begins next week. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be showing five award-winning movies from around the world. The titles we’re showing and their dates and locations are listed below:

Apocalypto - March 31, OH 107 (movie details)
After the Wedding - April 2, SL 115 (movie details)
Pan’s Labyrinth - April 4, OH 107 (movie details)
The King of Masks - April 7, SL 115 (movie details)
The Lives of Others - April 9, SL 115 (movie details)

The movies will be shown at 8 pm on each day and admission is free.

On Saturday, April 5 is the ISC trip to New York City. If you want to spend a day in the Big Apple, here’s your chance. Seats cost $10 for ISC members and $13 for non-ISC members. Also, a free continental breakfast will be served at the international house before the bus departs so be there early!

Finally, ISC’s mysterious Secret Event is coming soon. This is our major event for D-term and the last big event of the year. Right now we are looking for people who can teach some kind of dance. If you are interested, please email herreram@wpi.edu or caltin@wpi.edu. Stay tuned for more details about this event.

March 6, 2008

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Media from C-term

With C-term over, we have a whole set of new media updates available here. We have photos and videos from the Cultural Festival as well as photos from the Bulgarian Midnight Breakfast. Be sure to check them out by going to the Media page.

Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy the rest of your spring break and we look forward to seeing all of you next term!

January 29, 2008

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More events

So a couple of major events are coming up this term. First, there’s the Ski Trip! The Beginner’s Packet, which costs $60, includes lift tickets, ski rentals and lessons. Also, regular lift tickets are $40 and ski rentals are $26. The bus will leave from WPI at 7:30 am sharp but breakfast will be served by the International House at 7 am. To sign up, e-mail caltin@wpi.edu by February 6.

Next, there’s the Cultural Festival on February 16. If you want to represent your country, reserve a table from the International House by February 13. Also, if you want to perform, e-mail caltin@wpi.edu and if you want to help during the event, e-mail herreram@wpi.edu. Also, there will be a table displaying currency from around the world so if you have money from home, e-mail shikhar@wpi.edu.

January 10, 2008

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Welcome back!

Happy new year to everyone from the ISC! C-term has just started so we have a whole new list of upcoming events for the term that will be updated shortly. Be ready for Midnight Breakfasts, Wednesday Lunches, General Body Meetings and more, including one of our biggest events of the year, the Cultural Festival.

For now, take a look at the newly added photos from the most recent Midnight Breakfast from December. You can can find this gallery and many more on the Media Gallery page, so don’t forget to check regularly for photos and videos from all ISC events.

December 6, 2007

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International Dinner Photos

Photos from the International Dinner are now online! You can view them in the Media section.

Special thanks to Ekaterina Ratcheva, Aneliya Rankova, Santiago Lora, Omar Kiyani, Buddhi Paranamana and Ceren Altin for providing them.

December 4, 2007

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Ten Thousand Villages Sale

Until the end of this week , the ISC is holding holding the Ten Thousand Villages Sale. Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade organization that sells hand-produced artifacts from around the world. They work with over 100 different artisan groups in more than developing 30 countries including Kenya, Peru and Bangladesh. Since Ten Thousand Villages is nonprofit, all revenue from the sales go back to the villages where they were made.

This week, the ISC is selling Ten Thousand Villages items ranging from jewelry, decoration pieces, toys, musical instruments, and a lot more. All proceeds will benefit the artisans who have so meticulously constructed these crafts. If you’re looking to engross yourself with interesting artifacts from around the world or maybe searching for a unique Christmas gift, drop by the Campus Center between 10 am and 2 pm any day from Dec 3 to Dec 7 and we promise you won’t be disappointed.

For more information about Ten Thousand Villages, please visit their official site.

December 3, 2007

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International Dinner Media

The International Dinner is finally over and what a show it was! Of course, this was only possible thanks to all the efforts from all the ISC members who helped out and all the performers. Congratulations to everyone!

The “Making Of” video that was shown at the beginning of the dinner is now available on the Media Gallery page. If you missed it or just want to see it again, be sure to check it out. Also, we’ll be uploading photos from the dinner very soon. If you have any photos of your own that you would like to be up on this site, please e-mail alsan@wpi.edu.

Once again, a huge thanks to everyone for helping out for making this a very successful event!

November 21, 2007

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Thanksgiving Dinner

For everyone that signed up for the Thanksgiving Dinner, its tomorrow (on Thanksgivings Day) at 7 pm in the International House.