SISS International Student Newsletter October 2013

Services for International Students & Scholars (SISS)

Monday—Friday, 9am—Noon and 1pm—4pm

For appointments call: 530-752-0864 ext. 0

Please note that our office will be closed for the following dates:

November 11 December 24-25 January 1, 2014

November 28-29 December 31

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“UC Davis Services for International Students and Scholars”

In this Month’s Newsletter:

OPT Workshop by SISS Student Advisors

Get Involved in Research

Halloween Celebration Event by GA & ISC

SISS Lead Student Advisor’s New Position

International Graduate Students & Scholars

Discussion Series

SISS & CCC Coffee Social

The 14th Annual REACH Retreat

Free Yoga Lessons

Explore the World’s Largest Corn Maze

Cross Cultural Center & International Community

International Spouse & Partner Reception

SISS International Student Advisor Contact Information

Holly Snyder Thompson Tammy Silver

hasnyderthompson@ucdavis.edu tsilver@ucdavis.edu

OPT Workshop for Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Would you like to learn more about how to get a job off cam-

pus? Save the date and come to our Optional Practical Training

(OPT) Workshop held by the SISS student advisors so we can

help you with the process!

F-1 Graduates — Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12PM—1PM

F-1 Undergraduates —Tuesday, November 19, 2013 4PM—5PM

Location: University House Annex

(behind the SISS office)

How to Get Involved in Research

Become involved in undergraduate research to help develop necessary skills in your field, to boost your re-sume, and to hone your interests in a particular field. It’s a great opportunity

available to all undergraduate students at UC Davis. Come to our seminar “How to Get Involved in Re-search,” to learn the tools you’ll need in order to approach professors and land a position in the research environment of your choice!

Dates and Times:

Thursday, October 24, 2013

4:10 – 5:00 p.m.

Meeting Room D, Student Community Center

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

12:10 – 1:00 p.m.

Meeting Room D, Student Community Center

Sponsored by: Undergraduate Research Center 2300 Student Community Center

urc@ucdavis.edu

Halloween Celebration Event with Global Ambassadors & ISC

Interested in celebrating Halloween with the SISS Global Ambassadors and the International Students Club?

Show off your amazing costumes at the International House on Wednesday, October 30th from

7:00pm—9:00pm , and participate in fun activities including apple bobbing and pumpkin carving!

SISS Lead Student Advisor’s New Position

Congratulations to our lead student advisor, Sarah Ligday, on her new position

at the College of Letters and Sciences Dean’s Office! Sarah has been a big part

of the SISS team for many years, and constantly works hard to serve our

international students. We truly appreciate all that she has done for SISS, and

wish her the best of luck with her new job. The following is the description of

her new position on campus:

Sarah’s official title at the College of Letters and Science is an Academic Counselor. As an Academic Counselor in L&S, she will be responsible for

providing in-depth, wide-ranging and complex academic advising to second, third and fourth year undergraduate international students and other special populations.

Letters & Science has more than 50 majors and over 50 minors, and a broad diversity of academic cultures, extending from Art Studio to Physics, from Asian American Studies to Philosophy. It is by far the most complex academic unit on campus.

We will miss you dearly Sarah!

International Graduate Students & Scholars Discussion Series Join the SISS & CAPS staff for interactive informal presentations and discussions every Monday from

12:00pm—1:00pm about the following topics:

Monday, October 28—Time Management

Monday, November 4—Assertiveness Skills

The location will be at DSS Shields Library, Room 360 (3rd floor). Make sure to bring your own lunch!

For more information, please contact Moira at: madelgado@ucdavis.edu

SISS & CCC Coffee Social

Thanks to those of you who attended the Coffee Social hosted by SISS and the CCC earlier this month! It is

a great way to meet and interact with many international and domestic students, and there will also be

free food and drinks as well! Please look forward to our next

Coffee Social coming up in November:

Date: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013

Time: 4:00pm—6:00pm

Location: Student Community Center,

Multipurpose Room

We hope to see you there!

The 14th Annual REACH Retreat

The Cross Cultural Center and Office of Campus Community Relations, in partnership with many other de-

partments, are excited to announce:

The 14th annual REACH Retreat January 10-12, 2014

CONNECTIONS, EMPOWERMENT, FRIENDSHIP, FUN, SELF-REFLECTION, SOCIAL JUSTICE

For the past 14 years the Cross Cultural Center has provided the UC

Davis campus community the unique opportunity to engage in a

cross-cultural and empowering weekend experience. Students,

staff, and faculty dialogue and explore personal and global stories

through large and small group activities. REACH makes it possible to

establish new connections, new friendships, new discoveries, and

provides opportunities to build a more inclusive campus community

experience.

All of this could not be possible without students applying to take

part in this very personal and powerful weekend retreat.

Application deadline: Friday, October 25, 5 p.m.

Fill out application here: http://bit.ly/REACH2014app

First/second-year, new transfer, international, and graduate students are highly

encouraged to apply.

The deadline is fast approaching so we strongly encourage you all to not let this opportunity pass you by. For

more information or questions, please visit http://ccc.ucdavis.edu/reach. Additionally, we invite you to visit

the Cross Cultural Center (located on the 1st floor of the Student Community Center), call the CCC at (530)

752-4287, or email REACH student coordinator Kriti Garg at kgarg@ucdavis.edu.

Free Yoga Lessons

Life Skills through Yoga is a program that strives to share and promote

lifeskills needed to more effectively navigate situations in our academ-

ic, professional and personal lives, while being in a calm, relaxing envi-

ronment. All levels of yoga experience are welcome!

For schedules and updates about classes, visit the “Life Skills through

Yoga” Facebook page.

Brought to you by SISS & the Student Recruitment & Retention Center

Explore the World’s Largest Corn Maze

Join the SISS Global Ambassadors on a fun trip to adventure through the world’s largest corn

maze! There will also be a pumpkin patch and hay rides, so bring all your friends and family to cel-

ebrate the fall season!

Please visit the Facebook event page for more details

about this event at this link. For more information

about the farm, please visit this website.

When: Saturday, October 26th, 2013

Time: 1:00PM—4:00PM

Corn Maze Entrance Fee: $10

Farm Address: 6585 Milk Farm Rd., Dixon, CA

Location: Meet at 12:30PM @ the Silo IF RESERVED BUS SEAT

Need a ride? Reserve a charter bus seat at the SISS front desk with $5 by October 24th. We will

meet at the Silo, and board the bus from there. Please bring a valid student or government ID, and

remember to dress warm!

Cross Cultural Center and the International Community

What is the CCC?

The Cross Cultural Center promotes the heritage and

culture of historically underrepresented, currently

underserved and oppressed domestic groups and

ethnic constituencies. We help students learn how to

advocate for positive social change on behalf of those

who identify across the varying intersections of

underrepresented, underserved, and marginalized

communities. We sponsor multicultural arts and

educational programs, symposia, workshops, seminars, lectures, exhibits and performances. The

CCC develops programs and funds opportunities for undergraduates and graduates to enhance

their leadership potential. The CCC serves as a community center for the students, faculty and staff

at UC Davis. The CCC provides a safe space for community members to explore multiple facets of

their identities as well as learn about ethnicity/race and culture. The Cross-Cultural Center (CCC) is

located on the first floor of the Student Community Center (SCC) building.

Continued on next page….

International Spouse & Partner Reception

SISS and the International House presents…

International Spouse & Partner Reception

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

10:00 AM—12:00 PM

@ the International House

10 College Park, Davis, CA 95616

Refreshments will be served.

Wear a costume and start your Halloween celebration early!

Meet other international spouses, partners and children. Children are welcome with parent

supervision — costumes add to the fun!

Learn about International House Programs, including Connections.

Questions? Please email Moira Delgado, Outreach Coordinator, at madelgado@ucdavis.edu

Cross Cultural Center and the International Community Continued...

Introducing the new staff of the CCC that will be working with the international community:

Koby Rodriguez is the new Program Coordinator in the Cross Cultural Center in the

SCC. One of his roles on campus is to facilitate programs that include both interna-

tional and domestic students. He will serve as a resource for all students who are

looking for the opportunity to meet with diverse groups of students while making

the most of their time at UC Davis.

Shehzad Lokhandwalla is the International Community Student Coordinator in the

Cross Cultural Center. He will be working heavily with Koby, ISC, DISA, Global Am-

bassadors, SISS, and other campus departments to sponsor programs for interna-

tional students.

Thank you for reading!

If you would like more information on any of the articles, or have an upcoming event that you would

like advertised in our next newsletter,

feel free to contact Seu Mei at outreachstudent@ucdavis.edu.