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International and TCK Student Orientation

Fall 2024

Note: Student volunteers helping with International Student/TCK new student orientation should meet for training on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm. Fowler Student Center, Room 244.

Monday, August 26, 2024 (Arrival Day)

9 a.m. — 5 p.m.
New students arrive throughout the day. Transportation provided by International Students and Scholars (ISS). L&C Drivers: Brian White/ISS and Lisa Kosiewicz Doran/ISS; L&C Student Greeters: Myryl Caccam (AM), Mithila Tambe (PM) and Santiago Longhino Gonzalez (Late night). We will meet flights throughout the day. Emergency TEL: 503-768-7305 (Office of International Students & Scholars). Students arriving on campus may move into their rooms anytime after 9:00 AM. Students report to International Students and Scholars (ISS) to pick up packets, room keys, access cards, and linen (if needed).

Students settle into their rooms. The following student volunteers will be on hand to help new students move into their rooms: Mithila Tambe, India; Myryl Caccam, Philippines; Nhan Han, Vietnam; Visagan Sundarasan, Malaysia; Aljosa Lovric, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia; Marzieh Ghaderi, Iran; Polly Ren, China; Masha Glazneva, US/Russia/Canada; Esraa Alkhateeb, Jordan; Santiago Longhino Gonzalez, Italy/Mexico; Maya Gupta-Lemus, US/El Salvador; Vasty Jean Francois, Haiti. ISS staff members Paola Dennis will also assist. Students can visit International Students and Scholars (ISS) to call home and inform parents of safe arrival. Snacks will be available at International Students and Scholars (ISS) office. Students collect Lewis & Clark ID cards at Campus Living Office (Odell Annex) after settling in.

11:45 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. (Note: Volunteers should stagger lunch times)
Lunch for students who have arrived. Polly Ren and Vasty Jean Francois will be at the door of Fields Dining Room at 11:45 a.m. to orient students to the dining room. Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room.

1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.
Students stop by International Students and Scholars to complete several tasks:

Waive the L&C health insurance plan, if you have private insurance. Maya Gupta-Lemus will assist. Insurance waiver system can be found at:

https://waive.pacificsource.com/LEWI

Take a logistical tour of Fowler Student Center & Mailroom. Meet inside in the ISS Office. Stop by the Student Accounts Office, Health Center etc. and the mailroom. Tours at: 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, 3:30. Esraa Alkhateeb and Aljosa Lovric will alternate leading the tours.
Visit the Lewis & Clark Bookstore. If you need snack food, toiletries or want to start browsing for textbooks, learn where the bookstore is and make your purchases this afternoon.

4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tour of Campus led by Myryl Caccam, and Visagan Sundarasan. New students should bring an umbrella/rain jacket if rain seems likely. After the tour, proceed to Campus Living Office (for students who still need ID cards). Meet outside in front of Bookstore.

5:00 p.m.
Dinner. Masha Glazneva and Nhan Han meet at the door of Fields Dining Room at 5:00 p.m. to orient students to the dining room. Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room.

Evening

Meet Late Arrivals at Portland Airport and accompany to Campus: Santiago Longhino Gonzalez.

Meet Late Arrivals and help with dinner and move-in: Vasty Jean Francois and Masha Glazneva.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Tuesday Volunteers
Marzieh Ghaderi on duty in ISS Office from 8:30 am to 12:45 pm.  Masha Glazneva on duty in ISS Office from 12:45 pm to 5:00 pm.

8:15 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast in Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room. Student volunteer: Aljosa Lovric.

9:15 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Opening Program. Council Chamber, Fowler Student Center.

Please bring the following items with you: your orientation packet and your passport.

Polly Ren and Marzieh Ghaderi will explain tasks you need to complete as you arrive.

Collect manila envelopes for passports (Polly Ren and Marzieh Ghaderi). Students who forget the passport can bring it to the ISS later in the day.
Copy passports. (Marzieh Ghaderi and Aljosa Lovric will copy the documents at ISS).

Welcome and introductions.

Introduction of staff and guests. Brian White, Associate Dean of Students
Introduction of Lisa Kosiewicz Doran, Associate Director of ISS and Paola Dennis, ISS Administrative Specialist
Introduction of Erin Khong, Assistant Director of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME)
Introductions of Brittney Peake, Instructor of Academic English Studies
Introduction of Evette Castillo Clark, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students
Introduction of Belle Tucker, President of ASB
Introduction of Esraa Alkhateeb, ISLC Representative to ASB Senate and Maya Gupta-Lemus, TCK Intern
Introduction of Michelle Callahan, Director for Health Promotion & Wellness
Introduction of Hilary Hyman, Chaplain & Director if Spiritual Life
Introduction of Cindy Marino, Staff Psychologist and Training Director
Introduction of Ryan Jensen, Food Service Director
Self introductions of students

10:30 a.m. — 10:45 a.m.
Break.

10:45 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
Important Topics. Council Chamber, Fowler Student Center.

Session 1 , 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Safety Issues and Getting Connected. (Locations: Safety Issues group - Council Chamber; Getting Connected group - Stamm West) Safety: Maya Gupta-Lemus, and Aljosa Lovric; Getting Connected: Polly Ren, and Nhan Han.
Session 2, 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sexual Health and Consent Culture as an international student. Led by Mithila Tambe and Visagan Sundarasan.

12:00 p.m. — 12:15 p.m.
Meet with Resident Advisors (RAs) from your dorm and go to lunch with them. Council Chamber. RAs will come to the Council Chamber to meet new students, who will be released to lunch by residence hall groups.

12:15 p.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Campus Living staff. Your Area Director (AD) and Resident Advisor (RA) will accompany you to lunch. Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room.

1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.
Student Meetings.

ISLC meeting (for international students). Meet Esraa Alkhateeb, ISLC Representative to ASB Senate, and learn about the ISLC. Council Chamber.
TCK meeting (for US TCKs). Meet Maya Gupta-Lemus, TCK Intern, and learn about the TCK group. Fowler Student Center Room 244.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Drop-in advising with Brittney Peake for UG students regarding AES courses (Fowler Room 244).

2:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Students who arrived in the evening on Monday should stop by International Students and Scholars to complete several tasks (Fowler Student Center tour, waive the L&C health insurance plan etc.) with Masha Glazneva.

Other students can join an optional walk in Tryon Creek State Park. Santiago Longhino Gonzalez will meet students in front of the Bookstore.

2:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Language Assistants and Dallaire Scholar J-1 SEVIS Validation. Language Assistants (LAs) and J-1 Dallaire Scholar should meet Brian White, Associate Dean, for SEVIS registration. Please bring your passport and DS-2019 form. Fowler Student Center, Room 243/International Students and Scholars.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Open a bank account. Representatives of US Bank will be on campus to help international students set up a bank account. Please bring your passport and your visa with you. Volunteer: Nhan Han and Myryl Caccam will direct students to this session and help with copying. Council Chamber.

5:00 p.m.

Dinner. Take one of your new friends to dinner with you and meet Maya Gupta-Lemus and Visagan Sundarasan, at the door. Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room.

6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
(OPTIONAL)  Take a break and play frisbee. Student Assistants: Esraa Alkhateeb, and Santiago Longhino Gonzalez. On the Glade Lawn. The lawn is in front of Pamplin Sports Center .

8:30 p.m.
(OPTIONAL)  Games Night. Come play cards and board games. Hosted by Nhan Han and Masha Glazneva. Akin Hall Lounge.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Wednesday Volunteers

Polly Ren on duty in ISS Office from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45. and Myryl Caccam on duty in ISS Office from 12:45 to 5:00 pm.

8:15 a.m. — 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast in Fowler Student Center, Fields Dining Room.

8:45 a.m.

Student volunteers Mithila Tambe will pick up General NSO packets (or Health sheets) for all international students. Maggie’s Plaza.

Also, remember to check your inbox for an email from your RA with an invitation to a floor meeting. Check the email for the time and location.

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
SEVIS/Immigration Requirements and Review of the General NSO Schedule: What you must know! Lisa Kosiewicz Doran. Council Chamber.

ISS staff and volunteers will return the passport to you at the meeting. Topics for this session include:
- SEVIS requirements
- Immigration obligations. (See handout)
- Review of General NSO Schedule

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break.

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
REQUIRED Measles Clinic for remaining new undergraduate international & TCK students who have not met the Oregon measles requirement. Students will be escorted to the Health Service for consultation and vaccinations. Student volunteer as well as ISS staff will guide new students from the ISS office to the Health Service. Students will be un-enrolled from classes if this measles vaccination requirement is not met. Fowler Student Center/Health Service, lower floor.

10:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.

The International Student/TCK and Academic Success. Panel discussion with Lewis & Clark professors and students. Speakers: (in order) Mithila Tambe/Senior, Aljosa Lovric/Junior, and Esraa Alkhateeb/Sophomore followed by Professor Anna Miramanova of Economics, Professor Sweta Suryanarayan of Mathematics and Professor Juan Carlos Toledano Redondo of World Languages and Literature. Christabel Léonce staff member of the Counseling Center, will share some ideas about balance and time management. Council Chamber.

12:00 p.m. — 12:45 p.m.
Lunch in Fields Dining Room/Fowler Student Center.

12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Davis Scholarship Information Session. New Davis Scholars should attend this session to learn the details of the Davis Scholarship at Lewis & Clark. Attendance is required for new Davis Scholars. Lisa Kosiewicz Doran, Brian White, Anastacia Dillon and Karen Fobert will present. JR Howard, Room 102.

1:45 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.
Employment Session.
(REQUIRED ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO WORK ON CAMPUS) What you need for on-campus employment. Lisa Kosiewicz Doran, Associate Director of ISS, Jordan Latt, Student Employment Coordinator and Paola Dennis, Admin Specialist of ISS. Student volunteer Marzieh Ghaderi will assist. JR Howard, Room 102.

Topics to be discussed include:

Applying for an on-campus job.
Applying for a Social Security Number.

2:30 p.m.
Join the US students for New Student Orientation Welcome Session for all students. (Griswold Stadium)

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Thursday Volunteers

Nhan Han, on duty in ISS Office from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Aljosa Lovric on duty in ISS Office from 12:30 to 5:00 pm.

New Student Orientation continues.

Evening
Check your New Student Orientation schedule for your hall meeting time and course registration time. Different times are assigned to each residence hall.

Friday, August 30, 2024

New Student Orientation continues.

Friday Volunteers

Maya Gupta-Lemus on duty in ISS Office from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. 

Saturday, August 31, 2024

New Student Orientation continues.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

New Student Orientation continues.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Classes Begin!

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.
President reception to welcome both new and continuing international students and TCKs.

Manor House Back Patio

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