Prior issues and featured items

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Spring 2013

• Jan 11th issue - Welcome to new and returning international students
• Jan 18th issue - Important academic and housing update reminders
• Jan 24th issue - Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Carrier Dome
• Feb 1st issue - Carrier fair workshops
• Feb 8th issue - Important announcement about taxes
• Feb 15th issue - Last MIX-IT-UP session before the Spring Break!
• Feb 22nd issue - Travel seminars for Spring Break
• Feb 27th issue - SCIS Special - International Student Organization
• Mar 1st issue - OrangeAbility 2013: Accessible Athletics Expo
• Mar 8th issue - Daylight Saving Time Begins
• Mar 15th issue - Mentors wanted for Connections Program
• Mar 22nd issue - 11th Annual WISE Symposium
• Mar 25th issue - Special Announcement for OPT Seminar
• Mar 29th issue - Phi Beta Delta Induction Ceremony
• Apr 5th issue - Take back the Night, 2013
• Apr 12th issue - Federal and State Taxes Due
• Apr 19th issue - Phone Scam Alert
• Apr 26th issue - 25th Anniversary of English Conversation Group
• May 3rd issue - Important Deadlines to remember for the Semester End
• May 10th issue - Congratulations to all International Graduates

Fall 2012

• Dec 13th issue - Travel and Practical seminars schedule
• Dec 6th issue - Movie nights at SCIS set for the week after finals
• Nov 29th issue - Getting ready for Winter weather
• Nov 15th issue - A noble way to celebrate and enjoy Thanksgiving
• Nov 8th issue - Elections and Homecoming at SU
• Nov 2nd issue - International Education Week 2012 events
• "SCIS News Extra" - Oct 29th - Travel seminars cancelled today and tomorrow, SCIS closed - Severe weather alert
• Oct 25th issue - Great ways to have fun at Halloween fun with SU!
• "SCIS News Extra" - Oct 19th - SU announces new partnership to enhance safety patrols
• Oct 18th issue - New dates announced for additional SCIS travel seminars during holiday season
• "SCIS News Extra" - Oct 11th - Memorial Service for Dr. T.E. Koshy
• Oct 11th issue - U.S. Department of State announces details for the 2014 Diversity Lottery Program
• "SCIS News Extra" - Oct 9th - Racial Justice and Peace panel discussion
• Oct 5th issue - The Dalai Lama, Dave Matthews Band and countless others gather at SU's Carrier Dome for the "One World Concert"
• Sep 28th issue - International Day of Peace observed on "The Quad"
• Sep 21st issue - Oktoberfest comes to Syracuse
• Sep 15th issue - SU's billion dollar campaign reaches goal
• Sep 8th issue - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discontinues stamping I-20 and DS-2019 forms
• Sep 2nd issue - First issue of Fall 2012 - Welcome new international students and scholars!
• SCIS Important Reminders (linked in each week's newsletter):
  • Government notices:  Check your VISA Application Status in India, US Embassy Announcements and E-Verify Employers & Federal Contractors List
  • F-1 and J-1 issues: Full-Time Course of Study, CPT/OPT Seminars, Last Semester of Study, Studying Abroad, Transferring Out, Meeting Your Health Requirements, Optional Practical Training EAD cards and  Human Resources reminders for on-campus employees
  • Housing and Safety:  Keeping Rental Records, Address Changes, Public Safety, Protect Your Property
  • Other reminders: International Students and Arrests, Beware of Copycat "Immigration Help" Sites
• - New UACT patrols enhance safety at SU

Summer 2012

• July 27th issue - Watch the London Olympics at the Slutzker Center for International Services!
• July 24th issue - SCIS program - "Orange Dialogue For Peace" outdoor retreat at Raquette Lake (Adirondack Mountains)

Spring 2012

• May 25th issue - "Better Together Syracuse" recognized as a top campaign for social issues
• May 18th issue - Syracuse University Commencement 2012
• May 12th issue - Groundbreaking for SU College of Law's "Dineen Hall"
• May 4th issue - Aerospace Engineering students test fly their designs at the Carrier Dome
• Apr 27th issue - "Mayfest 2012" arrives at SU
• Apr 20th issue - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to meet with students at SU's Maxwell School
• Apr 12th issue - SCIS program - "Mix It Up" end of semester event
• Apr 6th issue - GLACIER (formerly CINTAX) web-based tax preparation service now available free for SU international community
• Mar 16th issue - SU trip to midnight premiere of "The Hunger Games"
• Mar 8th issue - The Hindu spring festival of "Holi" celebrated at SU
• Mar 2nd issue- "Supporting Responsible Student Research" - a panel discussion on the complexities of plagarism
• Feb 24th issue - Tax return preparation seminar at Maxwell Auditorium
• Feb 17th issue - Now recruiting volunteers for the International Student Ambassador program
• Feb 10th issue - DISCO International, Inc. and CFN invite Japanese-English bilingual students to the New York Career Forum 2012
• Jan 27th issue - SCIS program - "Orange Dialogue For Peace" outdoor retreat at Raquette Lake (Adirondack Mountains)
• Jan 20th issue - "Getting Serious About Snow" - important tips about how to stay safe and comfortabel in Syracuse during Winter months
• Jan 14th issue - First issue of Spring 2012 - Welcome new international students and scholars! 

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