There will be a special On-Campus Employment Seminar on Sunday, January 14, at 11:30am.

You may also complete the I-9 paperwork if:

• You have attended this or a previous on-campus employment seminar and have the gold 1/2 sheet form distributed at the seminar to verify your attendance
• Have a job offer indicated on an Employer Certification Memo

Documents required for the I-9 - ORIGINALS and TWO COPIES of:
Passport -
Visa -
I-94 Card -
Stamped I-20 or DS-2019 (I-20 or DS-2019 copy must be "portrait style")
ONE copy of your:
Current class schedule indicating the number of credits you are registered for

Additionally:

• If you are an SU athlete, you must complete the Student-Athlete Employment Clearance Process at the Manley Field House Compliance Office and submit a copy with your I-9 documents
  
• If you are a J-1 student with sponsorship other than SU or ESF, obtain a letter from your sponsor approving your on-campus employment and submit it with your I-9 documents
  
• If you are an ELI student, obtain a letter from ELI verifying full-time status and work eligibility and submit it with your I-9 documents.

The I-9 will be entered in the system only if you have registered for classes. You must bring copy of your class schedule with your name and SU ID number on it for I-9 processing.

There are a variety of activities taking place in which students may participate. Please go to http://sunews.syr.edu to see various stories on programs to participate in both on campus and in the Syracuse community.

Due to the holiday, the on-campus bus schedule will be running on the holiday schedule on Monday the 15th. A major event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. will take place on Saturday, January 20. Check these websites for more details: http://suevents.syr.edu/main and http://multicultural.syr.edu/home

As a result, access to the campus by car will be very limited and parking regulations will be STRICTLY ENFORCED!!! If you park your car illegally on a city street or in a campus lot, it is likely to be towed away! You will have to find it and pay very high towing fees, and a fine.

It is best not to drive your car to campus on the day of a home basketball or football game!

• Medical benefits of at least $50,000 per accident or illness;
• A deductible not to exceed $500 per accident or illness;
• Expenses associated with the medical evacuation of the exchange visitor to his/her home country in the amount of $10,000; and
• Repatriation of remains in the amount of $7,500.

Please note that not all health insurance plans include medical evacuation and repatriation coverage (e.g., Blue Point does not include medical evacuation and repatriation). Accordingly, you may need to purchase additional insurance to supplement your current health insurance coverage. Medical evacuation and repatriation coverage can be purchased for $24/year through MedEx. Additional information and brochures are available online and at the Slutzker Center for International Services.

SEVIS authorized Responsible Officers of the J program are required to maintain proof that Exchange Visitors have adequate insurance in effect throughout the entire time they are participating in the sponsor's program. Proof of adequate health insurance coverage must indicate the duration of your coverage including the end date of the policy. If your actual health insurance card does not provide this information, you should make a copy of your insurance plan details that indicate the insurance coverage start and end dates. You must also provide proof of medical evacuation and repatriation coverage. A valid MedEx card or print out of your current and valid insurance plan details that indicate medical evacuation and repatriation coverage will be accepted as adequate proof of coverage.

If you are sponsored by Syracuse University, the only Responsible Officers who have access to your J SEVIS record are Slutzker Center advisors. Responsible officers issue your DS-2019, can update your exchange visitor program information, and also authorize certain benefit of maintaining your status. You are required to show proof of your current, valid health insurance whenever you request any of the following benefits from a Slutzker Center J-1 Responsible Officer:

• SEVIS validation upon arrival and completion of the check-in process. The Slutzker Center will NOT validate your SEVIS record until you provide copies of an adequate health insurance policy for yourself and any J-2 dependents. The policy must be valid for a full year or if your program is less than a year, insurance must be valid for the duration of your program. Please note that your SEVIS record must be validated within 30 days of your arrival or else you will be out of legal status in the U.S.
• Travel signature for re-entry to the U.S. Responsible Officers in the Slutzker Center will not sign DS-2019s for international travel and re-entry to the U.S. unless you provide proof of health insurance coverage for you and any J-2 dependents that may be traveling with you.
• Extension of J-1 program and DS-2019. No extensions will be granted until health insurance is updated and copies of your plan are provided to the Slutzker Center.
• For J-1 students only: Authorization of Academic Training.

Adequate health insurance should be purchased for a full year and renewed each year thereafter until the end of your program, unless the J-1 exchange visitor program is for less than one year. In the case of a program that is for less than one year, the J-1 exchange visitor would only have to provide proof of coverage for duration of the program period.

Additional information is available at online at the NAFSA website and the Federal Register.

English Language Conversation Groups
Onondaga County Public Library's Central Library is offering English Language Conversation Groups for English language learners with beginner through advanced-level speaking skills. Conversation Groups are led by one or two tutors, last one hour, and provide a relaxed, small group setting to practice speaking skills.

When: Mondays and Wednesdays

Where: Central Library in the Galleries of Syracuse, 477 S. Salina St.

Cost: Free

To join a conversation group, contact Amy Thorna, Adult Literacy Coordinator, at 435-1835.

English Language Learning Software
Central Library has just added Tell Me MoreŠ English language learning software to its Verizon Adult Literacy Lab. Tell Me MoreŠ has been described as the closest thing to a live human tutor on the market today and is available in the lab in beginner, intermediate, and intermediate+ levels.

If you are interested in using this software or other programs in the Verizon Literacy Lab, please attend an orientation session offered Mondays and Fridays in January at 1pm on the 4th floor of Central Library or call 435-1835 to schedule an orientation appointment.

Library Tours for Adult English as a Second Learner (ESL) Learners
Special tours of the Central Library are being offered for adult English language learners. Tour participants will receive assistance in obtaining a library card, searching the library catalogue, and using the Central Library website from home. (Limited Spanish translation is available.)

Tours will be held the first Wednesday of every month at 3pm. To request another time, please contact Amy Thorna, Adult Literacy Coordinator, at 435-1835.