2007-2008 CALENDAR
INTERNATIONAL & OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES
SEPTEMBER
9/1-9/5 Week One Information Sessions for new students & parents
9/5 "Welcome Back" Dinner : Semester II and Year-Long Off-Campus Programs. Program Advisers/Directors for Semester II and Year-long programs are invited. Gold & Sun Ballroom 5:00pm.
9/19 Passport Applications Taken on Campus by Rice County Recorder's Office. 9:00 a.m.-noon & 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Buntrock Commons 222
9/20 2008 Off-Campus Interim Recruitment Caf Tables 11:30 – 1:00 and 4:30 – 6:30pm
9/22 Orientation Retreat for Semester II International Programs. 8:45-3:00 p.m. Various campus locations. All Semester II Int'l Program Advisors attend. Opening session in SC 278.
Sept/Oct Re-entry Meetings --Semester II and Year-long Int'l Programs with Program Advisers/Directors and Coordinator of Advising. Specific dates and times TBA
OCTOBER
10/8 Final deadline for Interim Applications .
10/8 "Go-No Go" Decisions on Off-Campus Interim courses
10/9 Faculty Program Adviser/Program Director Meeting 3:30 to 5:00 Black Ballroom
10/15 Deadline for Petitions for late applications to semester II programs.
10/18 2008 Interim Instructors Meeting #2 3:45-5:00 p.m., BC 144
NOVEMBER
11/1 International & Domestic Off-Campus Study Open House for semester & year-long programs. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Buntrock Commons Black & Gold Ballroom A/B/C. All Program Advisers/Directors and 2008-2009 Field Supervisors present.
11/7 2008 Off-Campus Interim Orientation Meeting for students on International and Domestic programs. Instructors attend; International in Chapel 7:00-8:30 p.m. Domestic in SC280 7:00-8:00. INTERIM INSTRUCTORS SCHEDULE INTERIM SPECIFIC ORIENTATION SESSIONS AFTER GROUP MEETINGS .
11/10 2009 Interim Course Proposals Due with tentative budget from faculty intending to propose a new interim (both domestic & Int'l) course - Submit to Registrar's Office.
11/10 Letters of Intent to offer previously approved interim courses in January of 2009 due to the Director of IOS
DECEMBER
12/5 2008 Interim Instructors Meeting #3 3:30-5:00 p.m., BC144
Dec-Feb Student Applications Accepted for 2008-2009 Int'l & Off-Campus Programs - Submit to IOS Office (deadline February 29, 2008)
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
2/7 "Welcome Back" dinner for International & Domestic Off-Campus Semester I and Semester I/Interim students. 5:00 p.m. Program Advisers/Directors and Field Supervisors invited. Gold & Sun Ballrooms
2/8 Welcome Back Get-Together 2008 Interim Students 3:30-4:30 Black & Gold Ballroom A/B/C
2/14 2008 Interim Instructor's Re-entry Meeting 3:45-5:00 BC 144
Feb/Mar Re entry Meetings for Students Abroad Semester I Conducted by Coordinator of Advising & Student Activities with Program Advisers/Directors, and Field Supervisors participating. Locations & times TBA-except the following
2/12 Term in the Middle East 5:30-7:00 p.m. Buntrock Commons 142
2/12 Term in Asia 7:30-9:00 p.m. Buntrock Commons 142
2/13 Global Semester 7:30-9:00 p.m., Buntrock Commons 144
2/15 Interim instructors financial report due to Director, International & Off-Campus Studies . Narrative reports due for those courses first offered in January, 2008 and being proposed again for January, 2009.
2/18-2/21 Interest Meetings for Selected Abroad Programs - field supervised program sessions will be conducted by the returning Field Supervisors, others by Program Advisers.
2/19 - Term in Asia 4:30-5:30 p.m., Buntrock Commons 144
2/20 - Global Semester 4:30-5:30 p.m., Gold Ballroom
2/21 - England , Ireland , Scotland , Australia Programs 7:00-8:30 p.m., Gold Ballroom
2/21- Term in the Middle East 4:30-5:30 p.m., Gold Ballroom
2/19 2008-2009 Field Supervisors/Assistants Orientation Meetings 3:45-5:00 p.m., Buntrock Commons 142
2/29 Off-Campus Study Application Deadline - Semester I, II, and Year-long Programs for 2008-2009
MARCH
3/3 Interim Instructor's narrative report due to Director, International & Off-Campus Studies.
3/5 Faculty Recommendations Due for off-campus study applicants
3/10 25th Annual Gimse Photo Contest - Entries due
3/7-3/16 Interviews of Semester & Year-long Off-Campus Study Applicants - Selection procedures vary with program. Program Advisers/Directors, Field Supervisors, and selected returned students.
3/17 9 th Annual Literary Contest - Entries due
3/17 List of Accepted Semester & Year-long Students Due in IOS Office - submitted by Program Advisers/Directors, Field Supervisors, or Selection Committee Chairs
3/20 Semester & Year-long Off-Campus Study Applicants Notified of Acceptance/Rejection
3/21-3/30 Spring Break
3/31 Student Commitments and $150 deposit from Semester & Year-long Students Due - Orientation Handbooks with checklists distributed
APRIL
4/1 2009-2010 Field Supervisor Course Proposal due Submit to IOS Director
*4/2 Passport Applications Taken on campus by Rice County Recorder's Office. 9:00 – 12:00 Room TBA
4/3 2009 Interim Instructor's Meeting #1 3:45-5:00 p.m., Black Ballroom
4/8 International & Domestic Off-Campus 2009 Interim Open House 4:30-6:30 p.m., Black & Gold Ballroom A/B/C
4/22 Spring Orientation Retreat Planning Meeting 3:45-5:00 p.m., Buntrock Commons 142 Planning session for Global Semester, Term in Asia, Term in the Middle East and Biology in South India .
4/25-4/26 Spring Orientation Retreat : Semester I and Year-long International Programs. All Program Advisers/Directors and Field Supervisors in attendance. Global, Term in Asia and Term in the Middle East, and Biology in South India beginning on April 25 at 6:00-10:30 p.m. All International Programs (including above) April 26, 8:45-3:00 p.m.
Apr/May Follow-up On-campus Orientation Meetings for Semester I and Year-long International Programs - arranged by Field Supervisors and Program Advisers.
MAY
5/1 Off-Campus Interim 2009 Spring Application Deadline
5/1 Domestic Orientation Evening (Semester I & II) SC278 7:00-8:30
5/15 Interim 2009 applicants notified of acceptance/rejection
WORLD ISSUES DIALOGUE
World Issues Dialogue will take place in Trollhaugen on the following dates:
September 13, 20, 27
October 4, 18, 25 (Oct 4 in Vallhala)
November 4, 8, 15
February 14, 21, 28
March 6, 13
April 3, 10, 17, 24
World Issues Dialogue meets at 5:30 p.m. Participants bring trays from the cafeteria. This is a student led discussion on topics chosen by students. Faculty are invited to attend. Please let Helen Stellmaker know if you would like to be notified weekly of the topic. For further information call x3871.