UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH
ARRIVAL & ORIENTATION INFORMATION FOR
NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Arrival Information
Housing
Meals
Orientation Schedule

We are looking forward to having you at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh for the Fall 2009 term. To ensure that your arrival and stay at the University are pleasant and rewarding, we are providing the following information:

1) IMPORTANT: PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ARRIVAL INFORMATION TO iss@uwosh.edu AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN SO THAT WE CAN PREPARE FOR YOUR ARRIVAL.

2) ARRIVAL: Please plan to arrive no later than Monday, August 30, 2009

You must report for new international student check-in on:

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
7:45 AM
Reeve Union room 306

PLEASE BRING YOUR:

PASSPORT
I-94 CARD
I-20 FORM or DS-2019 FORM

YOU MAY NOT ENTER THE US MORE THAN 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE INDICATED ON YOUR I-20 OR DS-2019 FORM

3) UNIVERSITY HOUSING: Freshman and sophomore students (having earned 48 or more credits as of the first day of classes) who are not military veterans, married, or living with parents, guardian, or host family shall be required to live in a University-operated residence hall when such accommodations are available.

The housing contract (along with a $150 housing deposit or the waiver form) needs to be returned to the University as soon as possible.  If you use the waiver form, both the white and the yellow copies need to be returned. Please note that you will be required to pay the $150 housing deposit even if you decide not to enroll at UW Oshkosh.

If you will be living in the residence halls, please complete and return the enclosed food and housing contract with the enclosed pre-payment deferment form as soon as possible to:

UW OSHKOSH OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
800 ALGOMA BLVD
OSHKOSH, WI  54901 USA

Housing during semester breaks is available in:

Evans, Stewart, Donner, Webster, and Taylor Halls ONLY.

Students assigned to residence halls that are open during University breaks may check into their rooms before international student orientation week, prior to the Sunday before classes begin. Students assigned to other halls may stay in the Gruenhagen Conference Center prior to moving into their assigned rooms on the Sunday before classes begin.

Please note that you are required to attend all New International Student Orientation sessions during the week prior to the start of classes.

Housing during the summer is available in the Gruenhagen Conference Center.

Questions regarding your on campus residence hall assignment may be directed to: eckroth@uwosh.edu.

If you arrive on campus, have not contracted for a residence hall room, and are required to live on-campus, contact the Residence Life Office, 2nd floor, South Gruenhagen, between 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Tel: 920-424-3212). On-campus housing may be limited at that time and you may be housed temporarily at Gruenhagen Conference Center.  Note: Residence Hall contracts are one academic year long in duration.

More information about on campus housing may be accessed at: http://housing.uwosh.edu/

OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING AND TEMPORARY HOUSING: Students who are eligible to live off campus, and choose to do so, are responsible for finding their own living accommodations.  Off-campus housing is difficult to find if you arrive close to the beginning of a semester so you may want to allow additional time to find a place to live.  It is also usually expensive and is subject to a lease.

Gruenhagen Conference Center is available for temporary housing if you are not assigned to a residence hall that is open during University breaks and housing is not available when you arrive.  An amount of approximately $25.00 per day is charged.  Please allow an additional $25.00 per day for food.

A list of off campus apartments is maintained by the UW Oshkosh Student Association and can be accessed at:

http://www.osa.uwosh.edu/legalservices/?page=66

Please contact International Student Services if you have any questions regarding on or off campus housing.

• Undergraduate students under the age of 21 and who have earned less than 60 credits are required to live in a residence hall.

4) MEALS: From Saturday, August 22, 2009 through lunch on Sunday, September 6, 2009 on-campus food service is not available. Meals begin with evening dinner on Sunday, September 6, 2009.

Fast food restaurants, such as Hardees, Papa John's (pizza), Subway, Erberts & Gerberts, etc. are within walking distance from campus and are relatively inexpensive.

Fall 2009
NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 1, 2009      
                   
7:45 AM-12:00 PM
International Student Check-In / Orientation
Reeve Union 306
                                                                                   
Bring your passport, I‑94, and I-20 or DS‑2019
                   
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch in Blackhawk Commons (provided by International Student Services)

1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Continued Orientation

5:00 PM
Shopping trip with International Student Association (ISA) members (tentative / optional)

Wednesday, August 27
                                     
8:15 AM-12:00 PM
Orientation Sessions
Location to be determined

12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Lunch in Reeve Union. Pizza with ISA members, faculty, and staff
(lunch provided by International Student Services)
                                     
1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Continued orientation in Reeve Union Room 306

5:00 PM
Shopping trip with International Student Association members
(tentative / optional)        
                                                                                   
Thursday, August 28

7:30 AM-12:00 PM
Placement Examination Testing: Those who need to test, report Dempsey 146, go to Polk Library for math, English, and/or foreign language placement tests at the Testing Center

You may bring a non-graphing calculator for the math test

NOTE: There is a $5.00 fee for each test taken. You must pay before you take the test
                                     
12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch on your own

1:00 PM
Orientation to TitanWeb - Meet in Dempsey 146
        
2:00 -4:00 PM
Return to Advisement/Registration Center (Dempsey Hall 130) to meet with your advisors and schedule classes

Graduate Students ONLY: At your pre-scheduled time, report to the Graduate School, Dempsey Hall 337, for a records check

4:00 PM
Shopping trip to Fox River Mall with ISA members (tentative / optional)

Friday, August 29

8:15 AM-12:00 PM (breakfast provided)
Orientation Sessions
Reeve Union 306

12:00-1:00 PM
Lunch on your own

1:00 PM-5:00 PM
IOrientation Sessions
Reeve Union 306

6:00 PM
IISA Welcome Party
Evans Hall Basement
(tentative / optional)
                                                                       
Sunday, September 6 – Tuesday September 8:
First year and transfer student all campus Odyssey orientation meetings

Wednesday, September 9
CLASSES BEGIN