Pre-Orientation for International Students (PO4IS)
Tuesday, September 1 (afternoon)
- Airport Pick Ups by Mentors (complete online arrival form)
- Check into dorms, obtain student ID, get TB tested
- Shopping if needed
Wednesday, September 2
- Airport Pick Ups until 4 p.m.
- Check into dorms, obtain student ID, get TB tested
- Shop
- Open Bank Account (Kagin)
- Get Cell Phone if desired (Kagin)
(All PO4IS Sessions below in Campus Center unless otherwise noted)
7:00 p.m. PO4IS -- Introductions of ISP staff, Mentors and You
Mentor Mediation I: The Foundation
Thursday, September 3
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Government regulations paperwork session
- Complete employment and tax documentation (W4, I-9)
- Hand in passports and I-20s (or DS2019s) for copying.
10:00 a.m. - noon Aaron Colhapp, International Student Programs Director
- Immigration and Other Laws Affecting International Students
- Cultural Adjustment: The Student Experience, America, Academics, Finances, Health, and other Q & A
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch with Mentors
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Host Family Orientation
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Mentor Mediation II: Adjusting to US Academic Life
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mentor Mediation III: Sex and Drugs
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Dinner with Mentors
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Macalester Intercultural/International Experience
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sarcasm 101: An Introduction to Humor in America
Friday, September 4
9:00 - 1:00 p.m. Drop-off
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. TB Testing Part II
6:00 p.m. Orientation Begins
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