Here is the PO4IS schedule for Fall 2023. Students should plan to arrive on campus Monday, August 28, 2023, during daytime hours to allow for an easier transition. No campus housing is available before August 28th, so students are responsible for arranging their own place to stay.
2023 Pre-Orientation for International Students (PO4IS) Schedule
“*” or asterisk denotes required attendance for all students studying in the U.S. on an F, J, or other non-immigrant visa.
Monday, August 28
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- Time | Event | Location
- All day | Arrivals and Check-in* | ISP, Kagin Commons
- 11:30pm – 1:00pm | Lunch with Available Mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center (CC)
- 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Start GLACIER Tax Program – Check Your Email* | Kagin Commons
- 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Dinner with Mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center
Tuesday, August 29
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- Time | Event | Location
- 7:30am – 8:00am | Breakfast with Your Mentor Group* | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 8:00am – 8:45am | PO4IS Welcome Session by ISP staff* |Café Mac, Campus Center
- 9:00am – 12:00pm | Domestic Ametricans Meet | Kagin Commons
- 9:00am – 10:30am | Immigration and Other Laws Info Session* | JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 10:45am – 12:00pm | Complete Forms for Social Security, I-9, and Glacier Tax* | The Loch & JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch with Mentors (ISP Staff available to meet Parents in ISP office) | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm | LOC students meet in ISP* | Kagin Commons
- 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Resource Fair: Bank, Employment & Tax Paperwork, Campus Resources* | Kagin Ballroom (Upper level of Kagin Commons) and ISP
- 3:30pm – 4:45pm | LOC students meet in ISP* | Kagin Commons
- 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Ametrica Meeting (Ametrica Participants Only) | Kagin Commons
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Dinner | Cafe Mac, Campus Center
- 6:15pm – 8:15pm | Mentor Mediation I: Getting Started* | Meet at the front of the Campus Center
Wednesday, August 30
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- Time | Event | Location
- 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 9:00am – 10:00am | Mentor Mediation II: Adjusting to Academic Life in the US* | JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 10:15pm – 11:45am | Mentor Mediation III: Identity*| JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 1:15pm – 2:00pm | LOC Students Meet with ISP* | Kagin Commons
- 2:15pm – 3:15pm | Humor & Ambiguous References Session* | JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Health and Wellness Session* | JBD Hall, Campus Center
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Dinner | Cafe Mac, Campus Center
- 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Ametrica Meeting (Ametrica Participants Only) | Weyerhauser Boardroom
- 8:30pm – 10:00pm | Activities Led by Mentors | Various Locations
Thursday, August 31
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- Time | Event | Location
- 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 8:00am – 1:00pm | New first-year or transfer students must check-in for Orientation to receive name tag, Orientation booklet, individualized schedule nametag and class t-shirt | Kagin Ballroom
- 9:00am – 11:00am | Apply for Social Security Number (ONLY students on visa with work assignment; bring documents in orange folder and the SSA application) | ISP, Kagin Commons
- 10:30am – 11:30am | Exchange students meet with Sarah Tolman & Britt Nelson | Study Away Office, Markim Hall 2nd Floor
- 11:30pm – 12:30pm | Lunch | Café Mac, Campus Center
- 12:30pm – 3:30pm | Maxploration! | Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL)
- Follow Schedule | New Student Orientation | Follow Schedule
- 4:00pm – 4:45pm |Scottish House Meeting 1 | Various Locations – Check Nametag
Remember to take care and stay hydrated!
* Mandatory generally for all students studying in the U.S. on a F, J, or other non-immigrant visa.
