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Pre-Orientation for International Students

Here is the tentative PO4IS schedule for Fall 2024. Students should plan to arrive on campus on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, during daytime hours (8 am – 5 pm or 08:00-17:00 hrs) to allow for an easier transition. No campus housing or transportation to Macalester is available before 8:00 am on August 20th, so students who arrive early are responsible for arranging their own place to stay.

August 20 – 26, 2024 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.

Tentative PO4IS Schedule

  • Day 1 (Required Arrival): August 20, 2024

      • Time | Event | Location

      • All day | Arrivals and Check-in* | ISP, Kagin Commons

      • 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch with available mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center (CC)

      • 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Start Glacier Tax* | Kagin Commons

      • 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Dinner with mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center

  • Day 2

      • Time | Event | Location

      • 7:30am – 8:00am | Breakfast | Café Mac, Campus Center

      • 8:00am – 8:15am | PO4IS Welcome Session by ISP staff and Vice President of Student Affairs Kathryn Kay Coquemeont* | JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 8:15am – 9:00am | Health and Wellness Info Session*| JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 9:00am – 10:00am | Domestic Ametricans Meet | ISP, Kagin Commons

      • 9:00am – 10:30am | Immigration and Other Laws Info Session* | JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 10:45am – 11:30am | Complete Forms for Social Security, I-9, and Glacier Tax* | The Loch & JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 11:30am – 12:30pm | Lunch with Mentors (ISP Staff available to meet Parents in ISP office) | Café Mac, Campus Center

      • 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Optional Sessions: Biking and Public Transportation, Driver’s License and State ID, US Cell Phone Plans | ISP Area, Kagin Commons, Markim Lower Level

      • 1:00pm – 1:30pm | LOC students meet in ISP* | Kagin Commons

      • 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Resource Fair: Bank, Employment & Tax Paperwork, Campus Resources including Vice President of Student Affairs Kathryn Kay Coquemeont | Kagin Ballroom (Upper level of Kagin Commons)

      • 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 with mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center

      • 6:15pm – 8:15pm | Mentor Mediation I: Getting Started* | Meet at the front of the Campus Center

      • 8:15pm – 10:00pm | Various activities led by mentors | Various Locations

  • Day 3

      • Time | Event | Location

      • 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast | Café Mac, Campus Center

      • 9:00am – 11:00am | Apply for Social Security Number* | ISP, Kagin Commons

      • 11:00am – 12:00pm | LOC Students Meet with ISP* | ISP, Kagin Commons

      • 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch with Mentors | Café Mac, Campus Center

      • 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Identity Mediation* | JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 2:15pm – 3:15pm | Humor & Ambiguous References* | JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Mentor Mediation II: Adjusting to Academic Life in the US* | JBD Hall, Campus Center

      • 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Dinner with mentors | Cafe Mac, Campus Center

      • 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Ametrica Meeting (Ametrica Participants Only) | Weyerhaeuser Boardroom

  • Day 4

      • Time | Event | Location

      • 7:30am – 8:15am | Breakfast | Café Mac, Campus Center

      • 8:30am – 11:00am | Maxploration for all students | Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL)

      • 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch | Cafe Mac, Campus Center

      • 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Required meeting for those working as ISP Translator/Liaison | ISP, Kagin Commons

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.