International Student Newsletter, December 2014

Students, Volunteers, and Staff show paper crafts they created at the International CafĂŠ during International Education Week!

International Student Newsletter December 2014

Services for International Students & Scholars (SISS) Monday—Friday, 9am—Noon and 1pm—4pm For appointments call: 530-752-0864 ext. 0 Please note that our office will be closed for the following dates: 

December 24th-31st 

January 1st

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In this Month’s Newsletter: 

Information on Safe Rides

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Travel Reminders

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Winter Holiday Opportunities

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Announcements

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Events SISS International Student Advisor Contact Information

Tammy Silver

Mary Clabaugh

Kathy Lighthall

tsilver@ucdavis.edu Assistant Director

mclabaugh@ucdavis.edu klighthall@ucdavis.edu Student Advisor Student Intake Advisor

Virag Nikolics

Emily Taylor

vnikolics@ucdavis.edu Student Advisor

ejtaylor@ucdavis.edu Student Intake Advisor

Be Safe This Holiday Season!

Safe Rides If you have safety concerns while moving about campus as night, please use this free service offered by the UC Davis Police Department!

Read more about this great service on the UC Davis Police Department website!

Travel Reminders The holiday break means that you may be traveling outside of the United States. Remember to get your I-20 signed if the current signature will be more than one year old at the time that you reenter the United States.

You can receive a travel signature at the SISS office (University House) during the following times: 3 Day Processing Time: Monday – Friday, 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm Same Day Service: Next available date is Tuesday, December 9th If you plan to travel outside of the United States during the winter holiday, but not to your home country, please: 1) Contact the country you plan to visit to see if a visa is required for your visit. You can do this by doing an internet search (examples: “how to visit Canada”, or “Mexican consulate”, or “visa for France”) 2) Note that processing time for these travel visas can take several weeks.

3) Come to SISS if you have any travel questions.

DO NOT WAIT until the day before you travel to obtain your signature

Winter Holiday Opportunities Davis Community Holiday Tree Lighting When: December 4th at 6:30pm Where: E Street Plaza, Downtown Davis Visits from Santa, horsedrawn carriage rides, music, and free showings of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas� at the Varsity Theater

Square Tomatoes Crafts Fair in Davis When: December 14th from 11am -4pm Where: Central Park, Davis, on C and

3rd

One fantastic crafts fair featuring over 50 vendors, food, jazz, and dancing.

The Sacramento Ballet Presents The Nutcracker When: 13 different performance dates and times available. See the full listing at sacballet.org/ nutcracker/ .

Where: The Sacramento Community Center

Winter Holiday Opportunities Macy’s Theater of Lights in Old Sacramento When: -Every Thursday-Sunday in December, 6:15pm-7:45pm -Monday, December 22ndWednesday, December 24th (Christmas Eve), 6:15pm-7:45pm -New Year’s Eve (December 31st), 7:00pm-8:30pm Where: Old Sacramento A lightshow again the balconies and rooftops of Old Sacramento’s historic buildings to the classic “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas!”

Holiday Carriage Rides in Woodland When: Every Thursday night in December, 5pm8pm Where: Carriage Rides pick up at First & Main in Downtown Woodland

Find more holiday events in the community by visiting the following websites!: Davis Downtown Calendar Downtown Woodland Calendar Sacramento Grid Calendar

Announcements EDU 98 Seminar: Exploring Your Interests In Issues

Winter Quarter option for new international students!

Enroll in the Student Academic Success Center's 2-unit EDU 98 Seminar: Exploring Your Interests in Issues.

New topics, more great resources!

You will study and discuss the issues that challenge all of us and explore your interests in making a good quality of life for yourself, your community, and your world. Plus, you can practice important student skills, including how to:  do basic research, group projects, and presentations  develop critical thinking and study skills  understand and deal with cultural adjustment  find volunteer and community service opportunities

find resources and answers for all kinds of questions ✓ Small class size (20 students per section) with a focus on student interaction and activities ✓ 2 units of P/NP course credit ✓ Lots of individual attention in office hours; introduction to campus resources ✓ No pre-requisites

The seminars are offered Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday at 10am, 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. Please check your @ucdavis.edu e-mails for messages from Sally Teaford Alexander with the CRNs. (Academic Counselors in the colleges also have the CRNs.) *When registering, be sure to enter "2" for unit value. This course does not appear in the Course Search Tool because it has been reserved especially for new international students only. This course does not apply to the minor in Education.

For more information, please visit the Student Academic Success Center, 2205 Dutton Hall, (530) 752-2013. SASC hours are: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Announcements Continued The Craft Center Do you love crafting? Are you interested in learning a new art? Or do you just want to try something new?

Then check out the Craft Center!

The Craft Center is the perfect place to develop your creative skills. We provide a comfortable atmosphere that encourages beginners as well as more experienced crafters. The Craft Center offers 10 different fully-equipped studios, including ceramics, woodworking, screen printing, glass, flame working, jewelry, welding, photography, textiles (sewing, weaving, and dyeing), and arts & crafts. The Craft Center offers more than 90 classes each quarter, ranging from one-day workshops to seven-week courses. The classes are small so you get an abundance of one-onone attention. After developing a skill, you may purchase a day or quarter pass to use the studios whenever our classes are not in session.

Winter registration begins on January 5 at 12:30 p.m.

Find the Craft Center on Facebook by clicking HERE!

Events Hot Chocolate and Study Session Take a break from studying and come hang out and sip hot chocolate with the Global Ambassadors!

When: Thursday December 11th, 6pm-9pm Where: The Peace Lounge at the Cross Cultural Center

From the SISS family to yours‌

Have a safe and relaxing winter holiday! We look forward to seeing you in 2015!

Thank you for reading!

If you would like more information on any of the articles, or have an upcoming event that you would like advertised in our next newsletter, feel free to contact Emily at ejkawahara@ucdavis.edu