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ARCHIVES November 2, 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
•Welcome Visiting International Scholars
•Students Honored with International Scholarships, Grants
•International Student Travel
•Global Tiger Tale - London
•Glimpse Correspondents Program for Study Abroad Students
•OIE Staff Visits Atlanta Immigration Authorities
•Reminder for International Students & Scholars - “Gold Forms"
•Grant Opportunities
Welcome Visiting International Scholars
The Office of International Education would like to welcome the following recently arrived visiting research scholars to Auburn University:
| Huiqin Chen, Qiusheng He, Yugui Li, Qichuan Tian, Yubin Xu, and Xueliang Zhang visiting scholars
from Taiyuan University of Science Technology in Taiyuan, China are conducting research in the departments of Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and the Materials Research and Education Center from September 2009 to March 2010.
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| Fuqiang Zhao, visiting scholar from Wuhan University of Technology in Wuhan, China is conducting researching in the College of Business from September 2009 to August 2010.
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| Jia Yang and Jingyong Zhang
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China are visiting the School of Forestry and Wildlife Science from September 2009 to August 2010.
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| Mingjing Fang, of Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China, is conducting research at the National Center for Asphalt Technology from September 2009 to August 2010.
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| Moonil Kim, from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology of Deajeon, South Korea, is researching in the Materials Research and Education Center from September 2009 to September 2010.
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| Pinghai Li, visiting scholar from Jinan University in Guangzhou, China is researching in the Department of Finance from September 2009 to August 2010.
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Students Honored with International Scholarships, Grants
Caroline Louise Gierke, a College of Business student majoring in International Business, received a grant from the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and the French Consulate in Atlanta to attend the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. She was one of thirteen students from all areas of the globe to receive this prestigious grant. As part of this grant she attended six red carpet film premiers and had access to professional networking parties such as the Canadian Film Society's networking party in the International Market of the Cannes Film Festival. And, she will be writing an article about her experience, in French, and have it published in a national journal for French university professors. Next semester, Caroline will be studying at ESDES-Universite Catholique de Lyon and then interning with the couture designer Emanuel Ungaro in Paris for the summer of 2010.
Secondly, Will Docimo has been awarded a $500 scholarship from Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA) and will study in Aix-en-Provence, France, during the spring of 2010. CEA gives out several semester scholarships annually.
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International Student Travel
International students and scholars who plan to travel outside the United States over the holidays should fill out a
travel request form. The completed form and a copy of the I-20/DS-2019 should be turned in to the Office of International Education
as soon as possible! Upon returning to the US, international students and scholars must check in with the Office of International Education and bring all return travel documents: passport, I-94 card, I-20/DS-2019. [top]
Global Tiger Tale - London
Want to know something about study abroad in Merry Old England? Check out this Global Tiger Tale from
Jared Larson who studied at the London School of Economics during the summer of 2009!
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Glimpse Correspondents Program for Study Abroad Students
Glimpse is now accepting applications for the Spring 2010
Glimpse Correspondents Program. This is a chance for students who are going abroad next semester to get their stories published -- and to get paid for them. Supported in part by National Geographic Society, the Glimpse Correspondents Program provides talented young writers and photographers (between the ages of 18-34) with a $600 stipend, guaranteed publication on Glimpse.org, professional training and support, and possible publication in National Geographic platforms. [top]
 OIE Staff Visits Atlanta Immigration Authorities
The AU staff of International Student and Scholar Services recently visited with key immigration authorities in Atlanta, providing staff in the Office of International Education a better appreciation
of the perspectives and procedures of key organizations in the Department of Homeland Security.
The tour was organized by officials of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Auburn personnel visited the immigration services and facilities at the Atlanta airport and viewed a naturalization ceremony at the USCIS where nearly 200 immigrants became U.S. citizens.
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Reminder for International Students & Scholars - “Gold Forms"
International students must be registered for a full course load or be "out of status." For graduate students a full course load is 9 hours and for undergraduate students it is 12 hours. There are specific occasions, however, when students may legitimately fall below a full course load. This requires the submission of a Full Course of Study Form ("Gold Form") to the Office of International Education. Federal regulations require that "the DSO must update SEVIS prior to the student reducing his or her course load." Therefore,
the OIE deadline for Spring semester Gold Forms will be November 20. Anyone turning in a Gold Form after this date will run the risk of not being current in SEVIS by the start of classes on January 11, the federally mandated cutoff date. The OIE will not accept a Gold Form for permission to drop below a full course load after the first day of classes, without a valid medical excuse. [top]
Grant Opportunities
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