IELI WEEKLY MEMO

Fall 1, 2012

Week 6: October 1 - October 7

KoreanThanksgivingMonday,Oct.1,12:001:00pm,SYMR260.CelebratetheharvestKoreanstyle!Wewilleat songpyeonandsikhye,andwewillplayyutandothertradi onalgames. StateFairofTexasSaturday,Oct.6,10:00am.OneofthemostpopulareventsinDallaseachfallistheStateFairof Texas.Therearemanyunusualfoodstotaste,exhibitsandmuseumstovisit,concertstoa end,andridestoenjoyatthe Midway.YoucanalsosayHowdy!andtakeyourpicturenexttoBigTex,the52foottallcowboy!Fair cketsarefree forIELIstudentsand$10forfamilyandfriends.WewillmeetattheDCTAtrainsta onat10:00amandridethetraintotheFair, soyoushouldbuya$10train cketatthesta onbeforewedepart.Par cipantswillhavetheop ontoreturntoDentonwithan Americanvolunteerat3:30pm,6:00pm,7:30pm,or9:30pm.Youmayalsodriveyourcar,buttracisdicultandparkingwill cost$15ormore.StopbyAmbersoce(SYMR214)tosignuporaskques ons. WorldfestSaturday,Oct.20,11:00am7:00pm.ExperiencethediverseculturesofNorthTexasatWorldFest,the largestinterna onalfes valintheregion!Eatethnicfoodattheinterna onalfoodcourt,shopattheinterna onal marketplace,listentomusicfromalloftheworld,andmore!Thecostisfree,butyoushouldsignupinAmbersoce (SYMR214)byOctober16.

Allabsencesfromclassesarecounted. Arrivinglessthan15minuteslate=tardy Arrivingmorethan15minuteslate=1Absence 2Tardies=1Absence A er5absencesineithercoreclass,astudent maybedismissedfromIELI.

Missingatestduringtheterm:
ThisisextremelySERIOUS.Studentsmustplantheirschedulescare fullyandNEVERmissatest.Ifastudentmustmissatestforaseri ous,unavoidablereason,thestudentmusttelltheteacherbeforethe absence/testandprovideproperdocumenta onwhentheyreturnto class.Adoctorsnotemustbetheoriginal(NoPhotocopy)andstate whenthestudentcanreturntoclass.

Ifyouareverysickorhurtverybadlyanditisan emergency,itisokaytogotoanemergencyroomata localhospital. IfyouaresickanditisNOTanemer gency,gototheStudentHealth& WellnessCenteroncampusorcallyour doctortomakeanappointment.Ifyou donothaveadoctororifthedoctors oceisclosed,youcangotoaspecialmedicalcenter suchas:
FamilyMedicalCareatDenton LOCATION:3751SouthI35E(MayhillRoad&I35E) Denton,TX76210 TELEPHONE:9403832700 WEBSITE:h p://ns.carenow.com/Clinic/ClinicById/20 CLINICHOURS:WEEKDAY8:00AM10:00PM SATURDAY8:00AM8:00PM SUNDAY 9:00AM5:00PM InsideCVS/Pharmacy#5962 LOCATION:3200TeasleyLN Denton,TX76210 TELEPHONE:9403821810 WEBSITE:h p:www.minuteclinic.com/ CLINICHOURS:Weekday 8:30AM7:30PM Saturday 9:00AM5:30PM Sunday 10:00AM5:30PM

Missinganalexamina on:
UnlessaseriousEMERGENCYcanbedocumented,astudentwho missesanalexamina onwillreceivea0forthetest.

WhatareyourplansforFallII2012?Willyou a endIELI?Willyoutransfer?Willyougohome? StudentswilllloutthePreregistra onformin classTODAY.Ifyourplanschangea ertoday,you mustgototheIELIMainOce,SYMR204,and updateyourpreregistra onform. Remember,FallIIbeginsonMonday,October22!Donotbelate!

KnockSomeonesSocksO Deni on:Enthuseorexcite Usedinasentence:Brandonwaslookingfora joboncampus.Hewasn'tsa sedwithhisresume,sohemet withDenaintheCareerCenter.HowcanIimprovemyresume sothatitisexci ngtoemployers?heasked.Iwanttoknock theirsockso!BrandonandDenaworkedtogetheronhis resume.Asaresult,hefoundajoboncampus.

EverysemesterIELIproducesamagazine featuringstorieswri enbythestudentsof IELI.Studentsarewelcometosubmitessays onatopicoftheirchoice.Forexample,you couldwriteaboutanexperienceinAmerica,a funnystory,interviewateacheroranother student,orsharesomethingaboutyourculture.Thedead linetosubmitanessaywillbeNovember14.Startthinkingof topicsnow!Ifyouhaveanyques ons,comeaskAmberin SYMR214oraskyourteacher.

JoinIELIforadayofhelpingthoseinneed!Each fall,1,000UNTstudentsvolunteerintheDenton communityduringMakeaDierenceDay. SignupinAmbersoce(SYMR214)byFriday, October26,ifyouwouldliketopar cipateinMakeaDierence Day.ThosewhohelpwithMakeaDierenceDayonSaturday, October27,from8:00am12:00pm,maygotoSixFlagsthat a ernoonforFREE!Wow!

Wanttoknowabouttheso warethatyoucanuseathome? Comebythelabandwewillbehappytoshowyou ClozeFactoryandRhubarb!Alsothereareplenty ofonlineresourcesavailableontheIELIwebsiteat: h p://ieli.unt.edu/onlineresources/students

ThenextIELIWomensGroupmee ngwillbe Wednesday,October3,from6:007:00pminthe Union,Room417.Wewillhaveteaandcookies, conversa ongames,andmore!

StudyHallisavailabletoallstudentseverydayinSYMR223. Ifyouwantsomeindividualtutoringoraplaceto study,pleasestopbyduringtheStudyHallhours: 11:00am12:00pm 12:30pm2:00pm 3:00pm4:00pm

Thecostoftui onforFallII2012is$2,920.Youmay beginmakingpaymentsonWednesday,October10, butnotbeforethatdate.Allpaymentsaredueby3 p.m.Friday,October12.Ifyoupaya er3p.m.,youwillbe chargeda$100latefee.

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MondayNightFootballWatchParty:Cowboysvs.BearsMonday,Oct.1,7:30pm,Syndicate.JoinUNTstudentsfora footballwatchingpartyoncampusandcheerfortheDallasCowboys!Sodaandsnackswillbeprovided.

UPCFilmSeries:TedTuesday,Oct.2,5:00and8:00pm,Lyceum.Whatwouldhappenifyourchildhoodtoycameto lifeandwasyourbestfriend?JohnBenne ndsoutrsthandinthiscomedy. SaudiNa onalDayCelebra onWednesday,Oct.3,10:00am2:00pm,SilverEagleSuiteA.LearnaboutSaudiArabian culture,tastenewfoods,andwatchperformancesataneventhostedbytheSaudiStudentAssocia on. GameOn!Wednesday,Oct.3,4:009:00pm,MediaLibrary(Chilton111C).Competeinfriendlytournamentswith otherUNTstudentsandtestdrivethelatestvideogames. GiveaDamn?Wednesday,Oct.3,7:00pm,Lyceum.Hearhowthreefriendsa empttoliveinpovertyon$1.25perday across3con nents. SilentDiscoThursday,Oct.4,7:0011:00pm,SilverEagleSuite.DancethenightawaywithotherUNTstudents! LakeRayRobertsCampingTripSaturday,Oct.13Sunday,Oct.14.JoinRecSportsforanovernightcampingtripat LakeRayRobertsStateParkandlearnbasicinforma onsoyoucangocampingonyourown!SignupinthePohlRecCen terbyOctober8.Thecostis$40perperson.