IELI WEEKLY MEMO

Summer 2012
WelcomepartyFriday,June8from11:45am1:15pmontheCampusGreen(betweenSYMRandSageHall).Come celebratethebeginningofanewtermatIELIandmakenewfriends.Therewillbefood,drinks,games,andprizes. SixFlagsSaturday,June9from11am10pm.MeetatthecornerofAve.BandMulberrySt.(outsideGABand MarquisHall).SixFlagsisanamusementparknearDallas.Thereareover45ridestoenjoy,aswellasfood,liveshows, andmore!CostforIELIstudentsis$5and$28fornonIELI.SignupinAlissasoce(SYMR205)beforeJune8.Youmust paywhenyousignup. DallasArtMuseumsFriday,June15from5:30pm12:30am.JoinIELIonatriptotheartmuseumsinDallasfortheirannual BlockParty,oneofthebiggestarteventsinNorthTexas!Therewillbeperformances,concerts,movies,tours,familyprograms, food,andlotsofart! New!FieldTripFeesare$5forSixFlags,PaintballandtheRangersgameifyousignupandpaybyJune8inSYMR205.Ifyoudo notpaybyJune8,youwillneedtopay$10forthelistedac vi es.Only3IELIFieldtripsthissummerwillcostmoney:Paintball, SixFlags,andtheRangersgame.Alltheothereldtripsarefree.

Week I: June 49

Ifyoumove,youmustreportyourchangeofaddressto theIELIMainOce(SYMR204)within10daysofthe move.Ifyouareanewstudentanddidntknowyour permanentaddresswhenyoulledoutyourregistra on forms,pleasegototheIELIMain OceandlloutanAddress Maintenanceformwithyournew address.

HaveyouappliedtoUNT?Ifso,youshoulda endoneofthese mee ngs. Going to UNT Mee ng (Undergraduate or 2nd Bachelors) Tuesday,June12,from12:10pm1pminSYMR203. Going to UNT Mee ng (Graduate) Wednesday,June13,from12:10pm1 pminSYMR203.

Doyouwantanextraopportunitytoprac cespeakingEnglishwithAmericans? CometoIELIsConversa onHour! Friday,June15from12:10pm1pminSYMR203 SignupinAmbersoce,SYMR214,ifyouwanttoa end. Only40studentsmaya end,andyoumustbeonAmberssignuplist. ThiswillbeagreatopportunitytomeetAmericanvolunteersandprac ceyour English.Therewillbefreefoodandconversa ongames.
Conversa on Hour will be held on Fridays during the Summer term. Students must sign up each week to secure their spot for Conversa on Hour.

Alllevel6studentsshouldstopbyKristen Brooksoce(SYMR204)duringWeek1. IfyouaretakingaUNTclass,bringacopy ofyourEISschedule.

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Eachweek,AmberandKarinawillmakeaWeeklyUpdate videoofimportanteventsandannouncements.Ifyou

wouldliketostarinoneoftheweeklyupdatevideos, Example:SamarrivedearlyattheIELIWelcomePartybecausehe heardtherst50studentswouldreceiveaspecialprize.Histeacher pleasestopbytheStudentAc vi es toldhimtheearlybirdcatchestheworm,sohe Coordinatorsoce(SYMR214)andtalk knewheshouldarriveearlytogetaprize. toAmberorKarina.

Wednesday,June13,from3:304pminSYMR270. Americanuniversi esandemployersexpectindividualstoact professionallyduringapplica onandinterviewprocesses.Asimple mistakecancostanindividualajoboeroradmissiontoa university. Thisworkshopwillteachyouskillsthatwillhelpyou makeagoodimpressionduringgraduateschool applica onsandinterviews,jobinterviews,andmore! SignupinAmbersocebyMonday,June11.

Karinaisorganizingaspecialgroupforwomenonly.This summertherewillbespecialac vi esforonlyIELIand Americanwomen.Ifyouwouldliketojoinorhaveany sugges ons,talktoKarinainSYMR214oremailherat karina.peake@unt.edu.Ac vi eswillincludeteaand conversa on,cookingexchangeand more!

Ifyouhavenotmadeyourtui onpaymentyet,orhavenotsignedupforthe paymentplan,youwillneedtopayyourtui onIMMEDIATELY,oryouwillbe pulledfromyoursclasses.Youcanpayonlinewitha creditcard,oryoucanpaywithcashorcheckatStudent Accoun ng,ESSC105.IfyouwanttosignupforaPay mentPlan,pleasegotoAlissa,SYMR205,tosignup.

UNTshu lebusesdonotrunonFridays duringtheSummerterm.Ifyouneedaride toclass,youshouldaskafriend,makea reserva onwiththeStudents Only Shu le atwww.studentsonlyshu le.comorcall 2147252022,oruseaDCTAconnectbus. Formoreinforma on,pleasetalktoAmber orKarina(SYMR214). Youcanscanthecodeaboveandupload thisdocumenttoyoursmartphone.

LabOrienta onfornewLevel4,5,and6studentswillbeheldonFriday,June8. Yourteacherswillhandoutpassesforyourscheduled me. Lab Orienta on is required! ForgotyourEUIDandpassword?TheIELILabcanhelpyound thatinforma on.