AsACC will be closed for the Holiday Break.

ISSS Hartford will be closed from 12/23/19 - 1/3/20.

AsACC will be closed for the Holiday Break.

ISSS Hartford will be closed from 12/23/19 - 1/3/20.

AsACC will be closed for the Holiday Break.

ISSS Hartford will be closed from 12/23/19 - 1/3/20.

AsACC will be closed for the MLK Day Holiday.

Classes begin for the Spring 2020 semester.

Social Security Administration officers will visit campus to accept your SSN applications.

SSA will also accept your applications for SSN denial letters, for obtaining a driver's license, if you are otherwise ineligible for an SSN.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SSN:

First, you must CHECK-IN online (new students only) https://isss.uconn.edu/check-in/

JOB or Graduate Assistantship OFFER LETTER - (1 paper copy)

MOST CURRENT I-20 (F-1 student) or DS-2019 (J-1 exchange visitor) - (original and 1 paper copy)
I-94 ADMISSION RECORD – https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/
-(1 paper copy)

ORIGINAL PASSPORT AND COPY OF ID PAGE with PHOTO and VISA PAGE - (original and 1 paper copy)

Chinese New Year, marking the start of a new lunar year, opens the Year of the Rat.

Best wishes for a healthy, successful and Happy New Year!

Encounters: Public Punishment, Race, and Remembrance

Saturday, January 25, 2010, 10am-12pm with lunch to follow
Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT
RSVP to rebecca.taber-conover@cga.ct.gov


What does the history of punishment in Connecticut mean for us today? For twenty years, a reproduction stock and pillory have stood on the west side of Connecticut’s Old State House. Without any signage or description, myths and inaccurate information have grown up around them. But they have also spurred meaningful reflection on public punishment and its effects on individuals and communities. What, then, were stocks and pillories actually used for? Who was punished with such items? As historical artifacts, how do they affect passersby; and what unspoken messages do museums convey to people by displaying such devices with no explanation? Join us for a facilitation dialogue on the subjects of state punishment, the display of instruments of public humiliation, and the relationship between our museums and communities.

Saturday, January 25, 2010, 10am-12pm with free lunch to follow.

Old State House, 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT
RSVP to rebecca.taber-conover@cga.ct.gov

What does the history of punishment in Connecticut mean for us today? For twenty years, a reproduction stock and pillory have stood on the west side of Connecticut’s Old State House. Without any signage or description, myths and inaccurate information have grown up around them. But they have also spurred meaningful reflection on public punishment and its effects on individuals and communities. What, then, were stocks and pillories actually used for? Who was punished with such items? As historical artifacts, how do they affect passersby; and what unspoken messages do museums convey to people by displaying such devices with no explanation? Join us for a facilitation dialogue on the subjects of state punishment, the display of instruments of public humiliation, and the relationship between our museums and communities.

Are you interested in spending four-weeks in France during Summer 2020? Join us to learn more about this full-immersion program where you will be able to earn 6 UConn credits, learn about French history and culture, and enjoy a lively and modern city with a rich cultural heritage.

Students who are Pell grant recipients and have U.S. citizenship are eligible to apply for the Gilman Scholarship. This is a nationally competitive scholarship that awards up to $5000 for participation in an education abroad program, with additional funding possible for students studying a critical language.
Interested eligible students should participate in an information session hosted by Education Abroad and the National Scholarships and Fellowships Office. Here is the Nexus registration link for the info session on Jan 28: https://nexus.uconn.edu/secure_per/events/event_registration.php?ser=2161&rc=2532214426
Please contact Valerie Jenkelunas Valerie.Jenkelunas@uconn.edu with questions or additional information.

This workshop is for F-1 visa holders at the Hartford and GBLC campuses.

Are you graduating this year? Do you want to look for an internship or job in the U.S. after you finish your degree? If yes, you should attend a Post-Completion OPT workshop. The workshop will cover the basics of post-completion OPT application procedures, work authorization, work requirements and OPT extension opportunities.

Advance registration is required. Please register at: http://www.icworkshops.uconn.edu

More information available at: http://www.isss.uconn.edu

Please join us for a talk with NYU historian Dr. Marion Kaplan who will present the UConn Center for Judaic Studies Gene and Georgia Mittelman Lecture in Judaic Studies on "Hitler's Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal."

Exhibition opening “Beyond Duty” and reception will follow the lecture at 3:00 pm in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center (across the courtyard from the Class of'47 Room, Babbidge Library).

The exhibition, brought by the Consulate General of Israel to New England and timed for the United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, is co-sponsored by UConn Global Affairs and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

About the Talk: Portugal’s dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, admitted tens of thousands of Jews fleeing westward from Nazi Europe but set his secret police on those who did not move on quickly. Yet Portugal’s people left a lasting impression on refugees as caring and generous. Life in limbo has at its core anxiety and fear, but also courage and resilience. Most refugees in Portugal showed strength and stamina as they faced unimagined challenges. For them, Lisbon emerged as a site of temporality and transition, a "no-man’s-land" between a painful past and a hopeful future. Paying careful attention to the words of refugees in Portugal may help us to understand Jewish heartbreak and perseverance in the 1940s and also to listen compassionately to refugees’ stories in our own times.

About the Speaker: Marion Kaplan is the Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History at NYU. She is a three-time National Jewish Book Award winner as well as a finalist for Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua (2008).

In connection with the observance of United Nations International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan 27, the Consulate General of Israel to New England will display a series of posters produced by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs showcasing the history of diplomats from around the world who defied the direct orders of their governments during World War II to save the lives of countless Jews from the Nazis.

The exhibit will open in the Dodd Center on January 29th at 3:00PM, with introductory remarks by Avinoam Patt, Doris & Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and Director of the Center for Judaic Studies & Contemporary Jewish Life. Reception to follow.

Learn more about applying for a program abroad through UConn! Join us for a presentation with a panel of past participants!

ISSS Hartford will be closed on 1/30/20

Join us for an Opening Reception at The Benton Museum for "UConn Through the Viewfinder: Connecticut Daily Campus Photographs from the Howard Goldbaum Collection, 1967-70".

RSVP appreciated to benton@uconn.edu or 860-486-4520.

FREE. Open to everyone.

Cash Bar; Light hors d'oeuvres
Music
Remarks at 5:30

More information about the exhibition at https://benton.uconn.edu/uconn-through-the-viewfinder/