New Hartford and GBLC Campus students meet your ISSS Advisor Neena Kapoor!

Agenda:
ISSS Advising and Contact
Website Tour
Orientation Q & A
Other Questions

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Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Come join ISSS for a monthly meeting where we will review important updates and reminders for international students and visiting scholars!

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Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program.

If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.

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Tuesday, Sep 8, 2020 1:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Please note the following updates to the current program eligibility, below in bold italics. To be eligible for a Gilman Scholarship, an applicant must be:

A citizen of the United States;
An undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States (including both two-year and four-year institutions);
Receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship;
In the process of applying to, or accepted for, a study abroad or internship program or a virtual international program of at least two weeks for community college students and three weeks for students from four-year institutions, eligible for credit from the student’s home institution.

ATTEND A VIRTUAL GILMAN INFORMATION SESSION! Find out how to apply and prepare your application materials for the October 6, 2020 deadline.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 at 6:00 - 7:00 pm REGISTER HERE:https://nexus.uconn.edu/secure_per/events/event_registration.php?ser=2699&rc=8873980111

Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 3:30pm) in a baggie by September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation.

This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2020 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

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Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 4 pm) in a baggie by 4pm on September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

This session is for F-1 students who will do an internship or work off-campus before graduating, or for students who have internships and clinical placements as part of your academic curriculum. All internships, work and placements off-campus must be authorized through Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), even if unpaid and required for your class or program.

If you are considering a future off-campus work opportunity or placement, you are required to attend this workshop before you apply for CPT or Pre-Completion OPT with ISSS.


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Thursday, Sep 10, 2020 9:30 am | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation.

This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2020 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

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Thursday, Sep 10, 2020 1:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 4 pm) in a baggie by 4pm on September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

This session is for UConn students who graduated from a STEM major, and who are currently on post-completion OPT. The STEM OPT Extension grants you a 24-month extension of your current post-completion OPT. This session will cover rules specific to STEM OPT and the application process.

If you will apply for STEM OPT Extension, this workshop is required. Attend before you apply for STEM OPT.

How to join:

Friday, Sep 11, 2020 1:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Join in a community art project for healing and peace.

Pick up your origami paper at the museum (or use your own) to make a crane, get creative and personalize it as you want, and bring it back to the Museum (Wednesday - Friday 10am - 3:30pm or Saturday, 1 - 4 pm) in a baggie by 4pm on September 12.

Your piece will be added to a community art installation.

Ever wondered what Education Abroad opportunities are available to you? Education Abroad is holding a Virtual Expo Week that will feature daily online presentations from our staff, partners from abroad and across UConn, and past student participants. Monday will feature Education Abroad 101 presentations, information on courses you can take abroad, and how to navigate finances.

Join us throughout the week for more presentations on specific programs! Sessions will also be recorded and shared on our website.

Ever wondered what Education Abroad opportunities are available to you? Education Abroad is holding a Virtual Expo Week that will feature daily online presentations from our staff, partners from abroad and across UConn, and past student participants. Tuesday will feature Faculty-Led Education Abroad programs.

Join us throughout the week for more presentations on specific programs and a variety of workshops! Sessions will also be recorded and shared on our website.

The Political Theory Workshop Presents:
"Some Considerations on the Maternal Contract"
Elva Orozco Mendoza, Political Science, Texas Christian University with Yinghao Deng, PhD Student, Political Science, as discussant

Ever wondered what Education Abroad opportunities are available to you? Education Abroad is holding a Virtual Expo Week that will feature daily online presentations from our staff, partners from abroad and across UConn, and past student participants. Wednesday will feature Affiliated Education Abroad programs.

Join us throughout the week for more presentations on specific programs and a variety of workshops! Sessions will also be recorded and shared on our website.

This session is for UConn students who graduated from a STEM major, and who are currently on post-completion OPT. The STEM OPT Extension grants you a 24-month extension of your current post-completion OPT. This session will cover rules specific to STEM OPT and the application process.

If you will apply for STEM OPT Extension, this workshop is required. Attend before you apply for STEM OPT.

How to join:

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2020 2:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 120 906 0450
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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988.

September 15th is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. https://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/

Tune in to UConn School of Social Work's Facebook page on Wednesday, September 16th at 6 PM! Join us for an affair with Ocho Cafe as we prepare the traditional Mexican dishes, Pozole Verde and Chiles en Nogada. We'll also whip up the Cantarito cocktail. Cheers! It's a celebration.

Register to receive an update following the event. Come, and celebrate with us! https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/website/16336/

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Ever wondered what Education Abroad opportunities are available to you? Education Abroad is holding a Virtual Expo Week that will feature daily online presentations from our staff, partners from abroad and across UConn, and past student participants. Thursday will feature Education Abroad Exchange programs.

Join us throughout the week for more presentations on specific programs and a variety of workshops! Sessions will also be recorded and shared on our website.

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation.

This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2020 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

How to join:

Thursday, Sep 17, 2020 10:00 am | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 120 362 4614
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Human Rights Institute Lunchtime Seminar

Thursday September 17, 2020 Virtual Event.
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-ihrT4qGNMUQkYdekGehsQKl8WNqXY_

"The UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, National Policies, and Forestland Rights of India’s Adivasis"

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) is the most recently enacted UN human rights declaration. The economic and social rights enshrined within UNDROP are crucial for the achievement of the UN-SDGs and India serves as a good test case because 1) it enacted a domestic law focused on the rights that UNDROP is focused on; 2) because India also has fairly robust tradition of social activism on the subject. This work draws on a longstanding interdisciplinary research program on the economic and social rights of India’s indigenous Adivasis, who are engaged in farm and forest-based subsistence livelihoods. The collective engagement that the group of collaborators that this article brings together have had with the topic for nearly a quarter century offers an insightful longitudinal view of the policy struggles, their apparent resolutions, and the barriers that came up in implementing the relevant laws.

Presenter: Prakash Kashwan, Co-Director, Economic & Social Rights Research Group; Associate Professor, Political Science

https://benton.uconn.edu/coloring-pages-color-by-number/

Ever wondered what Education Abroad opportunities are available to you? Education Abroad is holding a Virtual Expo Week that will feature daily online presentations from our staff, partners from abroad and across UConn, and past student participants. Friday will feature a variety of workshops to help you prepare for an Education Abroad program.

Sessions will also be recorded and shared on our website.

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Presenting Julia Suárez-Krabbe, Roskilde University WEBEX BOOK TALK
Race, Rights and Rebels: Alternatives to Human Rights and Development from the Global South argues that the tools of human rights, development, and race has been forged in the effort to legitimize and maintain coloniality. While rights and development can be used to achieve specific goals, they limit radical social change because they are framed within a specific dominant ontology and political horizon. This book searches for alternatives to coloniality through the lens of Indigenous and other Southern theories and epistemologies.
Book copies are available free to faculty and grads contact fred.lee@uconn.edu if you are relatively sure to attend.


Sponsored by the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics M.A. Program, the Department of Political Science, the Human Rights Institute, and the Humanities Institute (UConn)

Presenting Julia Suárez-Krabbe,
from Roskilde University, Webex Public Lecture


Sponsored by the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics M.A. Program, the Department of Political Science, and Human Rights Institute, and the Humanities Institute (UConn)

Do you want to work in the U.S. after you graduate? Are you on an F-1 visa? Attend this workshop to learn more about Optional Practical Training (OPT) and how to apply for a work permit to stay in the U.S. and work in your field of study after graduation.

This workshop is required for all students who will apply for OPT and will graduate in Fall 2020 semester. Attend this workshop BEFORE you apply for post-completion OPT.

How to join:

Meeting link: https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m6c0ea5f0dcb6a7432a5104e35c4b071d
Meeting number: 120 362 6625
Password: fall2020

Join academic advisor Suzanne Waterman and education abroad advisor Valerie Jenkelunas to learn more about the program options for studying abroad and get answers to your questions! Register via Nexus https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnexus.uconn.edu%2Fsecure_per%2Fevents%2Fevent_registration.php%3Fser%3D3032%26rc%3D4869674424&data=02%7C01%7Cvalerie.jenkelunas%40uconn.edu%7C94b6682e272e442e69b908d85c083339%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C637360537568840167&sdata=dba6lmeD4AY0aP09VgFpKRhNhc8UEI4ZEUpaQzdg8nE%3D&reserved=0

This session is for UConn students who graduated from a STEM major, and who are currently on post-completion OPT. The STEM OPT Extension grants you a 24-month extension of your current post-completion OPT. This session will cover rules specific to STEM OPT and the application process.

If you will apply for STEM OPT Extension, this workshop is required. Attend before you apply for STEM OPT.

How to join:

Thursday, Sep 24, 2020 9:00 am | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 120 917 0621
Password: SEPT20STEM
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It's no secret that social disparities are prevalent in marginalized communities. The current climate of racism, white supremacy, anger, fear and divisiveness in America is having significant impact on many children and adults. Join us for the inaugural installment of our #ThisIsAmerica social justice series for a stimulating discussion as we learn about and analyze systems of oppression that affect minority communities. Topics covered range from how students of color living in poverty are supported by their community, the mental health disparities among minority communities and racial profiling of African Americans during COVID-19 to the issues of obesity and food insecurity among minority communities, especially for African American women, and the ways racial equity supports nutritional health.

Panelist include Dr. Loneke Blackman-Carr, Dr. Jennifer McGarry and Dr. Wizdom Powell. Sponsored by the UConn Foundation, UConn Alumni, UConn African American Alumni Council, UConn Women's Center, UConn School of Social Work, and UConn College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Thursday, 1-2:15pm – Free and registration required at https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/website/16374/

Thursdays with The Benton:
Drawing Workshop

Details: https://benton.uconn.edu/drawing-workshop/

The goal of this community conversation is to recognize and commit to thwarting the anti-black sentiment that pervades within the Hispanic community by sharing experiences and anti-racist strategies that can be used to eliminate anti-blackness in personal interactions and social work practice. We are inviting folks to share their experiences and perspectives related to the theme of anti-blackness and the forms of resistance they implement to reduce its destructive effects especially in Hispanic communities. During this event our distinguished facilitators will guide the conversation ensuring that perspectives are historically and culturally grounded.

Meet the Panelists:
1. ANN MARIE GARRAN PHD, MSW, LCSW
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
UConn
2. LUZ BURGOS LOPEZ
Assistant Dean of Students
UConn

To register: https://www.events.foundation.uconn.edu/website/16336/