Purdue University International Students and Scholars (ISS)

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Stop by ISS altar to write down loved ones names, write a message, or bring photo of loved ones who passed away. We will be honoring prominent interculturalist who have died and the loves ones of the international and ISS communities.

Friday (April 1) 6-9p! Can't wait to see you there! Stop by our booth to say hi 👋, play some trivia, learn about the students and scholars from the Greater MENA, upcoming events, and how to join IFP (International Friendship Program) 🤩

Join us tonight for our first meeting of "Counselor Conversations" focusing on Optional Practical Training (OPT). Come learn about OPT and ask any questions you have about OPT to our ISS counselor! Join WebEx Room: https://purdue.webex.com/meet/sboiss00 at 6PM!

Join CCO for their Spring 2022 International Workshop Series where Purdue Center for Career Opportunities invites campus partners as well as experts and international alumni to share their expertise in everything career development! 

CCO & Purdue International Students and Scholars (ISS) will be co-presenting about information on Working in the U.S. as international students. Learn about CCO resources for internship and job searches, as well as work authorizations - CPT/OPT/OPT-STEM extension. Q&A will follow after the presentation. 
Date: January 18th, 2022
Time: 4pm - 5:15pm

Register: tinyurl.com/ccoworkinginus

This week's spotlight:Volunteers Around the World (VAW) Global Health Alliances is a humanitarian outreach organization that focuses on providing accessible medical care and educational resources to poverty-stricken communities around the world. We are a Pre-Veterinary based chapter (but you do not have to be pre-vet to join or go on the trips!!) that does outreach work in various foreign countries. This year we are traveling to Peru for two weeks to do outreach work in a handful of veterinary clinics as well as going to the local schools there to educate the children about animal care and health.

The Boilermaker Support Network is looking for students interested in being a Support Group Leader for the incoming Spring semester. These individuals would receive training in mental health and peer facilitation, be in charge of leading support groups once a week, and will attend to additional duties. You can follow their instagram for the link to apply or scan the QR code to find the application!
Applications are open NOW and close on November 14th.
To learn more about the organization and position, consider attending their informational meeting:
⌚️ November 8th at 5:30pm
📍BRNG B268!

This week's spotlight is the Krannert Finance Club

The club welcomes you to join the the Finance Club. They are open to all Krannert Masters students (Finance, BAIM, Supply Chain, MBA, etc.) who want to learn about personal finance, landing a job in corporate finance, and/or analyzing stocks. 
 
They will have events throughout the school year with featured guest speakers, corporate company presentations, and fun activities!!

Be sure to follow them

SAO, Steps to Leaps, and PASE are co-hosting a Scrap That Selfie event tomorrow (Tuesday) in Krach 148 from 9:30am-3pm. RSVPs are not required. Please share this opportunity with students to receive a free professional headshot.

Looking for ways to get involved on Thursday evenings? This semester, the Honors College is co-hosting, with the School of Engineering Education, a Fulbright Brazil Scholar of Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr. Marcelo de Lemos is accompanied by Magaly de Lemos, who will be hosting a weekly conversation circle around Brazilian culture and Portuguese. This is an invitation to international students to participate in the “Conversation Circle: Brazil” each Thursday evening from 5:30-6:30PM in the Innovation Forum of the north building of the Honors College and Residences. The conversation circles will run from October 21 through the end of the semester (except on Thanksgiving Day).