Welcome to ISS!

The Director's Welcome Letter

• Dear International Students,
  
  I am delighted to welcome all of our new students to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I am happy to report that this year nearly 1,100 new international students have joined the international student community at UW-Madison. All of the International Student Services staff is glad that you have chosen to study at this university. We wish you much success as you fulfill your academic goals and as you learn more about yourself and your place in the world.
  
  UW-Madison graduates become extraordinary citizens, community members and national and global leaders. More leaders of major corporations have graduated from UW-Madison than any other university in the country. We are among the top producers of faculty members who teach at research intensive institutions around the world. Something about the UW-Madison experience prepares our students to become outstanding leaders who are engaged locally, nationally and globally. That is the Wisconsin Experience. Grounded in the 100-year old Wisconsin Idea and our progressive history, our historical mission has evolved to create an expectation for all of us - faculty, staff, and students -to apply in and out of classroom learning in ways that have significant and positive impacts on the world...
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Announcements

• Information on tax assistance for Nonresident Aliens (NRA)

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  International Student Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wishes to express its profound sympathy to anyone affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

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  INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PHOTO CONTEST 2010

  ISS just started to accept photos for Student Photo Contest 2010! Click here to see the rules and submission instructions. Deadline for submission is March 31st. Also click here to see the winners of ISS Photo Contest 2009.

  Winner Watumull Scholarship Award Announced

  ISS is pleased to announce the 2009 winner of the Watumull Scholarship Award. Read more.

  ISS OFFICE CLOSURE DURING HOLIDAYS

  The ISS office will be closed Thursday, December 24th, 2009 through Friday, January 1st, 2010 for the winter holidays and mandatory furlough. Read more.
  
  
  
  
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