ISS Newsletters
The ISS newsletters are emailed to students and campus partners every two weeks and include important immigration and program/event updates and announcements, campus programs/events, academic success, health, and self-care resources.
Featured Story
Our Favorite Wisconsin Treasures
Originally published 10/8/2020
For an icebreaker at a recent staff meeting, we asked ourselves: What is your favorite Wisconsin treasure? For many of us, especially ISS staff members who were born and raised in Wisconsin, it was difficult to choose just one! Here is our list of favorites:
1. Devil’s Lake in Baraboo (Jacquie Bormett)
2. Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh (Mina House)
3. Cheese Days Fest in Monroe (Colleen Hutchinson)
4. Cheese curds, sausages, and going north to Lake Superior (Preamtip Satasuk)
5. Bayfield Apple Festival (Stacy Woodward)
6. Anything in Mt. Horeb – Scandihoovian Winter Festival, trolls, Witches’ Night Out (Sharece Bunn)
7. 4th of July – celebrating with friends by the lake and watching the parade in downtown Racine (Sabrine Ali)
8.Fish fry (Kathleen Finnegan)
9. Lakes and forests up north at the cottage (Cameron Millard)
10. Ice cream in Madison (Dong Chen)
11. Bures Berry Patch in Barneveld (Morgan Keller)
12. Fete de Marquette in Madison (Dilyn Riesterer)
13. Port Washington and Washington Island (Samantha McCabe)
14. Warrens Cranberry Festival and Hmong New Year Celebration in La Crosse (Melissa Murray)
15. Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison (Helen Halt)
If you have not already discovered these wonderful Wisconsin treasures, we hope you get to safely experience some of them during your studies at UW-Madison!
International Student Town Hall for Students and Parents on Fall 2020
Originally recorded on 7/28/2020
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Announcements
Virtual Drop-in Advising schedule change for October 26-30
For one week only virtual drop-in advising will not be available on Wednesday. Students who want to participate in virtual drop-in advising during the week of October 26 – 30th are encouraged to participate in …
October 20, 2020ISS Update: Terra Dotta forms
Dear Students, We appreciate your commitment to communicating with us through Terra Dotta! We receive hundreds of information request each week and International Student Advisors and student Peer Advisors are working to respond to all …
October 14, 2020Changes to Duration of Status and OPT Fee Increase
Dear Students, We’re writing with updates on the Proposed Rule to eliminate Duration of Status and the changes to the OPT fee. (Updated October 2, 2020 at 9:58 AM) Proposed Rule to Eliminate Duration of …
September 30, 2020- More main page announcements posts