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
Winter activities on the ISS Staff bucket list
Originally published 12/18/2020
At a recent staff meeting, we did an icebreaker on the things we’ve always wanted to try in winter but haven’t yet done. Here are those winter activities that are on our bucket list:
1. Snowshoeing (Samantha McCabe)
2. Successfully downhill skiing (Sabrine Ali)
3. Visiting my brother in Alaska (Dilyn Riesterer)
4. Downhill skiing in Hokkaido, Japan (Morgan Keller)
5. Snowmobiling (Melissa Murray)
6. Ice fishing (Amy Moniot)
7. Visiting an ice castle (Jacquie Bormett)
8. Seeing the northern lights/Aurora borealis (Kathleen Finnegan)
9. Snowboarding (Stacy Woodward)
10. Seeing the ice caves in northern Wisconsin and winter hiking (Helen Halt)
11. Camping in winter (Preamtip Satasuk)
12. Ice skating (Dong Chen)
13. Making an ice bar at home (Cameron Millard)
We hope you, too, get to try some of these unique winter activities during your time in Wisconsin!
International Student Town Hall for Students and Parents on Fall 2020
Originally recorded on 7/28/2020
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Announcements
Spring 2021 Enrollment & Winter Travel Guidance
Dear Student, We are writing with a few updates as winter break and spring semester approach. This message is long, but it is full of important information and answers the most frequent questions we receive. …
November 19, 2020Virtual 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, 2020- More main page announcements posts