UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

 

 

Latest Announcements

 

 

All ELI Students

 

There is a new ELI library in IC 109! You may look through the books any time there is no class there.

 

Please follow these library rules:

 

• When you find a book you like, put $1.00 in the wooden container, and it is yours.

 

• Later, if you do not want the book, return it to the library drawer, and you may take your dollar back. Please do not return books that you have damaged in any way.

 

• If you like a book, please see Jana about writing a recommendation for other ELI students.

 

 

Happy reading!

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SCHOLARSHIPS

 

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP

 

International Programs provides housing scholarships for a duration of one semester up to one academic year to international students enrolled in one of the following: The English Language Institute, the ELI Bridge Program, or The University of Montana. Each scholarship award varies in value. For more information and application, please visit the International Programs website at www.umt.edu/ip or the International Programs office in the International Center.

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

 

WANT TO BE ON THE RADIO?

 

If you are interested to talk about your country, its culture and people, geography or weather, or anything else that you might want to share about your country, come to the student radio show! Mandela, who is a DJ at the radio KBGA radio show, is doing her program every Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm. You can also play some music from your country, or do both, playing music and talking.

 

Please contact Mandela via e-mail: mlvaneeden@gmail.com if you are interested or if you want to get more information.

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MISCELLANEOUS

 

UM MULTICULTURAL TOASTMASTERS CLUB LOOKING FOR MEMBERS

 

What is Toastmasters?

 

Toastmasters is a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. The nonprofit organization now has nearly 235,000 members in 11,700 clubs in 92 countries, offering a proven – and enjoyable – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.

 

The Graduate School and the Foreign Student Scholars Office sponsor a campus Toastmasters club for students. Check out the website: www.umt.edu/mctm/ or www.toastmasters.org

Why Join a Toastmasters Club?

The one skill mentioned most often by employers is the ability to speak effectively. Successful communication is critical in every job. Toastmasters learn speaking skills and develop a basic foundation in public speaking. Some students join the campus club to improve their speaking and presentation skills for success in their programs. Other students join the club to improve their chances of success in finding employment after earning their degrees. But Toastmasters also learn many other skills that are highly valued by employers. They include:

 

Listening Skills: Employers want employees with good listening skills. Toastmasters learn to listen to more than words. They become experts on language nuances, vocal inflection, and the subtleties of body language.

 

Diversity: In an increasingly diverse workplace, the graduate students in UM’s Multicultural Toastmasters group gain an advantage. In UM’s group, members are speaking, listening to, and working with a diverse cross-section of graduate students from different countries and cultural backgrounds.

 

Teamwork: In UM’s Multicultural Toastmasters Club, members develop the ability to effectively team with others of different backgrounds, leadership and communication styles. In job interviews, current members point to their Toastmaster experience as evidence that they’ll flourish in today’s multicultural job setting.

 

Professional Skills in Organizational Behavior: Student Toastmasters learn how to run productive meetings, prepare agendas, and develop social skills that allow them to interact in professional environments. Toastmasters are confident when meeting strangers and they learn how to put their best foot forward to present themselves in the best possible way

 

During the past two years, student Toastmasters have received job and internship offers, received scholarships, and won presentation awards. All of these students credit some of their success to participation in the campus Toastmasters club.

UM Multicultural Toastmasters meets every Wednesday from 12:10 to 1:00 in the University Center. The meetings are usually held on the third floor in the Alumni Board Room. Please check the UC daily schedule that is posted at every entrance for exact meeting place.

 

Interested students are welcome to come as guests anytime. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Kamensky in the Graduate School at mary.kamensky@umontana.edu or Barb Seekins in the Foreign Student Scholar Office at seekinsbh@mso.umt.edu.

We look forward to meeting you!

 

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NUGGETS-THE WEEKLY NEWSBULLETIN FROM FOREIGN STUDENT & SCHOLAR SERVICES

 

Welcome New Students

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Registration/Finalization Deadlines

Health Insurance Requirement

The COT is offering an English Comp class on Saturdays this spring.

2008 W-2 (Tax) Forms Available for Pick Up

EVENTS

Free Ice Skating Field Trip – Jan 23

International Student Association Welcome Party - Jan 30

Free Games in the UC Game Room - Feb 6

SCHOLARSHIPS

Fellowship Announcement

MISCELLANEOUS

International House Open Hours

English Conversation Table for Non-Native Speakers

Check out the FSSS calendar

Campus Calendar

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WELCOME TO NEW STUDENTS

 

We wish to extend a warm welcome to approximately 30 new students from nearly 15 different countries who arrived in Missoula over the past weekend. They are currently participating in orientation programs and braving the cold weather. Many thanks to student assistants who met them at the airport and helped them settle in their new environment. Also, we are grateful to the Missoula International Friendship Program for providing students with welcome bags and a welcome dinner.

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

SPRING 2009 REGISTRATION and PAYMENT DEADLINES

 

For those registering January 21-January 30^th, you must finalize and pay by January 30^th (4:30 p.m. in Griz Centeral or midnight February 1^st via Cyberbear) to avoid a $40 late registration fee. You then have until Feb. 17^th to pay fees or finalize with a $40 late registration fee to avoid final cancellation of classes.

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HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENT

 

International students are required to carry health insurance while in the U.S. If you waive the Student Health Insurance when you register for classes in Cyberbear, because you have your own insurance policy, please remember that you MUST SHOW PROOF of that insurance to Deena Carpenter in the Curry Health Center by February 6; otherwise, you will be charged the Student Health Insurance fee ($700.).

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THE COT IS OFFERING AN ENGLISH COMP CLASS ON SATURDAYS THIS SPRING.

 

WTS 101, Spring 2009:

English Composition – 34075 - WTS 101 - 07

Saturdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

UM-COT Campus, Administration Bldg. 04

3.000 Credits

Jan 26, 2009 - May 15, 2009

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2008 W-2 (TAX) FORMS AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP

 

The 2008 W-2 (Tax) Forms are ready for pick up in the Human Resource Services Office. Employees must present picture identification at the time of pick up. They may not pick up forms for any other employees. The W-2 form is needed when completing Tax Return Forms (A special tax workshop will be offered to foreign students, scholars, and faculty on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the North Underground Lecture Hall – please mark your calendar.)

 

W-2 Forms will be held in the HRS office until 5:00 p.m. January 28^th (Wednesday), at which time they will be processed for mail out.

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EVENTS

 

FREE ICE SKATING FIELD TRIP – Friday, Jan 23

 

Friday, Jan 23, 6-8pm: Why not try dancing on the ice? Ice-skating is a cozy and really fun thing to do in the winter! Join ISA for ice-skating at the Glacier Ice Rink, at the Missoula Fairgrounds off South Avenue. Some previous experience recommended, but if you are a beginner we will help you get started.

Please sign up in advance with Yan To Cheung (ISA) at yantocheung@hotmail.com, or call (406) 396-4170. Transportation will be provided by the FSSS, and I-House is the pickup location. Those who signed up in advance, meet at the International House between 5:30-5:45 pm, departure time is 5:45 from the International House.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (ISA) WELCOME PARTY – Jan 30

 

New and returning international students and friends are invited to come meet each other and get a fun start to Spring Semester 2009 at ISA’s Welcome Party next Friday.

The party will be held at the International House on Friday, January 30 and starts at 6 p.m.

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FREE GAMES AT THE UC GAMEROOM – Feb 6, 4-6pm

 

Come meet new people and play FREE games at the UC Game Room! FSSS, UC Events, the Multi-Cultural Alliance and the Game Room are sponsoring the INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT, a monthly ‘meet and greet.’ Free billiards, table tennis, music and people.

 

Here’s how it works: On Friday, February 6, come to the UC Game Room (on the 2^nd floor of the University Center) between 4-6pm and you will be given one of 4 colored stickers. At 4:30, 5:00, and 5:30, everyone who is playing billiards will switch tables according to their color. You meet someone new, play a game or two, and then switch!

 

Also, we can play your favorite music! Just bring your I-pod and we can play some of your favorite songs for everyone to enjoy.

 

Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends! Each month we invite new groups, and in February we are inviting our student leaders in the ASUM Senate. Come meet your student representatives!

Hope to see you there! For more information, contact Mary at mary.nellis@mso.umt.edu.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Announcing the The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship, a competitive national program that provides college graduates the opportunity to work in Washington, DC, with a public-interest organization focusing on international security issues. All U.S. citizens, and foreign nationals residing in the United States, are eligible to apply; non-U.S. citizens living outside of the United States are not.

The program has awarded 115 Fellowships since its inception in 1987. The fellowship is offered twice yearly, in the spring and fall. It lasts from six to nine months and provides a stipend, health insurance, and travel costs to Washington. The Scoville Fellowship does not award grant or scholarship money to students.

Scoville Fellows may undertake a variety of activities, including research, writing, and advocacy in support of the goals of their host organization and may attend coalition meetings, policy briefings, and Congressional hearings. They have written fact sheets, letters to the editor, op-eds, magazine articles, briefing books and reports, organized talks and conferences, and been interviewed as experts by the media. Many former Scoville Fellows work for U.S. and international NGOs, the Federal Government, and academia, or attend graduate school in political science or international relations, following their fellowships.

 

Please encourage those interested in peace and security issues to visit our website at www.scoville.org <http://www.scoville.org/> . Although the majority of Scoville Fellows received college degrees in political science, government, international relations, or history, we do not require any specific major; science majors are particularly encouraged to apply. There is no application form; the application requirements are listed on the website, as are links to the websites of each of the twenty-five participating organizations and information on the work of current and former Scoville Fellows. Applications may be submitted via email. A flyer about the program can be printed from www.scoville.org/flyer.html The next application deadline is February 2 for the Fall 2009 Fellowship

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MISCELLANEOUS

 

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE HOURS:

 

The I-House will be available for regular open hours during the break, as well as free reservations for groups or individuals. Host a party, come watch TV/DVDs, use the computer, cook a meal for yourself or friends, or just hang out! Or attend one of our Winter Break activities listed here. Or host your own party! Call I-House at 543-8805 for hours or reservations. The winter break managers on duty will be Zohair, and Alina Calianu! Jenna will be here part -time too.

 

Schedule for Winter Break (Dec. 18- January 24):

Mondays: 5-9 PM (Zohair)

Tuesdays: 5-9 PM (Zohair)

Wednesdays: 2-6 PM (Alina)

Thursdays: 2-6 PM (Alina)

Fridays: 8-midnight (Zohair)

Saturdays: 2-6 PM (Alina)

Sundays: Closed for open hours, but available by reservation, call I-house at 543-8805 to schedule.

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ENGLISH CONVERSATION TABLE FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS

 

The Missoula Public Library will be hosting a bi-monthly Talk Time, an informal conversation group for English language learners and non-native English speakers, starting Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Talk Time will be held on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room. Adam Hart, a TEFL-certified UM grad will facilitate the discussions. The conversation group is a great way for non-native speakers to practice their English, meet new people, and have fun!

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Molly at 721-2665 or mkliss@missoua.lib.mt.us

 

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CHECK OUT THE FSSS CALENDAR

 

We have begun to add items of interest for you to the calendar on the FSSS homepage. As we become aware of more things happening, it will fill up even more. Check out the activities this weekend.

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

For a calendar of campus events, click on:

http://news.umt.edu/index.asp?sec=1&too=200

 

Foreign Student & Scholar Services

Lommasson Center 219

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana 59812

Ph: 406-243-2226 Fax: 406-243-6115