<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="Street"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PostalCode"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="City"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="State"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="address"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:Arial;
color:windowtext;}
@page Section1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Residence Life has contacted the International Student
Services office in regard to some major problems with a few of the international
student residence and their guests at Cowling Hall. These problems have
involved violations of Residence Life rules and regulations and the complete
disregard for the specific instructions of the Residence Life staff in regards
to these rules and regulations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Residence Life works very hard to provide the appropriate accommodations
and to meet the specific needs of the international students who live in the residence
halls. The ISSO is very frustrated by the continual lack of respect for
university rules and regulations by a small group of international students in
the residence halls, and the negative impact this small group has on the overall
opinion of the university community toward the general international student
and scholar population on campus. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Effective
immediately, Residence Life has suspended all visitation at Cowling Hall for
the remainder of the Summerr and any violator will be removed by the University
Police. <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Any disciplinary
action taken by the university or the University Police may require reporting to
USCIS by our office and may jeopardize an international student’s immigration
status. <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>In addition,
further disregard for Residence Life rules and regulations and the willful disregard
of the staff of the residence halls in relation to these rules and regulations will
result in being banned from living in the residence halls, being placed on
probation, and the lose of all scholarships. <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><u><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It is our hope that the students involved recognize the
seriousness of the situation and the impact their actions have on other
international students, and take appropriate action to abide by the rules and
regulations of Residence Life. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Mark Jones, Director</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>International Student Services</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Texas</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">A&M</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University-</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Commerce</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>PO Box</span></font></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3011</span></font></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Commerce</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: (903) 886-5097</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: (903) 468-3200</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>