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    lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'>The staff of the 
    International Student Services office (ISSO)</span></font><font size=3 
    color=black><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;
    color:windowtext'> would like</span></font><font size=3><span lang=EN 
    style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'> to welcome all of our returning 
    students and new students for the Fall 2008 semester!&nbsp; I hope the 
    hectic time for you has passed and you are beginning to set your schedule 
    and adjust to being in class.</span></font><font size=3 color=black><span 
    lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;color:windowtext'>&nbsp; 
    Be sure to check out our</span></font><font size=3><span lang=EN 
    style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'> website at </span></font><font 
    size=3 color=blue><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%;
    color:blue'>www.tamu-commerce.edu/international</span></font><font size=3><span 
    lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'> which will provide the 
    answers to many of your questions or concerns. </span></font><font size=3 
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    line-height:125%;color:blue'>Sept. 3rd, 6-9pm, West Lawn in front of 
    student center.&nbsp; Food provided by ISSO and sponsoring international 
    student groups.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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    line-height:125%;color:blue'>We will be scheduling workshops for students 
    interested in learning more about OPT in the latter part of 
    September.&nbsp; We will provide more details soon!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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    line-height:125%;color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font><u><font size=2 
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    Events</span></font></u><font size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:
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    line-height:125%;color:blue'>&nbsp;The ISSO is working with other groups 
    on-campus to plan events for later in the semester.&nbsp; We will send out 
    announcement emails later!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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    color:windowtext'>To remind you</span></font><font size=3><span lang=EN 
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    required by USCIS to be enrolled full-time in the Fall and Spring 
    semesters.&nbsp; Full-time for undergraduates is 12 hours and for graduates</span></font><font 
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    color:windowtext'> 9 hours</span></font><font size=3><span lang=EN 
    style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'>, and only one online/ web course 
    will count toward your full-time requirement.&nbsp; </span></font><b><i><font 
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    color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>There are few exceptions and 
    you must have the ISSO&#8217;s permission and complete the Reduced Course 
    Load form before you register less than full-time.</span></font></i></b><font 
    size=3><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:125%'>&nbsp; Also, 
    if you drop a course during the semester that will put you below full-time 
    you are required to notify the ISSO.&nbsp; In addition, you are required to 
    keep all the information on your I-20 current so if you change majors or 
    are awarded a scholarship please follow the instructions on our website to 
    request the ISSO to update your I-20.&nbsp; </span></font><b><i><font 
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    color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Last of all, remember that 
    you are not allowed to be employed off-campus without permission from the 
    ISSO and/or USCIS. &nbsp;&nbsp;For those seeking CPT authorization, <u>do 
    not</u> begin CPT employment until you have been authorized by the ISSO.&nbsp; 
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    groups will be sponsoring a welcome picnic for international students on 
    Wednesday, September 3, from 6:00-9:00pm on the West Lawn in front of the 
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