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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The International Student Services Office will conduct an international student orientation on Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 22 for all new (initial and transfer) international students. If you have not attended an international student orientation yet you will need to plan to attend one of these scheduled orientations. Please note that all new (initial and transfer) international students are required to attend an international student orientation and attend check-in in person with an international student advisor before they can register for classes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The orientation on Wednesday, August 14 will begin at 9am </span></i></b>and will be located in the McDowell Administration building (BA) 343. Sign-in for orientation will be in BA340 and students will need to arrive no later than 8:45am to sign-in and receive their orientation packet. DO NOT ARRIVE LATE! Check-in will be from 1:30pm-3:30pm that afternoon in the ISSO in Halladay 104. For a list of documents and information required at check-in go to <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/documents-required-at-check-in.aspx"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/documents-required-at-check-in.aspx</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The orientation on Thursday, August 22 will begin at 8:30am</span></i></b> and will be located in the McDowell Administration building (BA) 343. Sign-in for orientation will be in BA340 and students will need to arrive no later than 8:15am to sign-in and receive their orientation packet. DO NOT ARRIVE LATE! For a list of documents and information required at check-in go to <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/documents-required-at-check-in.aspx"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/documents-required-at-check-in.aspx</span></a>. Below is the schedule for check-in the week of August 19:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Monday, August 19 from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Tuesday, August 20 from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Wednesday, August 21 from 9am-12pm only<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:38.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Friday, August 23 from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For a map of campus go to <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/theCampus/campusMap.pdf"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/theCampus/campusMap.pdf</span></a></span></i></b>. See below for locations:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Orientation will be located in McDowell Administration Building (BA) building B24<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>The ISSO is located in Halladay 104 building B17<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Copies <span style='color:black'>for documents for check-in may be </span>made at the James Gee Library (B20) or the Pride Shop in the student center (B33)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Students may park their vehicles in parking lot 37 or parking lot 4 the day of the orientation. To print a FREE visitor parking pass for the day go to <a href="http://vendor.tamuc.edu/parking/"><span style='color:blue'>http://vendor.tamuc.edu/parking/</span></a>.</span></i></b><b><i> <o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097 (F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>