The U.S. Department of State Presents a Briefing for International Student Advisors and Study Abroad Advisors in Chicago

I received the following announcement via e-mail from the International Educators of Illinois group.:

Date: Monday, October 26, 2009
1:00 p.m. Information for International Student Advisors
2:00 p.m. Information for Study Abroad Advisors
University of Illinois at Chicago
1200 W. Harrison
Student Services Building, Conference Room B & C
Chicago, Illinois, 60607

The U.S. Department of State would like to invite you to an outreach event to share the news about our improvements with your community and reinforce the importance we attach to continued international exchanges.

International Student Advisors: The U.S. Department of State would like to invite you to an outreach event to discuss our efforts to attract foreign students and the U.S. visa process. While implementing many new security requirements following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Department of State has also worked hard to provide the best possible service to legitimate students. We'd like to share the news about our improvements with your community and reinforce the importance we attach to continued international exchanges.

Study Abroad Advisors: The U.S. Department of State would like to invite you to discuss passports, travel safety information, and consular services available to American students studying abroad. This briefing will address the services available to U.S. citizens through U.S. Embassies and Consulates while they are abroad. The information presented at these briefings is extremely valuable to anyone working with students studying abroad. It is, however, of particular importance for program leaders who would be called upon to work with the Department of State if there were to be a calamitous natural disaster or terrorist event affecting their study site.

Please join us to learn about these issues. Although we cannot cover questions about specific cases, we will do our best to explain recent changes in the visa process and to answer any related questions.

Please RSVP to: Jennifer Fullick, jfullick@uic.edu
Questions? Please direct to: Paula Williams, williamspa2@state.gov

Map and driving directions may be obtained at:
http://www.uic.edu/index.html/maps_directions.shtml

Hosted By: Office of International Services at the University of Illinois at Chicago