International Engagement Newsletter
Weekly Update
Weekly updates for Monday, February 22nd - Sunday, February 28th
Tuesday, February 23rd at 4:00PM
Our first ZOOM with IE will be tomorrow at 4:00PM. This is an opportunity for you to meet with our staff in an open office, where we share campus resources with you and give you an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Optional Practical Training (OPT) Information Sessions
We will be holding the last information session to prepare you for Optional Practical Training (OPT). Spring and summer graduates who are thinking about applying for OPT are strongly encouraged to attend. Other students are also welcome. All sessions will be via ZOOM. When you want to join the session, click on the link below. This link will take you directly to the Zoom meeting.
OPT application packets are available at the front desk at International Engagement. The first day for processing/submitting applications for May graduates will be Tuesday, February 23rd. Pam or Sarah can assist you with the application process. Please make your application processing appointment through Appointy on the International Engagement webpage.
Coming Soon: Information on how to file your 2020 Taxes and Tax Workshops
We will soon have dates scheduled for Tax Workshops so please be looking in your email for this information soon! If you have questions regarding taxes please contact Ashley Pettingill at apettingill@uca.edu.
We strongly advise you to use the workshops we provide or the tax software we provide as these are specific to international students. We discourage you from using tax preparation companies in Conway because they may not understand your international status and file your tax return incorrectly.
Please update your mailing address with LewerMark
Counseling Center
The Counseling Center provides a wide range of mental health services, including consultations, to currently enrolled UCA students. We offer in-person, teletherapy, or phone appointments. Click here to learn how to make an appointment.
Tutoring Services
Tutoring Services is open and our tutors are easily accessible online to assist with UCA Core courses and most math and science courses. Let us help! See our website for instructions and tutor availability.
Health Insurance Compliance Reminder
Deadline is March 1, 2021
Click here for more information to apply!
February Shopping Shuttles
Thursday, February 25th
All participants will receive a canvas and supplies to paint their favorite country flag plus share why they chose to paint that flag.
We want everyone to stay healthy!
To be seen in our office, you must have an appointment scheduled. Most appointments will be handled over the phone, by virtual meeting or email. It is very important to check your email for instructions by the staff member. If it is too late for you to schedule an appointment online, please email international@uca.edu or call 450-3445 to be worked into the schedule. When you arrive for an approved in person meeting, please be aware our lobby only has space for 3 people. If the lobby is full, we have additional seating in the main hallway. Thank you for helping us to social distance during these times.
Arkansas Fun Fact
Crisco was invented in Arkansas!
In the early 1900s, recipes that called lard or butter began calling for a tasteless and odorless ingredient that contained no animal fat.
Crisco, created by Macon cottonseed entrepreneur Wallace McCaw, first landed on shelves of American grocery stores in 1911. The product was made by Procter & Gamble, which had in 1909 bought McCaw’s manufacturing company at Hazel and Fifth streets for $1.4 million to start researching hydrogenation. Read more here!