UNI and ISSO highlight Nigeria in the Hub Several hundred students gathered May 2 in the Hub to sample Nigerian food, learn about Nigerian culture and play traditional games. Nigeria Coffee Hour included aromatic and spicy dishes such a jallof rice and goat pepper soup, tempered with sweet bread puff puff and fried plantains. There are four Nigerian students studying at SCAD Atlanta. All were instrumental in the success of this event, along with several other volunteers from UNI Intercultural Club of SCAD Atlanta. ISSO outing to professional baseball game — May 17 The ISSO sponsors an outing to Turner Field to see the Atlanta Braves baseball team play the Miami Marlins. We will learn a little about the complex rules of baseball, explore the stadium, and sample some stadium food for a real taste of American culture. The $15 fee includes one general admission ticket, transportation by MARTA to and from the game, peanuts and bottled water. Other food is not included and participants are encouraged to bring additional money for snacks at the stadium. We will depart from SCAD as a group at 6 p.m. on May 17, returning when the game ends (approximately 10 or 11 p.m.) To sign up and secure your space, bring $15 to ISSO office (Peter May) by May 14, 5 p.m. with your name, mobile phone number and student ID. Late sign-ups may not be accepted. The trip is open to any SCAD student, faculty or staff. Cash or check made out to SCAD is accepted. Trip may be cancelled without minimum number of students and is subject to ticket availability. Summer plans for international students in Spring House and ACA International students who live in the residence halls and who will not be studying during the summer must take note of some important information: Residents of both Spring House and ACA who are not studying this summer must make plans to depart their room by June 2. If your flight is booked already and is after this date, please email Peter May as soon as possible with a copy of your confirmed international flight itinerary. Please be sure to specify whether you live in ACA or Spring House. No on-campus storage is provided. If you need to store your things for the summer, the best choice is to find a trustworthy friend to help you! If you must rent a storage facility, ISSO recommends using a company called Space Max on 14th Street. Space Max will give you one month free rent if you say that you are a SCAD student. Please contact Peter May if you need assistance moving on June 1. Spring quarter job searching, OPT, H1B workshop — May 18, 11 a.m to 1 p.m. F-1 students who are interested in learning more about work options beyond optional practical training should attend the annual spring quarter OPT, H1B and permanent residency workshop with immigration attorney Robert "Bob" N. Johnson. This ISSO-sponsored event is May 18 and gets underway at 11 a.m. in the Georgia Room (across from the Welcome Center, near the front doors of SCAD Atlanta.) Sponsored by ISSO, the workshop will offer information and skill building for international students seeking employment after graduation. The following presentations will take place during this workshop: Career and Alumni Success at SCAD Tips for conducting a strategic job/internship search Overview of mock interview services (why it's vital for international students to participate, how to sign up, etc.) SCAD resources for job searching (College Central) ISSO Gain an understanding of various work authorization types for international students on F-1 visas CPT, OPT How and when to apply Bob Johnson Learn about visa options beyond your student visa, most specifically H1B and permanent residency. 2012 "Far From Home" exhibition runs through May 11 at La Galerie Bleue, in Savannah The "Far From Home" juried exhibition, sponsored by the international student services office and the English as a Second Language department, runs through May 11 at La Galerie Bleue in Montgomery Hall, 3515 Montgomery St., Savannah, Georgia.  Congratulations to Atlanta students Srinjoy Gangopadhyay (M.F.A. painting student) and Carlos Maldonado Romero (B.F.A. photography student) for the selection of their work in the show. Srinjoy won the Merit Award for his piece, Direction 2, 2012, oil and acrylic on canvas. Spring quarter OPT applications now being accepted The ISSO is accepting OPT applications from students who complete classwork spring quarter 2012. The OPT application deadline for spring quarter is 60 days after the F-1 student's course of study end date, which is typically the final day of classes for any given quarter. Processing time for OPT takes close to nine weeks. To download a current OPT application, log onto MySCAD, and under the "Resources" tab, click on the pull down menu under the forms channel "International Student Services." Under this tab, select "Optional Practical Training Form — Savannah" or "Optional Practical Training Form — Atlanta." The filing fee is $380. SEVIS I-20s must be signed for summer travel outside the U.S. Stop by the ISSO prior to departing the United States for summer break to have your SEVIS I-20 signed for travel. The ISSO is located on the first floor in the Student Success area and is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The signature on page 3 is valid for 12 months of travel, so if you have had your SEVIS I-20 signed within the past 8 months, you will not need a travel signature.
	May 10 Binna Park, Yai Hoenig May 11 Yan Zhang May 13 Hounggon Choi May 15 Sofia Moreira Rodriguez
	May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days remaining until the end of the year. 1092 Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. 1874 The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes. 1887 Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London. 1901 Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. 1941 World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma cryptography machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages. 1949 Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco. 1950 Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration," is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. 1961 Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first player in baseball history to hit grand slams in consecutive innings. 1974 Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. 1980 In Norco, California, five masked gunman hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase. 2004 Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed by a land mine under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya.
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