International Education Week
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Office of International Programs3620 Varsity Drive
Tyler, TX 75701
Office Hours:
M - F: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
800 UT TYLER
Ph: 903.565.5960
Fx: 903.566.6230
oip@uttyler.edu
3900 University Blvd.
Tyler, TX 75799
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International Education Week 2022
Office of International Programs
International Education Week (IEW), November 14-18, 2022, is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.
Schedule of Events
Monday, November 14
International Bazaar
Come celebrate the diversity that international education has brought to UT Tyler at the International Bazaar. There will be tables set up providing information and activities about different countries and cultures. Stop by to learn and meet some of UT Tyler’s international students.
LOCATION
UC Lobby
TIME
11:30 am - 2 pm
Tuesday, November 15
Faculty-Led Fair
Short-term programs are an exciting and rewarding way to study away with UT Tyler. Taught and led by UT Tyler faculty, these programs are specifically designed to integrate course content and program location. Come and see what faculty-led trips are available now!
LOCATION
Patriot Zone
TIME
11 am - 2 pm
OPT Application Walk Through
Calling all F-1 international students! Optional Practical Training, or OPT, is an off-campus work authorization that could allow you to work 12 months full-time after you graduate. Join OIP staff in this session to learn more about this authorization and a walk through of the online application process.
LOCATION and TIMES
10 am, RBN 3038 and online
3 pm, OIP House and online
Wednesday, November 16
Flag Walk
Due to forecasted rainy weather on Monday, the Flag Walk has been moved to Wednesday. The Flag Walk on campus celebrates our international population and countries represented at UT Tyler! Students, faculty, and staff will walk around campus holding flags representing their countries. They could also be carrying flags representing countries they visited or studied in. Others will carry flags connected to their family’s heritage or just a country flag of choice.
Volunteers carrying a flag will get a free t-shirt. And the Flag Walk ends with refreshments.
LOCATION
The Flag Walk will start at Patriot Plaza
TIME
11 am - 11:30 am
International Trivia Night
Ready to flex your international trivia knowledge? Participate in a team or as an individual. The winning team will get a prize! Open to students, staff, and faculty.
LOCATION
Patriot Zone
TIME
5 pm – 7 pm
Thursday, November 17
Passport Day
Walk-in passport appointments available for all of campus! To be prepared, check out the U.S. Department of State website for passport document requirements, current fees, and other important information. Stop by for information and to ask questions!
LOCATION
Center for Unity, UC 2410
TIME
9 am – 3 pm
Travel Signature Day
Winter break is coming up! If you are an F-1 international student planning to leave the U.S., you will need a travel endorsement signature on your I-20. Swing by any time all day to get a travel signature.
LOCATION
Center for Unity, UC 2410
TIME
9 am – 3 pm
Friday, November 18
Movie Night
Join OIP for a foreign film and pizza to finish off International Education Week.
LOCATION
TBD
TIME
5:30 – 7:30 pm