International Students & Scholars Office
December 2012 Edition
BRAD’S CORNER
A few words
about the
ISSO and how
our growth is
about you and
your success.
Martha and I
are working
together to
provide the
best and most
responsible information and guidance
we can to prospective students, their
families, and their trusted advisers.
We are making more connections
around the world and, in the long
term, this will mean more and better
classmates, networking and lifelong
friends for each of you. Melissa and
I are collaborating with the goal of
enhancing services and support for
current students. In this vein, look
for announcements on new and
enhanced programing on academic,
professional and personal matters.
Telitha works with all three of us in
the critical role of ensuring all who
interact with the ISSO are heard and
answered. These are big changes and
this is very much a learning process
for each of us, especially me. We all
have a lot to do and I am proud of the
ISSO team. Thanks for your patience
and support.
Looking ahead: we need your help to
take ISSO and UW-Stevens Point to
the next level. More on that next time.
International Students Graduates
December 2012
CHINA
Changxing Lu
CIS-Application Development
and Support, Web and Digital
Media Development
Jia Hua Ma - China
Music-Applied String Instrument
Jiayi Fang
Business AdministrationInternational Business
Jinxiao Wu
Accounting
Simin Liang
Business AdministrationManagement
Wenshan Zhong
Business AdministrationMarketing
Xijia Zhu
Accounting, Business
Administration and French
Yao Cheng
Accounting
Yun Cai
Business AdministrationInternational Business
Zhichao Dai
Business Administration and
Economics-Social Science
JAPAN
Rie Tanaka
Music-Applied Piano
MONGOLIA
Tanan Batsaikhan
CIS-Application Development
and Support and Computer
Information Systems
VIETNAM
Hai Anh Dang
Accounting and Business
Administration
DATES AND DEADLINES:
Friday, December 14 – Last Day of Classes
Friday, December 14 – Graduation Party SSC 215 3 p.m.
Saturday, December 15 – Graduation
December 17 to 21, 2012 – Final Exams
January 15 to 18, 2013 – New University Student Orientation
January 17 – 18, 2013 – New ESL Student Orientation
January 22, 2013 – Spring Semester classes begin
STUDENT PROFILE
Mostafa ALABED
I’m a sophomore and majoring in
Health Care Administration with a
minor in Business Administration. I
came all the way from the east side
of Saudi Arabia, from a small island
called “Tarout.” I’ve been here, in
Stevens Point, for almost 2 years, and
since then, I’ve been exploring new
things every day. I haven’t had any
trouble being part of this community
as I thought I would have. I just
was afraid of not being accepted
in here as an international student.
However, it was totally the opposite.
I’ve been helped since the first day
I came to Point. I was impressed by
the kindness, the friendliness and
gentleness of people, the willingness
to help anyone that needs help. And
right now, I am part of this family,
Point family.
ALUMNI PROFILE
Fangyuan CHEN
Favorite UW-Stevens Point memory:
“Dr. Judy Bond is my very important
mentor and adviser of all my years
at UWSP. She is the one who make
me still insist to study and continue
music education career. I started
from zero blank but she is the one
Need to update your Travel
Signature?
December 10, 11 & 12
DUC Concourse table
Melissa Murray, Martha Yonke
and Brad Van Den Elzen will be in
the DUC signing I-20 travel forms..
Stop by our table and say hello!
Graduation Receptions for our
December Graduates
December 14, 2012 3 p.m.
SSC 121
Join us for cake!
Winter Fun Night
Thursday January 31, 2013
Iverson Park
Shuttle bus between Pray Sims
and Park
Dress warmly!
International Dinner Auditions
Friday February 15, 2013
4 to 8 p.m., Laird Room
Fangyuan CHEN graduated Cum
Laude in May 2011 with a Bachelor
of Music in Music Education from
UW-Stevens Point. She is currently
a graduate student at New York
University pursuing her M.A. in
Music Education. Fangyuan is from
Hainan, China, which is in the far
south end of the country.
She started learning classical piano
at age 7. Fangyuan has taught music
to all ages on several continents and
is a world traveler! During her life
she has been recognized for her many
academic and musical achievements.
UPCOMING EVENTS
International Dinner
April 6, 2013
Add the date to your planner
now!
to encourage me and offered me
many opportunities to accomplish
these much achievements till today.
It made me special, unique and
professional educator. Stevens Point
is a great wonderful place to focus
on study, the community is friendly
and welcoming people, especially
foreigners. That is important for us
who are international students to
study and live in Stevens Point. It is
not like Madison or Chicago, we are
the smaller community but we love
each other like a big family.”
Her favorite quote: "Wise people
learn music, wild people play music."
– Fangyuan
You can follow her on her blog,
fangyuanwalkstheworld.
blogspot.com
International Club Spring
Semester General Meeting
February 7, March 14 and
April 18
International Students
& Scholars Office
1108 Fremont Street
210 Student Services Center
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3109
Phone: 715-346-3849
Fax: 715-346-3819