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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR'S ROUNDTABLE
ACM ♦ GLCA ♦ (& guests)
Hosted by the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA)
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
9:00am Monday, March 25 through 4:30pm Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Supporting international students at small, residential, liberal arts colleges is important work, and connecting with small college colleagues is extraordinarily helpful. We look forward to gathering in March, and hope you can join us!
Potential topics include: I-20 issuance & Verification of Funding; Teaching about Culture; F-1 Status & Academic Advising; Culture & Academic Honesty; Programing with Small Staff/Budgets; Preparing for Crisis; Engaging Legal Counsel; RTI Reporting... (suggest other ideas when you Register!).
♦ ♦ ♦ Registration is now closed ♦ ♦ ♦
(as institutions register, we will add a link to your school web site on the left sidebar!)
*Registration: $75. Monday lunch & dinner, and Tuesday lunch & coffee break are provided. Registration is covered by ACM or GLCA for member institutions only. Advisors from non-GLCA/ACM Liberal Arts Institutions, Small and Residential may also participate, and can submit the registration fee by mail to: Office of International Student Affairs, 1115 8th Avenue, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.
*Reserve Your Lodging (see below)
*If you need to fly, the airports in Des Moines or Cedar Rapids are 60 minutes from Grinnell.
*If you would like to share a room, or share the cost of a rental car please contact Deanna Jobe, at Coe College (319-399-8741). She will help you connect with a potential roommate or ride share.
*Questions? Contact Karen Edwards, Associate Dean & Director of International Student Affairs
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Guest Houses ( **recommended):
**Grinnell House, (on campus) 1011 Park St. (641) 269-3178
**Spaulding Inn B&B, 1103 Main St. (641) 990-1316, 1/2 mile from campus
**Carriage House B&B, 1133 Broad St. (641) 236-7520, 1/2 mile from campus
Marsh House B&B, 833 East St. (641) 236-0132, 1/2 mile from campus
Pioneer Place B&B, 1016 Elm St, 1/2 miles from campus
Aron House, 1422 Broad St. (641) 275-2441, 1/2 mile from campus
Main Street Lofts, 926 Main St. (641) 990-5600, 1/2 mile from campus
Hotels:
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel, 1630 West St. South, (641) 236-5236, 3 miles from campus
Days Inn & Suites Hotel, 1902 West St. South, (641) 236-6710, 3 miles from campus
Best Western Pioneer Inn Hotel, 2110 West St. (641) 236-6116, 3.5 miles from campus
Country Inn & Suites Hotel, 1710 West St. South, (641) 236-9600, 4 miles from campus
