Every Monday during the fall and spring semesters, International Student & Scholar Services provides upcoming programming and event opportunities that are of interest to the international UA community.
Additionally, once per month on the first Wednesday of the month, ISSS sends out relevant immigration updates that are important to international students and scholars.
For the most recent newsletter and prior newsletters, please visit our archives.
REQUESTING INCLUSION OF EVENTS OR INFO IN NEWSLETTER
If you are interested in having an event or announcement included in the newsletter, please send your announcement and included graphics/flyers to International Student & Scholar Services at international@ua.edu.
Please submit your event or announcement more than 1 week in advance to make sure it can be included in the Monday newsletter.
Special rules regarding external survey requests – Effective October 1, 2025, for those requesting the inclusion of a survey related to graduate research, you must submit your request to international@ua.edu and include the following:
- clear documentation of IRB approval/waiver,
- full details of language to be included in the announcement (in a word document or in text within the body of the email) and any included graphics/flyers,
- link to the survey for review, and
- contact information for PI and researchers in charge of survey research.
If approved for inclusion in the newsletter, research surveys will be included within 2 (two) newsletters during the regularly scheduled publication cycle of the academic year. During university breaks (summer and winter break), when newsletters are not produced weekly, it may not be possible to share a research survey.
Surveys will not be shared via social media, sent via listserv, or sent via direct emails to international students and/or scholars.
NOTE: Inclusion of an event or announcement in the newsletter is at the discretion of ISSS.
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