Enjoy your winter break! We won't be sending another newsletter until the first week of Winter Term. Until then, enjoy your time "off" and prepare for a new year!

You might have received the email below from Student Account Services (donotreply@pcc.edu) regarding income taxes. It was sent to all students with the subject SSN or TIN Request: 1st NOTICE. Please IGNORE this email and similar future notices. It does not apply to students studying in the US on an F-1 student visa.

More information about US income taxes will be sent out next month. Please continue to read the International Student Newsletter for information or review the tax page on our website.

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has been made aware of a spoofing scam involving individuals using the SEVP Response Center (SRC) phone numbers (703-603-3400 and 800-892-4829) and claiming to be SRC

representatives. The fraudulent callers are inquiring about Form I-94 documents and asking students to provide information regarding monetary transactions.

This is a dangerous scam. If you are a victim of this spoof call, please report it to the OISS and the HSI tip line immediately. If you are unsure about the validity of a call from an SEVP official, you can also reach out to the OISS (oiss-sevis@pcc.edu).

Things to remember:

If you have any additional questions regarding this matter, please contact the SEVP Response Center at 703-603-3400 or 800 892 4829, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, except federal holidays.

for fall and winter terms due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Check the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page on PCC's website

for regular updates!

If you leave the United States, you must have a travel signature on your I-20 before you re-enter the US as an F-1 student. Please complete the Travel Signature Request form if you would like to obtain a new travel signature, or email the SEVIS team if you are not sure whether your current travel signature is still valid.

If you plan to return home and not continue studying at PCC, you must notify the OISS SEVIS team and submit the following documents:

Winter 2021 term registration began on Monday, November 9, 2020. The class schedule is available online. 

Be sure to pay your tuition before the payment deadline: Monday, December 21, 2020. Students who do not make a payment or sign up for the payment plan before the payment deadline will be dropped from ALL classes.

NOTE: You cannot register for classes if you have a hold. If you have holds preventing you from registering, you can contact OISS for assistance on how to remove them. 

For any additional questions or if you need help signing in to your Pacific Source account, please email us at oiss.insurance@pcc.edu. For additional information please visit PCC's health insurance webpage.

Join us this Friday for this classic Disney Christmas movie!

NOTE: you must create a Kast account prior to joining.

Join us for Talk Time Cafe in Winter 2021 starting on Monday, Jan. 11!

We're excited to welcome a new leader for TTC on Wednesdays - Fatimah Alsomali (she/her/hers), our new International Peer Leader from Saudi Arabia! Mondays will be hosted by Vivian Liu (she/her/hers), International Peer Leader from China and Tuesdays will be hosted by Yen Le (she/her/hers), International Peer Leader from Vietnam.

Please help us fill out the Health Insurance Survey has been sent out to you. In order to help us be able to answer your questions about Pacific Source health insurance coverage.

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship, one of Oregon's largest private scholarship foundations, has some big changes this year! 

single parents, returning students, transfer students,

and GED/high school graduates. 

"How will living through a pandemic while gaining an international education help me make a difference in the world?"

Application Deadline: December 31, 2020

Scholarship Amounts: Six scholarships for $1,000 each

Judging Criteria: Winners are selected based on Vision (40%), Creativity (30%), Clarity (20%), & an Advisor's Letter of Recommendation (10%)

All full-time international students on active F, J, M, U, T, R, A, or Q visas and DACA recipients currently enrolled in a SEVIS approved US institution.*

See the official LewerMark "Make your Mark" Scholarship Rules and

Guidelines for full eligibility criteria

Share with us your secret recipe!

You can also visit the PCC Event Calendar and our social media pages linked below to connect with us!

If you are looking for housing or have housing available and would like to share with other students, please complete the form HERE and we will include it in this newsletter for two weeks.