INTERNATIONAL STUDENT NEWSLETTER |
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Winter Term 2021, Week 3 |
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The time is always right to do what is right.
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-
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OISS Announcements
- Closures
- OISS Virtual Front Desk
- Policies, Deadlines & Important Info
- Health Insurance Information
OISS Activities & Events
- Winter Term Talk Time Café
PCC Events, Info & Resources
- COVID-19 Resources
- PCC Foundation Scholarship
- PCC Career Services Winter Events
- Roadtrip Nation
- Apply for Scholarships
- Oregon Transfer Days
- SE International Club Meeting
- Virtual Open House Tour Vancouver Island University
- Bingo Nights
- Trivia Nights
- Craft Event & Kits
Housing
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All PCC Campuses and Centers REMOTE ONLY
for fall and winter terms due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
for regular updates!
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Meet LIVE with an OISS Office Assistant or Receptionist for general questions, admissions help, and campus information, each week!
The Virtual Front Desk is open
Monday-Friday from 9am-12pm (PST)
AND
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 3pm-5pm (PST)
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Policies, Deadlines & Important Info from the SEVIS Team |
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Winter term classes and student services are offered remotely for
the entire term.
All campus locations are closed.
HAVE YOU MOVED RECENTLY?
If you move, you are required to report your change of address to the OISS within 10 days of the change. Complete this online form to update your address. The OISS will update your SEVIS record and the PCC database with your new address.
TRAVEL SIGNATURES
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.
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Health Insurance Information |
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Remember to use TelaDoc! You can use it for both medical and mental health issues.
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If you need to be tested for COVID-19, the testing (including co-pay) is covered by your PacificSource health insurance.
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Health Insurance Workshop for
International Students
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Learn more about your PacificSource Health Insurance with ASPCC and OISS! Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 2-3 PM for information about benefits, coverage, deductibles, and so much more! We'll also be addressing questions that you submitted through the International Health Insurance Survey last month.
*The workshop will also be recorded and made available for viewing afterward*
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Winter 2021 Talk Time Cafe Schedule |
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Join us for Talk Time Cafe in Winter 2021!
Mondays - Vivian Liu (she/her/hers), International Peer Leader from China
Tuesdays - Yen Le (she/her/hers), International Peer Leader from Vietnam
Wednesdays - Fatimah Alsomali (she/her/hers), our new International Peer Leader from Saudi Arabia!
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PCC Events, Info & Resources |
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PCC is working hard to support students during this time. See below for some of the resources available through PCC during COVID-19. Please reach out if there are specific resources you'd like to see!
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PCC Foundation Scholarship |
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The PCC Foundation Scholarship Application is open now and will close on March 1st.
The Foundation also offers workshops to help make your scholarship application as strong as possible! For more information and workshop dates, click on the button below!
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PCC Career Services Winter Events |
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Here are January's upcoming webinars!
Scholarship Workshop
Informational Interviewing
What to Know About Being a Business Major
Registration is required.
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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ROADTRIP NATION?
Wondering what to do with your life? Roadtrip Nation is here to help.
See how people like you found work that they love. Just last month, our friends at Roadtrip Nation talked to some amazing people about the power of computer science. Check out the links below to learn more!
Catch up on the full prerecorded Live Event series here!
Still deciding on a career or major?
and learn more about this software and other career exploration tools.
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Get help with your scholarship essays at the
To locate local and national scholarships make an
If you're planning to transfer to a 4 year college,
contact your transfer school about scholarship opportunities!
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Last year the Foundation awarded $2.1 million dollars to over 1,500 students and they hope to award more this year, as the need is greater than ever.
For additional help with your application, please join one of the virtual scholarship workshops. The next workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19 from 3 – 4 p.m. via Zoom (click HERE to register and join).
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Tuesday, 1/26 & Wednesday, 1/27
Morning Fair: 10am to 1pm
Afternoon Fair: 4pm to 6:30pm
Learn more and attend Oregon Transfer Days HERE.
No registration required
Schools scheduled to attend so far...
- Bushnell University
- Central Washington University
- Columbia University (School of General Studies)
- Concordia University, St. Paul Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
- Corban University
- Eastern Oregon University
- George Fox University
- Grand Canyon University
- Lewis & Clark College
- Multnomah University
- National University of Natural Medicine
- Northern Arizona University
- OHSU School of Nursing
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Oregon State University
- Oregon State University - Cascades
- Pacific Northwest College of Art
- Pacific University
- Pacific University
- Portland State University
- Portland State University - Criminology & Criminal Justice Online Program
- Roseman University - College of Nursing
- Southern Oregon University
- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Idaho
- University of Oregon
- University of Portland
- Warner Pacific University
- Washington State University Vancouver
- Western Governors University
- Western Oregon University
- Willamette University
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SE International Club Meeting |
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The SE International Club meets via Zoom
Every Wednesday from 4-5 PM. Join us!
The International Club Meeting at virtual SE campus is coming for Winter 2021. We invite you to the first meeting this Wednesday, Jan 13th at 4PM! Please come to join the club meeting and have fun.
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Join Student Leadership for BINGO Nights Winter Term 2021! We will be hosting BINGO on Thursday evenings this term!
Thursday, January 28th
Thursday, February 11th
Thursday, February 25th
Thursday, March 11th
AT 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PCC students are eligible to win gift cards that will be emailed directly to you! Login to PantherHUB with your PCC credentials for the event links.
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Join Student Leadership for Trivia Nights on Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 PM. These games will be played using Kahoot! Each week we will be asking a variety of questions about themed around the decade -80s, 90s and the 2000s!
Wednesday, January 20th
Wednesday, February 17th
Wednesday, March 3rd
AT 6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Top 5 players will win a $50 gift card! For more information, login to PantherHUB at hub.pcc.edu or contact Chelsea at cellerts@pcc.edu!
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Let’s get crafty this term! Sign up for our free crafting events! Use the google registration form and we’ll send you your crating kits in the mail! Each month has a different craft:
Tie-Dye in February - register HERE by Feb. 7
Yarn Kits in March - register HERE by Feb. 14
Must register for each craft separately. Post a picture of your final product, tag us and use the #aspcclovesyou to be entered to win a prize!
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Check out the pages on our OISS website for more great
information and tips!
You can also visit the PCC Event Calendar and our social media pages linked below to connect with us!
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From Resilience to Black Liberation:
Uprooting Systems of Inequity
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Register for the MLK Virtual Racial Justice Teach-in presented by the Campus Collaborative!
Saturday, January 23rd from 10 AM-3:30 PM
This informative and interactive event will center the history and narratives of Portland’s Black community during, and around, Martin Luther King Day, the only national holiday committed to a Black leader.
The event features a variety of community panels, workshops, community engagement, and facilitated dialogues with Black-led organizations. The work of the Civil Rights Movement is far from over, our goal is to support community-based programming that centers ongoing narratives of Black activism, creativity, and liberation.
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CWU FREE Transfer Workshop Series |
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Join Central Washington University for this upcoming series of workshops designed specifically for international students looking for university transfer opportunities.
All students and staff are welcome to attend! Register for the following:
After registration, the Zoom link will be emailed to you.
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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.
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Disclaimer: The information in this newsletter is meant to provide assistance in locating off-campus housing. Inclusion of any property, rental unit, or other housing options in this newsletter does not constitute, and shall not be construed or reported as an endorsement or approval by Portland Community College of the housing option, landlord, its properties, or its business practices. Portland Community College expressly disclaims any and all responsibility for any problems that may arise with regard to such housing options, property or rental units or with regard to disputes between landlords and tenants concerning such property or rental units.
All prospective tenants are encouraged to exercise their own good judgment
when evaluating housing options, a prospective rental unit, or landlord.
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