1. International Student Festival Continues
2. Classes Recess Later This Week
3. Attention Undergraduates! Be a Part of a BU International Student Spotlight Webpage!
4. Captain James Yee to Speak on Diversity and Social Justice September 25
5. Complexions Contemporary Ballet Performs the World Premier of Cat on Friday, September 28
6. Did You Forget to Turn In Your I-94 Card During Your Last Trip Abroad?
7. International Students and Arrests
8. Boston Career Forum for Japanese Bilinguals November 9-11

1. International Student Festival Continues

BU's 7th annual International Student Festival continues with preliminary and final table tennis matches Tuesday September 18 through Thursday September 20 beginning at 7:00pm in University Union Old Union Hall.  India and Turkey will compete in the championship volleyball match, Friday September 21 at 6:30pm, to be followed by China and Africa in the championship basketball match at 8:00pm, both in the West Gym.  Africa and South Korea will compete in championship soccer at 12:15pm Saturday September 22 on the East Gym soccer fields, and both semi-final and championship badminton will be played Saturday evening beginning at 7:00pm in the East Gym. 

Don’t miss the cultural showcase with stage entertainment and cultural displays Sunday, September 23 in the Old University Union.  The display tables open at 5:00pm in the Tillman Lobby and stage entertainment begins in the Mandela Room at 6:30pm. There will be nine attractive and informative cultural displays from Africa, China, India, Japan, South Korea, The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Turkey.  There will be stage performances by students from South Korea, China, India, Africa, and Turkey, as well as a Salsa dance demonstration! 

2. Classes Recess Later This Week

There will be no classes after 1:00pm on Friday, September 21 because of a religious holiday.  Classes will resume on Monday, September 24.

3. Attention Undergraduates! Be a Part of a BU International Student Spotlight Webpage!

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is engaged in a project to update the international admissions section of their web page.  They are seeking undergraduate international students who have been enrolled at Binghamton for at least one year and who are interested in being profiled for their webpage.  The webpage will be viewed by potential Binghamton University international students.  Interested?  Please contact Amanda Corneau at acornea1@binghamton.edu regarding “International Student Spotlight” and provide her with your name, email address, field of study and country of citizenship.

4. Captain James Yee to Speak on Diversity and Social Justice September 25

Binghamton University will host a program entitled Dialogues on Diversity and Social Justice on Tuesday, September 25 at 7:00pm in the Watters Theatre, Fine Arts Building.  The guest speaker will be Captain James Yee.  Event participants are invited to dialogue on the challenges of protecting both our national security and civil liberties after Yee’s presentation.

The event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Yee is a West Point graduate who served as the Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay Prison's Camp Delta, where he led prayer services and counseled detainees. While ministering to prisoners, Yee advised the commanders of the camp on detainee religious practices and objected to the cruel and degrading abuses to which the prisoners were subjected.

In 2003 Yee made headlines when he was accused of spying, espionage, and aiding the alleged Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners.  He was held in solitary confinement 76 days and subjected to the same sensory deprivation techniques that were being used against the same prisoners he had been ministering to.  The case was later dropped and now Yee is speaking publicly about his experience.   Yee’s account of his Guantanamo experience is detailed in his book For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire.

Sponsoring this event are the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC), the Catholic Student/Newman Association, Harpur College Dean’s Office, Hillel @ Binghamton/the Jewish Student Union, and the Muslim Student Association.

5. Complexions Contemporary Ballet Performs the World Premier of Cat on Friday, September 28

The Anderson Center for the Performing Arts opens the Series of the 2007-08 Season on Friday, September 28, 2007, at 8 p.m. with the world premiere of Cat,inspired by Tennessee Williams’ story Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as performed by Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Three main characters from the story are featured in this mature-themed dance which promises a riveting ballet twist.  Cat will be featured as part of a mixed repertory for the Binghamton performance and will then be added to the company’s permanent repertory and performed worldwide. 

Complexions was founded in 1994. The company is known for its powerful, thought-provoking works inspired by social and political conditions for which they have received many accolades including the prestigious New York Times “Critics Choice” Award in 1995.  Complexions tours nationally and internationally and have performed in standing room only houses in Spain, Italy, Greece, Korea, South America and most recently at the famed Russian Bolshoi Theater.

Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform at the Osterhout Concert Theater.  Ticket prices are: General Public, $41; Senior Citizens (62 and over), $36; BU Faculty & Staff, $36; Students, $21
For tickets and additional information call (607) 777-ARTS or visit http://anderson.binghamton.edu

Complementing the evening’s performance, there will be an exhibit of Cornelia Ruehilicke’s sketches of the Complexions dancers, sponsored by The University Art Museum.

The German-born New York artist Cornelia Ruehlicke has captured the motion of the Complexions dancer’s bodies in her fluent sketches of them from life that are currently on view at the University Art Museum.  The artist has a distinguished career as a figurative painter who sometimes employs the symbolism of pearls. 

The Museum, located on the second floor of the Fine Arts Building, is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4pm and Thursdays evening until 7pm; admission is free.

6. Did You Forget to Turn In Your I-94 Card During Your Last Trip Abroad?

Sometimes, when a student departs the United States, the airline forgets to collect the white I-94 card.  Or, perhaps you traveled through a land port or sea port and the I-94 card was not collected.  It is essential that I-94 cards be turned in to the appropriate US federal agency so that your departure is correctly reported.  Failure to do so could cause consequences during your next trip back to the United States.

The US Department of Customs and Border Protection provides specific information for mailing the I-94 card back to the U.S. for processing.  We have taken that information and placed it on our website, in the “Publications” section, for convenient viewing.  The article may be viewed at: http://isss.binghamton.edu/pubs/forgoturnI94.html

7. International Students and Arrests

Although it is not a pleasant subject, there are a few situations where an international student might be arrested in the United States and charged with a crime.  Common misdemeanor or felony arrests can include theft, drunk driving, shoplifting (stealing goods from a store without paying for them) and drug possession (with or without intent to sell).

The ISSS has published an article on its website that discusses the consequences such arrests can create with a student’s U.S. immigration status, even if the charges themselves are dismissed or reduced.  The article may be viewed at: http://isss.binghamton.edu/pubs/intstudarrst.html

8. Boston Career Forum for Japanese-English Bilinguals November 9-11

DISCO International invites you to the world's largest job fair for Japanese-English bilingual students.

The 21st annual BOSTON CAREER FORUM will take place Friday, November 9th – Sunday, November 11th, 2007 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  Current BU students from Japan with on-campus or US addresses have also been sent a paper mailing about this event.

Boston Career Forum is for anyone who is:
- Japanese-English bilingual and looking for a full-time or internship position
- interested in working for one of the 190 companies expected to participate such as:
Amazon Japan K.K. / Barclays Capital / Ernst & Young LLP /Honda Motor Co. / Northwest Airlines / Credit Suisse /Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu / Merck & Company / Google /Deutsch Bank / Goldman Sachs / Merrill Lynch Japan /and more!

Companies will be holding interviews at their booth during the event and some may give out offers by the end of the three day event.  Registration and attending the event is free. Travel Scholarships are also available to help defray to cost of traveling.  Applications are currently being accepted online.

For online registration and more information regarding the above, please go to: http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/index.asp?lang=E

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact cfn@careerforum.net

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