Events

Spring 2023 Cranwell Events Calendar

March

• 1 March | 4:00 p.m. | STEM OPT Workshop (for alumni) | webinar registration
• 7 March | Spring Break Excursion | Frontier Culture Museum (registration required)
• 8 March | 4:00 p.m. | F-1 Immigration Pathways (BB) | webinar registration
• 9 March | 4:00 p.m. | Immigration Pathways | webinar registration
• 17 March | Women's Well-being Workshop
• 24 March | 4:00-6:00 p.m. | International Cafe Hour | A Taste of Iran | D2 Dining Hall East Flex Room
• 29 March | 4:00 p.m. | STEM OPT Workshop (for alumni) | webinar registration TBD

April

• 31 March - 2 April | Weekend 1st/2nd yr. PhD Student Excursion | Washington, D.C.
• 12 April | Immigration Pathways (NCR) | 
• Mid April | Spring Hike | TBD
• 23 April | 62nd Annual International Street Fair | Alumni Mall
• 26 April | 4:00 p.m. | STEM OPT Workshop (for alumni) | webinar registration TBD

May

• 4 May | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | International Student Achievement Celebration | by invitation
• 24 May | 4:00 p.m. | STEM OPT Workshop (for alumni) | webinar registration TBD

Ongoing

Global Connect International Student Support Group

A support group facilitated by Dr. Siming Xie, licensed clinical psychologist with the Cook Counseling Center. As a former international student himself, Dr. Xie is passionate about helping international students grow and thrive. If you are and international student and feeling lonely or homesick, overwhelmed by stress because of exams or projects, facing discrimination or inequities, or wanting to build new relationships and adjust to a new culture, please join our Global Connect meetings! All meetings are held on Zoom, 5 - 6 p.m. dates and topics as follows: 

February 2: Homesickness and adjustment                  

March 2:  Microaggression and discrimination            

April 6: Stress management                                   

May 4: Relationships and cultural contexts         

Register for the Global Connect International Student Support Group

Past Events

January

• 18 January | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Open Walking Group | Harper Hall 1015
• 25 January | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Open Walking Group | Harper Hall 1015
• 26 January | 4:00 p.m. | STEM OPT Workshop (for alumni) | webinar registration
• 27 January | 4:00-6:00 p.m. | International Cafe Hour | A Taste of India | D2 Dining Hall East Flex Room
• 31 January | 4:00 p.m. | F-1 Immigration Pathways (BB) | TBD

February

• 2 February | 4:00 p.m. | OPT Workshop | webinar registration
• 6-10 February | International Student Career Week
• 8 February | 4:00 p.m. | OPT Workshop | webinar registration
• 9 February | Performance Workshop with PUBLICQuartet | Newman Multipurpose (registration required)
  
• 15 February | 4:00 p.m. | OPT Workshop | webinar registration
• 21 February | H-1B (Work Visa) and Permanent Residency (Green Card) Options Workshop | Newman Multipurpose (in-person registration) or Zoom (online registration)
• 23 February | 4:00 p.m. | OPT Workshop | webinar registration
• 24 February | 4:00-6:00 p.m. | International Cafe Hour | A Taste of Eritrea & Ethiopia | D2 Dining Hall East Flex Room
• 25 February | Historical VT Tour: Smithfield to Solitude (registration required)