Fall I 2015 Week 4
September 14-18
IELI Student Activities International Ladies Group
IELI ladies! Dont miss this great opportunity to meet other
women, build friendships, practice English, share experiences, eat
delicious food, and, most of all, have FUN! The group will meet
outside the Marquis Hall east entrance Monday, September 14 and
visit a volunteers house! Snacks will be provided, transportation
can be provided, and children are welcome. We will meet outside of
Marquis Hall at 5:15 and the meeting will last from 5:30-7:00 pm.
See Jessalyn or Raven in MARQ 202 for more information or if you
have any questions.
Conversation Hour Students, do you want to practice English
outside of class? Would you like to play games and have snacks
while practicing your English skills? Conversation Hour is a great
way to make new friends, have fun, and practice your English. You
do not need to sign up.
Starting this term, Conversation Hour will be every Thursday
from 12:001:00 pm in the 3rd floor student lounge and AGAIN from
5:006:00 PM in MARQ 215 . Come to one or both!
TB Testing All new Fall I international students are required to
be screened for tuberculosis after beginning classes at
UNT/IELI.
You must complete a TB test by Thursday, September 17. Please
call 940-565-2333 and press option 2 to set up an appointment. When
you go to the Health Center, you must bring three forms with
you:
TB Screening Record Medical History Form TB Screening Form
You should have received these forms at orientation. If you need
extra copies of the forms, visit MARQ 202.
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September
TOEFL Test The TOEFL will be given on Friday, September 25 from
8:30-12:30 PM. The following levels may sign up in the IELI Main
Office (MARQ 145) during these times: Levels 6/6: September 1418
Cost: Free Levels 5/5, 5/6: September 2125 Cost: $32.00
Class Photos Starting on Monday, September 14, class photos will
be taken for all Writing classes. Your teacher will schedule a time
and day for the picture to be taken and will let you know about it
in class. The class with the funniest photo will be featured in the
Weekly Memo!
Calendar of Activities Want to know what the next IELI activity
will be? Check out
http://ieli.unt.edu/student-info/activities/ieli. The calendar
includes events at IELI, UNT, and around Denton. Go online to see
whats happening today!
Marquis Hall Grand Opening UNT-International and IELI will host
the official Marquis Hall Grand Opening on Monday, September 21, at
12:00 PM. Because of this event, classes will be shortened for the
day:
8:10-9:45 10:05-11:40 1:20-2:55 3:15-4:50 Please use the north
and south exits on this day as to not interrupt the ceremony. There
will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, a peace pole dedication, and
international foods served in the student lounges. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and you dont want to miss out!
UNT EMAIL Remember, IELI and UNT send out emails with very
important information regularly. Please check your UNT email daily
at my.unt.edu or eagleconnect.unt.edu
LAB NEWS The next IELI Academic Prep Workshop will be held this
Friday, September 18, from 12:00-1:00 PM in the IELI Lab (MARQ
327).
IELI Social MEDIA
Connect with your friends and the IELI staff! Answer the
question of the week! Learn about events and activities! Visit us
at:
Instagram.com/untieli Facebook.com/unt.ieli
Twitter.com/unt_ieli
UNT Writing Lab
IELIs Wonders The new annual student publication will be titled
IELIs Wonders! Congratulations to Nurgul Baktir and thank you to
everyone who participated. Nurgul will receive a large Scrappy
plush, and the 2nd and 3rd place entries will each be given a
smaller Scrappy plush. All students will be able to begin
submitting their writings for the publication soon. This is a great
opportunity to be published.
The UNT Writing Lab will be holding a workshop on how to write a
personal statement for scholarships and graduate programs this
Thursday, September 17, at 5:00 PM. They will be helping students
learn how to highlight their accomplishments and goals more
effectively in a writing format. The workshop will take place in
Sage Hall 356. Dont miss out on this great opportunity!
UNT Academic Expo Are you interested in going to UNT? Do you
need more information about the college or school you want to join?
Then you should visit UNTs Academic Expo. Several of UNTs colleges
will be handing out information and answering questions about their
academic programs on Tuesday, September 22, from 12:00-2:00 PM in
the second floor student lounge.
Idiom (To) rack ones brain: To try very hard to think of
something. "I racked my brain, but I couldn't remember the correct
spelling of that word on the test ." Im going to be racking my
brain to just think of what to write.
