Person of the Week
Dear
Readers,
We
are currently looking for students to feature in our Person of the Week
section of the Digest. If you are interested in being featured, please
contact our Student Affairs Associate, Ainsley Fagan, at afagan1@tulane.edu, or our student
worker, Karen Chen, at kchen5@tulane.edu,
We
sincerely hope that you will consider this great opportunity.
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Name: Lenia Ahmed Kiki
Program: Tropical Medicine (May 2016)
Home Country: Bangladesh
Birthday: May 13, 1985
If you were at the International Food & Music Festival,
then you might remember Lenia Kiki, the performer of the wonderful
Bangladeshi dance. Kiki is currently studying Tropical Medicine at Tulane
University and hopes to use this background to help others later on in
life.
What
are some activities you’re involved in at Tulane?
I am serving as a mentor for the new
International students with OISS. I am also working as a Teaching Assistant
in the undergraduate program of the Public Health Department.
What
has been your most memorable experience so far at Tulane?
The event I can say as my most
memorable event in Tulane is the International Food & Music Festival. I
could enjoy the cuisine probably all over the world in a single room. I got
a chance to enjoy and watch music and dance from different parts of the
world. I also took part in a Bangladeshi dance, and my professor and my
advisor, Dr. Lath Raja, and my friends came to watch my performance, so I
was really happy.
What
is something you want to do before you graduate?
I want to travel the United States and do an internship
somewhere like at the CDC or WHO, where I can gather international
experience that will help me in my working life.
What
are your plans after graduation?
I want to work where I can really help people and
interact with them and can work as a person from public health. Later, I
want to get my Doctorate degree.
STAFF
Ainsley Fagan
Student Affairs Associate
Evan Kirk
Operations Assistant
Nancy Lauland
H-1B Employees
J-1 Scholars
Kristy Magner
OISS Director
Beth Nazar
J-1 Students
Belinda Schneider
F-1 Students
Classified Spotlight
Looking
for a new place to live? New furniture? Check the listings!
Please
refer to the linked flyers for more details. Check out the classifieds link
at the bottom of the digest for more!
Looking to
advertise? Please send a detailed description to oiss@tulane.edu with the subject
line “Classifieds”.
On Going Weekly Events
Downtown hours
Location: Tidewater Building, Room 2460
Time: 1:00- 4:00pm
Dates: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21,
If you need
documents or mail brought from OISS, please email or call us before 10:00
am that day.
Coffee Hours
Uptown coffee hours will now be held weekly (Fridays 3-5pm).
Please check this section of the digest for the most up-to-date
information.
**NO COFFEE HOUR THIS WEEK**
(Next Coffee Hour will be held on April 10th)
April Coffee Hours
April 10, 17, 24. 3-5 pm at the OISS Office
Prayer Space (Downtown)
Tidewater Building 15th floor Room 1506, has been
dedicated as a quiet prayer space for students of all religious
denominations.
Hours: Open when building is open.
Check the digest weekly for more updates about times and
locations.
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EVENTS
OISS EVENTS
No Coffee Hour for Two Weeks
There will be no Coffee Hour this Friday, March 27,
or next Friday, April 3 due to Spring
Break. We'll start again on April 10. Hope you all have a fun and safe
Spring Break!!
No Downtown
Hours Next Week - OISS Office Closed April 2 and 3
There
will be no downtown hours on March 31. Downtown hours will resume on April
7. The OISS office Uptown will be closed next Thursday, April 2, and Friday
April 3.
Beyond OPT and Beyond H-1B Workshops
Please join us for an information session featuring
representatives from the immigration law firm of Ware|Immigration and
Tulane’s Office of the General Counsel
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Beyond OPT - Downtown, 12 pm to 1 pm,
Tidewater 1208 (Map)
Topic: Steps
after OPT including H-1B visas and the Permanent Residence process
Who: Current Tulane students in F-1 or J-1.
Note:
we will not be discussing the OPT process.
Beyond H-1B - Downtown, 2 pm to 3 pm,
Tidewater - Diboll Auditorium (Map)
Topic: Steps after H-1B (and other work
visas) including the Permanent Residence process
Who:
Current Tulane employees in H-1B, TN, and O-1 status, and department
administration.
Note:
we will not be discussing the H-1B process.
Beyond OPT - Uptown, 4 pm to 6 pm,
Goldring-Woldenberg II 3110 (Building #40 - Map)
Topic: Steps after OPT including H-1B visas and
the Permanent Residence process
Who:
Current Tulane students in F-1 or J-1.
Note:
we will not be discussing the OPT process
Audubon Zoo Ticket Sale
Tickets are available for $5 plus fees via Brown Paper
Tickets
-(CLICK HERE)
èPlease print out your ticket and bring
it to the OISS Office. Your print-at-home ticket will be exchanged for a physical zoo ticket the
front desk.
CGE
EVENTS
ESL
For Spouses
The
English as a Second Language program at Tulane University is pleased to
announce this new class! Mondays from 12:30-1:30PM starting 3/16 – 4/27 in
Norman Mayer room 118, Uptown Campus! Please CLICK
HERE for the flyer.
TULANE AND LOCAL EVENTS
Forró in the Park
Ongoing classes every
Saturday. 11 am – 12 pm. Audubon Park Gazebo.
Learn a Brazilian
Dance Style! Bringing together the fiddle, accordion, and syncopated
percussion, Forró is a contagious, high-energy dance music from Northeastern
Brazil that feels like a mix of Reggae and Zydeco. It is a couples dance
that combines elements of swing and two-step and is a raucous release from
everyday life. Classes include a group warm-up and rotating couples
sequences. For more information, click HERE.
New
Orleans Fashion Week
Saturday,
March 21, 2015 to Saturday, March 28, 2015. New Orleans Board of Trade.
Recognizing the common thread between designers and
boutiques, New Orleans Fashion Week is the catalyst and driving force that
unites fashion professionals in a series of high-end runway shows,
presentations, networking opportunities, and much more. There will be over
50 runway shows during this five day event to serve as a platform for
Southern designers, makeup artists, hair stylists, and models to bring a
new level of creative consciousness to the regional industry. Check out
their website HERE and purchase your tickets for these events HERE.
29th
Annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival
Wednesday,
March 25, 2015 to Sunday, March 29, 2015. French Quarter (Various
Locations).
This
Festival takes place on one sultry weekend in March when over 100 of the
most illustrious and freshest names in the literary, theatrical, and
cultural spheres descend on the French Quarter for five days of
festivities. These include panels, conferences, plays, narratives,
workshops, and much more! Learn more about this festival HERE.
NOLA FoodFest
Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015. 11
am – 7 pm. French Market (French Quarter).
Four blocks in the French Market will be lined with
dozens of America's best hometown eats from New Orleans, other parts of
Louisiana, as well as from across America. This is NOT a typical and
expected festival fare: it is a taste of America's most celebrated dishes,
all gathered in one place: a foodie's dream. Portions are right-sized and
priced to provide everyone a chance to taste the maximum number of unique,
specialty eats as they stroll through the French Market inhaling delicious
smells that range from Tennessee barbecue ribs to New York custard to
famous meat pies with "Louisiana Soulful Creole" flavor. There is
no admission fee; just bring plenty of appetite!
Hogs for the Cause
Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29, 2015.
All day. City Park.
Hogs for the Cause is a non-profit organization that
hosts an annual music and food festival to raise money for pediatric brain
cancer care. Each year over 80 teams will compete to be crowned the
Louisiana pork champion. Attendees are invited to help choose the winners
by donating to their favorite team by sampling their food and voting. While
teams battle it out on the grill, music will be playing throughout the day
and into the night.
Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship -
International Easter Retreat
Friday, April 3-Sunday, April 5, 2015, Lafayette, LA
Join
students from universities in Texas and Louisiana for a
Cajun Easter celebration! With everything from touring a historic
Cajun village and the swamps of south Louisiana and enjoying amazing Cajun
food, to an exploration of the story of Easter with our special guest
speakers and through a multi-media church experience - this is going to be
a great weekend!
COST: $30
Includes 2 lunches +
a Crawfish Boil, Cajun dance party, Vermillionville Cajun Village Guided
Tour + Cajun Jam concert, Easter Egg Hunt and International Athletic
events!
Not
included is the Sunset at the Swamp Excursions (options ranging $15-35)
and lodging. Transportation will be provided. Please see the
more info section for lodging.
Freret Street
Festival
Saturday, April 4, 2015. 11 am – 5 pm. Freret St
(Between Napoleon and Robert).
The Freret Street
festival is a great way kick-off to the Festival Season! There will be over
150 local vendors showcasing arts, crafts, and wearables; dogs and cats for
adoption; live music playing on 3 different stages; and a lot of food.
Don’t miss out!!
The 26th
Annual Josephine Gessner Ferguson Lecture
featuring
Professor Lisa Ruddick
Thursday, April 9, 2015. 6 pm. Woldenberg Art
Center, Freeman Auditorium.
Professor Lisa
Ruddick will deliver her lecture on Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 pm in
the Freeman Auditorium of the Woldenberg Art Center. The title of her talk
is "Poetry, Psychoanalysis, and the Self". Professor
Ruddick is Associate Professor of English at the University of Chicago,
where she teaches courses in British fiction, literature and
psychoanalysis, and poetry and poetics.
French
Quarter Festival
Thursday, April 9, 2015 – Sunday, April 12, 2015. All
Day. French Quarter.
During this 32nd
Annual French Quarter Fest, more than 1,700 musicians will be performing on
23 stages located throughout the French Quarter and the Spanish Plaza. More
than 60 food and beverage vendors will be set up in half a dozen locations
offering a wide variety of Crescent City culinary delights. Some of the New
Orleans; top artists and artisans will have their talented work on display
and for sale, and there will be fun activities for children to enjoy as
well. Don’t miss out on the “World’s Largest Block Party!!”
The Dynamics of
Gender in France: the 17th and 21st Centuries
featuring
Professor Domna C. Stanton
Friday, April 10, 2015. 4:30 pm – 6 pm. LBC Rm 201.
Join Prof. Stanton as
she discusses her new book, “The Dynamics of Gender in Early-Modern France:
Women Writ, Women Writing”, and talks about the heated debates over gender
studies in France today.A major scholar of gender and a pioneer of feminist
approaches within French studies for over three decades, Prof. Stanton has
constantly striven to expose readers to women’s writing and gender issues.
Into the
Woods
Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11, 2015.
7:30 – 9 pm. Dixon Hall.
Newcomb Department of Musical Theater presents, Into
the Woods – a musical about a Baker
and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the
King's Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk. When the
Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's
curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is
granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later
with disastrous results. Don’t
miss out on what will be a very exciting show!! Tickets are $10 for
students and $15 general admission. Check out the flyer HERE.
CRAWFEST 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015. 11 am – 7 pm. LBC Quad.
This is a can’t miss event!! Crawfest is an annual
music, food, and art festival located on Tulane’s uptown campus. Each year,
10,000 – 12,000 community members and students enjoy an amazing music
lineup, 20,000 pounds of crawfish, and local food and art vendors. Crawfest
is FREE for Tulane students and staff with a Splash Card and is $10 general
admission. For more information click HERE.
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