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Income Tax (IRS) Workshop Series for International Students
Guideline sessions on how to file federal and state taxes
It is important that all attendees
bring 2005 W-2s and 1042s documents. Your employer (Columbia
College Chicago or similar) normally mails these two documents.
To complete your tax return, you need
one of the following forms 8843, 1040NR-EZ, or 1040NR. These
forms can be obtained from our Office of International Student
Affairs, any public library, at any US Postal Service Offices
or online at http://www.irs.treas.gov/. All non-immigrant
students MUST file form 8843 even if they did not work in
2005
Session
Dates
February
Workshops
21-Feb (Tuesday)
3:30 - 5 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
600 South Michigan
22-Feb (Wednesday)
3:30 - 5 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
600 South Michigan
March
Workshops
9-Mar (Thursday)
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
600 South Michigan
13-Mar (Monday)
3:30 - 5 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
600 South Michigan
April
Workshops
5-Apr (Wednesday)
3:30 - 5 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
600 South Michigan
13-Apr
(Thursday)
3:30 - 5 p.m.
International Student Lounge – R1313
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All nonimmigrant in F or J status MUST complete Federal Tax
Forms (even if you have not earned income). Anyone who earns
income in the US MUST file State and Federal Tax Returns.
For
further details, please contact:
Gigi Posejpal, Assistant Dean of Int'l Student Affairs
Office of International Student Affairs at Undergraduate Admissions
Office
600 South Michigan Building - Suite 301K
Tel. 312-344-7458
eMail: gposejpal@colum.edu
D E C E M B E R C A L E N
D A R
Travel Workshop for
International Students
Thursday, December 8
8:30 – 9:15 A.M.
We strongly encourage you to attend the Travel Workshop this
Thursday, December 8, 2005, especially if you are planning
to travel over the holiday break. It is scheduled for Thursday,
December 8 between 4:00 – 6:00 in the International
Student Lounge (600 South Michigan , Room 1313). This is workshop
is extremely important because it teaches you what you need
to know about getting back into the Untied States. We will
also have snacks. If
you have any questions, please call 312.344.7205
CHICAGO
Musical
Friday, December 02
Cadillac Palace Theater on LaSalle and Randolf
7:30 - 9:30 p.m
This is a ticket
event and all wish to attend MUST sign up at the International
Student Lounge and pay a minmal fee toward the cost of the
overall ticket. For more information, please contact: Symon
Ogeto at 312-344-7457
The
Taste of the World
[an International Food Tasting
and Cultural Exhibit scheduled on Thursday, December 01
Hokin Annex, 623 South Wabash
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Hello and Welcome International Students!
The Events: Concert and Festival Production Class at Columbia
College, is proud to present an International Food Tasting
and Cultural Exhibit! For more information, please Josefa
Geiss email: josefageiss@gmx.net
N
O V E M B E R C A L E N D A R
Columbia
College Chicago’s Office of International Student Affairs
is pleased to join the rest of the nation’s institutions
of higher learning in celebrating the 2005 U.S. International
Education Week - November 14-18.
 A
variety of events are planned all week long. We hope that
international and local students together with faculty, staff
and guests will celebrate the diversity our international
students represent and endeavor to understand their respective
needs. International students are indeed indispensable players
in America’s higher education and beyond. Our theme
for this year's International Education Week is “Our
Students: Passports to Meeting the Artist within Us."
On-campus
2005 IEW Awareness Day
Monday, November 14
8:30 – 9:15 A.M.
• Alexandroff Campus (600 South Michigan),
• Wabash Building (623 South Wabash) and
• Library Building (624 South Michigan)
Students
will be passing out a weeklong calendar of activities scheduled
to celebrate the 2005 International Education Week at the lobby
areas of the above buildings. As you pick up the calendar, try
your global IQ and win a PRIZE!
Monday,
November 14
2005 IEW Opening Reception
Library Building, 624 South Michigan – 3rd Floor
5:00 – 7:30 P.M.
Tuesday,
November 15
International Alumni Reception
Wabash Campus
623 South Wabash - Conference Room 311
5:30 – 7:30 P.M.
Thursday,
November 17
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for International Students
Hokin Annex on the 1st Floor
623 South Wabash
5:00 – 7:30 P.M.
RSVPs required. Please email sogeto@colum.edu
to make your reservation no later than Nov 14.
Friday,
November 18, 2005
Sharing Information and the Resources in Our Community
International Student Lounge
600 South Michigan Avenue – Room 1313
NOON – 1:30 P.M
A Roundtable Discussion between Students, Faculty and Staff:
How to continue the spirit of IEW throughout the year? FREE
and open to the public.
OCTOBER
Thursday,
Oct 6
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Health Insurance Workshop
Conference Room [3rd Floor]
600 S. Michigan
Wednesday,
Oct 19
Multicultural Affairs Student Leaders Luncheon
Conference Room 311 [3rd Floor]
623 S. Wabash
Thursday,
Oct 20
Immigration
Workshop for International Students
International Student Lounge R1313 [13th Floor]
600 S. Michigan
4:00
– 6:00 p.m.
Date/Time: TBA
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Workshop on Scholarships for
Minority and International al Students
Room 311 [3rd Floor]
623 S. Wabash
SEPTEMBER
Thursday,
September 1 – Friday, October 14
Visual Constructions
Photography showcase by International Alumni: Anni Holm
from Denmark, Masaru Nakamoto
from Japan and Camila Olarte
from Colombia
Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 South Wabash
Gallery Hours: Mon., Thurs., 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Wed, Fri,
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday,
Sept 7
Reception for Visual Constructions Showcase
Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 South Wabash
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
Sept 7 and Thursday, Sept 15
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
College Smart Workshop Series
International Student Lounge – R1313 [13th Floor]
600 S. Michigan
Friday,
Sept 16
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Celebrating the Columbia Passport* [POSTPONED]
International
Student Lounge – R1313 [13th Floor]
600 S. Michigan
A Reception for Writers, Contributors and the Readers
of the only International On-campus Student Publication
*[Note:
event postposed to a later date)
Wednesday,
Sept 21
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Family Reunion
for Multicultural Students
Hokin Annex [1st Floor]
623 S. Wabash
Thursday,
Sept 22,
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
“Art of the Library”
Opening and Reception
Columbia College Chicago Library, Third Floor
624 S. Michigan Avenue
Featuring
the art of Ivan Brunetti, Milo Marie Crosswhite, Lauren Frontino,
Tracy Leonard, Analu Lopez, Chris Schedel, Joseph R. Stevens,
E.J. Talbot, Janet Talbot, Yusuke Tanaka,
Nino Rodriguez, Take Yoshimoto,
and others.
Refreshments will be served
Weekly
International Student Organization Meetings
Tuessdays
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
International Student Lounge
600 South Michigan Avenue – R1313
For further details, please contact:
Symon Ogeto, coordinator of International Student Affairs at
sogeto@colum.edu, tel.
312-344-7457 or
Gigi Posejpal, Asst Dean of International Affairs at gposejpal@colum.edu,
tel. 312-344-7458
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