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May, 2009
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
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Learn more about the special contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders to America’s past, present, and future.
Visit the U.S. Census Bureau for interesting statistics about Asians in the U.S.
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February, 2009
Attention international students!
Good Neighbor Scholarship
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has announced that applications for the 2009-2010 Good Neighbor Scholarship are now being accepted. The Good Neighbor Scholarship, coordinated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, grants recipients an exemption from the payment of tuition only. To apply for this scholarship, international students who are eligible must submit to the Office of International Affairs a completed application no later than February 27, 2009. Please see the attached Memorandum and Application Form for further details. For additional questions, contact Mario Sanchez at the Office of International Affairs.
National Donor Day is February 14
Approximately 130,000 are in need of organ, marrow, blood stem cell, or cord blood transplants; and, every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood.
January, 2009
ESTA Requirements Start for Visa Waiver Program Travelers
Effective January 12, 2009, travelers from all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries are now required to obtain approval through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling to the United States. This requirement applies to all eligible citizens or nationals traveling under the VWP.
Are you eligible to travel under the Visa Waiver Program? This is what the U.S. Department of State wants you to know about the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
December, 2008
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it is expanding the categories of non-U.S. citizens required to provide digital fingerprints and a photograph upon entry to the United States through the US VISIT program on December 18, 2008.
September, 2008
Welcome New Director of International Affairs
Welcome Ms. Maria C. Arevalo-Sanchez, who has joined the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as Director of International Affairs, effective September of 2008.
 Ms. Arevalo-Sanchez comes with over 15 years of experience in international education, including 7 years at one of our UT system sister institutions, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
She earned a M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Emporia State University, KS. In the field of international education, Ms. Arevalo-Sanchez has been awarded with an Andean Peace Scholarship by the U.S. Agency for International Development; selected to participate in the German Ministry of Science and Art seminar on German-American education systems in Ulm, Germany; recognized by NAFSA: Association of International Educators for Distinguished Service as Treasurer of Region III (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma); and recently accepted as NAFSA Trainer Corps member.
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Last Updated May 11, 2009
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