PrincetonUniversityA Guide for International Students, 2000-2002
International Student Advisers and
International Activities
International Student Advisers Undergraduate Students. Marianne Waterbury, associate dean of undergraduate students, may be contacted at the Office of the Dean of Student Life, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 08544; telephone (609)258-3052; e-mail: mwater@princeton.edu.
Graduate Students. Joy Montero, associate dean of the Graduate School, advises international graduate students. She may be contacted at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School, 202 Nassau Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544; telephone (609)258-3028; e-mail: montero@princeton.edu.
The advisers are available for consultation on all matters—academic, financial, legal, and personal—concerning international students. They offer assistance with immigration questions, including visa information, extensions of stay, permission to work due to unforeseen changes in economic circumstances, changes of status, leaving and reentering the United States, transferring to other colleges and universities, practical training, verification of status, exchange visitor programs for students, and information regarding other visas. If the advisers are unable to help you directly, they will refer you to the appropriate person or office. You are always welcome to visit them.International Students’ Association of Princeton (ISAP)
The International Students’ Association of Princeton (ISAP) is an organization of all international undergraduates, run by and for students. Recognizing the diverse backgrounds of students at Princeton, members of ISAP feel that they can best bring everyone together by organizing social and cultural functions, sports, and other activities. In this way, members try to broaden knowledge of their countries and cultures while creating a congenial atmosphere conducive to greater understanding between themselves and American students.
ISAP is headed by a president and an executive committee who are responsible for the overall formulation of policy and for planning various activities. The president represents the international undergraduates in their dealings with the faculty, administration, and trustees of the University.
Additionally, the association supports Dean Waterbury in organizing a special program welcoming first-year students to campus a few days prior to regular orientation. Members take this opportunity to become personally acquainted with all newcomers and to provide further information about undergraduate life at Princeton.
If you have any questions, please write to ISAP in care of Dean Waterbury at her address (see above).
Council of International Graduate Students (CIGS)
The Council of International Graduate Students (CIGS), in cooperation with the Graduate School, provides outreach programs of cultural, social, and academic interest to enhance student life. These programs include receptions, international dinners, a film series, art shows, sporting events, trips to the New York Metropolitan Opera, workshops, lectures, and concerts.
CIGS also helps the associate dean with orientation programs for new students to ease their adjustment to living and studying in the United States. If you have further questions about CIGS, please write in care of Dean Montero at her address (see page 2).
International Center
There are more than 1,400 international students and visiting scholars on campus, representing over 80 countries; many have families with them. The International Center, founded in 1974, provides a setting in which the special needs and interests of this international community can be met. Working together with campus organizations and local volunteers, the center offers support and assistance to newcomers and provides them with opportunities to meet with one another and with area residents. Through the center, international students and visitors share their rich cultural resources with the University and the Princeton community.
The center’s programs include weekly Thursday luncheons, weekly English conversation tutorials, home and holiday hospitality activities, lectures, discussions, national celebrations, cultural events, UNICEF card sales, weekly television programs, and an annual international festival.
Volunteer opportunities for students at the center include planning and organizing events, participating on committees, tutoring English, and speaking to local organizations about their countries. All activities are open to the entire campus. Call the director, Paula Chow, at (609)258-5006; e-mail: pchow@princeton.edu; or stop by the Frist Campus Center.
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