Friday, April 27, 2012

LCI Announcements and Events

Announcements


INSURANCE
ALL Students are required to obtain valid health insurance during their entire stay.  Bring proof of your current insurance to Beth Loar in the Annex.

Authorization for Leave
If you are not returning to LCI next term, Summer 1, please see Beth Loar who is located in the Annex for authorization regarding Transfer to another school or Vacation.  You must give notice if you will not return.


IMMIGRATION UPDATE
If you are an F-1 visa holder, you must report your new address to your immigration advisor. Students must update addresses with either Diana or Beth in the Annex.


ANNUAL VACATION
Any student wishing to take Spring 1 as a vacation must seek approval.  To be eligible, you must have attended classes without interruption at the LCI since Fall 1, 2011, enroll in classes for Summer II, and be in good academic standing.  Turn in the completed pink “Leave/Departure Request” form to the Beth Loar in the Annex.
 

TRAVEL SIGNATURE
If you are planning to travel out of the United States during break, and you hold an F visa, you should obtain a travel signature.  You must have a DSO (immigration advisor) sign your I-20 so that you will be admitted to the US upon your return.  Please see bring your I-20 to Beth in the Annex for a travel signature.


PID
All Students should report their PIDs to Michelle Hash in the Main Office. All students are now required to have a Virginia Tech e-mail account. This account can be set up after you report to the school, when you will obtain your student ID number. For more information, go to:
https://webapps.es.vt.edu/pidgen/start.html

TOEFL
Registration is now open for the TOEFL ITP (PBT). Please choose a date and time you would like to take the exam and register. Remember to choose carefully, as there are only a certain number of seats available and registration will close on Sunday, April 29th.   All students currently enrolled for Spring II are eligible to take the TOEFL ITP. Please remember to write down your time when you register.   Please click on the link of the date and time you would like to register. You will then be re-directed to the payment site.

May 4, 2PM: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZZT5823
May 5, 2PM: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PFGSZB2


Please pay immediately at this site: https://www.lci.vt.edu/elp/Pay/InstitutionalTOEFL/
All sponsored students are required to pay for the exam. The exam will no longer be billed to your sponsoring institution.

On the day of the test, remember to arrive 15 minutes early with your Hokie Passport. The ITP will be scored at the institute and the unofficial scores will be placed in the Annex and outside the main office under each student's Hokie Passport ID number the Monday following the test.

VT E-MAIL  ACCOUNT
Every student to the Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute will need to set up an e-mail account. This e-mail account will be used to send you important notices and bills. You will use this account as long as you are a Virginia Tech student. The e-mail username you choose is also called a PID, or "Personal IDentifier." With your PID and an associated password, you can access online Virginia Tech services. You will create your PID from the Generate PID page at https://webapps.es.vt.edu/pidgen/start.html. Your student identification number (printed on your student identification card) will be needed to set up your account.  STUDENTS SHOULD CHECK VT EMAIL REGULARLY.


IMPORTANT NOTICES

VTLCI publishes important notices for all students on its website in several locations. Students are strongly encouraged to subscribe to these services to make sure they receive important announcements and news. Signing up is as easy as entering your e-mail address on each site:
Campus Alerts
VT Alerts is Virginia Tech's Emergency Notification System. In a campus emergency, Virginia Tech will use several information delivery methods to reach students because, at any given time, one form of communications might be better to reach you than another. VT Alerts is one of the delivery means, and will send messages to cell phones, telephone numbers and e-mail accounts. Students are strongly encouraged to register for VT Alerts on the VT website at http://www.alerts.vt.edu/.

Notices: http://vtlci-notices.blogspot.com/
Weather Alerts (Blacksburg): http://vtlci-weather.blogspot.com/
VTLCI News: http://vtlci-bb.blogspot.com/

Join us on FaceBook: “Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute” (student group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/193592580721/


Events


Sunday, April 29, 2012
Spring BBQ at the Duck Pond @ 12pm
Bring $5


Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Hokies Baseball vs V.M.I. @ 5:20pm
At English Field – Free to enter

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Ballroom Dance Lessons
At the GLC Multipurpose Room @ 7:15pm
Free to Everyone!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Last day of classes: All students are expected to report through the final day of classes.


Friday, May 11, 2012
Last day of Spring 2 term:
Graduation Party will be held from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the Holiday Inn.
 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
First day of Summer 1 term

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