INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION HOUSING MANUAL

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Iowa State. We will cover as much information as possible, and please, do not hesitate to ask questions.

2 WELCOME TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY! WELCOME! The purpose of orientation is to acclimate you to campus and Ames while simultaneously learning how to be successful at Iowa State. We will cover as much information as possible, and please, do not hesitate to ask questions. A note about punctuality: Please arrive on time to each event and plan to stay until the end. It s essential that you are on time to events and meetings. Especially in the U.S., late arrivals are considered impolite. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 10 SCHEDULE DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH SCREENING ENGLISH

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH SCREENING ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST CONTACTS GETTING INVOLVED AND HAVING FUN ON CAMPUS GETTING AROUND AMES DINING IN AMES

4 ORIENTATION HOU PERSONAL T ust ust ust us 7:00A.M. - 9:00 A.M. 9:00A.M. - 12:00 P.M. US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone)/ Walmart South Walmart/ Target US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone) South Walmart/ Targ 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Fazzolli) (Panera Bread) (Jimmy Johns/ Dairy Queen) (Perkins/ Buffalo Wi 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on your own (Blaze Pizza) (Mr. Burrito) (India Palace) 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons area 1

5 SING FALL 2018 t ust ust ust ust IME MOVE OUT 7:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. et US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone) South Walmart/ Target Orientation (Meet your peers and see the Campus) 9: 00 AM - 7:00 PM ld Wings) (Fazzoli/ Flame and Skewer) (Texas Roadhouse/ Mongolian Grill) (Jeff s Pizza) (Season s Market Place) Help Desk (Move Out) 2

6 DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE ust ust 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone)/ Walmart 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. South Walmart, Target 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Fazzolli) 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Panera Bread) 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on your own 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Blaze Pizza) 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons ust ust 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone)/ Walmart 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. South Walmart, Target 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Jimmy Johns/ Dairy Queen) 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. (Perkins/ Buffalo Wild Wings) 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Mr. Burrito) 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (India Palace) 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons 3

7 ust ust 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. US Bank, North Grand Mall (cellphone)/ Walmart (Fazzolli/ Flame and Skewer) Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges (Jeff s Pizza) Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. South Walmart, Target (Texas Roadhousr/ Mongolian Grill) Information Session English Placement Test, ISU ID Card, Health Screening, Move out and questions about anything (Immigration documents, Ubill, Dinning Dollar, Cycash, accessplus, Residence halls, ISU Clubs etc) CyRide Tour ISU Card, Memorial Union, Residence Halls, Colleges (Season s Market Place) Time on your own/ Board Games in Maple, Willow, Larch commons ust ust 7:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Time on your own 7:30 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Move Out 3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Orientation (Meet your peers and see the campus) 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. 4:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Help Desk (Move Out) 4

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH SCREENING 1 2 3 GO TOhttps://cystart.its.iastate.edu/istart/controllers/ start/start.

8 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HEALTH SCREENING GO TOhttps://cystart.its.iastate.edu/istart/controllers/ start/start.cfm LOGIN- Username- use your Net ID Password- same as CyMail GO TO- Session Signups- Fall 2018 Undergraduate/ Graduate Health Screenings 4 CHOOSE FROM THE AVAILABLE DATES AND SIGN UP FOR A HEALTH SCREENING SESSION. 5 ON THE HEALTH SCREENING DAY- Bring your ISU ID Card (or Passport, driver s license, or State ID) 6 FOR MORE INFORMATION- Kelly Frizzel kmfrizz@iastate.edu Staff Nurse, Thielen Student Health Center Thielen Student Health Center 2647, Union Dr, Ames, IA

9 ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST (EPT) GO TOhttps://apling.engl.iastate.edu/english-placement-test/ English Placement Test for Non-Native Speakers of English (EPT) is required for all incoming students whose first language is NOT English, and do not meet any of the other exemption categories. To check whether or not you meet one of the exemption categories, please click on the Exemptions tab. Registration is required. Please click on the Registration tab to register for the EPT. You need to register for the Reading/Writing and for the Oral Communication portion of the EPT. SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2018 Writing and Reading (Tentative) Date:, 9, 2018 Location: TBA Make-up session (for late arrivals only) (Tentative) ON TEST DAY, REMEMBER TO HAVE ISU ID Card (or Passport, driver s license, or State ID) ISU NetID (i.e., ISU address) for checking test results Date:, 10, 2018 Location: TBA Oral Communication Date: TBA Location: Check your registration confirmation. Make-up session (for late arrivals only) Date: TBA Location: Check your registration confirmation. 6

CONTACTS TEMPORARY ORIENTATION HOUSING- MAPLE - WILLOW - LARCH International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) will be providing temprorary housing to international students who

Housing will be located in Maple - Willow - Larch Move In: 1st ust Move Out: 9th ust Building Supervisor: Randy Monthei Phone: 515-294 - 64 Address: 224 Beach Road, Ames, IA 50010

10 CONTACTS TEMPORARY ORIENTATION HOUSING- MAPLE - WILLOW - LARCH International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) will be providing temprorary housing to international students who applied for temprorary housing proor to arriving in the United States. Housing will be located in Maple - Willow - Larch Move In: 1st ust Move Out: 9th ust Building Supervisor: Randy Monthei Phone: Address: 224 Beach Road, Ames, IA EMERGENCY CONTACT- International Students and Scholars Office Phone: Address: 2500 S University Blvd, Ames, IA INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS OFFICE Smita Singh Orientation and Housing Graduate Assistant temphousing@iastate.edu Phone: Maple Hall Maple- Willow- Larch commons 7

GETTING INVOLVED AND HAVING FUN ON CAMPUS STUDENT ACTIVITES CENTER Check out the student activities center for the latest lists of

iastate.edu/org-listing AMES/ ISU ICE ARENA Want to try Ice Skating?

For more information about transportation or timings- Phone: 515-292 - 6835 http://www.cityofames.

seldept=13 CYCLONE CINEMA Bring your friends to Carver 101 on - nights to enjoy movies for free!

11 GETTING INVOLVED AND HAVING FUN ON CAMPUS STUDENT ACTIVITES CENTER Check out the student activities center for the latest lists of concerts, events or programs to get involved in for the semester! For full list of clubs and organizations on campushttps:// AMES/ ISU ICE ARENA Want to try Ice Skating? Come to the Ames/ ISU Ice Arena at 15 Gateway Hill Park Drive, Ames. For more information about transportation or timings- Phone: Directory/FacilityDirectory/118/471?seldept=13 CYCLONE CINEMA Bring your friends to Carver 101 on - nights to enjoy movies for free! Popcorn, soda and light snacks also available for purchase. For show timeshttps:// ISU AFTER DARK Late night and free events with live entertainment crafts, food, prizes, and more! ARTS AND MU WORKSHOPS Classes, workshops, walk-in crafts, Paint Your Own Pottery and special events. 8

12 GETTING AROUND AMES There are a lot of ways of travelling in Ames. Here is a list of the most efficient and reliable modes of transport throughout the city. ISSO will also be providing all the students with temporary bus passes from 1st - 9th 2018 to be able to ride the bus without an ISU ID Card. CYRIDE/ MYSTATE APP UBER CYCLONE CAB LYFT EXECUTIVE EXPRESS 9

13 DINING IN AMES Ames has a large number of restaurants serving a wide variety of cuisines! Here is a list of some of the restaurants we would recommend trying. Chinese May House Cuisine, 3417 Lincoln Way, Ames IA Chinese Home Style Cooking, 27 Lincoln Way, Ames IA Hunan Palace, 823 Wheeler St., Suite 1, Ames IA New China Restaurant, 37 Lincoln Way, Ames IA Mandarin Restaurant, 415 Lincoln Way, Ames IA Chinese Restaurant, 8 Wheeler Street, Suite 1. Ames, IA Little Taipei, 2514 Chamberlain St, Ames, IA Szechuan House, 36 Lincoln Way Ames IA, Greek Café Northwest, 114 S. Duff Ave., Ames IA Indian India Palace, 120 Hayward Avenue Ames, IA Indian Delights, 127 Dotson Drive, Ames, IA & 120 Welch Ave, Ames, IA Irish Dublin Bay, 320 S. 16th St., Ames IA

14 Italian +39 Restaurant, Market & Cantina,2640 Stange Road, Ames, IA Ge-Angelo s Italian Restaurant, 823 Wheeler St., Suite 9, Ames IA Lucullan s, 400 Main St., Ames IA Japanese Fuji Japanese Steak House, 1614 S. Kellogg Ave., Suite 101, Ames IA Shogun Japanese Steak House, 37 Lincoln Way, Ames Latin American Café Beaudelaire, 25 Lincoln Way, Ames IA Mexican La Fuente Mexican Restaurant, 217 S. Duff Ave., Ames IA El Azteca, 1520 S. Dayton Ave., Ames IA Middle Eastern Pammel Grocery, 113 Colorado Ave., Ames, IA Vietnamese Le s Vietnamese Restaurant, 113 Colorado Ave., Ames IA Thai Thai Kitchen, 2410 Chamberlain St., Ames IA The Spice Thai Cuisine, 4 Main St., Ames IA

American B-Bop s,1112 South Duff Avenue, Ames, IA 50010 West Street Deli, 2810 West Street, Ames,

Ames, IA 50014 West Street Deli, 2810 West Street, Ames, IA 50014 Old Chicago, 1610 South Kellogg

421 South Duff Avenue +39 Restaurant, Market Cantina 2640 Stange Rd, Ames, IA (515) 292- Hickory

15 American B-Bop s,1112 South Duff Avenue, Ames, IA West Street Deli, 2810 West Street, Ames, IA Culver s, 525 Gilchrist Street, Ames, IA The Fighting Burrito,117 Welch Avenue, Ames, IA West Street Deli, 2810 West Street, Ames, IA Old Chicago, 1610 South Kellogg Avenue Buffalo Wild Wings, 400 South Duff Avenue KFC, 5 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA Taco Bell, 421 South Duff Avenue +39 Restaurant, Market Cantina 2640 Stange Rd, Ames, IA (515) 292- Hickory Park 14 S Duff Ave, Ames, IA (515) The Cafe 2616 Northridge Pkwy, Ames, IA (515)

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION HOUSING MANUAL S P R I N G

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION HOUSING MANUAL S P R I N G 2 0 1 8 WELCOME TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY! WELCOME! The purpose of orientation is to acclimate you to campus and Ames while simultaneously learning