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UniversityofNorthTexas Fall 1, 2011

IntensiveEnglishLanguageIns tute Week 6: Sept. 24 30

MallTripSaturday,October1,from10am4pm.Relaxfromyourstudiesandenjoyadayofshoppingat GrapevineMillsMall.Inaddi ontoshopping,thereisalsoanaquarium,Legoland,andanindooriceska ngrink. Thebuscostisfree,butifyouwanttodotheseextraac vi esatthemall,youmustbuy cketsonline.Signupin Ambersoce(SYMR214)today! Haveyouwonderedhowtomakethe deliciousfoodyoutastedatthepotluck oratafriendshouse?Nowyoucan ndtherecipesinthenewIELICook book!TheIELICookbookislocatedat h p://ieli.unt.edu/cookbookunder theIELITodaymenu,oryoucansimplyclickonthe picture. WouldyouliketosharearecipewithyourIELIfriends andteachers?ClickonAddRecipe!Yourrecipewillnot showuprightawaybecauseitmustbereviewedbefore itisposted.Ifyouarenotsurehowtosubmitanduse therecipebook,checkouttheIELICookbookHowTo Guidevideo. HomecomingWeekwillbeOctober1722,whichistheweekbeforeFallIIbegins.Homecomingis aspecial meduringeachschoolyear.Therearemanyac vi esyoucanpar cipateinduring HomecomingWeek,andmostofthemarefree. OnTuesday,October18,from11am1pm,therewillbeaHomecomingPicnicandPepRally outsidetheWillisLibrary.BringyourstudentIDcardforafreelunch,games,prizes,andmore! OnFriday,October21,at8pm,joinotherUNTstudentsataBonreandYellContestoutsidethenewApogeeStadium.Fun! Themostexci ngeventsduringHomecomingWeekwillbeonSaturday,October22.OneeventistheHomecomingParade,whichwill befrom1pm3pm.Wouldyouliketowalkintheparade?Whatisaoat?Askyourteachersandaskyourfriends. IELIstudentswillalsorepresentIELIatatailga ngboothfrom3pm6pmintheMeanGreenVillagebeforethefootballgamebegins. WouldyouliketotalkaboutIELIorhandoutprizes? TheHomecomingFootballGamebeginsat6pmatApogeeStadium.JoinotherIELIandUNTstudentsastheycheerontheMean Green!Youwontwanttomissit,sodontforgettopickupyourfree cketattheUnion,PohlRecCenter,orTicketOcebyFriday, October21! SignupnowinAmbersocetohelpdecoratetheIELI/UNTIoat,par cipateintheHomecomingparade,orhelpattheIELIbooth! OneofthemostpopulareventsinDallaseachfallistheStateFairofTexas. Theremanykindsofunusualfoodstotaste,exhibitsandmuseumstovisit, concertstoa end,andridestoenjoyattheMidway.Youcanalsosay Howdy!andtakeyourpicturenexttoBigTex,the 52foottallcowboy! Thisyear,theStateFairofTexasisSeptember30 October23.Itisopeneverydayfrom10am9pm. AtKroger,youcanbuya cketthatincludesboth transporta onontheDARTtrainandadmissiontothefairfor$17.Ifyou driveyourcar,youwillpay$16fora cketatthegateand$15forparking. YoucanjoinotherIELIstudentsonSaturday,October15,a eryournal exams.SignupinAmbersoce.Dontforgettobuyyour cketatKroger!

 A en onallNEWFall12011students: Allnewinterna onalstudentsarerequiredtobescreenedfortuberculosisa erbeginning classesatUNT/IELI.YoumustmakeanappointmentforyourTBtest.Youmustcompletethe TBtestbyMonday,October3.Ifyoudonotcompletethetestbythedeadline,Amberor KarinawillremoveyoufromclassandwalkwithyoutotheHealthCenter,and youwillreceiveanunexcusedabsence. CalltheHealthCenterNOWtoscheduleyourappointment.

UNTHealthandWellnessCenter
ChestnutHall 1800ChestnutSt. Phone:9405652333,op on2 Appointmentsavailable: MondayThursday Sept.12Oct.3 811:15amand12:30pm Callnow!

WhenyougototheHealthCenter,youmustbringthreeformswithyou:theTBScreeningRecord,MedicalHistoryForm, andTBScreeningForm.Youreceivedtheseformsatorienta on. Ifyouneedtheforms,haveques ons,orwouldlikehelpmakingyourappointment,cometoAmbersoce,SYMR214. Tui onisduebeforeyoua endyourrstclassina newterm.Ifyoudonotpaytui onbytherstclass day,a$50latefeewillbeaddedtoyouraccount.If youneedpaymentop ons,pleasegotoAlissas oce(SYMR205)beforeclassesbegin. IntheFallIIterm,schedulerequestswillonlybeacceptedfromstudentswhohavedocumenta ontosupporttheirneedforaspecic schedule.Forexample,ifyouhaveajoboncampus,youmustbringanocialworkschedulewithyourhoursonit.IfyouareaLevel6 studentandyouaretakingaUNTclass,youmustbringacopyofyourschedulefromEIS.Onlyrequestswithdocumenta onwillbe processed. Schedulerequestsshouldalsobemadeinadvance;theSchedulePreferenceformwillbeavailableontheIELIwebsitestar ngOctober 3(Monday,Week7).Allrequestsmustbesubmi edbyFriday,October14(Friday,Week8),inordertobeprocessedbeforetheFallII termbegins.Ifyouwanttorequestaschedule,youmustsubmityourformbeforetheendofFallI. Remember,studyingEnglishisafull mejob,andyoushouldexpecttobeoncampusfrom8am5pm.Some mes,studentshavea morningclassandana ernoonclass;thishappensintheuniversity,also.Fortunately,unlikeuniversityclasses,IELIclassesonlylastfor 8weeks;youcanhandleanyschedulefor8weeks.Star ngintheFallIIterm,IELIwillnotchangeyourschedulebecauseyouhavean 8amclassanda3pmclass.Instead,youmustmakeaneorttomanageyour mewiselyandstudyoncampus.Onlyrequestswith documenta onwillbeprocessed. ConnecttoyourIELIfriendsandAlumnithroughtheIELI Facebookpage(UNTIELI).Thisisagreatwaytostayincontact withyourfriendsandlearnaboutIELIevents. TellyourfriendsandfamilyabouttheIELIFacebookandIELI AlumniFacebookpages! TheIns tu onalTOEFLwillbeheldonFriday,September30,at1:00p.m. StudentsinLevels5/5or5/6onlycansignuponMonday,September26.Thecostfornongradua ngstudentsis$30. Wanttolearnsomenewwordseveryday? CheckouttheWordsoftheDaysec onon therighthandsideoftheIELIwebsiteorgoto h p://ieli.unt.edu/aggregator/categories/2. Yourvocabularywillgrowexponen ally!

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