Hi IPMs!
I hope you’re having a great Friday! Here is the list of sign-ups for IPMP Exit Interviews next Wednesday and Friday!
–Sharece
The IPMP Guide to Greatness
Hi IPMs!
I hope you’re having a great Friday! Here is the list of sign-ups for IPMP Exit Interviews next Wednesday and Friday!
–Sharece
Position Description
International Peer Mentors for International Student & Scholar Services
International Student and Scholar Services, a unit of the Office of International Affairs, is seeking mentors to help transition new international students into the University of Oregon through a series of activities that support academic and cultural integration. Serving as an International Peer Mentor is an opportunity to develop and enhance leadership cultural competency skills. The commitment is June-December 2019. Some mentors may continue with the program from January-June 2020 depending on program needs.
Throughout the International Peer Mentor Program (IPMP), mentors will serve in the following capacity:
Compensation:
Peer Mentor positions are valuable leadership opportunities that allow them to grow, learn, and engage with students from different countries and cultures. Time commitment for the program will vary based on individual mentors’ styles and interests. The peer mentor positions are not paid positions. However, should funding for the 2019-20 year provide, peer mentors will be given a modest stipend for their service.
Mentoring Requirements
(Must be able to participate in the following required interviews, trainings, or events)
May 2019
September 2019
Peer Mentor Meetings – to be scheduled for fall term by lead mentors and program coordinator.
Applications are open from March 29- April 12, 2019. Applicants will be required to participate in a group interview during spring term. Interested students must fill out an application and send an updated resume to intlpeers@uoregon.edu. Questions, please contact Sharece Bunn, IPMP Director at sharece@uoregon.edu.
Hi IPMs!
It’s tax season! Just so you know, your IPMP stipends are considered payment for services and thus can be taxed! For this reason, it’s time for some tax help!
First, off, all of you should plan to submit your taxes by the deadline of April 15, 2019. I’m not
going to give advice for domestic students on how to file taxes, but I would recommend you use VITA support if you’d like help. International students can use VITA support as well! 🙂
For those of you who are considered international students, you will be filing non-resident tax forms. ISSS has a blog to help with this: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/itax/. Please use it! It shows you how to fill out the 8843, the 1040NR-EZ, and even the Oregon Form 40N.
This page is incredibly helpful and walks you through EVERY step! 🙂
You’ll need either your social security number or ITIN to help with the form. If, for some reason, you never received your ITIN, please contact me as soon as possible!
If you really don’t want to try this on your own with the instructions and would rather pay for help, check out the info for professional tax preparation.
Good luck!
Best,
Sharece
Hi International Peer Mentors!
Happy Week NINE!!!!
I’m writing with a few things:
Thanks again! I look forward to seeing you next week!
Best,
Sharece M. Bunn
At last, the instructions are here!!!
You should go on a date with your high-five buddy in the next seven days. The idea is that you’ll meet for at least an hour with that buddy to check in. Ask how they’re doing in classes. Find out how mentoring is going. Encourage them. Share about what’s new with you.
My suggestion is that you get together on campus for an event, go to coffee, or chill in the Mills for an hour. If you’re super adventurous and have time, definitely head off campus for an adventure.
You’ll need to do this BEFORE our meeting next Wednesday, November 7th. So message your high-five buddy today and make a plan.
Please, please, take a selfie of the two of you that we can post to social media! 🙂 You can send the pics to intlpeers@uoregon.edu or share them to the IPMP Work Folder.
There will be prizes for the Best Selfie, Most Creative Date, Most Chill Date, and Most Out There.
Have fun!!!
Best,
Sharece
Hi IPMs!
Thanks to those of you who signed up to go to the IPMP Retreat to the Timbers game on September 29th!
Here’s the list of those who signed up:
IPMs Attending the Timbers Game on September 29th! |
Joey Lim |
Remi Tanida |
Rita Ran |
Mohammed Zaidan |
Mohammed Al Shaban |
Deepika Viswanath |
Qian Dang |
Mounir Jamal |
Jason John |
Leah Cave |
Guangcan Zhu (Jude) |
Douglas Imaralu |
Brian Sun |
Shan Zhang |
Jackson Huang |
Mohammed Almuaishi |
abdulrahman Buraqah |
Keqing Sun |
If someone else wants to go, you can sign up by registering online and paying for your admission! You can also invite friends to attend, if you’d like!
Best,
Sharece
At our training yesterday, Douglas and Ritu initiated a conversation about microaggressions. To follow up, I’d like to share a few resources Douglas wanted to pass on! First, here’s the [embeddoc url=”https://blogs.uoregon.edu/intlpmp/files/2018/09/Microaggression-Chart-1pxk36c.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ] to understand a bit about what they’re about. In addition, here’s a video from Stanford about Microaggressions.
Thanks, all! Keep up the hard work this week!
Best,
Sharece
If you’re concerned about a student’s health, well-being, academic success, etc, you will REPORT this issue of concern to the Office of International Affairs by completing the IPMP Care Report. Andrew (the Associate Director of ISSS) and I will have access to the form and will follow up with you or the student as we see fit. We appreciate all you’re doing to support your peers!
Thanks! Please email me at sharece@uoregon.edu with any questions!
Best,
Sharece