Students will better understand what International Student and Scholar Services is and how they will assist you throughout your time as a student at Texas A&M.
University Health Services provides medical, mental, and public health services for students at Texas A&M University.
Through a partnership with Texas A&M, Off-Campus Partners guides students in finding the ideal off-campus residences that align with their specific needs.
Transportation Services is the office that oversees all public transportation and parking on campus. Their slides share information about transportation tips and resources.
Video links from the slides:
Video links from the slides:
These slides will cover:
- Obtaining a health insurance waiver
- What your health insurance covers
- Where to find care
- Accessing your coverage
- Health Insurance Charges
The Graduate & Professional School discusses the following in these slides will cover:
- Graduate Recruitment & Outreach
- Funding & Financial Resources
- Thesis & Dissertation Services
- Professional Development
- Student Advocacy & Support
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The F-1 Life Cycle posters presented above illustrate the three essential stages that a prospective F-1 student experiences during their journey in the U.S. These stages are broken down as follows:
- First Poster (Prospective F-1 Students):
This poster outlines the critical steps that prospective F-1 students must follow, from applying to a program at Texas A&M University to obtaining their F-1 visa and arriving in the U.S. It details the process from immigration check-in to settling into the academic environment. - Second Poster (Currently Enrolled F-1 Students):
This poster highlights the potential risks to F-1 status while students are in the U.S. It also provides guidance on maintaining F-1 status, including areas of focus such as full-time enrollment, travel, on-campus employment, and authorized activities, with warnings about actions that can lead to status violations. - Third Poster (Graduating F-1 Students):
This poster offers a concise guide on the steps graduating F-1 students must follow. It covers essential topics such as post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT), extension of stay, and the responsibilities after graduation, including maintaining legal status and transitioning to further opportunities in the U.S.
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The Student Crisis Tree graphic presented above illustrates different resources ISSS offers to students in need, from both inside and outside Texas A&M. It organizes for students and stakeholders alike the multiple competencies and functions required of the ISSS office. The graphic is broken down into the following eight categories:
- Crisis or Emergency (Grey):
- Natural/ Environmental Disasters
- Armed Conflict/ Warfare
- Humanitarian Crisis
- Menta/ Physical Health Emergency
- Academic/ Employment Issues
- Crisis Management (Red):
- Involve your university's crisis management team
- Make sure internal and external policies/ protocols are equitable and consistent across the board
- Deliver clear information in a timely and transparent way
- Immigration Options (student) (Orange):
- Establish institutional policy and practice on how to assess/ advise each option
- Train staff how to evaluate hardship via compassionate advising
- Record keeping
- Immigration Options (non-student) (Purple):
- Send out timely communications
- Establish boundaries for DSOs/ AROs between advising on student status and advising on non-SEVIS issues
- Collaborate with General Council
- Bring in attorneys to discuss options
- University Options (Green):
- Evaluate options available with the Scholarship & Financial Aid office
- Identify opportunities for assistantship/ fellowship with individual departments
- Promote international-friendly on-campus employers
- University Resources (Dark Blue):
- Re-examine existing options such as Short-Term Loan and Payment Installment Plan
- Collaborate with wellbeing offices to provide support and comfort
- Fundraise to create additional opportunities
- External Resources (Light Blue):
- Outreach to non-profit support and community organizations
- Create workflow to recruit IIE Emergency Fund applications
- Partner with local attorney offices and list them as legal resources
- Advocacy (Yellow):
- Reach out to government officials via appropriate channels
- Benchmark with peer institutions through professional networks
- Voice to university leadership
- Educate the campus via townhall meetings