International Student Organization

Events And News

Welcome to the Montgomery College International Student's Organization (ISO) website! This is our first official update and we are proud to announce the arrival of the long-awaited organization for foreign students from all over the world. We are here to stay! Please take a minute to look around the site and see what we are about and what we have to offer. Use the sideframe link buttons to navigate from one section to another.

This website will serve you first and foremost as a central bulletin board containing information on Current Events hosted by the ISO. We will also provide you, the foreign student, with helpful Student Services, such as immigration information and several links to useful websites helping you with housing, etc. Our goal is to make the foreign student, whether new to Montgomery College or not, feel at home.

In case you're wondering, the ISO officer board consists of a core group of 12 members dedicated to keeping the organization running, but any foreign student can join! We need more and more active members to participate in our events and happenings. If you are interested, read more about us (The Staff) and our Brief History and Statement of Purpose to find out how you can become an active part of the ISO at Montgomery College.

Links

Here we will try our best to give you an extensive collection of links to pages
such as those of local restaurants, music stores and just about anything to help
you enjoy your spare time in the Montgomery County area. 

RESTAURANTS:

A list of restaurants in the Woodlands area (http://www.thewoodlands.com/active/dining.html)

OTHER:

Shopping in the Woodlands (http://www.thewoodlands.com/active/shopping.html)

The Bulletin (http://www.thebulletin.com)

The Woodlands Mall (http://www.woodlandsmall.com)

Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com)

City Of Houston (http://www.cityofhouston.com)

Woodlands Online (http://www.woodlandsonline.com)

Do not worry, we will be adding more links later!

Student Services

On this page we will try to provide you with a variety of links helping you find information on immigration, different types of visas, housing, settling down for your college studies and of course updates on any new immigration / foreign student rules you need to be aware of.

Becoming an International Student:

1) If you are interested in becoming an international student here at Montgomery College and aren't completely sure about all the procedures of the admissions process, The MC International Student Admissions page (http://www.woodstock.edu/students/start/international.html) is a good place to start. It gives you a thorough orientation to the admissions process at MC and provides you with general information about living costs, etc.

2) If you have questions about different visa classifications, (http://www.uh.edu/haf/visas.htm) gives you a good description of all the different types of visas.

3) Applying for an F-1 Visa (http://www.uh.edu/intservices/visapply.htm)

Updates on Visa / Immigration Regulations:

1) US Immigration and Naturalization Services (http://www.usais.org/)
2) Bureau of Consular Affairs (http://travel.state.gov)
3) US State Department (http://www.state.gov/)

Helpful Housing Links / Settling Down:

http://realestate.citysearch.com
http://www.sublet.com
http://www.abbonline.com

Other Student Services:

US Embassies around the world (http://www.state.gov/www/regions_missions.html)
F-1 Employment (http://www.uh.edu/intservices/overview.htm)
The Woodlands (http://www.thewoodlands.com/welcome/about.html)
The University Center (http://www.tuc.edu/)
Montgomery College (http://montgomery-college.com)

Staff / Contact

The Montgomery College International Student Organization officer board consists of 12 members. Here you are provided with a short description of each officer board member's job and field of expertise along with contact information.

NAME	POSITION	E-MAIL	COUNTRY
Shawn Kuriakose	President	shawnkurian@yahoo.com	India
Vicki Ma	Vice President	iamvicki@hotmail.com	Hong Kong
Trinidad Munoz	Secretary	pixiepurple@hotmail.com	Argentina
Rohan Wilson	Treasurer	rohan.wilson@nhmccd.edu	Oman
Erika Marosi	Director of Public Relations	marosierika@yahoo.com	Hungary
Jermaine Ross	Public Rel. Asst. [Newsletters]	jermaine13@hotmail.com	U.S.A.
Ta-Wei Chen	Web Developer Programming	tachen@my.nhmccd.edu	Taiwan
Adnan Ansari	WebDev. Asst.	adansari@my.nhmccd.edu	Saudi Arabia/India
Ken Rigali	Resource Info. Researcher	exalt_anies@mail.com	U.S.A.
Nicole de Cuba	Event Coordinator	matrix_io8@hotmail.com	Aruba

NAME	POSITION	E-MAIL	COUNTRY
Abdul Tamimi	Student Advisor	Abdulnassir.Tamimi@nhmccd.edu	Kenya/Yemen
Suzy Englert	Student Advisor	Suzy.Englert@nhmccd.edu	U.S.A.
Miguel Hanson	Webmaster & Web Coodinator	Miguel.E.Hanson@nhmccd.edu	U.S.A.
Elvia Rueda	Student Advisor	Elvia.rueda@nhmccd.edu	Mexico
Rajiv Malkan	Advisor	rajiv.malkan@nhmccd.edu	India

For additional information about the ISO, participating in upcoming events or anything else, feel free to contact us via email.

About ISO

This section will familiarize you better with the purpose of the ISO, our procedures, goals and our plan to reach those goals. Also, a brief history of the ISO actually coming to life is included. Enjoy.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

1) To represent International Students and their intrests at Montgomery College.
2) To promote an understanding of the many cultures and countries in the community.
3) To help international students adjust to the American culture.
4) To promote the integration of the diverse cultures and the American culture in the community.
5) To promote and atmosphere of unity.

So, basically, the ISO is here to look after all international students at MC. Any foreign student can and is encouraged to be involved in our fun events. All you need to do is either contact us via email or stop by the Advising Office, E104 to ask about the ISO. Your best bet is to keep checking our event updates and gather all your courage and just write us an email! The ISO is about being a part of a community and having fun with it.

BRIEF HISTORY:

The ISO at Montgomery College finally came to life in September of 2002 as a more or less direct result of the hiring of Abdul Tamimi, MC's new Foreign Student Advisor and his frequent and efficient interaction with Advisor Suzy Englert and of course the international student body. Originally, the shotcallers at ISO needed someone to boost the creation of an active foreign student organization and it turns out that Mr. Tamimi has been just that.
Quickly, meetings were set up for students from all over the world to meet and the enthusiasm to found the ISO was great. The active core of 12 officers was elected and the constitution set up. Despite its fast formation, the ISO is a result of careful planning and a bunch of good ideas. As mentioned above in the title, our history this far is very brief, but again, keep checking back later for a more thorough description of the ISO and a look at our constitution.

	April 2003