Weekly Memo

Spring I 2015 Week Two

Jan 26-30

Conversation Partner Party

Thursday, February 5, 5-7 pm in SYMR 203

If you signed up for a conversation partner, you must attend the Conversation Partner Party. You will meet your
conversation group leader at the party and decide when you will have your weekly meetings. Dinner will be
provided. You may attend the party ONLY IF YOU SIGNED UP for a Conversation Partner online by last
Friday, January 23.

Lets Bounce

Going/Applying to UNT Meetings

Urban Air Indoor Trampoline Park Attention students in Levels 4-6: Have you applied to UNT?
Saturday, Febuary 7
Would you like to know how to apply? Then you should attend
6-8 PM
one of these meetings:
Meet busses at GAB by 5pm

1 Going to UNT Meeting (Undergraduate or Second
Bachelors)
When was the last time you were

Tuesday, January 27, 12:10-1 PM in SYMR 203
on a trampoline? Sign up in SYMR
2 Going to UNT Meeting (Graduate)
202 to join us for a bounce!

Wednesday, January 28, 12:10-1 PM in SYMR 203

Address changes
If you move, you must report your change of address to the IELI Main
Office (SYMR 204) within 10 days of the move. If you are a new student
and you didnt know your permanent address when you filled out your
registration form, please go to the IELI Main Office and fill out an
Address Maintenance form with your new address.

Fine Arts Series

UNT Art Gallery

January 29, 5-7 PM.
Tempestt Hazel is an independent curator, writer,
arts advocate, and co-founder of Sixty Inches From
Center, a non-profit organization that documents
and engages in the visual arts in Chicago. Come
enjoy some of Tempestts finest artwork.

Lab News

Lab orientation for new Level 4,5, and 6 students

will be held on Friday, January 30. Your teachers
will hand out passes with your scheduled time. Lab
Orientation is required. If you forgot your EUID
and password, the IELI Lab can help you find that
information. You need this information to access
Blackboard.

Dallas Stars
Hockey Game

Friday, Febuary 13
7-10 PM
Meet busses at GAB by 6:30
Sign up in SYMR 202

Bad Weather
Remember: If school is closed for bad weather,
all students are responsible for keeping up with
assignments on Blackboard. Even if school is
closed, the assignments are due for class. Also,
you should update your contact information on
Eagle Alert at my.unt.edu. When UNT is closed
for bad weather, Eagle Alert will send you an
email, a text message, or a phone call before you
leave for class. If you sign up for Eagle Alert,
you will know immediately when UNT is closed.

Online Calendar

Looking for something to do? check out the new

online calendar:
http://ieli.unt.edu/term-activity-calendar.
The calendar includes IELI events, UNT and
even events in Denton and the surrounding
areas. Check it out to find out what is happening
today!

ieli.unt.edu

Tuition Payments

If you have not made your tuition payment yet, you need to pay your tuition IMMEDIATELY, or you
will be pulled from your classes. You can pay with cash or check at Student Accounting, ESSC 105. If
you want to sign up for a Payment Plan, please go to Alissa (SYMR 205) to sign up. You can also pay
online with a credit card, which will charge a 2.7% service fee.

Want to be famous?

Do you like to act? Come volunteer to

be in one of our weekly memo videos!
Contact Hamza or Raven in our office
in SYMR 202. It will be a lot of fun!

Smoke-Free Campus

UNT is a smoke-free campus. No one will be allowed to

smoke on campus, including in buildings, on the sidewalk,
and in the parking lots. You are allowed to smoke across the
street of UNTs campus or in your closed car on campus.
This means you cannot smoke outside of SYMR or MARQ
between classes.

Policies

In response to suggestions from students and instructors, we have two policies for passing CM and
WR classes:
1 Policy 1: If a student has a final score of 70% or higher at the end of the term, he will pass the

class.
2 Policy 2:

- Communication: If a student has a score of 75% or higher on both the reading final

exam and the listening final exam and he has a 70%+ average on the in-class

vocabulary and speaking test at the end of the term, he will pass the class.

- Writing: If a student has a score of 75% or higher on both the final composition and

the final grammar exam (research paper in Level 6) and he has a 70%+ average on the

in-class homework grades at the end of the term, he will pass the class.

Communication Competency Program

The Speech and Hearing Center is offering a Communication Competency Program to reduce the use
of an accent. The program includes small group activities to address communication difficulties often
experienced by non-native speakers (articulation, understanding language in different contexts, and
functional use of grammar/vocabulary). If you are interested, you can contact the UNT Speech and
Hearing Center at 940-565-2262.

Restaurant Night

Thursday, January 29 at 5:30 we will be going to Layalina Mediterranean Restaurant. Bring money
for food and ride with a friend or contact Jessalyn Freeman for a ride.

Are you Social?

So are we!

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This weeks Frequently

asked Question

What do I do about my health insurance?

IELI students are covered with Aetna Health
Insurance starting on the first day of orientation. If
you have any questions about your health insurance
or need help getting your insurance card, come to
SYMR 202 and speak wth Jessalyn Freeman.