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OISS Services and the International Student Fee

OISS Services and the International Student Fee. Office of International Students & Scholars March 2009. OISS, Our Budget and Our Funding. Services Staffing General Budget Resources and Expenses The International Student Fee. OISS Mission Statement.

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OISS Services and the International Student Fee

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  1. OISS Services and the International Student Fee Office of International Students & Scholars March 2009

  2. OISS, Our Budget and Our Funding • Services • Staffing • General Budget Resources and Expenses • The International Student Fee

  3. OISS Mission Statement The Office of International Students and Scholars of the University of Iowa provides leadership in international education and intercultural learning through services to international students and scholars, their dependents, the University, and the surrounding community. We enhance the academic, cultural, and social pursuits of our students and scholars through exceptional immigration and personal advising as well as outstanding cross-cultural programming and training.

  4. Populations We Serve • Nearly 2,400 international students • Approximately 450 international scholars (post-docs, researchers, visiting professors) • 500-600 dependent spouses and children • All populations are anticipated to grow • Significant increase in undergraduate international applicants • Graduate international applicants remaining about the same

  5. Programming & Outreach Orientation Life in Iowa Employment Workshops Support for OASIS and Other Student Organizations FIS and IWC Primary Functions of OISS • Advocacy • Building Our Global Community Workshops • Community Advocacy and Training • Statistical Reporting • New Student Recruiting • Advising • Immigration • Adjustment • Personal • Group Information Sessions • OISS Update • Tax Seminars and CINTAX

  6. Current Staffing • Director (Scott King) • Intercultural Programs Manager (Helen Jameson) • 4 International Student & Scholar Advisors (Lee Seedorff (Senior Advisor), Sophie Charles, Julie Pollock, Tim Barker) • 1 Project Assistant (Shannon Lizakowski) • 2 Secretaries (Ann Drop, Michelle Snyder) • 1 Graduate Assistant (50%, fiscal year appointment) • 1 Student Tax Peer Advisor • 3 General Student Employees

  7. OISS Budget • Total FY 2009 operating budget is approximately $710,000 • Personnel expenses are $625,100 (88%) • Non-personnel Expenses: $57,300 (8%) • Orientation: $18,500 • Advising: $13,000 • OISS staff support and development: $8,000 • Student programs and development: $9,700 • Scholar programs: $1,700 • Campus training and development: $2,000 • Student Aid (Hardship Fund): $27,600 (4%) • As a unit of International Programs, a large portion of non-salary expenses are paid through general International Programs overhead, and thus are not broken out independently (examples: copying, postage, technology)

  8. Major Categories of Expenses

  9. Where the Budget Comes From

  10. The International Student Fee • Implemented in Fall 2001 • Is charged to students attending UI with an educational (F or J) immigration status • Fee from 2001-Summer 2006 • $40/semester for fall and spring semesters • $20 for summer term • Increased in Fall 2006 • $60/semester for fall and spring semesters • $30 for summer term • No increase for 2009-2010 academic year

  11. Use of the International Student Fee

  12. Use of the International Student Fee • Staff Salaries • Two advisor salaries and part of a support staff salary • Student Salary • Tax Peer Advisor • Non-personnel Expenses • Tax advising software • Allocation for OASIS • Student workshops • Student participation in Iowa International Fellows Program • Essay Contest awards

  13. The Hardship Fund • Board of Regents’ policy requires that 16% of the fees collected be used for student aid • The OISS Hardship Fund is used for unexpected, emergency needs • Allocations made by committee of OISS staff members • No reimbursement is required of student, but if student does reimburse any funds allocated the amount is returned to the Hardship Fund

  14. Examples of Hardship Allocations • Assistance with excessive medical co-payments caused by a major injury when a tree fell on a student • Partial travel support for family traveling home after brother killed in terrorist attack • Transitional funds for student impacted by sudden dramatic decline in value of home currency and new currency regulations • Assistance with past-due childcare costs for a student whose spouse was being treated for clinical depression

  15. Other Student Fees • Computer Fee: $122.50-$300 • Student Activities Fee: $30 • Student Services Fee: $32.50 • Student Union Fee: $52 • Building Fee: $59.50 • Health Fee: $105.00

  16. Other Existing OISS Fees • Currently • $100 administrative fee for J-1 visiting scholars • Receive 75% of a graduate student orientation fee that is administered by the Office of Admissions • Future Proposals • An undergraduate international student orientation fee of $120 has been requested and is before the Regents for approval (this is in addition to the $235 acceptance fee paid by undergraduate international students; OISS does not get any portion of the acceptance fee) • Looking to change visiting scholar fee to increasing amounts depending upon length of stay

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