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		<title>Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without internet/e-mail access.) International Student &#038; Scholar Services invites you to learn more &#8230; <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/07/27/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings-2/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/07/27/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>You’re invited to learn more about the<br />
Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program<br />
at one of our upcoming information meetings.</strong></p>
<p>Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without internet/e-mail access.)</p>
<p>International Student &amp; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our <em><strong>Friends of International Students </strong></em>host program.</p>
<ul>
<li>The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people from around the world, and to connect with a student in an individual way.</li>
<li>It’s a friendship program. Contacts between student and family are arranged on your own terms.</li>
<li>The Class of <strong>2016</strong> includes more than <strong>70</strong> international students from <strong>20</strong>+ countries, including some U.S. students who live abroad.   In September, we also will welcome <strong>more than 15</strong> international exchange students.</li>
<li>Most of the students participate in our program, so we will need many new hosts.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>We will offer several information sessions throughout the summer</strong><strong>. Please see the schedule below.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>If you are interested in exploring the possibility of serving as a host to an international student, please register to attend one of our information meetings by following the instructions below. All meetings will be held in the <strong>Carr Hall Lounge</strong> (Carr Hall is located at 452 College Street, and is also marked as the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity).  Please feel free to bring your lunch to lunch-time meetings.</p>
<ul>
<li>Tuesday, <strong>July 24</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
<li>Monday, <strong>August 6</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
<li>Wednesday, <strong>August 15</strong> from 5:30- 6:15 p.m.</li>
<li>Friday, <strong>September 14</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
</ul>
<p>All of the meetings will be held in Carr Hall Lounge on the Middlebury College campus (452 College Street).  We hope you will be able to join us. Please feel free to bring your lunch to the lunch-time meetings.</p>
<p><strong>TO REGISTER:</strong> Please contact <strong>Ben Bruno</strong>, ISSS Advisor, <strong>by email at </strong><a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><strong> </strong><strong>or by telephone at 443-5858.</strong> (Your email will go directly to the ISSS office mailbox. In either your email or phone message, please provide your name, email address, phone number &amp; the date of the meeting that you will attend.)  Even if you have been a host in the past, please contact us to register for a meeting, both to share your experiences with potential hosts and to learn about the upcoming year of the FIS program!</p>
<p><em><strong>Please share this information with friends and family who do not work at the College.</strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>We invite all who are interested in learning more about the program to attend a meeting.</p>
<p>Below is a brief program description.</p>
<p>* * * * * * * * * *<em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program</strong></em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong>International Student &amp; Scholar Services (ISSS) offers new international students and U.S. students from overseas the opportunity to build a relationship with people from the Middlebury area. We invite you to participate in this exciting program. Established in September 2001, the program has been well-received by students and families alike.</p>
<p><strong>What is it?</strong></p>
<p>Through the <em><strong>Friends of International Students</strong></em> host program, you will meet a Middlebury College international student who wants to know a “family” from the local area. (A family can be an individual, a couple, a family with children, an extended family, etc.) Our program is a friendship program.  Your international student will not live with your family.  Instead, you will host your student on visits to your home and on trips to explore the local area throughout the year. You will meet your international student for the first time at a matching event held on campus in early October. Our hope is that you will form a friendship that will last beyond the student’s first year at the College.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We expect every potential new host family to attend an information session.  Please register for a session or let us know of your interest.</p>
<p>If you have questions about the program, contact <strong>Ben Bruno </strong>at International Student &amp; Scholar Services, by email at <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a> or by phone at 443-5858. <em>(Your reply to this email will go to the ISSS box.) </em>For more information, you may also consult our Web site at <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis">http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis</a>.</p>
<p>****************************************************************<br />
International Student&amp; Scholar Services (ISSS)<br />
Middlebury College-Carr Hall<br />
Middlebury, VT 05753<br />
Phone:             802-443-5858<br />
Fax:                  802-443-2063<br />
Office email: <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a></p>
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		<title>Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Bruno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without internet/e-mail access.) International Student &#038; Scholar Services invites you to learn more &#8230; <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/06/24/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/06/24/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><strong>You’re invited to learn more about the<br />
Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program<br />
at one of our upcoming information meetings.</strong></p>
<p>Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without internet/e-mail access.)</p>
<p>International Student &amp; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our <em><strong>Friends of International Students </strong></em>host program.</p>
<ul>
<li>The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people from around the world, and to connect with a student in an individual way.</li>
<li>It’s a friendship program. Contacts between student and family are arranged on your own terms.</li>
<li>The Class of <strong>2016</strong> includes more than <strong>70</strong> international students from <strong>20</strong>+ countries, including some U.S. students who live abroad.   In September, we also will welcome <strong>more than 15</strong> international exchange students.</li>
<li>Most of the students participate in our program, so we will need <span style="text-decoration: underline">many</span> new hosts.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>We will offer several information sessions throughout the summer</strong><strong>. Please see the schedule below.</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>If you are interested in exploring the possibility of serving as a host to an international student, please register to attend one of our information meetings by following the instructions below. All meetings will be held in the <strong>Carr Hall Lounge</strong> (Carr Hall is located at 452 College Street, and is also marked as the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity).  Please feel free to bring your lunch to lunch-time meetings.</p>
<ul>
<li>Friday, <strong>July 13</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
<li>Tuesday, <strong>July 24</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
<li>Monday, <strong>August 6</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
<li>Wednesday, <strong>August 15</strong> from 5:30- 6:15 p.m.</li>
<li>Friday, <strong>September 14</strong> from 12:15-1 p.m.</li>
</ul>
<p>All of the meetings will be held in Carr Hall Lounge on the Middlebury College campus (452 College Street).  We hope you will be able to join us. Please feel free to bring your lunch to the lunch-time meetings.</p>
<p><strong>TO REGISTER:</strong> Please contact <strong>Ben Bruno</strong>, ISSS Advisor, <strong>by email at </strong><a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><strong> </strong><strong>or by telephone at 443-5858.</strong> (Your email will go directly to the ISSS office mailbox. In either your email or phone message, please provide your name, email address, phone number &amp; the date of the meeting that you will attend.)  Even if you have been a host in the past, please contact us to register for a meeting, both to share your experiences with potential hosts and to learn about the upcoming year of the FIS program!</p>
<p><em><strong>Please share this information with friends and family who do not work at the College.</strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>We invite all who are interested in learning more about the program to attend a meeting.</p>
<p>Below is a brief program description.</p>
<p>* * * * * * * * * *<em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program</strong></em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong>International Student &amp; Scholar Services (ISSS) offers new international students and U.S. students from overseas the opportunity to build a relationship with people from the Middlebury area. We invite you to participate in this exciting program. Established in September 2001, the program has been well-received by students and families alike.</p>
<p><strong>What is it?</strong></p>
<p>Through the <em><strong>Friends of International Students</strong></em> host program, you will meet a Middlebury College international student who wants to know a “family” from the local area. (A family can be an individual, a couple, a family with children, an extended family, etc.) Our program is a friendship program.  Your international student will not live with your family.  Instead, you will host your student on visits to your home and on trips to explore the local area throughout the year. You will meet your international student for the first time at a matching event held on campus in early October. Our hope is that you will form a friendship that will last beyond the student’s first year at the College.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We expect every potential new host family to attend an information session.  Please register for a session or let us know of your interest.</p>
<p>If you have questions about the program, contact <strong>Ben Bruno </strong>at International Student &amp; Scholar Services, by email at <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a> or by phone at 443-5858. <em>(Your reply to this email will go to the ISSS box.) </em>For more information, you may also consult our Web site at <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis">http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis</a>.</p>
<p>****************************************************************<br />
International Student&amp; Scholar Services (ISSS)<br />
Middlebury College-Carr Hall<br />
Middlebury, VT 05753<br />
Phone:             802-443-5858<br />
Fax:                  802-443-2063<br />
Office email: <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a></p>
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		<title>Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meeting, May 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Bruno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– International Student &#038; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our Friends of International Students host &#8230; <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/05/10/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meeting-may-15/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2012/05/10/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meeting-may-15/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program<br />
at one of our upcoming information meetings.</strong></p>
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<p>Dear Faculty and Staff–</p>
<p>International Student &amp; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our <em><strong>Friends of International Students </strong></em>host program.</p>
<ul>
<li>The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people from around the world, and to connect with a student in an individual way.</li>
<li>It’s a friendship program. Contacts between student and family are arranged on your own terms.</li>
<li>To date, the <strong>Class of 2016</strong> includes more than <strong>60</strong> international students from <strong>20</strong>+ countries, including some U.S. students who live abroad.</li>
<li>In September, we also will welcome <strong>around</strong> 15 international exchange students.</li>
<li>Most of the students participate in our program, so we will need many new hosts.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>We will offer several information sessions throughout the summer.<br />
</strong>If you are interested in exploring the possibility of serving as a host to an international student, please register to attend one of our information meetings.</p>
<ul>
<li>Our first meeting will be on <strong>Tuesday, <strong>May 15th</strong>, </strong>12:15-1:00 p.m. in the Carr Hall Lounge (Carr Hall is on College Street, and is also marked as the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity).  Please feel free to bring your lunch.</li>
</ul>
<p>We hope you will be able to join us. However, if you cannot attend a session and are interested in the program, please let us know.  We will schedule additional meetings throughout the summer, with future dates to be announced.</p>
<p><strong>TO REGISTER:</strong> Please contact <strong>Ben Bruno</strong>, ISSS Advisor, <strong>by email at </strong><a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><strong> </strong><strong>or by telephone at 443-5858.</strong> (Your email reply will go directly to the ISSS office mailbox. In either your email or phone message, please provide your name, email address, phone number &amp; the date of the meeting that you will attend.)  Even if you have been a host in the past, please contact us to register for a meeting, both to share your experiences with potential hosts and to learn about the upcoming year of the FIS program!</p>
<p><em><strong>Please share this information with friends and family who do not work at the College.</strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>We invite all who are interested in learning more about the program to attend a meeting.</p>
<p>Below is a brief program description.</p>
<p>**************************************************************************************************</p>
<p><em><strong>Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program</strong></em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong>International Student &amp; Scholar Services (ISSS) offers new international students and U.S. students from overseas the opportunity to build a relationship with people from the Middlebury area. We invite you to participate in this exciting program. Established in September 2001, the program has been well-received by students and families alike.</p>
<p><strong>What is it?</strong></p>
<p>Through the <em><strong>Friends of International Students</strong></em> host program, you will meet a Middlebury College international student who wants to know a “family” from the local area. (A family can be an individual, a couple, a family with children, an extended family, etc.) Our program is a friendship program.  Your international student will not live with your family.  Instead, you will host your student on visits to your home and on trips to explore the local area throughout the year. You will meet your international student for the first time at a matching event held on campus in early October. Our hope is that you will form a friendship that will last beyond the student’s first year at the College.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We expect every potential new host family to attend an information session.  Please register for a session or let us know of your interest.</p>
<p>If you have questions about the program, contact <strong>Ben Bruno </strong>at International Student &amp; Scholar Services, by email at <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a> or by phone at 443-5858. <em>(Your reply to this email will go to the ISSS box.) </em>For more information, you may also consult our Web site at <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis">http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>**************************************************************<br />
International Student&amp; Scholar Services (ISSS)<br />
Middlebury College-Carr Hall<br />
Middlebury, VT 05753<br />
Phone: 802-443-5858<br />
Fax: 802-443-2063<br />
Office email: <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><br />
Web: <a href="http://go.middlebury.edu/isss">http://go.middlebury.edu/isss</a></p>
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		<title>Invitation: FIS Host Program Informational Meetings (Multiple dates below)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Bruno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without email access.) International Student &#038; Scholar Services invites you to learn more &#8230; <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2011/07/01/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings-multiple-dates-below/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2011/07/01/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meetings-multiple-dates-below/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left"><strong>You’re invited to learn more about the<br />
Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program<br />
at one of our upcoming information meetings.</strong></p>
<p>Dear Faculty and Staff– (Please post for people without email access.)</p>
<p>International Student &amp; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our <em><strong>Friends of International Students </strong></em>host program.</p>
<ul>
<li>The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people  from around the world, and to connect with a student in an individual  way.</li>
<li>It’s a friendship program. Contacts between student and family are arranged on your own terms.</li>
<li>To date, the <strong>Class of 2015</strong> includes more than <strong>60</strong> international students from <strong>20</strong>+ countries, including some U.S. students who live abroad.</li>
<li>In September, we also will welcome around <strong>13 international exchange students</strong>.</li>
<li>Most of the students participate in our program, so we will need many new hosts!</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>We will offer several information sessions throughout the summer.<br />
</strong>If you are interested in exploring the possibility of serving  as a host to an international student, please register to attend one of  our information meetings, as listed below:</p>
<p>¨      <strong>Wednesday, July 13, from 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.</strong></p>
<p>¨      <strong>Friday, July 22, from 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.</strong></p>
<p>¨      <strong>Wednesday, August 3, from 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.</strong></p>
<p>¨      <strong>Tuesday, August 9, from 5:30pm &#8211; 6:15 p.m.</strong></p>
<p>¨      <strong>Wednesday, September 14, from 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.</strong></p>
<p>All of the meetings will be held in Carr Hall Lounge on the Middlebury College campus (452 College Street).  We hope you will be able to join us. Please feel free to bring your lunch to the lunch-time meetings.</p>
<p><strong>TO REGISTER:</strong> Please contact <strong>Ben Bruno</strong>, ISSS Advisor, <strong>by email at </strong><a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><strong> </strong><strong>or by telephone at 443-5858.</strong> (Your email will go directly to the ISSS office mailbox. In  either your email or phone message, please provide your name, email  address, phone number &amp; the date of the meeting that you will  attend.)  Even if you have been a host in the past, please contact us to  register for a meeting, both to share your experiences with potential  hosts and to learn about the upcoming year of the FIS program!</p>
<p><em><strong>Please share this information with friends and family who do not work at the College.</strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>We invite all who are interested in learning more about the program to attend a meeting.</p>
<p>Below is a brief program description.</p>
<p>* * * * * * * * * *<em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program</strong></em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong>International Student &amp; Scholar Services (ISSS) offers  new international students and U.S. students from overseas the  opportunity to build a relationship with people from the Middlebury  area. We invite you to participate in this exciting program. Established  in September 2001, the program has been well-received by students and  families alike.</p>
<p><strong>What is it?</strong></p>
<p>Through the <em><strong>Friends of International Students</strong></em> host program, you will meet a Middlebury College international student  who wants to know a “family” from the local area. (A family can be an  individual, a couple, a family with children, an extended family, etc.)  Our program is a friendship program.  Your international student will not  live with your family.  Instead, you will host your student on visits  to your home and on trips to explore the local area throughout the year.  You will meet your international student for the first time at a  matching event held on campus in early October. Our hope is that you  will form a friendship that will last beyond the student’s first year at  the College.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We expect every potential new host family to attend an information  session.  Please register for a session or let us know of your interest.</p>
<p>If you have questions about the program, contact <strong>Ben Bruno </strong>at International Student &amp; Scholar Services, by email at <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a> or by phone at 443-5858. <em>(Your reply to this email will go to the ISSS box.) </em>For more information, you may also consult our Web site at <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis">http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis</a>.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
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International Student&amp; Scholar Services (ISSS)<br />
Middlebury College-Carr Hall<br />
Middlebury, VT 05753<br />
Phone:             802-443-5858<br />
Fax:                  802-443-2063<br />
Office email: <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re invited to learn more about the Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program at one of our upcoming information meetings. Dear Faculty and Staff&#8211; (Please post for people without email access.) International Student &#038; Scholar Services invites you to learn more &#8230; <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2011/04/29/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meeting-may-10/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="http://sites.middlebury.edu/announcements/2011/04/29/invitation-fis-host-program-informational-meeting-may-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><strong>You’re invited to learn more about the<br />
Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program<br />
at one of our upcoming information meetings.</strong></p>
<p>Dear Faculty and Staff&#8211; (Please post for people without email access.)</p>
<p>International Student &amp; Scholar Services invites you to learn more about our <em><strong>Friends of International Students </strong></em>host program.</p>
<ul>
<li>The program provides a terrific opportunity for you to meet people from around the world, and to connect with a student in an individual way.</li>
<li>It’s a friendship program. Contacts between student and family are arranged on your own terms.</li>
<li>To date, the <strong>Class of 2015</strong> includes more than <strong>60</strong> international students from <strong>20</strong>+ countries, including some U.S. students who live abroad.</li>
<li>In September, we also will welcome <strong>around</strong> 13 international exchange students.</li>
<li>Most of the students participate in our program, so we will need <span style="text-decoration: underline">many</span> new hosts.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>We will offer several information sessions throughout the summer.<br />
</strong>If you are interested in exploring the possibility of serving as a host to an international student, please register to attend one of our information meetings.</p>
<ul>
<li>Our first meeting will be on <strong>Tuesday, <strong>May 10th</strong>, </strong>12:15-1:00 p.m. in the Carr Hall Lounge (Carr Hall is on College Street, and is also marked as the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity).  Please feel free to bring your lunch.</li>
</ul>
<p>We hope you will be able to join us. However, if you cannot attend a session and are interested in the program, please let us know.  We will schedule additional meetings throughout the summer, with future dates to be announced.</p>
<p><strong>TO REGISTER:</strong> Please contact <strong>Ben Bruno</strong>, ISSS Advisor, <strong>by email at </strong><a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><strong> </strong><strong>or by telephone at 443-5858.</strong> (Your email reply will go directly to the ISSS office mailbox. In either your email or phone message, please provide your name, email address, phone number &amp; the date of the meeting that you will attend.)  Even if you have been a host in the past, please contact us to register for a meeting, both to share your experiences with potential hosts and to learn about the upcoming year of the FIS program!</p>
<p><em><strong>Please share this information with friends and family who do not work at the College.</strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em><em><strong> </strong></em></p>
<p>We invite all who are interested in learning more about the program to attend a meeting.</p>
<p>Below is a brief program description.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Friends of International Students (FIS) Host Program</strong></em><strong><em><br />
</em></strong>International Student &amp; Scholar Services (ISSS) offers new international students and U.S. students from overseas the opportunity to build a relationship with people from the Middlebury area. We invite you to participate in this exciting program. Established in September 2001, the program has been well-received by students and families alike.</p>
<p><strong>What is it?</strong></p>
<p>Through the <em><strong>Friends of International Students</strong></em> host program, you will meet a Middlebury College international student who wants to know a &#8220;family&#8221; from the local area. (A family can be an individual, a couple, a family with children, an extended family, etc.) Our program is a friendship program.  Your international student will <span style="text-decoration: underline">not</span> live with your family.  Instead, you will host your student on visits to your home and on trips to explore the local area throughout the year. You will meet your international student for the first time at a matching event held on campus in early October. Our hope is that you will form a friendship that will last beyond the student’s first year at the College.</p>
<p><strong>How do I get involved?</strong></p>
<p>We expect every potential new host family to attend an information session.  Please register for a session or let us know of your interest.</p>
<p>If you have questions about the program, contact <strong>Ben Bruno </strong>at International Student &amp; Scholar Services, by email at <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a> or by phone at 443-5858. <em>(Your reply to this email will go to the ISSS box.) </em>For more information, you may also consult our Web site at <a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis">http://www.middlebury.edu/international/isss/fis</a>.</p>
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International Student&amp; Scholar Services (ISSS)<br />
Middlebury College-Carr Hall<br />
Middlebury, VT 05753<br />
Phone: 802-443-5858<br />
Fax: 802-443-2063<br />
Office email: <a href="mailto:isss@middlebury.edu">isss@middlebury.edu</a><br />
Web: <a href="http://go.middlebury.edu/isss">http://go.middlebury.edu/isss</a></p>
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