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Dear ELI Student:
Welcome to the English Language Institute (ELI) at Oregon State University! We are delighted you will be attending classes Spring term
2008. The following information should help you as you get settled and prepare to start classes.
1. When you arrive on campus please come to the ELI office with your passport. The office is on the third floor of Snell Hall, room 301. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29th, AND SUNDAY, MARCH 30th. See a map.
2. If you have a housing contract to live in a campus residence hall you may move into your room on Sunday, March 30th . All Service Centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 30th . You will need to check in at the appropriate Service Center for your residence hall BEFORE moving into your room. If you will not be arriving during the Service Center open hours, you will need to contact your Service Center to make special arrangements in order to check into your room.
Service Centers for Specific Residence Halls (See a map)
3. Early check-in: If you want to check into a room before March 30th, you will need to contact Peggy Duncan in the OSU University Housing office to make arrangements. Please email Peggy at: Peggy.Duncan@oregonstate.edu
4. If you do not have a housing contract and would like to live in a residence hall, please go to the Office of
University Housing and Dining Services in Room 102, Buxton Hall.
The Housing Office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you arrive the weekend before orientation and would like to live in a residence hall, please go to West Service Center for assistance between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m on March 30th. See a map.
5. If you need temporary housing upon arrival before the beginning of the term you may wish to stay in an off-campus motel. There are several motels nearby with
restaurants within walking distance:
6. If you are going to rent an apartment in the Corvallis area please check http://www.gazettetimes.com/admarket/rentals/. This link will take you directly
to rental ads in the Corvallis Gazette Times, our local newspaper.
7. If you are interested in a homestay option please contact OvECS, our homestay provider, at http://www.azhomestay.com
8. Orientation begins with a welcome party on Sunday, March 30th, at 3:30 p.m. at the OSU Women's Center.
WELCOME TO THE ELI AND OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY! |
