Welcome, Fall 2023 Cohort of International Students!

 

In this undergraduate student (First Year, Transfer, ACE, and Exchange) issue, read about:

• Registering for the Airport Shuttle to Campus on August 20
• Miami Bound: Pre-semester programs
• Check Your Housing
• Orientation Reminders and Important Dates
• Miami's Multiple Campuses

Missed a past newsletter? Read previous Orientation Newsletters.

Orientation Registration and Start

All new incoming international undergraduate students are automatically expected/registered to attend the international student orientation and welcome session beginning the morning of August 21. More details about how to confirm your arrival and upload documents will be shared in upcoming newsletters. 

Register for CVG Airport to Campus Shuttle Bus, August 20

A shuttle bus will depart from the Cincinnati Airport (CVG) to Oxford campus at 1:30 pm ET on Sunday, August 20.

 

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) recommends students arrange travel to take this transportation. ISSS staff and International Peer Orientation Leaders (iPOLs) will be at the airport to greet students and be available to support arrival and move-in to campus. 

 

If you are planning to take this shuttle, plan to arrive the morning of August 20 to CVG airport or stay overnight in a nearby hotel to take the campus shuttle bus at 1:30 pm ET on August 20. 

 

Friends and family can also purchase bus tickets and accompany students during move-in (use the Miami UniqueID of the student being accompanied to register for ticket(s)). Please note that friends and family can NOT stay in the residence halls and should arrange local place to stay in Oxford. 

Check if eligiblefor a Miami Bound Pre-Semester Program

Miami's pre-semester programs, called Miami Bound programs, present opportunities for new students to engage in learning, leading and connecting to Miami and other new students before fall semester classes begin. Miami Bound programs are optional and may require an additional cost to participate. 

International Undergraduate Student Miami Bound Eligibility

 

First Year and Transfer students, who have done any of the following are eligible to register for certain Miami Bound programs if there is availability:

• scheduled an advising appointment
• completed placement tests and are planning to schedule an academic advising course registration appointment
• already registered for courses with their academic advisor

Exchange students and ACE students  also have the option to register for certain Miami Bound Pre-Semester programs.

 

Please note that you won't be able to register for a Miami Bound if you still need to complete placement test and meet with academic advising to register for courses during orientation. 

Check Your Housing 

Generally, all full-time first-year and second-year undergraduate students are required to live on campus.

 

Students living on campus can check their housing and dining arrangements via the Miami Campus Services Center online housing system.  Please note that the earliest students will be able to move into their residence halls is August 18 and that an additional nightly fee will be charged until the housing contract begins. Typically, room assignment information for incoming students is sent out by email starting in July. Rooms are assigned based on Living Learning Communities. 

 

If you feel that a disability-related housing accommodation is needed, please contact the Miller Center for Student Disability Services  about housing accommodation procedures.  

If you are planning to live off-campus, review the Off-Campus Outreach Housing Search webpage. 

Orientation Reminders 

Pre-Arrival Checklist 

 

Make sure you have reviewed ISSS Orientation website and are also completing all the necessary tasks to prepare for your arrival.

Questions? You can always contact international@MiamiOH.edu.

Important Dates  

 

August 18 | Start of International Graduate Student Orientation

August 20 | Shuttle bus from Cincinnati Airport (CVG) to Miami University, Oxford campus 

August 21 | Start of International Undergraduate Student Orientation

August 28 | Start of Fall 2023 Semester 

Did you know? Miami's Multiple Campuses

Miami University Regionals includes three campuses in Ohio: 

• Hamilton
• Middletown
• Voice of America Learning Center (VOALC) in West Chester

The Miami University John E. Dolibois European Center is in Luxembourg. John Dolibois, for whom the European campus is named, was born in Luxembourg, immigrated to the U.S., came to Miami as a student in 1938, and returned to his homeland as U.S. ambassador during the 1980s. 

Contact International Student and Scholar Services

Phone: +1-513-529-8600 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. ET)

Email: international@MiamiOH.edu

Website: MiamiOH.edu/international

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