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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The message below pertains to <b><span style="color:red">ALL NEW INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>starting in fall’222. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">All new international graduate students who are on a J-1 visa must obtain work authorization from the ISSS
</span><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/international-student-scholar-services"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://www.ohio.edu/international-student-scholar-services</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
before they can begin work on campus this semester including TAs. You can find details here:
</span><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/international-student-scholar-services/current-students-j1-employment" title="https://www.ohio.edu/international-student-scholar-services/current-students-j1-employment"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://www.ohio.edu/international-student-scholar-services/current-students-j1-employment</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Read more below and contact the I<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">SSS office for further guidance</span>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Please contact the ISSS office and request assistance before you approach the Grad Chair office for approval.</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr.J<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wojciech M. Jadwisienczak<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor of Electrical Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Chair <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Section Editor, Journal of Electronic Materials<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Russ College of Engineering and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stocker Center 331<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 Ohio University Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Athens OH 45701-2979<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T:740-593-1572 (office), T:740-593-2067 (office), C:740-707-4936<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E: <a href="mailto:jadwisie@ohio.edu">jadwisie@ohio.edu</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/engineering/eecs">www.ohio.edu/engineering/eecs</a>
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