Bechtel International Center Annual Report 2006-07

The Bechtel International Center
at Stanford University
2006/07

Contents
Mission Statement 3
Organizational Chart 5
Overview 7
Staffing 9
Accomplishments & Highlights of 2006-2007 9
SEVIS & Related Immigration Issues 15
Services & Activities 21
Foreign Student Services Overview 23
Foreign Scholar Services Overview 25
Services to International Families 27
The Office for International Visitors 35
The Overseas Resource Center 39
Technology at the I-Center 45
Programs and Events at the I-Center 47
Statistics 53
Student Statistics 55
Scholar Statistics 69
Ivy Plus Statistics– Fall 2006 85

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The Bechtel International Center
believes that international
educational exchange nurtures
a lifelong global perspective. We play
a key role in supporting Stanford’s
standing as a truly international
university.
• We provide information about
and assistance with obtaining and
maintaining legal status in the U.S.
to foreign students, scholars, and
Stanford departments.
• We contribute to international
activities at Stanford by helping to
create a welcoming and supportive
environment that is responsive
to the needs of the international
community.
• We enable foreign students, scholars
and their family members at Stanford
to receive maximum academic,
cultural and personal benefit from
their stays in the U.S.
• We advise U.S. students who are
pursuing scholarships for study and
research abroad.
• We facilitate professional meetings
between visiting international
delegations and their Stanford
counterparts.
• We provide opportunities for
Stanford students, faculty, staff, and
members of our local community to
broaden their horizons by interacting
with people from different cultures
through programs to increase
international awareness and
understanding.
Stanford University’s international
student enrollment ranks twentieth in
the United States, and the University
hosts the United States’ second largest
complement of international faculty
and scholars.
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Vice Provost for
Student Affairs
Greg Boardman
Community Committee for
International Students
Director
John Pearson
Faculty Advisory Committee
Computer Resources
Shirley G. Harris
Office for International
Visitors Coordinator
Pauline Larmaraud
Front Desk Advising/
Room Reservations
Marga Castaldini
Associate Director for
Immigration Services
Shalini Bhutani
Advisor to
International Families
Gwyn Dukes
Overseas Resource
Center Manager
Katie Route
Office/Building
Manager
Ann Blizard
Assistant Director
Foreign Student
Services
Rolando Villalobos
Assistant Director
Foreign Scholar
Services
Lee Madden
Host Couple
Pum & Prow
Tongliemnak
Overseas Resource
Center Assistant
Alex Nichol
Foreign Student
Advisor
Lahleh Rongere
Foreign Scholar
Advisor
Lynn Kroner
Foreign Student
Advisor
Junko Pierry
Foreign Scholar
Advisor
Brian Groves
SEVIS/Immigration
Data Manager
Vicky Billimoria
Front Desk Advising/
Program Coordinator
Naja DiPilla
Bechtel International Center Organizational Chart
2006/07
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Overview

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Staffing
There were a number of staffing changes in 2006-2007.
Once again we were fortunate that we could welcome
aboard some wonderful new staff members.
• In September 2006, Naja Di Pilla started in
a new position of Program Coordinator.
• In November 2006, Virsis Billimoria
commenced as SEVIS manager.
• In June 2007 Ann Blizard resigned from her
position as Office/Building Manager.
• In August 2007, Gridt Find was appointed
Office/Building Manager
• In August 2007, Alex Nichol joined
the staff as the ORC assistant.
In July 2007 John Pearson became Interim Director
of Residential Education and Shalini Bhutani became
Interim Director of Bechtel International Center. John
began to divide his time 70-30 in favor of Residential
Education
Further Information on some of these activities will be
found elsewhere in the Report. Immigration-related
issues are covered in the next section.
Accomplishments & Highlights of
2006-2007
Continued Excellent scholarship success
Not only was there an increase in applications but
there was remarkable success across a wide range of
scholarships, including, but not limited to the winning of:
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4 Rhodes
4 Gates
20 Fulbrights
The Overseas Resource Center began to focus much
more of its work on scholarships and began to limit its
advising on non-Stanford study abroad programs. This
was in order to plan for a transfer of the study abroad
advising over to Bing Overseas Studies Program.
Participation in University response to national
immigration proposals
This participation included (but was not limited to) the
following:
• Changes to the J-1 Regs, especially the new five
year rule for J-1 Professors and Researchers
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Comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate
Proposed fee increases for immigration benefits
• Membership in AAU Immigration
Issues Working Group
Maintained focus on immigration compliance issues
• Membership in Institutional Audit
and Compliance Committee
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Membership in institutional OFAC Committee
• Participation in Medical School discussions
on visa application procedures
• Regular meetings with University
retained immigration counsel
• Began discussions on compliance
issues of H-1B record keeping
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Began use of PASS for certain J-1 visa procedures
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Other accomplishments
• Commitment to re-design the Web Site–
Bechtel signed an agreement with Wired
Moon to re-design Bechtel web site. This will
be an ongoing project into 2007-2008
• Received gift to support programs for
international undergrads during winter break
• Worked with an Alumni Volunteer to develop a
strategic plan for Bechtel. Bechtel was fortunate
to have the assistance of Cathy Ling who has had
extensive experience in helping companies think
about strategic planning. Cathy spent a number
of days with the staff and CCIS members which
resulted in a detailed strategic plan, a summary
of which will be found in the Goals section.
• Participated in review of globalization issues,
and provided data for Board of Trustees
• Participated in sessions and workshops at
regional NASPA and NAFSA Conferences
and at the NAFSA national conference
Enhanced Program Offerings
• Hired a 50% program coordinator using
the provided programming funds
• Increased offerings of programs to families
of international students and scholars
• Increased support to international student
organizations through the Billie Achilles fund
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Coordinated a successful International Week
• Began discussions with VPGE for
cooperative programming in 2007-08
• Collected data on participation in programs
which demonstrated a healthy attendance
at a wide variety of programs
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Programs
It is with great pleasure that we can report on a very
active and varied level of programming at Bechtel.
Programs are referred to throughout this Annual Report
and also reflected in the fliers and announcements that
we have included. We are especially grateful for support
from the President’s Fund which allowed us to hire a
50% Program Coordinator. This position fostered a much
more productive discussion on the type of programs we
should offer. In addition, there has been a noticeable
enhancement to our publicity and outreach.
Bechtel continued to use two important program funds
to support both our own programs and those offered by
international student organizations.
ACHILLES FUND EVENTS
The Billie Achilles Fund provides support to international
student organizations who offer programs that are
of interest to the broad campus, and indeed, local
community. During 2006-2007 the fund supported
events by the following organizations (in some cases
there was more than one supported event by the
organization):
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Peruanos en Stanford
Persian Student Association
Nigerian Student Association
Islamic Society of Stanford
Central Eastern European Club at Stanford
Russian Student Organization
Argentinos en Stanford
Stanford India Association
Zoroastrian Association of Stanford
Israeli Student Organization
European Student Association
• Association of Chinese Students
and Scholars at Stanford
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Thai-American Intercultural Society
Chabad at Stanford
Malaysians at Stanford
Turkish Student Association
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Stanford Canadian Club

RIDDLE FUND EVENTS
The Riddle Family Fund provides support to programs
that bring together international and U.S. students.
During 2006-2007 the fund supported the following
programs:
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Stanford Football Game Trip
Halloween Party
Stanford Women Basketball Game Trip
Stanford Baseball Game Trip
Trip to the Stanford Cinema in Palo Alto
Thanksgiving Music and Dessert Evening
INTERNATIONAL WEEK MAY 2007
These events were also funded with assistance from the
Achilles Fund:
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Eurovision Song Contest Final
Sommerfest
Film Festival
• The State of the Middle East: Knowledge
Production in the Age of Empire
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Middle Eastern Cultural Event
• Fire on Fire: a joint, Argentine, German,
Mexican, and Turkish grilling project
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Victoria Day BBQ
OTHER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
• Bechtel, supported by a generous donation
from Ambassador Bill Lane, offered programs to
international undergraduates who remained on,
or near, campus during winter break. Dinners with
community members were offered throughout
the break as well as a day trip to Monterey,
including a visit to the Aquarium. Our goal is
to enhance the programs in future years.
• We also offered one program, as a pilot, that
will be extended in 2007-2008. In April 2007
Professor Emeritus David Abernethy welcomed
eight international undergraduates to his house
to foster a discussion on life goals. This was
extremely well received and demonstrated that
there is an interest, from students, in thinking
beyond the immediacy of their stay at Stanford.
• In total for the 2006-2007 year there were 493
events hosted at Bechtel (outside of our regular
orientation) offered by both the I-Center program
team and student groups. These programs were
attended by approximately 12, 800 people.
WORLD CUPS OF CRICKET AND RUGBY
This year Bechtel was delighted, in cooperation with
the Stanford Cricket Club and the Stanford Rugby club
to show the world cup of cricket and the world cup
of rugby. Attendance at the events was very positive,
though in both, England, once again “flattered to
deceive.”
Facilities & Budget
We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful building
which facilitates our program offerings and appreciate
working in a building full of history and atmosphere.
However, it is always a challenge to keep this gracefully
aged building up to date and in character whilst
continuing to offer programs and services.
Renovations and improvements which occurred during
2006-2007 include:
• Continued renewal of staff office furniture. We
hope this project will be completed in 2007-2008
• Installation of LCD projector on the ceiling in the
Dining Room and a multi-region DVD/VCR player.
This allowed removal of the large free standing
TV from the dining room to the host apartment.
• Conversion of floor-mounted media rack in the
assembly room to wall-mounted, freeing up more
storage space for chairs/ tables in this cupboard.
• Landscaping of Capistrano Way and insertion of
fixed bike racks in association with Facilities.
Our budget remained stable in 2006-2007 and was
augmented by increases in some of our revenue
streams such as the Guest Room, Passport Photos and
the application process for ITINs. This funding enables
Bechtel to maintain its level of services. In addition the
Office for International Visitors received a grant from the
National Council for International Visitors
For Budget Year 2007-2008 Bechtel was provided with
additional base funding to support staff training and
development, especially in the area of immigration
related services. In addition we received one time funds
to assist with the utilization of PASS/Peoplesoft for
processing J-1 visa documents.
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community committee For
international students (ccis)
We are delighted to note the ongoing, excellent
and invaluable service provided by the Community
Committee on International Students (CCIS).
CCIS is a community volunteer organization, established
in 1953, with a current membership of 550, that works
closely with the Bechtel International Center staff in
providing services to international students, scholars and
their families during their stay at Stanford. The members
of CCIS welcome the new students, assist them in various
ways while they are living in the area, and through
person-to-person friendships help to promote good will
and understanding between international visitors and
their U.S. hosts.
CCIS sponsored many programs and activities during
2006-2007. These include Home Stays, Orientation
Community Advisors, Academic Luncheon, Bay Area
Bus Tour, Hospitality, Loan Closet, English Classes,
English-in-Action, Spouse Education Fund, Professional
Liaison, American Cooking, Associates, Potluck/Music
Nights, BBQs, I-Center Desk, Annual Meeting, Holiday
Open House, Staff/Board breakfast and end of the year
luncheon. Training sessions for volunteers were given
throughout the year. A newsletter, The Communiqué, was
published three times during the year. CCIS also helped
to fund a documentary video project with the I-Center on
international spouses at Stanford.
The following includes greater detail about some of
CCIS’s most popular programs in 2006-2007.
• Home Stay– 33 students and 65 plus volunteers. A
new student lived with a local family for 3-5 days
prior to moving on campus. A welcome BBQ was
held for the students and their host families.
• Community Advisors– 22 volunteers worked in
shifts Monday to Friday, for two and half weeks
in mid September during the Orientation period
welcoming new students and scholars. They gave
each a packet they had assembled, explained key
information and answered any questions. They
met with 545 students and 52 scholars during
that period. The largest number of students came
from China with 94, followed by India 82, Korea 51,
Singapore 36, France 28, Canada 26, and Taiwan 25.
• Academic Luncheon– about 350 students had
the opportunity to meet with an international
academic representative from their department
while enjoying a delicious, free buffet
luncheon. 20 CCIS volunteers in the I-Center’s
kitchen prepared the food that morning.
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• The Bay Area Bus Tour delighted 53 students. The
all day tour was arranged by CCIS and staffed
by two volunteers. The tour included a visit to
Berkeley campus with lunch at the International
House, followed by a tour of San Francisco
and a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge.
• The Loan Closet had 167 visitors. The students
borrowed small appliances, linens, dishes,
kitchenware and other items needed to set up
housekeeping. CCIS donated things and staffed
the facility. A student could borrow as much as
they needed for a small charge of $10 per person.
• English Classes had over 250 students participating
during the year. Classes were offered on a variety
of subjects Monday through Friday all day. There
were 12 classes a quarter, with 13 volunteer teachers
and 8 substitutes. Students came from all over
the globe and many took more than one class.
• English-in-Action had 287 internationals sign up
for a partner. 116 were spouses, the rest students
and scholars. 36% were from Korea, 22% China,
22% Japan, 7% each from Taiwan and Europe,
and 4% each from Latin America and other. A
total of 270 internationals were matched with 189
CCIS volunteers. Many volunteers had several EIA
partners. They met for at least an hour once a week
for English conversation. Many partners became
good friends and remain in touch long after the
students have left Stanford. On May 15, 2007 EIA
received the Community Partnership Award from
Stanford University, Office of Public affairs.
• Hospitality program had over 40 students
matched up with community families to share
friendship and cultural exchange several times
over the year. Students enjoyed the opportunity
to meet someone outside of their academic
departments, visit an American home, enjoy
a holiday meal and see the local sights.
• Spouse Education Fund raised $8176 from CCIS
donors to give scholarship grants to trailing
spouses so that they could continue their
education while in the U.S. 22 grants were given
to recipients from nine countries. Each candidate
went through an interview process and then a
final number were selected for the grants.
CCIS offered many programs to help the international
students and their families at Stanford in conjunction
with the Bechtel International Center. These events
increased international understanding, cultural
awareness, friendship, goodwill and benefit all who
participate.

cHallenges & goals For 2007-2008
What follows is a selected list of goals for 2007-2008.
Others are mentioned through out this Annual Report.
The context for our goals setting were:
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Institutional and National Developments
The VPSA Strategic Plan Process
• Bechtel’s Strategic Planning Exercise
of Spring and Summer of 2007
In order to provide a context we are including an
overview of strategic goals for the next three years, with
emphasis placed on the year 2007-2008
• Improve mechanisms for monitoring changes in
immigration regulations and notifying stakeholders
• Consider easily identified place on web
site for Immigration Updates
• Develop University list of stakeholders who need
advance notice of effects of immigration changes
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Schedule monthly email updates to this list
• Compile list of resources used by advisors
to keep up with regulatory changes
• Determine that all appropriate sources
for change are being monitored
• Develop plan for monitoring of all these resources
and method for sharing information within Bechtel
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Adoption of PASS for J-1 document processing
• Develop and consolidate in-house
training and documentation on
procedures and business practices
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Redesign and maintain website
Implement case management software
• Define no paper processes and policies
including online form submissions
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Ensure security of data kept on unit machines
Promote professional development among staff
Assess what statistics we keep and how we use them
• Assist departments with non-traditional
programs for foreign visitors
• Maintain central role in provision
of immigration services
• Expand role of ORC to increase resources
for scholarship opportunities
• Participate in President’s Office project
on globalization of Stanford
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Review of programs offered at Bechtel
Complete emergency preparedness plan
Continue facilities upgrade
2008-2010
• Develop a structured outreach to departments
and central units, about all services:
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Develop online tutorials and help tools
Clarify services to manage expectations
Formalize cross training
Orientation for new staff
• Surveys of stakeholders to determine I-Center
performance and collaborative needs
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Consider school liaisons
• Assess relationship with international
student organizations
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Assess need for student advisory board
Contribute to institutional advocacy efforts
FurtHer inFormation on
i-center actiVities 2006-2007
STAFF INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL
COMMITTEES, CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMS
campus committees
• Selection Committee for the Margaret Ann Fidler
Award for Distinguished Service in Student Affairs.
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Bridge Advisory Committee
• Community Committee for International
Students Board Meetings
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Non-Resident Alien Committee
Provost’s Committee on Visa Issues
• Rhodes/Marshall/Churchill/Fulbright
Scholarship Committees
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Student Health Insurance Committee
Help Center Advisory Board
Institutional Compliance Committee
Sexual Violence Advisory Board
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VPSA Strategic Planning Task Force
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local & national committees/organizations
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NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• Member of the Collaborative Training
Grants Committee (which selects
recipients of grants funded by the U.S.
Department of State for the purpose
of enriching educational exchange
through student community linkages)
• Selection Committee for the
Hugh Jenkins Award
• Elected Member of NAFSA’s
Board of Directors
• Member of the NAFSA Board Task
Force on the Role and Function
of the Board of Directors
• Member: Section on U.S. Students
Abroad Sub-Committee on Health
and Safety in Education Abroad
• Member of the Trainer Corps for the
Professional Development Workshops
• Member of the Interassociational Task Force
on Health and Safety in Study Abroad
Bay Area Foreign Scholars Advisers Group
• Member of the Ivy League Plus
Two International Offices
• Advisory Board Member: National
Security Education Program
• Advisory Committee: Bay Area
Senior Fulbright Committee
ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES 2006-2007
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NAFSA National Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
NAFSA Board of Directors Meeting, Washington D.C.
NAFSA District Conference, San Francisco
• Liaison Meetings with Immigration Service
Offices, Laguna Niguel and San Francisco
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NSEP Advisory Board Meeting, Denver
Bay Area Economic Forum
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BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
2006-2007
James Bettinger Knight Fellows
Parviz Moin Mechanical Engineering
Kunle Olukoton Electrical Engineering
Jayashri Srikantiah School of Law
We would be pleased to provide any further information
on anything that appears in this Annual Report.
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
CONTRA DANCE
FRIDAY JUNE 29, 2007
We would like to welcome everyone to summer at Stanford with a fun and
exciting dance. Contra Dancing is an American form of folk dance with roots in
English, Irish, and French dance consisting of couples doing choreographed
("called") steps together.!
If you have never done this style of dance (or any dance at all) before please do
come to the lesson first.!
All are welcome.! We would love to see everyone there!
John Pearson
Director
7:30 pm Beginning/Introductory Class
Dancing from 9 pm
FREE

SEVIS &
Related Immigration
Issues

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Ensuring institutional compliance with federal
regulations related to sponsorship of international
students and scholars at Stanford remains at the
heart of the Bechtel International Center’s mission.
Strict adherence to the Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS) requirements shapes
the nature of our daily business practices, and the
immigration advising staff spends considerable time
and effort to follow developments and remain current
with changes in SEVIS requirements and regulatory
developments as they happen.
Following is a list of some of the key SEVIS and other
regulatory developments which took place in the year
2006 - 2007.
seVis and seVP
SEVIS Validation Exercises
On October 2, 2006, Immigration and Custom
Enforcement (ICE) conducted three SEVIS “validation”
exercises, which looked principally at both SEVIS data
integrity, and how schools verify actual student presence.
Some universities, including Stanford, were asked
to participate in this exercise, and I-Center staff was
required to verify a list of 3588 records within 10 days. At
the conclusion of this exercise, SEVP found data integrity
of the reviewed data exceptional.
SEVIS Upgrades
SEVIS Upgrade Release 5.4 implemented on November
17, 2006 allowed the implementation of the five-year
J professor/research scholar regulatory changes, and
permitted certain F and M SEVIS status changes to
be requested through the SEVIS interface rather than
through the SEVIS Help Desk.
The next update that had a significant impact on our
work was SEVIS Release 5.7 which replaced the country
value for “Serbia and Montenegro” as no longer valid.
The database then had to be updated to reflect the
student’s citizenship country as “Serbia” or “Montenegro”.
I-Center staff contacted several students to update their
documents with the correct country.
F Recertification
Despite the anticipation that DHS would finalize the
procedure to allow schools to be recertified as sponsors
of F-1 students, this has not occurred in the last academic
year. In the interim a SEVP memo confirmed that
DHS would first publish a proposed rule and collect
comments before the rule becomes final. Recertification
cannot begin until the rule is final and is published. The
SEVP memo also confirmed that “Schools that are due,
or past due to recertify, will retain full access to the SEVIS
system, as long as they remain in good standing with
SEVP.”
Visas and admission
Changes to Personal Appearance Requirement for Visa
Applicants
A Department of State (DOS) final rule amended an
interim rule published in 2003, by expanding the
restrictions on cases for which the personal appearance
requirement can be waived:
• The age range for personal appearance waiver
eligibility was changed from 16 or under and
60 or older to 14 or under and 79 or older
• A specific list of cases in which personal appearance
waivers could not be granted was added
While this change does not affect most of our population,
it has the potential of effecting family members.
Passports Required for U.S. and Canadian Air Travelers
A Department of State (DOS) and Custom and Border
Patrol (CBP) final rule implemented Phase One of the
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). The rule,
effective January 23, 2007, requires valid passports of
all U.S. citizens as well as all nonimmigrant aliens with
citizenship in Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico, departing
from or entering the United States from within the
Western Hemisphere at air ports-of-entry. (Prior to
this, these individuals were exempt from the passport
requirement). This rule did not change visa rules, only
travel document requirements.
Visa Waiver Program passport requirements
For entry as a visitor (WB or WT status) under the Visa
Waiver Program (VWP), passports issued on or after
October 26, 2006 must be ePassports, which contain an
integrated computer chip capable of storing biographical
information from the data page.
US-VISIT Exit Checkout No Longer Needed
Effective May 6, 2007, international visitors are no longer
required to check out at a US-VISIT exit kiosk when they
leave the United States. All other exit procedures remain
the same. International visitors who receive a Form I-
94 upon arrival must still return it to an airline or ship
representative when departing the United States, and
those subject to Special Registration must still check out
of a designated port of departure.
Biometric Visa Program Moves to Ten Finger scans
DOS announced a one year transition plan from a two
finger scan to a ten finger scan system for its Biometric
Visa Program beginning in April, 2007. The new system
is expected to reduce error and increase efficiency of the
visa clearance process.
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DHS Launches Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched
the Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP), which
can be used by individuals who have inquiries or seek
resolution regarding difficulties they experienced
during their travel screening at transportation hubs,
like airports and train stations, or crossing U.S. borders.
Typical problems include being denied or delayed
airline boarding, denied or delayed entry into and exit
from the U.S. at a port of entry or border checkpoint, or
continuously being referred to additional (secondary)
screening. The DHS TRIP Web site says that the program
should not be used to resolve purely SEVIS-related
difficulties, which should be resolved through the
visitor’s school or exchange program.
Five-year J Professor/Research Scholar Regulations
Implemented
Effective November 18, 2006, the maximum period of
program participation in the J professor and research
scholar categories was extended from three years to
five years. Extension beyond five years is only available
to Government programs designated G-7. In addition,
a new two-year bar on “repeat participation” in the
professor or research scholar categories applies to
professors or research scholars who complete a program,
regardless of whether their program lasted a full five
years.
Status of New J Intern Program Regulations
On April 7, 2006, DOS published a proposed rule that
would tighten the requirements for J Trainee programs,
and create a new 12-month Intern sub-category within
the J trainee regulations. A final version of that rule had
been sent to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review on April 19, 2007.
emPloyment Based categories
USCIS Clarifies Recapturing Time for H Workers
A December 5, 2006 United States Custom and
Immigration Services (USCIS) memo provided guidance
on how USCIS adjudicators should determine periods of
admissions for an H-1B or L-1 alien. The memo:
• Clarified that time spent as an H-4 and L-
2 dependent does not count against the
maximum allowable periods of stay available
to principals in H-1B and L-1 status.
• Clarified that H-1B aliens, who qualify under
American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First
Century Act of 2000 (AC21) (Pub.L.106-313)
section 106(a) and (c), need not be in H-1B
status when requesting an additional period
of stay beyond the six-year maximum.
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• Clarified how to determine the maximum period
of admission in H-1B status for a beneficiary
who was in the United States in valid H-1B status
for less than the six-year maximum period of
admission, but who has since been outside
the United States for more than one year.
H-1B Cap
On April 1, 2007, USCIS began accepting cap-subject
petitions that request a start date of October 1, 2007
or later, which would be count against the Fiscal Year
2008 cap. On April 2, 2007, USCIS estimated that it
had received more H-1B petitions than the supply of
FY 2008 H-1B numbers could meet. Cap-subject cases
received on April 1 and April 2 were put into a random
drawing. Those selected in the drawing were eligible
for processing, and those not selected were returned
unprocessed. The set-aside of 20,000 H-1B slots for
graduates with U.S. Masters or higher degrees was also
reached. The “final receipt date” for petitions requesting
one of the 20,000 slots was April 30, 2007. Institutions of
higher education remain exempt from the H-1B cap.
USCIS Memo on H-1B Cap Exemption for Work at Qualifying
Institutions
A June 6, 2006 USCIS memo clarified several interpretive
questions arising from the statutory exemption for
an alien who is “employed (or has received an offer of
employment) at” an institution of higher education, a
nonprofit entity related to or affiliated with an institution
of higher education, or a nonprofit or Governmental
research organization.
The memo responds to the following questions:
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How is “institution of higher education” defined?
• Is it meaningful that the statute uses
the phrase “employed at” a qualifying
institution rather than “employed by?”
• What is the nature of the affiliation that
a nonprofit entity must have with an
institution of higher education?
• To what extent must an organization be involved in
“research” to be considered a “research organization?”
The memo’s guidance has also been codified and
expanded upon in the Adjudicator’s Field Manual at AFM
Chapter 31.3(g)(13).

Forms, Fees, Processing
Direct Filing for Forms I-129 and I-539
Beginning April 2, 2007, Forms I-129 and I-539 have to
be filed according to new bi-specialization filing rules for
those forms. Under this new phase of bi-specialization
processing, the Service Center where the form is filed
will be the center that generates the receipt notice and
completes the adjudication.
New USCIS filing fees proposed
On February 1, 2007, USCIS proposed substantially
raising the processing fees of most of its applications
and petitions. Public comments were due on April 2,
2007. Effective July 31,2007, fee increases went in to
effect. One common form (Form I-765) used by students
and J-2 dependents for processing the Employment
Authorization Document increased from $180 to $340.
This change caused dozens of problems for students not
using the revised form, or in some cases submitting the
old fee.
Amendments to Standardized Requests for Further Evidence
(RFE)
Effective June 18, 2007, USCIS will no longer be bound
to grant 12 weeks of response time to applicants and
petitioners who receive RFE’s. The rule gives USCIS
authority to deny applications or petitions “if all required
initial evidence is not submitted with the application
or petition or does not demonstrate eligibility,” or to
issue an RFE requesting that the additional evidence
be submitted “within a specified period of time as
determined by USCIS.” The rule also codifies the longstanding
policy that “An applicant or petitioner must
establish that he or she is eligible for the requested
benefit at the time of filing the application or petition.”
USCIS Consolidates Service Center Adjudications of
212(e) Waiver Requests. Effective October 10, 2006,
all INA 212(e) (two-year home residence requirement)
waiver recommendations received by USCIS from DOS
based on a “no objection” statement from the individual’s
home country, a request by an interested United States
government agency, or a request by a state Department
of Health (State Conrad 30) are being forwarded to the
Vermont Service Center(VSC) for processing. USCIS also
announced centralized processing of Form I-612 for
waivers based on hardship or fear of persecution.
Premium Processing for Outstanding Professor and
Researchers Introduced and Withdrawn
On September 25, 2006, USCIS began accepting
Premium Processing requests for I-140 petitions filed
on behalf of faculty and researchers, and for Members
of the Professions with Advanced Degrees. These two
preferences describe most of the petitions Stanford files
on behalf of its faculty and professional research staff.
The Premium Processing benefit, for a fee of $1000,
guaranteed a 15 day turnaround of the petition. The
following August, USCIS withdrew the enhancement.
While applicants were usually pleased to have their
petitions approved quickly, processing for the ultimate
benefit, that of adjustment to permanent status,
remained a protracted and indefinite process.
otHer
Proposed Rule on REAL ID License and ID Standards
On March 6, 2007, DHS proposed standards to meet
the minimum requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005,
including: information and security features that must
be incorporated into each card; application information
to establish the identity and immigration status of an
applicant before a card can be issued; and physical
security standards for locations where driver’s licenses
and applicable identification cards are issued.
Interim EAD no longer issued locally
In early September, 2006, the local USCIS office
suspended the issuance of work permits normally issued
to students who have waited over 90 days for the original
Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The new
procedure requires that a student still visit the local
USCIS office where they will have their biometric request
processed and submit an application which will then be
forwarded to a processing center outside of California.
DOS EVP announces Pay.Gov Fee payment requirement
In late June, 2007, the Department of State Exchange
Visitor Programs notified exchange visitor programs
that after August 31, 2007, DOS would no longer
accept paper checks in payment of fees associated with
requests for program extension, change of category, and
reinstatement–update SEVIS status. Fees now need to be
paid through an electronic system, pay.gov.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS
SEMI-FINALS Ð APRIL 24 & 25, 2007
FINAL Ð MAY 23, 2007! GAMES START 11:30 am!
If you have been suffering soccer withdrawal during the Cricket World Cup here is the
antidote. The I-Center will be showing the Semi-Finals and Finals of the Champions
League on our big screen. So come along and cheer on your team.
PS Ð If you really need to see one of the games before this please contact Naja
(ndipilla@stanford.edu)
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FREE FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND THE RIDDLE FAMILY FOUNDATION PRESENT
STANFORD BASEBALL TRIP
SUNDAY APRIL 29, 2007 11:30 AM
Join us for the final in our series of Classic American Sports Outings. Watch the
Stanford Baseball team take on Oregon State University at the historic Stanford
Sunken Diamond.
We will have some local “experts” on hand to explain the rules of the game so this is
a great opportunity for those who know nothing, or not enough, about baseball to
come along and experience a great game in a fantastic venue.
Tickets are limited so sign up now at the I-Center reception desk (2nd floor).
$4

Services & Activities

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Foreign Student Services Overview
The Foreign Student Services had a busy year. In
addition to considerable time and effort spent in SEVIS
compliance, we began “batching” J students through
PASS for the first time, and staff developed new business
procedures to accommodate this change.
PASS remained a time intensive program; necessitating
daily data checking and constant communication with
individual students to verify this data. A total of 514
batches and 26, 264 “alerts” were processed during the
year.
Staff also continued to provide exemplary service to the
international student community.
We presented over 60 information sessions on student
employment issues, invited immigration attorneys to
talk about H-1 issues, and brought in tax professionals
to answer students’ questions about how to file taxes. In
addition, a web-based tax software was purchased with
the help of the Controller’s Office, and made available
for student and scholar use. Over 800 OPT requests
were processed, and quarterly meetings were held with
nationality group leaders to ensure that student concerns
could be heard and issues addressed.
Other activities that kept staff busy this year included:
• Update of the student PASS
manual with J instructions
• Ongoing meetings with Office of the Registrar in
order to develop clarity in business processes
• Enhanced outreach to the campus to provide
background on potential changes in regulations as
well as local immigration office’s business practices
that are of concern to international students
• Development of database to track
student’s service requests
• Development of shadow data systems
to assist in compliance efforts
• Ongoing outreach to students and departments
to provide background on potential changes
in regulations that could affect the teaching
and research mission of Stanford
orientation uPdate
As in previous years, we ran two separate orientation
programs for new undergraduate and graduate students.
The Undergraduate Orientation program was extended
this year to a two and a half day program, and dovetailed
with the University-wide New Student Orientation week.
The week-long Graduate Orientation lasted until the start
of classes.
We worked closely with departments across campus to
run both the Undergraduate and Graduate Orientation
programs. In addition, we were assisted by an
enthusiastic team of returning undergraduate student
volunteers who helped run the Undergraduate Program,
and dedicated volunteer members of the Community
Committee for International Students (CCIS) who helped
organize Graduate Orientation. Attendance was high,
and students and families appreciated the opportunity to
get acclimated to campus, meet and make new friends,
as well as get acquainted with important regulatory
information.
Highlights of the Undergraduate Orientation Program
included information sessions on maintaining legal
student status, staying healthy, and adapting to Stanford
and the American culture. Student’s also enjoyed a
day-long trip to the beach, followed by the ever popular
‘Smores Night.
Highlights of the Graduate Orientation Program also
included information sessions on maintaining legal
student status, staying healthy, and adapting to Stanford
and the American culture. In addition, an “Academic
Lunch” hosted by the CCIS gave students the opportunity
to speak with a student representative from their
academic department, and students and their families
were invited to a Welcome Reception where good food
and live music was enjoyed by all.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
FRIDAY KARAOKE
SEP. 29 - DEC. 15 FROM 7:30 PM
Are you the best Karaoke singer in the world? Or the worst? Are you a seasoned Karaoke
singer or would you like to try karaoke for the first time? If you like having fun and being
with others join us to sing your favorite Karaoke songs and learn some new ones.
We will provide refreshments. All you need is your singing voice.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty club.
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND AND THE THE CCIS CCIS PRESENT
PRESENT
POT-LUCK POT-LUCK MUSIC MUSIC NIGHT NIGHT
SUNDAY SUNDAY MAY MAY 6 6 , , 2007 2007 FROM 6 PM
Enjoy meeting local and international people and tasting food from around
the world. Bring a dish of food to share which will serve 8 - 10 people. A
variety of musical entertainments will follow the Ò pot-luckÓ dinner.
All are welcome!
FREE

Foreign Scholar Services Overview
During 2006 – 2007, Foreign Scholar Services continued
to make a number of changes and improvements to our
services.
We continued to offer quarterly briefings to departments,
providing a format for conveying important regulatory
developments, updating departments about changes in
internal business practices, as well as soliciting feedback
and suggestions about our services. These meetings
were well attended by department administrators, and
very valuable in helping us make a friendly face-to-face
connection with staff across campus.
We spent considerable time and effort in our mission
to phase in the implementation of PASS (Patriot Act
Software Solution) in the production of DS-2019’s for
J scholars. We are pleased to report that J PASS was
launched for Visiting Researchers in April 2007. We hope
to include Postdocs in this group in late 2007.
Scholar advisors also continued to meet on a regular
basis with our external counsel to discuss immigration
regulations and business protocol around issues of H-1B
employment and permanent residence applications.
imPlementation oF Pass For
J-1 excHange Visitors
In 2003, when we began using PeopleSoft/PASS for
issuance of F-1 visa documents, this change was
reasonably procedural because:
• All F-1 visa holders are students and
were already in PeopleSoft.
• All initial bio-demo entry into PeopleSoft,
including creation of EmplIDs, is managed
by two offices: Undergraduate Admissions
and Graduate Admissions. The I-Center
then entered subsequent information.
Using PASS to issue J-1 visa documents is a much
more challenging task since most J visa holders are not
students and have various points of bio-demo data entry
in PeopleSoft. J visa holders at Stanford can be:
• Students: Bio-demo and EmplID done by
Graduate Or Undergraduate Admissions.
Dependents done by I-Center.
• Visiting Researchers: Bio-demo and Emplid done by
Registrar’s Office. Dependents done by I-Center.
• Post-Docs: Bio-demo and EmplID created by
Office of Post-Doctoral affairs after Post-Doc
arrival. This will need to changed with J-Pass,
since we must do bio-demo and EmplID creation
before the Post-Doc arrives in order to issue
the DS-2019. Dependents done by I-Center.
• Paid Js (e.g. visiting paid faculty): Bio-demo
done by relevant HR units post arrival. This will
need to change, and we will do bio/demo and
EmplID for all paid J’s except those in the School
of Medicine in order to issue the DS-2019.
• Non-paid Js (Visiting scholars): this group is
not currently in PeopleSoft and the goal is to
use PeopleSoft/PASS to generate documents
and assure compliance. We will take on the
responsibility of creating EmplIDs and entering
information in PeopleSoft before issuing the
DS-2019. Dependents done by I-Center.
• SLAC: SLAC doesn’t use Stanford’s PeopleSoft
– but J Exchange visitors will need to be processed
through PASS. Dependents done by I-Center.
Approximately 1220 initial DS-2019s were issued for
the period between September and August 2007. This
does not include extensions, dependent documents, or
documents issued to fix incorrect data. Excluding Visiting
Researchers and School of Medicine scholars, for whom
the I-Center will probably not enter bio/demo and create
EmplIDs, we estimate that we will enter bio/demo and
create EmplIDs for approximately 900-1000 Exchange
Visitors. We estimate that it could take an additional 30-
45 minutes to process every initial document, and an
additional 20 – 25 minutes to process each dependent
document. We estimate that in order to continue to
deliver timely service to departments, we may need to
devote more staff time to this process.
otHer uPdates
Staff developed a successful case tracking system for
the processing for H-1 requests. This database helps
track business process flow from the date of receipt of
application from University Department to the receipt
of Approval Notice from USCIS. It also tracks document
collection of 20 to 30 different documents per H-1B
petition, has an in-built email capability, and assists in
immigration form I-129 processing (H-1 Processing).
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
HALLOWEEN PARTY
SUNDAY OCT. 29 FROM 4 PM
Have you ever wanted to know how to carve a pumpkin or to make a jack-oÕ -
lantern? How to bob for apples? Or do you want another excuse to dress up.
Come to our Halloween Party for the young and young at heart.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
All are welcome!
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
NIGHTCLUB SALSA
MONDAYS
OCT.9 - NOV. 6
Born in this century in Puerto Rico and New York, salsa is just what the name implies, a
mix of African rhythms and European parter dancing resulting in a constantly evolving
dance with distinctive regional spicing. Come and learn the basics, or develop your
existing skills. Our goal is to get you dancing and having fun right away. The classes will
build skills throughout the series; so, while everyone is welcome to drop in for the
occasional class it could be confusing to only come to the last class.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty club.
7:00 pm Fundamentals Class
8:15 pm - Intermediate Class
9:15 pm - Free Dancing
FREE

Services to International Families
Services to International Families are designed to:
• Facilitate adjustment of all family members
of international students and scholars
to the campus and community.
• Assist spouses/partners/families with information
and advice on local resources relevant to
the many areas of transition they face.
• Provide opportunities for spouses/partners to
add enrichment to the Stanford community by
presenting classes and programs open to all.
• Build a sense of international community,
creating opportunities for expanded cultural
awareness among the participants.
In keeping with these goals, the Advisor to International
Families provided ongoing counseling & advising on
topics such as:
• Options for pursuing higher education
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Career development and transitions
Options for studying English as a Second Language
Volunteer work as a means to further one’s career
Children’s schools, pre-schools and child care options
Cross-cultural adjustment
Personal and family issues
• Local and Bay Area resources relevant
to each individual or family
Welcome Program & orientation
For international sPouses
Family members who accompany international students,
post-docs and scholars at Stanford face significant
challenges as they make the multiple transitions from
their previous life (career, course of study, proximity to
family and friends, language and culture) to creating a
new life and identity.
In order to help them to make a positive transition to
the Stanford area (thus enabling the students or scholars
to accomplish their purpose at Stanford), and provide
a supportive environment, the International Families
Office presented a series of seven Welcome Programs for
spouses, partners and family members.
Since the most effective way to assist newcomers in
adapting is to put them in touch with someone who
speaks their language and has gone through a similar
experience, the Office recruited and trained a Welcome
Committee for International Families consisting of 27
individuals from 17 countries, speaking 14 languages.
Committee members played an active role in organizing
four welcome events and staffing information tables to
acquaint new families with local and campus resources.
To encourage newcomers to become involved in the
local community, representatives of the UNA Center and
AAUW were invited to come and set up displays at the
welcome events.
To provide up-to-date information about community
resources, the Offices developed new materials and
revised handouts to help newcomers with a variety of
needs, such as how to find shops that carry international
foods, places to take children on outings, and referrals to
local services recommended by current families.
In addition to the special welcome events for
international families, the Office collaborated with the
Graduate Life Office, Work/Life Center and Graduate
Student Program Board to organize the Graduate Spouse
& Partner Welcome for all new graduate couples. This
event was held in the Havana Room at the Graduate
Student Community Center for the third year. The
International Families office invited speakers from nine
University offices to staff tables and describe their
services at the event (Career Development Center, Haas
Center, Partners in Caring at Stanford Hospital, Office
of Religious Life, WorkLife Center, Graduate Life Office,
Vaden Health Center (CAPS), the Graduate Student
Council and the Bechtel International Center). The event
was a big success, and attracted a large turnout of newly
arrived couples from the U.S. and abroad.
resource center For
international Families
The International Families Office continued to oversee
the Resource Center for International Families, a
comprehensive collection of information and advising
that enables spouses and family members to build a
stimulating and worthwhile experience for themselves
while they are accompanying a student, post-doc,
visiting scholar or faculty member at Stanford. The
Office collaborates closely with a dedicated community
volunteer, who has been essential to the project. We
continually add new material, which she organizes
and updates. She also coordinates the scheduling and
training of the volunteer Advisors who staff the Center.
The information in the Resource Center was brought
to life by a team of 14 international spouse Advisors
representing nine countries. They skillfully helped visitors
to the Center during 12 hours spread over four days per
week.
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This year we recruited and our coordinator trained
14 new advisors who spoke a total of 11 languages
(Afrikaans, Dutch, French, Japanese, Hindi, Marathi,
Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Spanish and Taiwanese, as well
as English). These peer Advisors are able to establish
rapport with newcomers in their own language and
provide information and relevant experience about living
in the Stanford area.
In 2006-07 the Resource Center assisted at approximately
436 visitors (an increase from 374 the previous year)
from at least 46 countries. The heaviest flow of visitors
was in the months of September (77), October and April
(55), July (46), August (38), and November (32). A list
of the countries of visitors is available. Those with most
visitors include Japan (96 visits), China (61, up from 35
the previous year) and Korea (56, up from 32 last year).
Significant steps in 2006-07 included translating the
Resource Center flier into additional languages (Arabic
and Farsi, in addition to the existing 12 translations),
researching and expanding the information about
volunteer opportunities, recruiting and training new
volunteer Advisors, posting publicity for the Resource
Center in residences and departments, and reorganizing
some of the notebooks. The Advisors maintain a log
to keep track of the visitors and the subjects of their
inquiries, and to communicate among the team. This year
a special rapport has developed among the Advisors, and
they enjoyed the occasions when they could meet as a
team.
In sum, the Resource Center is an integral aspect of
I-Center services, allowing newcomers and continuing
family members to access resources and talk with an
experienced advisor, often in their own language, who
can help them to create a satisfying experience during
their time at Stanford.
The Resource Center received a collection of books in
Korean and in Japanese for the library, which were sorted
and fitted with borrowing cards. (Donor: Dr. Noriyasu
Sakai, Dermatology)
PuBlications
Every year the International Families Office designs, edits
and produces a 28-page publication which serves as a
handbook for international families and also a calendar
to advise them of relevant academic dates and I-Center
programs. The publication, “2006-2007 at Stanford”,
provides answers to the most frequently asked questions
and includes extensive information on community
resources of special interest to this population. The
purchase of new software (InDesign) the previous year
enabled us to streamline the process of publication. Due
to this, the 2006-07 handbook/ calendar was completed
in August of 2006, enabling us to distribute it in early
September as newcomers arrived for the new academic
year.
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Each year the International Families Office also
collaborates with spouses and staff to update the
Shopping List Handout that provides students and
families with information and contact details for places
where they can find food from various regions and the
essential items for setting up their new living quarters.
This year the format was also redesigned.
communication
The success of the programs and services for families
depends on their awareness of these resources. The
challenge is to reach new international couples/
families upon their arrival, when their need for services
is greatest. A form was designed to collect contact
information of accompanying family members. It was
distributed during Orientation Week, with the result that
we had better information on the population we serve.
To inform couples and families of the special services
that the I-Center provides, a letter is given to each family
upon arrival. However, since many spouses are not able
to read English, translations are now available in seven
languages: French, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese,
Korean and Japanese. Additional translations in Arabic,
Farsi and Portuguese were added later in the year. This
has proved to be an effective way of reaching newly
arrived spouses, and the look of surprise and relief at
seeing something printed in their own language is a sign
of their appreciation.
To inform our constituency of upcoming programs
and events for their benefit, the International Families
Office maintained weekly communication with spouses
and partners through an email list serve announcing
coming events. This has proven to be an effective way
to communicate with a population that is scattered
throughout local communities and is not able to visit the
I-Center to see newly posted fliers.
To insure that the information posted on the Families
section of the I-Center web site was up to date, we
completed a thorough review of the material, and
appropriate revisions were made.
In an effort to increase communication with the
international parents who have children at Escondido
Elementary School, the Office met with representatives
of that school. As a result, we now receive their weekly
newsletter, and inform them of relevant I-Center events.
To raise awareness of our programs and services, the
International Families Office presented information
sessions to:
• the Knight Journalism Fellows from abroad,
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the CCIS Community Advisors and
• the Escondido Village Community Advisors
in the neighborhoods housing families.

Film ProJect
An exciting new project this year was the Office’s close
collaboration in the creation of a 60 minute documentary
film depicting the challenges faced by women who
accompany their spouses at Stanford. The project was
initiated by Maria Vaccaro, a filmmaker from Belgium
who is herself the spouse of a Stanford researcher and
who lends her personal insight to the situation faced by
spouses, who often have to set aside significant careers
a course of study and other ties to start a new life in
unfamiliar surroundings.
I-Center involvement included liaison with University
offices, outreach to local resources for the technical
crew, help with the recruitment of administrative staff,
identification of funds to cover the rental of cameras and
equipment, recruitment of spouses and others to appear
in the film and consultation throughout the process of
filming. Over 30 spouses and others were involved in the
production of the film. As the Advisor to International
Families, I was interviewed to provide a background for
the challenges spouses typically face, and the rationale
for our services. The film is currently in the postproduction
phase, and hopefully will be completed in
time to show at the Orientation of New Families in Fall
2008.
collaBoration
Within the I-Center, the Families Office played an active
role in three ongoing staff committees: the Program,
Facilities and Orientation Committees.
The Program Committee met regularly throughout
the year to plan social and cultural events to balance
the academic experience with learning outside the
classroom. Towards this end, the Committee helped to
create and manage :
• Events funded by the Riddle Family Fund, dedicated
to creating programs that enhance communication
between American and international students.
• Events funded by the Billie Achilles Fund,
designed to support programs in which
international student groups present their
culture to the campus and community.
• The International Week in Spring Quarter, which
involved teams of staff working with a variety of
student groups to create events that would attract
a campus-wide attendance. The Families Office
collaborated with the OIV in presenting the Middle
Eastern Evening, in which the Persian and Turkish
students organized music and dance performances
and a buffet of food from the region. The event and
the entire International Week was very well received.
• The Facilities Committee met regularly to
address issues related to lighting, furniture,
structural improvements, art exhibits and
maintenance of our graceful but aging building.
• The Orientation Committee met weekly
throughout the summer to create the program
and work out final details (speakers, social events,
immigration briefings, and academically related
sessions) for the week-long Orientation of new
international graduate students in September.
The Families Office also participated in retreats and
workshops regarding the I-Center’s mission and Strategic
Plan.
The International Families Office collaborated with
other Stanford offices and units in order to introduce
spouses and partners to relevant campus services, and
to co-sponsor programs for the benefit of spouses. For
example, the Office worked with the Career Development
Center to co-sponsor a fall workshop and a winter
series of eight sessions on Job Search Strategies, and
took a group to visit the Career Library there. The Office
was in regular contact with the WorkLife Office, and in
particular with the Child Care Services Coordinator, who
was invited to present her services at the I-Center every
quarter. In addition, when a campus nursery school was
experiencing problem behavior in an international child,
our Office was able to provide a school psychologist
from the same country (here as a spouse), to work with
the child in her own language. As a result, the child’s
problem behavior improved dramatically! The Families
Office collaborated with the Graduate Life Office in
presenting the Spouse/Partner Welcome in September,
and participated in the training of the Escondido Village
Community Advisors in the neighborhoods with families.
To introduce a broad array of campus services to newly
arrived family members, the Office also provided a tour
of Green Library and a visit and presentation about
programs at the Haas Center for Public Service.
The International Families Office works closely with the
Community Committee for International Students (CCIS)
on a number of projects:
• The CCIS Spouse Education Fund offers financial
assistance to enable spouses/partners to pursue their
career and academic interests while in the Stanford
area. The Families Office coordinated the selection
process in collaboration with the five members of the
Spouse Fund Committee. This included publicizing the
awards widely, advising applicants individually about
the various options for pursuing their field of interest,
raising additional funds (such as a grant of $500 from
the Stanford Federal Credit Union), and participating in
the final selection process. This year the Committee was
able to offer a grant to all 22 applicants. Grants ranged
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from $200 to $500, for a total of $8676. Recipients were
from nine countries, including China (ten), India, Iran,
Italy, Peru, South Korea (five), Singapore, Spain and
Sweden. Their fields of study included accounting, art
history, cell renewal & cancer, chemistry, economics,
electrical engineering, business, finance, graphics for
the web, statistics, and prerequisite classes for a variety
of graduate degrees and professional exams (e.g.
Chartered Financial Analyst). Recipients attended classes
at institutions such as the Foothill Community College,
California State Universities in San Jose and the East Bay,
the Hemingway Institute at the Center of International
Education, Santa Clara University, Stanford and the
Stanford Continuing Studies program.
• Throughout the year, the Families Office collaborated
with other CCIS programs, such as the Community
Advisors (orientation program), CCIS Associates
(recommending speakers for these quarterly meetings
of experienced and former board members) and worked
closely with the Professional Liaison for International
Spouses to ascertain eligibility for this opportunity to
meet a career counterpart. The Office also helped identify
performers for the quarterly CCIS Pot Luck Music Nights.
Programs
The creation of new and appealing programs plays a
dual role in the work of the International Families Office.
The programs offer interesting content and a way for the
newly arrive families to meet others in a similar situation
and develop a sense of community. They also offer an
opportunity for spouses and partners to share their skills
(as teachers of the classes), or develop new skills, thereby
providing a satisfying and challenging focus for their
time here. For example, eight spouses offered to teach
classes in their language. Several of them had come from
careers in other fields, had not taught before, but the
experience of preparing and teaching the classes was
exciting to them, and they are now considering pursuing
this possibility in the future. Other programs provided
spouses with a forum for sharing their expertise in their
chosen field, such as history or archaeology.
The International Families Office initiated and planned
over 30 classes and programs each quarter, gathering
new ideas through open meetings with interested
spouses who served as an ad hoc Advisory Committee for
Spouse Programs. These meetings provide a vehicle for
feedback on existing programs and ideas for the creation
of new ones relevant to our target community. They also
generate task forces to take responsibility for certain
ongoing programs, such as the weekly Friday Coffee.
In an effort to provide “something for everyone”, the
International Families Office offered an extensive
selection of programs for family members, including
orientation tours, cultural presentations, classes in
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languages, cooking, art, tennis and programs that
fostered cross-cultural communication between
spouses from diverse backgrounds. Special
innovations this year included visits to the campus
of two nearby universities where spouses may wish
to continue their studies, and “Broadening Your
Horizons”, a series of talks presented by spouses and
open to the campus and community. The speakers
covered topics ranging from the history of Eastern
Europe to archeological discoveries at Teotihuacan
and in Southeast Asia. (Please see section on Quarterly
Programs for further details.)
Many of the myriad programs were developed in
cooperation with the following offices on campus:
• Career Development Center (group visit to CDC,
a workshop, and a series of eight sessions on
“Job Search Skills for International Spouses”)
• Escondido Village Community Advisors -
provided orientation to I-Center services
and tour of I-Center facilities and Resource
Center for International Families
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•
Haas Center for Public Service
Graduate Life Office
• Graduate School of Business - International
Pre-Enrollment Program
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Green Library
WorkLife Office
Memorial Church
Jasper Ridge
The Families Office arranged off-campus visits to:
• Palo Alto Art Center
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•
United Nations Association
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
Avenidas, Senior Program Center, Palo Alto
• Palo Alto Unified School District
(Escondido School)
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Winter Lodge of Palo Alto
Año Nuevo State Park
Filoli Historic Estate and Gardens
NASA/Ames Exploration Center
• Community School for Music and
the Arts, Mountain View
•
Hakone Gardens (Saratoga)
•
San Francisco – DeYoung Museum

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San Francisco- Botanical Gardens, Arboretum
Santa Clara Mission and University
San Jose State University
Google
Computer History Museum
summary oF Quarterly Programs and
classes For sPouses and Family memBers
Fall Quarter 2006: The International Families Office
presented a total of 12 one-time and 26 continuing
programs in the following categories:
• Two weekly programs open to all, including
the Friday Coffee, which serves as an
ongoing orientation for newcomers.
• Eight orientation tours on campus and in the local
community (separate tours of campus overview &
campus services, highlights of Palo Alto, Mountain
View, Foothill College, volunteer opportunities,
nature hike, holiday outing to a local home).
• Three special workshops (job search strategies,
making your life satisfying, offered twice).
• Three ongoing programs in the arts (drawing,
music group and tea ceremony).
• Six classes in languages (three levels of
Spanish and three levels of French).
• Two discussion groups with a variety of
topics (book group, communication skills).
• Four ongoing programs for children (Friday
Coffee and international play group,
“Blanket Babies” and playgroup co-op).
• Six classes in the cuisine of various countries
& styles (Indian, Thai, Bhutanese, American,
Vegetarian, and “Tips from a Caterer”).
• Three dance classes (Argentine Tango, Nightclub
Salsa, Middle Eastern Belly Dance).
• Two sports and fitness programs (“Walk the Dish”
and “Tennis, anyone?”).
Winter Quarter 2007: The International Families Office
presented a similar schedule of nine one-time and 21
ongoing programs, including:
• Four excursions off campus to visit nearby
universities where spouses can continue their
education (SJSU, Santa Clara University), learn about
early California history (Santa Clara Mission, de
Saisset Museum) and natural history (Año Nuevo
State Beach), and get an overview of the history of
Silicon Valley (Computer History Museum, Google).
• Four workshops taught skills and helped with
cultural and career transitions. Two held multiple
sessions (International Spouse Job Search Strategies
Group, met for eight sessions; Communication Skills,
held in Korean, met five times), and two were single
sessions (Transitions in Your Life and the Spouse
Workshop: Making Your Time Here Satisfying).
The latter two workshops focused on the process
of cross-cultural adjustment, as well as offering
practical ideas for building a life in this new place.
• Four public talks as part of a new spouse lecture
series, Broadening Horizons, in which international
spouses shared their professional expertise on
topics such as history (Central Europe in the
20th Century) and archaeology (pre-Columbian
Teotihuacan and sites throughout Southeast Asia).
These talks attracted an audience from the local
community as well as the campus, and gave the
speakers (an historian and two archeologists) an
opportunity to use their professional knowledge.
• Eight language classes (four levels of Spanish,
two levels of German, French, and Portuguese),
all taught by international spouses.
• Three classes in the arts, including drawing,
chamber music and Ikebana (four sessions).
• Three international and American foods
classes (Indian, American and Japanese, each
offering a series of four classes). All but the
American class were taught by spouses.
• Three dance classes : Argentine Tango, Nightclub
Salsa, and Flamenco (Sevillanas), taught by
a spouse from Spain who overcame her fear
of communicating in English, and gained self
confidence by sharing her art form with others
who were eager to learn these Spanish dances.
• Two sports programs: “Tennis,
anyone?” and badminton group.
• Three weekly programs for families
with children (same as above).
• One weekly program open to all (Friday
Coffee and orientation for newcomers)
included crafts projects for children.
An International Women’s Day Pot Luck Lunch featured
a speaker and a dance from Indonesia, as well as food
from around the world. Attended by students, spouses,
staff and community members, it generated interest in
ongoing discussions and programs that continued in
Spring Quarter.
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Spring Quarter 2007: The International Families Office
presented a similar schedule of six one-time programs,
and 27 ongoing classes, including:
• Two new series that were inspired by the
International Women’s Day Pot Luck: a Bag Lunch
series featuring talks on the history of Central
Europe, and a “Women Around the World”
discussion series, in which women compared
their situation (education, employment, politics,
family) in the various countries represented.
• Four area tours (themes included local nature hikes
and local museums and gardens, such as Filoli,
San Francisco’s DeYoung and Hakone Gardens,
a Japanese garden in Saratoga.) These provide
an opportunity to get acquainted with points
of interest in the Bay Area, and are especially
appreciated by those who do not have a car here.
• Two workshops for spouses (“Ideas for Making
Your Time Here Satisfying”, and “Transitions in
Your Life”) and ongoing career counseling for
international spouses by the CDC intern.
• Seven language classes (three levels of Spanish, two
levels of German, and French, and Portuguese).
• Three programs in the arts (introduction to
drawing, Korean Calligraphy, and Ikebana).
• Five programs in dance & sports: Argentine
Tango, Nightclub Salsa, and Flamenco (Sevillanas),
and ongoing tennis and badminton groups.
• Four cooking classes teaching a variety of
cuisines (Daily Japanese Cooking, Thai Noodles,
Indian Cooking and French Desserts).
• Two weekly programs, including the Friday
Coffee and Blanket Babies. Special programs
at the Friday Coffee included crafts for the
children, and Story Time, with a local librarian
who led very young children and their moms
in songs and lively children’s stories. By the
end of the quarter, she attracted as many as
30 mothers and children, and we had to find
a larger room to accommodate them all!
Summer Quarter 2007: Although summer is usually a
slow quarter in terms of programs, the Families Office
continued to offer ongoing programs and classes such as:
• The weekly Friday Coffee, which provided
outreach to newcomers and served as an ongoing
support network for all interested spouses and
partners. Volunteers from the spouse community
and local CCIS played a key role in sustaining
this program throughout the summer quarter,
and assisting newcomers as they arrived.
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• One ongoing discussion group: Women
Around the World (see Spring Quarter).
• Three language classes (Italian
and two levels of Spanish).
• Two dance classes including “Summer
Tango Boot Camp” and Contra Dance.
• One ongoing class in Korean Calligraphy, taught
by the spouse of a visiting scholar from Korea.
• One ongoing class in Indian Cooking, taught
by the mother of a graduate student from
India who was visiting for the summer.
• Programs for children: Blanket Babies met weekly
at the I-Center, and the International Playgroup
Coop (five or six groups) met in private homes.
ProFessional actiVities
Local community:
Presented a talk on “Recent Changes and Trends in
International Education” to the Women’s Forum of the
First Congregational Church.
Served on a number of committees:
• Advisory Committee, Senior Fulbright Scholar
Enrichment Program for the San Francisco Bay Area
• Selection Committee for the Hugh Jenkins Award,
given by NAFSA: Association of International
Educators to honor excellence in community
programming for international students.
Within NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Presented a “round table” on “Spouse Programming for
International Spouses” at the Campus and Community
Programming Roundtable at the National Conference of
NAFSA: AIE National in Minneapolis.
Attended other conference sessions on a variety of topics
(orientation sessions, cross-cultural communications,
immigration issues, community programming, etc.), and
gained from interactions with colleagues from around
the country and the world.

THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND THE RIDDLE FAMILY FOUNDATION PRESENT
STANFORD WOMENÕ S !
! ! BASKETBALL TRIP
SATURDAY FEB. 10 11:30 AM
We invite you to join us for a trip to watch the highly successful Stanford WomenÕ s
Basketball team take on Washington at Maples Pavilion. This is a great opportunity
for those who know nothing (or not enough) about basketball to learn from our
local Ò expertsÓ .
Tickets are limited so sign up now at the I-Center reception desk (2nd floor).
$6
discussion series
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
THE MEDIA & THE MODERN WORLD
WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAYS ! ! ! ! ! ! 12 - 1 PM
OCT. OCT. 11 11 - - NOV. NOV. 15 15
Come join us for an informal discussion series on the important role of the media
and its impact on the way we live now. Lunch provided.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty club.
FREE
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
film series
STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND
OCT. 3 - NOV. 14 7:30 PM
Oct. 3 Ð La Haine - a 1995 French black-and-white film
directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. This dark urban thriller explores
themes of racism, violence and disaffected youth in modern
suburban Paris. A riot has broken out in a suburban ghetto, and
been quelled by the police. The film depicts 24 hours in the lives
of three teenage friends in that suburb.
Oct. 10 Ð House of Sand and Fog - Nominated
for three Academy Awards, this directorial debut for Vadim
Perelman is a gripping drama in which Sir Ben Kingsley plays a
proud Iranian colonel living a lie, when he finds an opportunity to
improve things for his family by purchasing a home being sold at
auction. But Jennifer Connelly is losing her home - the last shred
of hope in her life - through a bureaucratic error, and she will not
go down without a fight. It is a story of the American Dream
spinning out of control.
Oct. 17 Ð Pelle the Conqueror- A 1987 film in Danish and Swedish which tells the story of Swedish
immigrants to Denmark who try to build a new life for themselves. It stars Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske,
Bjš rn Granath and Morten J¿ rgensen.The movie was adapted from the namesake novel by Martin Andersen Nex¿ . It was
directed by Bille August, with a score composed by Stefan Nilsson.It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language
Film (Denmark) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Max von Sydow). It also won the Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival.
Oct. 24 Ð The Piano - It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who has a young daughter, Flora. In an
arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged
forests of New Zealand's South Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relationship with her new husband
Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that
she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada
despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation.
Oct. 31 Ð The Immigrant & West Side Story - The Immigrant (also called Broke) is a 1917 short
comedy film starring the Charlie Chaplin Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United States he is accused of
theft on the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, and befriends a young woman along the way.
West Side Story is a 1961 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, loosely adapted from William
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It won eleven Academy Awards in its eleven nominated categories (one was a Special
Award for Dance Direction), including Best Picture.The main theme of the story is its conflict. There are two rival gangs of
different ethnic and cultural backgrounds that loathe one another. Yet the innocent young protagonist, who belongs to an
established local gang (the Jets), falls in love with Maria, the sister of the leader of the rival gang (the Sharks).The dark
theme, sophisticated music, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater, which had
leaned previously toward light themes.
Nov. 7 - Maria Ilena eres de Gracia (Maria Full of Grace) - This film is billed as not being
based on a true story, yet it is something that happens everyday. Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno) lives a modest
life in a rural area outside Bogotá, Colombia. At 17, her work and her life seem futureless, but Maria's nature is strong and
assertive. She meets Franklin (Jhon Alex Toro) at a party. He is stylish and charismatic and tempts Maria with talk of
work involving adventure and travel to America. So Maria becomes a mule in the dangerous drug underworld. Joshua
Marston (Bus to Queens 1999) directed this film that won awards at Sundance and Berlin.
Nov. 14 Ð The Wedding Banquet - Gao Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) lives the good life: He runs a successful
real-estate business in New York and has a wonderful relationship with his lover, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein). The only
problem is that his elderly parents in Taiwan don't know he's gay--and they're pushing him to get married and present
them with a grandchild. So, with Simon's approval, Wai-Tung strikes a bargain with Wei-Wei (May Chin), a charming young
Chinese woman who is one of his tenants. If she'll marry him, he'll help her get a green card so she can stay in the United
States. This film established director Ang Lee as a superior observer of intimate and domestic life. Cultural
miscommunication, the obligations of tradition, and the difficulty of coming out as gay are all
depicted with both hilarity and heartbreaking reality.
Use this International series of films as a starting point for
thought and discussion on the immigrant experience FREE
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND THE CCIS PRESENT
POT-LUCK MUSIC NIGHT
SUNDAY NOV. 19 FROM 6 PM
Enjoy meeting local and international people and tasting food from around the
world. Bring a dish of food to share which will serve 8 - 10 people. A variety of
musical entertainments will follow the Ò pot-luckÓ dinner.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
All are welcome!
FREE

The Office for International Visitors
The Office for International Visitors (OIV) at Stanford
University is part of the Bechtel International Center.
We serve the university by facilitating requests for
professional meetings and short-term visits to Stanford
University by foreign academics and university staff,
as well as journalists and any other official visitors.
By providing this service to the university, we help
individual departments welcome international visitors.
We work closely with various offices and departments
on campus and are pleased to be able to provide our
services.
Services that we offer include:
• Matching international visitors’ requests
with on-campus resources.
• Checking availability of Stanford resources
to meet with visitors or delegations and
setting up professional appointments
with appropriate faculty or staff.
• Coordinating visitors’ or delegations’ schedules
for their day-visit to Stanford University.
• Welcoming visitors and providing them
with assistance during their visit.
• Welcoming visitors through official programs
such as the International Visitor Leadership
Program and the Eisenhower Fellows program.
As part of the Bechtel International Center, the OIV also
plays a key role in programming activities and events for
international students, scholars and their families.
summary oF international
Visitors Programs
The number of visits arranged by OIV increased from this
past year (106 to 120).
Total number of international visitors 637
Total number of programs 120
Total number of appointments 314
Average number of appointments per program 2.6
Number of individual visitors 56
Number of groups 64
Number of cancelled programs 5
Visitors by Month
Number of
Visitors
Number of
Programs
September 109 14
October 47 17
November 45 7
December 3 3
January 46 10
February 69 7
March 13 6
April 63 21
May 101 8
June 51 10
July 7 5
August 83 12
Total 637 120
Program Agencies (number of programs)
1. Visits sponsored by the Department of State
through the International Visitor Leadership Program
(IVLP)
Academy for Educational Development 1
American Center for International Labor
Solidarity
3
Delphi International Program of World Learning 5
Graduate School, USDA 2
Institute of International Education 4
Phelps Stokes Fund 4
Mississippi Consortium for International
Development
1
Meridian International Center 24
Office of Voluntary Visitors 2
Total 46
The numbers of programs arranged for the IVLP were
slightly down, due to the fact that IVLP received less
funding and the organization had to reduce the number
of visitors they invite to the U.S.
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2. Requests from other organizations
Requests for visits increasingly come from university
academics and senior administrators abroad but also
from government officials and the private sector.
Businesses 3
Eisenhower Fellowships 16
Government Officials 7
Universities 41
Students 4
Other 4
Note: Those statistics are indicative only because some
delegations or visitors fall into several categories.
Appointment Destinations
As usual, the requests of visitors were extremely
diverse. Depending on the topics that the delegations
were hoping to discuss, their backgrounds and the
various situations that they were facing in their
respective countries, the OIV has arranged meetings
with faculty, staff and students from all over campus:
from the Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation
and Entrepreneurship (always in demand) to the BioX
program and from the Center for Internet and Society to
the University Architect/Planning Office.
Many of the international delegations come from
countries where university management structures
have traditionally been quite different from those in
the United States. Therefore many of these delegations
came to Stanford with the intention of getting a
better understanding of the overall structure of our
university, management and governance issues. We had
a significant number of requests to discuss sponsored
research and technology licensing.
A large proportion of visitors coming through the State
Department sponsored International Visitor Leadership
Program and the Eisenhower Fellows program are
scholars or researchers. They met with their counterparts
from the Hoover Institution and the many research
centers at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies to exchange views and develop collaborations
with their counterparts here. They have also met with
students to hear about their experiences as students here
and to learn about campus life.
Additional Notes on Programs
•
21 fee-for-service programs.
• Programs for 16 Eisenhower Fellows, a prestigious
academic/cultural exchange program.
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Conference Attendance
Participated in the NCIV National Conference in
Washington D.C., February 14 – 18, 2007.
Staffing
Tiffany Morris, Assistant to OIV left as she pursued her
studies in the Stanford overseas campuses of Paris and
then Beijing. Laura Rumpf, Assistant to OIV was hired
temporarily during Winter Quarter.
During the summer, Nora Noh volunteered for OIV and
participated in the programming of visitors.
adJunct resPonsiBilities
• As part of the Program Committee, OIV helped
create and implement activities (with both social and
educational goals) for international students and
U.S. students to interact and learn from each other.
• OIV played a leadership role in organizing a
very successful winter International Discussion
Series, which took place January 23 to February
20 during lunch time, featuring five speakers,
including two Knight Fellows, two Professors
and a Fulbright Scholar. Topics included aid and
debt cancellation in Africa as covered by the
Western media, Nepal’s transition to democracy,
Iraq and Afghanistan, and gender differences
and health care in South Asia. Attendance was
well over what we expected (we expected 20
people per session but had about 40 each time).
• Participated in evaluation of about 30 Billie Achilles
applications for funding for student groups.
• Participated in organization of the I-Center’s
International Week by helping the Program
Committee to coordinate a week-long series of
events provided to the entire Stanford community
and the public. Organized one of the main events
of International Week: the Middle-Eastern Cultural
event (which was attended by over 300 people)
• Participated in the strategic planning
meetings for the I-Center.
•
Helped revise the brochure for the I-Center.

selected samPles oF Visits
September 2006
A delegation of senior-level academic administrators
from select German universities and government officials
met with representatives from the President’s office, the
Provost’s office, the Bechtel International Center, and
the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. They discussed
governance, leadership structures, faculty development
and student admissions. They also met with Professor
Kruger of the Mechanical Engineering Department
to discuss research funding at top universities. The
delegation completed their visit with a campus tour led
by graduate students from the Engineering Department.
October 2006
The Assistant Director of the Academic Resource Center
for the University of Pretoria in South Africa met with the
Director and several representatives from the Stanford
Libraries and Academic Information Resources Center
to discuss the library technology, resources and services
available to students and faculty.
A delegation of educational administrators from China
met with the Senior Assistant to the President, Jeff
Wachtel, to discuss decision-making and governance at
Stanford. They also met with a judicial advisor from the
Office of Judicial Affairs to discuss Stanford’s honor code
policy and gain insight into its success implementing
procedures that ensure high levels of student integrity
and responsible conduct.
January 2007
A delegation of government officials, senior
administrators and professors from China’s most
prestigious universities met representatives from the
Office of the Vice Provost and Dean of Research and
Graduate Policy, the Office of Sponsored Research
and the Office of the President, to discuss research
administration and multi-disciplinary research efforts at
Stanford. They also visited the Ginzton Laboratory, where
they met with several staff members and students who
presented their current research projects and gave the
delegation a tour of the facilities.
March 2007
The Dean of the International Relations Department
of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and two
government officials from the Ministry of Education
in Kazakhstan came to Stanford to discuss issues in
the areas of academic integrity, faculty development,
curriculum development and the role of our University
Registrar.
May 2007
A delegation from University of Jyväskylä, Finland, met
with colleagues from the Scandinavian Consortium for
Organizational Research (SCANCOR) and several faculty
members from their respective areas of interest/focus.
They also met with a few senior Stanford administrators
to discuss multidisciplinary research and research
funding issues.
July 2007
A Professor of Law and Human Rights expert from
University of Namibia came to Stanford to meet his
counterparts at the Law School to exchange best
practices and discuss possible cooperations.
August 2007
A visitor from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs met
with Hoover Institution experts to exchange thoughts
on the current political situation in the Middle East and
North Africa.
FeedBack From Visitors
“I would like to extend to you my sincere thanks for
organizing the Stanford University segment of my three
weeks journey in the United States of America under
the International Visitor Leadership Program of the
Department State.
I highly appreciated the meeting with Dr. William F.
Miller, Co-Director of the Stanford Project of Regions of
Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I actually intend to
keep contact with Dr. Miller, hopefully to invite him to
Quebec in a near future.”
- Jean-Christophe Sinclair, International Affairs Advisor,
Québec Ministry for Economic Development, Innovation
and Exports Research, Science and Technology Branch,
Canada. February ‘07.
“I hope you’ll pardon my belated appreciation for all of
the organizational expertise that you invested in our
recent Israeli Road Safety Delegation visit. […] Please
know that the group was well received by my lab and
I can happily say that the visit itself was a tremendous
success. In fact, Tova Rosenbloom recently wrote to
Professor Nass and I’m in the process of responding to
her inquiry.”
- Shawn Bernardo, Industry Liaison/Manager, CHIMe Lab,
Stanford. November ‘06.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
CONTRA DANCE
FRIDAY JAN. 19 7:30 pm Beginning/Introductory Class
Dancing from 9 pm
We would like to welcome everyone back to Stanford for Winter Quarter with
a dance that is guaranteed to not only bring you indoors but also keep you nice
and warm. Contra Dancing is an American form of folk dance with roots in
English, Irish, and French dance consisting of couples doing choreographed
("called") steps together. If you have never done this style of dance (or any
dance at all) before please do come to the lesson first.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
All are welcome!
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
CUBAN SALSA (RUEDA DE CASINO)
THURSDAYS
JAN. 11 - MAR. 22
This class will cover the basics of Cuban and Miami-style salsa (sometimes called casino),
which can be danced either one-on-one or in a circle (rueda) with many couples. Cuban/
Miami style is unique, so even experienced salsa dancers will learn. Rueda is a great way
to improve your leading/following skills because partners are constantly changing, and it
is also a beautiful way to share a dance experience with an entire group. Class will be
progressive, so be sure to come early and often. No dance experience or partner required.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty club.
7:00 pm -
Beginning Class
8:15 pm -
Intermediate Class
9:30 pm -
Free Dancing
FREE

The Overseas Resource Center
oVerseas scHolarsHiPs 2006-2007
Administered by the Overseas Resource Center, Bechtel
International Center
On behalf of Stanford University, the Overseas Resource
Center administers and/or provides advising for the
following scholarships for study and research overseas:
Scholarship Name Applicants Winners
AU Cairo Intern Program 1 0
Bowers Scholarship 3 1
Bundeskanzler Scholarship 0 0
Churchill Scholarship 1 1
DAAD Awards 4 2
English-Speaking Union
Scholarship
4 2
Free University of Berlin
Exchange
1 1
Freeman Asia Award 2 1
Fulbright (IIE) Scholarship 61 20
Fulbright (DOE) Scholarship 10 3
Gates Scholarship 7 4
Gilman Scholarship Program 1 1
Haas-Koshland Award 0 0
Luce Scholarship (3
nominations allowed)
6 (3) 1
NSEP Graduate Fellowship 1 0
NSEP Undergraduate
Scholarship
7 0
Marshall Scholarship 35 0
Mitchell Scholarship 1 0
Rhodes Scholarship 32 4
Total 177 41
The following Stanford faculty and staff members served on
the Stanford IIE Fulbright Committee:
Lanier Anderson, Professor of Philosophy
Khalil Barhoum, Sr. Lecturer, Literature, Language &
Culture Department
Linda Bernard, Associate Archivist, Hoover Institution
Marc Bertrand, Professor Emeritus of French and Italian
Elizabeth Boyi, Associate Professor of French and French
Literature
Susie Brubaker-Cole, Associate Vice Provost and Director
of Undergraduate Advising and Research
Jeannette Colyvas, Graduate Student, Sociology
Albert Cohen, William H. Bonsall Professor of Music,
Emeritus
Kristin Conner, Career Counselor, Career Development
Center
Kevin Cool, Editor-Stanford Magazine
Renee Courey, Associate Director for Student Services
Mary Dakin, Associate Director, CREESE
Marvin Diogenes, Lecturer in Continuing Studies
Program
Zephyr Fran, Assistant Professor of History
Christine Griffith, Associate Dean of Graduate Student
Life
Brian Groves, Foreign Scholar Advisor, Bechtel
International Center
Charles Junkerman, Dean and Associate Vice Provost
Patricia Karlin-Neuman, Senior Associate Dean/Lecturer
David Katzenstein, Professor of Medicine
Katherine Kuhns, Director, FSI Initiative on Distance
Learning
Scotty McLennan, Dean, Religious Life
Parviz Moin, Professor of Engineering
Hilton Obenzinger, Lecturer, Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Education
Linda Paulson, Program Officer, Continuing Studies and
Summer Programs
Richard Roberts, Professor of History
Joanne Sanders, Dean, Office for Religious Life
Richard Scott, Professor Emeritus, Sociology
Laura Selznick, Special Asst. to the VPUE for Diversity
Outreach
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Peter Stansky, Professor Emeritus, History
Leslie Townsend, Student Affairs Officer, Undergraduate
Advising
Tom Wasow, Professor, Linguistics
Patience Young, Curator for Education, Cantor Arts Center
Rick Yuen, Asian American Activities Center
The following Stanford faculty, staff, students and alumni
served on the Stanford Rhodes-Marshall Panel:
Mark Kasevich, Committee Chair, Professor of Physics and
Applied Physics
William Ball, Writer, Rhodes Scholar
Jason Berg, Student, Stanford Law School, Marshall
Scholar
Elizabeth Chapman, Poet, Marshall Scholar
Laura Donohue, CISAC Fellow, Stanford Law
Alain Enthoven, Professor, Stanford Graduate School of
Business, Rhodes Scholar
Alexander Fetter, Professor of Physics, Rhodes Scholar
Kate Fickle, Director, PRTM, Marshall Scholar
Desha Girod, Ph.D. Student, Political Science, Mitchell
Scholar
Griffith Harsh, Director, Neurosurgical Oncology, Rhodes
Scholar
Patrick Hunt, Lecturer, Classics, Stanford University
Rex Jamison, Professor of Medicine, Rhodes Scholar
Mary Larson, Cardiologist, CMCI, Rhodes Scholar
Abbie Liel, Ph.D. Candidate, Marshall Scholar
Desmond Mascanrenhas, Chairman and CEO, Protigen
Inc., Rhodes Scholar
Michael McFaul, Professor of Political Science
Ciamac Moallemi, Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering,
Marshall Scholar
John Pearson, Director, Bechtel International Center
Barney Pell, Entrepreneur in Residence, Marshall Scholar
Alex Pollen, Medical Student, Rhodes Scholar
Matthew Purver, Engineering Research Associate
Stephen Quake, Professor, Bioengineering, Marshall
Scholar
Susan Reinhold, Principal, North Berkeley Investment
Partners, Marshall Scholar
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Jon Reider, University High School, San Francisco,
Marshall Scholar
Gerald Sauer, Director, Strategic Decisions Group
Susan Schuyler, Ph.D. Candidate, English
Robert Sinclair, Professor of Materials Science and
Engineering
Navin Sivanandam, Ph.D. Student, Physics
Peter Stamos, Chairman and CEO, Sterling Stamos
Peter Stansky, Professor of History
Alice Staveley, IHum Fellow, Humanities
Martin Turner, Knight Fellow
Paul Van Buren, Senior Counsel, Rhodes Scholar
Paul Vronsky, Student, Stanford Law School, Marshall
Scholar
Professor’s Elizabeth Bernhardt from German Studies and
James Sheehan from the Department of History served
as the Faculty Representatives for the German Academic
Exchange Awards (DAAD) and the Free University of
Berlin Graduate Award. Professor’s Walter Falcon, from
the Institute for International Studies, Rosamond Naylor,
from the Institute for International Studies, and Robert
Sinclair, from the Department of Materials Science and
Engineering served as Faculty Reviewers for the Luce
Scholarship.
The Following Students Were Awarded Scholarships in
2006-2007
CHURCHILL
Carl Erickson, B.A. Mathematics/B.A. Religious Studies
DAAD
Sarah Darby, Ph.D. Philosophy
Marie Jonas, B.A. International Relations
ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION
Jack Loveridge, B.A. History
Christina Ward, B.A. International Relations
FREEMAN ASIA
Lisa Wong, B.A. International Relations

FREE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN
Heidi Lee, Ph.D. Music
FULBRIGHT
Megan Bela, Brazil - B.S. Environmental Engineering
Fannie Chen, China – B.A. Human Biology
Alejandro Angeles, Singapore – B.S./M.S. Biological
Sciences
Harris Feinberg, Switzerland – B.S. Biological Sciences/
B.A. English
Benjamin Fohner, Australia – B.A. Human Biology
Robert Gaudet, European Union – J.D.
Maya Guendelman, Chile – B.A. Psychology
Leena Her, Laos – Ph.D. Education and Linguistic
Anthropology
Gideon Lewis-Krause, Germany – B.A. Comparative
Literature and American Studies
Joshua Meisel, Australia – B.S. Biological Science
Omar Shakir, Syria – B.A. International Relations
Alexander Sigman, Netherlands – Ph.D. Music
Angela Steele, China – B.A. Cultural Anthropology
Steve Shelton, Netherlands – B.S. Materials Science and
Engineering
Elizabeth Thornberry, South Africa – Ph.D. History
Douglas Wilson, Denmark – B.A. Digital Humanities
Yani Zhai, Germany – B.A. Psychology
FULBRIGHT-HAYS
Hannah Appel, Ph.D. History
Daniel Perez, Ph.D. History
Natalie Rouland, Ph.D. History
GATES-CAMBRIDGE
Albert Chiou, B.S. Chemistry
Elizabeth Dzeng, B.S. Biology
Weston Tyler Hester, B.A. English Literature/M.A. Modern
Thought and Literature
Shamsher Samra, B.A. Biology
LUCE
Laurel Gabler, B.S. Psychology
RHODES
Nadiya Figueroa, B.A. History, Cultural and Social
Anthropology
Jacob Lemieux, B.A. Biological Sciences
Ginger Turner, B.A. Economics/M.S. Management Science
and Engineering
Julie Veroff, B.A. International Relations
orc accomPlisHments and
deVeloPments in 2006-2007
• We created and sent a survey to all pre-applicants
to determine how we can improve our outreach.
Using this information set up a series of smaller
presentations and workshops for students and staff.
• We created a brochure outlining all international
scholarships, broken down into scholarships
available to Stanford students as freshmen,
sophomores, etc. This brochure is now the main
handout provided to both students, and faculty and
staff.
• The website has undergone a major reorganization.
We now provide information on a significant number
of smaller awards for graduate study abroad,
more information on funding opportunities for
undergraduates and a new website for post-doc
funding.
orc sales 2006-2007
The ORC sells passport photos and International Student
ID Cards (ISIC) to the Stanford community, as well as to
the public.
2006/07 Fall Winter Spring Summer Total
Passport
Photos
ISIC
628 1170 994 422 3,214
38 53 74 27 192
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strategic goals
The ORC’s main goals for 2007-2008 are:
• Transition of the ORC to an office focusing on
support for students interested in scholarships
for study and research overseas. Anticipating this
shift in focus, we will expand the resources on nonadministered
awards. We will concentrate on awards
for undergraduates, post-docs, and some of the
smaller awards of which students may not be aware.
• Revisit our outreach strategy. We will develop
more presentations aimed specifically at
students, staff etc. that can be taken to dorms,
and meetings with undergraduate advisors.
• Develop manuals on process of each
administered scholarship. The administration
processes for many of the awards have
changed significantly and we need to develop
a standard manual for each scholarship.
• Scholarship Week. This event will be held in
mid/late winter quarter and will jump-start
our outreach season. We will focus on different
scholarships/interest groups each day.
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND THE FRENCH STUDENT
ASSOCIATION PRESENT
2007 TOUR DE FRANCE
FINAL STAGE - SUNDAY JULY 29, 2007
breakfast and showing from 6:30am
We invite you to join us for breakfast and to watch part of the last stage of the most
prestigious cycling event of the year, the Tour de France.
The Tour commences on Saturday July 7, and while we will show as much as possible as
a replay during the day, this is the only stage we will be showing live. If you would like to
watch other stages live please contact Naja (ndipilla@stanford.edu) to organize this.
FREE
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WHere stanFord students studied
aBroad on non-stanFord Programs
and receiVed credit 2006-2007
TOTAL - 100
EUROPE (51)
England
Cambridge University (4)
London School of Economics (5)
Sotheby’s Institute of Art
University College London
Denmark
University of Minnesota in Copenhagen
France
American University Paris
Northwestern Public Health in Europe Program
Greece
University of Florida in Athens
Hungary
Budapest Semester in Mathematics
Ireland
ISA University College Cork
Italy
Florida State University in Florence
Bowling Green- Studio Arts International
Duke in Rome
Fairfield University in Siracusa
Santa Reparata Intl. School of Art
Mediterranean Center for Arts & Sciences
Umbra Institute, Peruga
ISA Lorenzo de Medici Institute (2)
Norway
University of Oslo

Spain
Arcadia, University of Sevilla
API University of Salamanca
ALBA in Barcelona
CEA University of Barcelona
CEA University of Madrid
Center for Cross Cultural Studies, Sevilla
Hamilton College in Madrid (2)
Institute for International Studies, St. Bonaventure
ISA University of Malaga
ISA University of Sevilla (3)
ISA University of Salamanca (4)
NYU University of Madrid (2)
Saint Louis University, Madrid (3)
Switzerland
School for International Training (SIT) Geneva
Kent State University, Madrid
MIDDLE EAST (5)
Egypt
American University in Cairo (3)
Turkey
SIT Turkey
Morocco
SIT Morocco
AFRICA (4)
Kenya
International University, Nairobi
Madagascar
SIT
South Africa
SIT University of Capetown (2)
ASIA/PACIFIC (18)
Australia
Bond University
University of Sydney ISA
China
Beijing University (4)
Peking University (5)
Japan
Kyoto International University
Korea
Seoul University
New Zealand
University of Otago (2)
Thailand
SIT (2)
Tibet
SIT
NORTH AMERICA/SOUTH AMERICA/CARRIBEAN (14)
Argentina
Center for Cross Cultural Studies, Cordoba
ISA University of Buenos Aires (3)
SIT
Brazil
SIT Brazil
Canada
University of Windsor
Costa Rica
Butler, University of San Jose
Hampshire College, Institute for Central American
Development Studies
CEA Universidad International de Arte
Mexico
CEA University of Guadalajara
ISA University of Guanjuato
University of Oregon, Morelia
Paraguay
SIT
AT SEA (8)
Semester at Sea, University of Virginia
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WHere stanFord students studied aBroad on
non-stanFord Programs and receiVed credit 2006-07
N.
American/S.America/Carribean
14%
Asia/Pacific
18%
Africa
4%
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Semester At Sea
8%
Middle East
5%
World area no. of students
Europe 51
Middle East 5
Africa 4
Asia/Pacific 18
N. American/S.America/Carribean 14
Semester At Sea 8
total 100
Europe
51%

Technology at the I-Center
Last year was a year of planning for the changes that
needed to be implemented. Much of our ‘wish list’ was
achieved in 2005-2006 but there is (as always) still more
to do.
HardWare & soFtWare
• An Apple Xserve (1.2 terabyte capacity) running
Mac OS 10.4.8 server software was purchased
and configured to replace the old server.
• A backup system was purchased and
configured to backup staff computers and
the file server files to an Xserve drive.
• A new Dell server was purchased and
configured to securely batch data from
Stanford’s PeopleSoft system to the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
• Four iMac G5s were purchased and
configured for new and continuing staff.
• A web calendar for I-Center events
was created linking from our web site
to an on-line calendar service.
• Training of I-Center staff to use Sundial was initiated.
Sundial is the Stanford University calendar service
that gives the entire University a common calendar
system that is capable of tracking individual,
group, event and resource schedules and allows
creation of meetings with Sundial participants.
• Three computers were configured and temporarily
placed near the I-Center’s ground floor lobby
for new international students to create their
addresses in Axess during Orientation 2006.
• A new events monitor (30” Apple Studio
monitor) was purchased to replace the
white board in the downstairs lobby.
netWork & WeB
• The Bechtel I-Center data network was
upgraded to all second floor staff offices.
• Tested and trained ReportMart1 users at the I-Center
to use the new ReportMart interface (Hyperion) .
• Majordomo mailing lists began conversion to
Mailman. Those mailing lists that were moved from
majordomo to Mailman were re-configured to take
advantage of Mailman’s considerable functionality.
• The Google ‘search’ function on the I-Center’s web
site was upgraded as well as continuous updating of
information and increasing use of interactive forms.
oBJectiVes For tHe coming year
• Make full use of the new events monitor
by posting daily events and screens
for special events and notices.
• Update or replace old majordomo mailing lists as
they are moved by ITS to Mailman functionality.
• Request enhancements from the Reporting
Section of ITS for our ReportMart1 reports.
• Begin replacement of the eMacs used
by staff with Intel-based iMacs.
• Re-design our FileMaker server databases in
preparation for a major FileMaker upgrade.
• Continue the search for secure online
forms solutions. Among the choices
are Adobe user-enabled PDF forms and
some of the “Web 2.0” applications.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND THE CCIS PRESENT
POT-LUCK MUSIC NIGHT
SUNDAY FEB. 11 FROM 6 PM
Enjoy meeting local and international people and tasting food from around the
world. Bring a dish of food to share which will serve 8 - 10 people. A variety of
musical entertainments will follow the Ò pot-luckÓ dinner.
Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
All are welcome!
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
VALENTINEÕ S DANCE
SATURDAY FEB. 10 7:30 pm Beginning/Introductory Class
! ! ! ! ! ! Dancing from 9 pm
We think ValentineÕ s Day is the perfect excuse for some great music and dancing. So
come along by yourself or with a Special Friend for an evening of culture and
enjoyment. We will start with a Dance lesson (mostly waltz) at 7:30 pm followed by
dancing and music.
Places are limited so please get your ticket in advance at the I-Center.
All are welcome!
$5

Programs 2006-2007
Programs and Events
at the I-Center
The Role of the Program Coordinator and Program
Committee at the I-Center is to:
• Provide opportunities for people to meet
each other outside of their academic life.
• Bring together all members of Stanford’s
community, faculty, staff, students, family
members and people from the wider
community to help develop understanding,
enjoyment and tolerance of other cultures.
In keeping with these goals each quarter we offer some
events that are run directly by the I-Center as well as
provide some assistance to student groups to offer
their own activities. Most of our events are free and
open to the public. In 2006-2007 we hosted 493 events
coordinated by both the I-Center program team and
student groups. These were attended by approximately
12,800 people.
Following is a summary of the events which the I-Center
organized during the 2006-2007 year. Many of these
events were presented in conjunction with student
groups and supported by funding from the Billie Achilles
fund and the Riddle Family Foundation. We would like
to thank all of these individuals and groups for their
support, and hard work. Without them, the I-Center
would not have been able to offer such a range of
programs and opportunities.
Fall Quarter Events
Approximately 2,420 people came for a total of 111
events.
Events which were run by the I-Center
Special Events
Salsa Dance Workshop and Party
Stanford Football Trip
Halloween Party
CCIS Pot Luck Music Night
Thanksgiving Soirée
Winter Celebration
• Karaoke Night
• Film - The Life of Brian
• Winter Tango
Series
Nightclub Salsa
Argentine Tango
Film series: Strangers in a Strange Land
Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)
Middle Eastern Belly Dancing
Friday Karaoke
Sunday Evening Cultural Series
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
Vinny Bhutani is a Professor
of Pediatrics (Neonatology) at the Lucile Salter Packard
Children's Hospital. Prior to coming to Stanford he has
worked at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine and the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Prof. Bhutani has extensive experience in health care and
research with special interests in newborn jaundice,
bilirubin biology and kernicterus prevention, pulmonary
functions and neonatal ventilation.
He also worked in health care in South Asia especially India
and will base his presentation on his experiences working in
this region.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
GENDER
DIFFERENCES AND
HEALTH CARE IN
SOUTH ASIA
Speaker: Vinny Bhutani ,
India, U.S.
FREE
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Winter Quarter Events
The 158 after hours events during winter quarter were
attended by 3,177 people.
Events which were run by the I-Center
Special Events
Contra Dance
Stanford Women’s Basketball Trip
CCIS Pot Luck Music Night
2007 ICC Cricket World Cup
Series
Nightclub Salsa
Argentine Tango
International Discussion Series
Cuban Salsa (Rueda de Casino)
Turkish and Hellenic Film Series
Sunday Evening Cultural Series
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
TUESDAY JANUARY 30 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
A Tale of Nepal's
Transition into Democracy:
Farewell to Arms
Speaker: Manoj Shrestha,
Nepal
! ! ! Manoj L. Shrestha is a Visiting Professor at the US-Asia Technology
! Management Center, Stanford University. He is based in Japan as a
! professor teaching Strategic Management and Policy Studies at Konan University, Faculty of
Business Administration. He is the author of the book entitled Ò Multinationalization of Firms and Technology
TransferÓ , which won one of the Japan Omni Management Award in 1997.
Prof. Shrestha is a native of Nepal and one of the founding directors of Nepal Educational Development
Organization. He has been nominated for Marquis Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in American
Education for the year 2007.
Nepal, the country of Mount Everest and birth place of Lord Gautam
Buddha, is located at the foot of Himalayas and stands between two great
civilization of the World, China and India. It has one of the largest
number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and is one of the hot spots of
biodiversity.
In early November, 2006, the Government of Nepal and the Maosist
guerrilas signed an historic peace accord, declaring a formal end to a tenyear
rebel insurgency. They pledge to lock up their weapons under UN
monitoring, and let voters decide the future of the country.
Prof. ShresthaÕ s talk will start with introduction of Nepal followed by its
recent transition into democracy and focus on problems, prospects, and
issues confronted by a New Nepal.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
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FREE
Spring Quarter Events
Spring quarter saw 5,587 people attending 170 events
including those for International Week.
Events which were run by the I-Center
Special Events
ICC Cricket World Cup
Cinema Trip - Yankee Doodle Dandy
UEFA Champions League Finals
Trip to Stanford Baseball
CCIS Pot Luck Music Night
Series
Nightclub Salsa
Argentine Tango
French and German Film Series
Sunday Evening Cultural Series
International Week 2007
Eurovision Song Contest Final
Sommerfest
Film Festival
The State of the Middle East: Knowledge Production
in the Age of Empire
Middle Eastern Cultural Event
Fire on Fire: a joint Argentine, German, Mexican, and
Turkish grilling project
Victoria Day BBQ
Summer Quarter Events
Over Summer while there were fewer events on
approximately 1,570 people attended 54 events.
Special Events
2007 Tour de France
Contra Dance
Series
Intermediate Summer Tango Boot Camp
Summer Film Series

Report on International Week 2007
May 12-20, 2007
Ò A crowd of about 60 students, spouses, and curious onlookers
gathered in the Bechtel International Center's dining room to
watch the 24 finalists of the Eurovision contest. The event got off
to a rocky start due to a poor Internet feed from Helsinki, but the
quality quickly improved and no acts were missed. In the end,
Serbia carried the day with a narrow victory over the
outrageously clad Ukranian team. Good food and fun was had
by all, and we look forward to welcoming an even bigger
audience in '08.Ó
The next event was a Sommerfest offered by the Stanford
German Student Association. It again continued the theme of
good food and company and approximately 200 people came to this event.
Every May the I-Center celebrates being International at Stanford in some
way. This year it was decided to have this celebration in the form of an
International Week. Over the course of the week there were nine events all
run in association with at least one student or community group.
The week commenced with a screening of the Eurovision Song Contest
Final live from Helsinki. This event was offered in conjunction with the
European Association at Stanford and the Scandinavians at Stanford. Alex
Nichol, an I-Center staff member who attended described it as follows.
The International Film series offered in association with the UNAFF and the UNA Mid-Peninsula was also a success
attracting 25-40 people for each of three films. Following the screening of these documentaries, Ò Fed UpÓ , Ò Heart of
the CongoÓ , and Ò ThirstÓ , there was a lively discussion of the issues raised which continued privately long after the
official discussion had been completed.
The conference on Ò The State of the MIddle East:
Knowledge Production in the Age of EmpireÓ was
also well attended and enjoyed by approximately
50 people.
These events lead to the final weekend of
festivities starting with a Middle Eastern Cultural
Event on Friday May 18 which was a fantastic
evening of Middle Eastern food, music and
dancing lead by the students from the Persian
Students Association and the Turkish Students
Association which attracted approximately 300
people.
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From this high
of noise and
food the
Canadians wrapped up the week with a typically Canadian BBQ
to celebrate Victoria Day. I have never seen so many people try so
hard to be Canadian. This was again a well attended, 150 people,
and organized event with a canoe full of drinks and plenty of food.
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The Fire on Fire joint grilling project between the Argenitine,
German, Mexican and Turkish student groups was a wonderful
evening of
good food and
dancing
enjoyed by
approximately
500 people.
This whole series of events was attended and enjoyed by a mix of
people from different backgrounds these included students of all
levels and their families, members of the community and Stanford staff and faculty members. Events were also
attended by people of cultural backgrounds different to that suggested by the event.
For me the spirit of International Week and what we have achieved is demonstrated by the number of people who came
to one event and had such a fun time they came to another they had not been planning to come to. Also the spirit of
cultural interactions and meeting new people is wonderfully summed up by an American who
is here for the summer (from Arkansas) to work as an RA in one of
the labs. He was invited to the Middle Eastern Cultural Event by
people who live near him so he came along. Once here he met and
spoke to a large number of people and is planning to come back to
other events that we offer over summer. I saw him again two days
later on his way to have dinner
with a Pakistani student whom
he had met at our event. It is
stories like this that for me
make all the hard work
worthwhile.
This week was a resounding success and I would like to
thank all staff members of the I-Center who helped plan and run these events as
well as all the students and volunteers without whom this would not have been
possible. I would also like to thank the Billie Achilles fund and the I-Center for
providing most of the sponsorship to make this possible. Further funding came
from the EV social committee and GSC to whom we are also grateful.
I look forward to seeing as many people and great stories in 2008.
Naja Di Pilla,
Program Coordinator, Bechtel International Center. May 2007

Riddle Family Foundation Supported Events
In the 2006-2007 year the Riddle Family Foundation
again kindly provided funding to support programs,
which bring together international and U.S. students. For
this year the following programs were offered.
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Stanford Football Game Trip
Halloween Party
Stanford Women Basketball Game Trip
Stanford Baseball Game Trip
Trip to the Stanford Cinema in Palo Alto
Thanksgiving Music and Dessert Evening
Billie Achilles Fund Sponsored Events
The Billie Achilles Fund provides support to international
student organizations to offer programs encouraging
interaction and cultural exchange between people of
various backgrounds including the local community.
During 2006-2007 the fund supported events by the
following organizations (in some cases there were more
than one event):
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Peruanos en Stanford
Persian Student Association
Nigerian Student Association
Islamic Society of Stanford
Central Eastern European Club at Stanford
Russian Student Organization
Argentinos en Stanford
Stanford India Association
Zoratrian Association of Stanford
Israeli Student Organization
European Student Association
• Association of Chinese Students
and Scholars at Stanford
•
•
•
•
•
Thai-American Intercultural Society
Chabad at Stanford
Malaysians at Stanford
Turkish Student Association
Stanford Canadian Club
regular eVents sPonsored By tHe i-center
Art Classes:
Introduction to Drawing
Korean Calligraphy
Learn to Crochet
Calligraphy for Relaxation
Especially for Children:
International Playgroup in the Park
Story Time Telling
Blanket Babies
CCIS Programs:
Cooking Classes
Board Meetings
English in Action
Loan Closet
Quarterly Meetings
Spouse Education Fund
Pot Luck Dinners
CCIS English Classes:
Accent Reduction
American Life and Humor
Beyond Conversation
Communicating Across Cultures
Conversation Skills
Customs and Institutions
Hot Topics in American Culture
Writing Clear English
Cooking Classes:
American Home Cooking
Indian Cooking
Chinese Cooking
German Christmas Cookies
Cooking from Rajasthan
Festive dishes from the Philippines
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Friday Coffees
Wednesday Orientation Tours
International Spouse Orientation
International Undergraduate Community Meetings
International Week
Language Classes:
Portuguese for Beginners
Italian for Beginners
Intermediate Italian
Spanish for Beginners
Spanish Conversation
German Conversation (Intermediate)
Basic Beginning German Conversation
French Conversation
Chinese for Beginners
Dance, Sport, and Relaxation:
Flamenco (Sevillanas)
Niightclub Salsa
Argentine Tango
Nightclub Salsa
Movie Nights
Music Group
Book Club
Improve your communication skills
Orientation of New International Students
Peace Corps Information Sessions
Problem Solving and Communication
Resource Center for International Families
Rhodes/Marshall & Fulbright Meeting
Scholarship Interviews
Welcome Committee for International Families
Welcome Committee for Spouses
Sunday Cultural Series
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Workshops:
F-1 & -J1 Visa Practical/Academic Training
Changes and Transitions for international Families,
Scholars, and Spouses
Finding Employment for Spouses
Tax Workshop
How to Make Your Life Here Satisfying
Transitions in your Life
Job Search Strategies for International Spouses
Women’s Night Out
The Reading Group
otHer eVents sPonsored By
outside organizations:
Argentine Tango
Cuban Salsa
Different Fraternity meetings
Student group meetings
Esperanto, International Language Group Classes
Graduate Student Council Meetings
Inter-Sorority Meetings
International Undergraduate Community Meetings
Office of Graduate Affairs
Stanford African Students’ Association Meetings
Stanford Ballroom Dance Classes
Stanford Film Society Meetings
Stanford German Student Association events,
Octoberfest and Feuerzangenbowle
Stanford Outing Club Meetings
Design Seminar
Stanford Eskrima Practice
Office of Religious Life
Company Information Sessions for Stanford Students
Bible study groups

Statistics

54 Bechtel International Center Annual Report 2006/07

Student Statistics:
Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics provided are
for non-immigrant international students.
We will no longer include postdoctoral numbers in the
student part of the statistical section. There are two
reasons for doing so:
1. Accuracy: Postdocs, although registered by the
University as non-matriculated students, are not
included in any other statistical student information for
external agencies such as IIE Open Doors but rather are
reported as scholars.
2. Consistency: Postdocs are administered by the Office
of Foreign Scholar Services along with Visiting Scholars,
Visiting Faculty, and other non-student populations.
Also, note that there are two sets of totals quoted
in the following Fall 2006 report for International
Students.
• The total number of MATRICULATED (degreeseeking)
international students is 3,145.
• The total number of ALL international students,
both matriculated and non-matriculated is
3,283. This number does NOT include postdocs
as they have been included in past Reports.
The charts and associated tables are annotated as to
which population (matriculated-only versus all-students)
is being represented.
Student statistics are based on data from the Registrar’s
Office for the third week of the Fall Quarter 2007.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
KARAOKE NIGHT
FRIDAY MARCH 23, 2007 FROM 7:30 PM
To celebrate the end of Winter Quarter the I-Center invites you to join us for an evening of
Karaoke, whether you are the best Karaoke singer in the world, or the worst, a seasoned
singer or would like to try Karaoke for the first time. Everyone is welcome to come along to
sing their favorite Karaoke songs and learn some new ones.
We will provide refreshments. All you need is your singing voice.
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FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
INTERMEDIATE SUMMER
TANGO BOOT CAMP
If you have been doing Argentine Tango during the year and canÕ t stand the thought of
stopping over the summer this is the class for you. This summer Leslie will be teaching
everything you wanted to know about ganchos, but were afraid to ask.
As this is an intermediate class we ask that you are comfortable leading and following
ochos. If you are not comfortable with this yet there are a number of classes in the local
community over summer or this series will return with a fundamentals class in fall.
MONDAYS
JUN 25 -
AUG 13, 2007
7:00 pm -
Intermediate Class
9:00 pm -
Free Dancing
FREE

Middle-East and North Africa
6%
Africa
1%
Pacific Basin
2%
Europe
25% Asia
50%
South America
5%
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Central America
less than 1%
North America
11%
Matriculated international students by world area – Fall 2006
Matriculated international students by world area – 1996/ 2001/ 2006
Asia North America Central America South America Europe Africa
Middle-East and
North Africa
Pacific Basin
1996 1292 286 11 119 662 32 153 59
2001 1585 337 26 119 527 47 184 56
2006 1815 296 24 124 512 77 236 61
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Top 10 countries of origin for matriculated international students – Fall 2006
Taiwan
135 students
7%
France
95 students
5%
Singapore
130 students
6%
Canada
225 students
11%
Japan
84 students
4%
Turkey
71 students
3%
Iran
67 students
3%
Rep. of Korea
399 students
20%
India
392 students
19%
Top 10 countries of origin for matriculated international students – Fall 1996/ 2001/ 2006
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
P.R. China
438 students
22%
P.R. China India Rep. Korea Canada Taiwan France Singapore Japan Turkey Germany Hong Kong Mexico
1996 257 189 174 199 213 80 175 141 73 87 71
2001 390 286 287 212 120 93 78 87 78 70
Note: Countries varied
in making the 'Top 10'
list every year.
United
Kingdom
2006 419 362 359 190 130 93 95 77 64 63
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Iran

700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Electrical
Engineering
Physics
81 students
4%
Economics
108 students
5%
Civil & Environmental
Engineering
110 students
6%
Business
Materials Science & Engineering
85 students
4%
Computer Science
153 students
8%
Computer
Science
Management Science &
Engineering
232 students
12%
Mechanical
Engineering
Top 10 departments of matriculated international students – Fall 2006
Chemistry
71 students
Aeronautics & Astronautics
4%
72 students
4%
Mechanical Engineering
220 students
10%
Electrical Engineering
576 students
29%
Business
290 students
15%
Top 10 departments of matriculated international students – 1996/ 2001/ 2006
Economics
Mgmt Science
& Eng.
Aero/Astro
Civil & Env.
Engineering
Total students represented = 1980
Departments varied in making the 'Top 10'
list every year.
Materials Sci. Chemistry Physics Law
1996 339 201 150 114 111 120 71 64 58 47
2001 538 231 197 132 103 140 86 138 86 68
2006 576 290 153 202 108 232 72 110 85 71 81 67
Petroleum
Eng.
59

International students* by degree level – Fall 2006
Ph.D. Level
1621 students
50%
*Data total=3283 which includes non-matriculated students (post-docs are excluded)
International students* by visa category – Fall 2006
J-1 Visas
213 students
5%
Non-degree
138 students
4%
H-1 Visas
134 students
5%
Other Visa
70 students
3%
*Data total=3283 which includes non-matriculated students (post-docs are excluded)
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Undergrad
405 students
12%
F-1 Visas
2866 students
87%
Master's Level
1119 students
34%

New Int’l
graduate totals
800
600
400
200
0
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
36%
64%
International students* by gender – Fall 2006
*Data total=3283 which includes non-matriculated students (post-docs are excluded)
There has been an increase in total new international
graduate students from 805 in 2001 to 973 in 2006Ð an
apparent 20.8% increase during this period.
There has also been an increase in the Female to Male
ratio from 27% in 2001 to 32% in 2006.
2001 2006
Male 574 663
Female 231 310
Ph.D 284 251
Masters 521 562
28%
Undergrad Grad Non-degree
Women Students 145 769 40
Men Students 260 1971 98
New graduate international students* by gender & degree level – Fall 2001 & 2006
72%
805 973
29%
71%
*Data total includes non-matriculated students (post-docs are excluded)
61

Totals of international students: Undergraduate to graduate comparison– 2001 & 2006
-Graduates-
Thousands
5
4
3
2
300 undergrads
11.66%
2545 grads
88.34%
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405 undergrads
12.88%
From 2001 to 2006 the Undergraduate
numbers have increased by 20.5% Ð
The Graduate numbers have increased by
7.6%
2001 2006
International Graduate 2545 2740
International UnderGrad 336 405
International totals 2881 3145
2740 grads
87.12%
Totals of undergraduate students: International to domestic comparison– 2001 & 2006
Hundreds
-International Undergrads-
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
304 Int'l undergrads
4.9% of total
336 Int'l undergrads
6.0% of total
2001 2006
International Undergrads 336 405
Domestic Undergrads 6300 6284
University totals 6636 6689
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
5
4
3
2
Hundreds
Thousands
-Undergraduates-
-Domestic Undergrads-

Totals of matriculated graduate students: International to domestic comparison– 1996/2001/2006
Thousands
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Totals of matriculated Stanford students: International to domestic comparison– 1996/2001/2006
Thousands
1996 2001 2006
% of Grads Who Are Int'l 26.00% 33.70% 33.40%
Univ. Total Grads 7261 7537 8201
Domestic Grads 5367 4992 5461
International Grads 1894 2545 2740
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1996 2001 2006
Int'l Grads and Undergrads as Percent of Total 15.90% 20.32% 21.10%
Total Univ Students Undergrad and Grad 13811 14173 14890
Total Int'l Students Undergrad and Grad 2198 2881 3145
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School enrollment of matriculated international and domestic students– Fall 2006
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
School of
Business
Earth Sciences
School of
Education
Domestic 591 488 342 2257 3736 533 797 3295
International 315 103 36 1541 797 67 84 202
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School of
Engineering
Humanities and
Science
Law Medicine
Undeclared
Majors
International Domestic Total University % International
School of Business 315 591 906 34.7%
Earth Sciences 103 488 327 31.4%
School of Education 36 342 348 10.3%
School of Engineering 1541 2257 3798 40.5%
Humanities and Science 797 3736 4533 17.5%
Law 67 533 600 11.1%
Medicine 84 797 881 9.5%
Undeclared Majors 202 3295 3497 5.7%
Matriculated Total 3145 12039 14890 21.1%

45.0%
40.0%
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
School of
Business
School of Earth
Sciences
Percentage of school: Matriculated international students– Fall 1996/2001/2006
School of
Education
School of
Engineering
School of
Humanities and
Sciences
School of Law
School of
Medicine
Undeclared
Majors
University Int'l
Total %
1996 23.1% 35.3% 5.5% 32.1% 14.5% 6.5% 6.8% 4.3% 15.9%
2001 28.3% 41.1% 14.1% 41.4% 17.7% 11.0% 8.4% 4.8% 20.3%
2006 34.7% 31.4% 10.3% 40.5% 17.5% 11.1% 9.5% 5.7% 21.1%
65

New requests for F-1 Practical Training authorized by the I-Center from 9/1/2006 – 8/31/2007
Total Practical (F-1) and
Academic Training (J-1)
authorized for 2006/07 =
1029
Post-Completion Optional
Practical Training
615
Thesis Pending
15
Practical Training – A brief Explanation
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Academic Training
5
Curricular Practical Training
308
Pre-Completion Optional
Practical Training
85
Students holding F-1 visas who have maintained their legal F-1 status, are eligible to apply for offcampus
work authorization, known as “practical training.” Practical Training enables a student to
obtain practical work experience in his/her field of study to supplement the student’s academic
training.
Practical Training received before completion of the degree falls into two categories:
1. Curricular, if the student receives course credit for the work experience
2. Optional (pre-completion).
Practical Training received after degree completion is called Post-Completion Optional Practical
Training.
All types of Practical Training require a preliminary authorization by one of the Designated School
Officials at the I-Center. Students applying for either the pre-completion or post-completion
Optional Practical Training must then submit the I-Center’s preliminary authorization to USCIS in
order to apply for the Employment Authorization Document that will permit them to work.
Only the preliminary authorization from the I-Center and not the Employment Authorization
Document is required of students who request Curricular Practical Training.

New requests for F-1 Practical Training authorized by the I-Center 1996/97 – 2006/07
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
TOTAL 598 704 674 849 857 701 613 740 911 1002 1023
Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training 320 410 374 401 437 407 398 384 447 457 630
Pre-Completion Optional Practical Training 177 173 67 108 119 73 46 90 177 196 85
Curricular Practical Training 101 121 233 340 301 221 169 266 287 349 308
Stanford international students on OPT and CPT during the Academic Year 9/1/2006 – 8/31/2007
Curricular Practical Training
559 students
34%
There has been a 71%
increase in the number of
Practical Training requests
since 1996/97
1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
1654
Total number of students on Practical
Training during the period
9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007
Pre-Completion Practical
Training
202 students
12%
Post-Completion Practical
Training
893 students
54%
67

Selected Research Institutions Fall 2006
NOTE: The figures in this list include only international students enrolled during the Fall 2006 semester based on
information obtained by personal contact with the International Office on each campus. Optional Practical Training and
ESL students are excluded.
Institution International Students Overall Enrollment % of Overall Enrollment
University of Southern California 5,637 33,389 16.9%
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign 5,146 41,342 12.4%
New York University 4,935 40,870 12.1%
Purdue University 4,824 39,228 12.3%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4,688 40,025 11.7%
University of Texas at Austin 4,560 49,697 9.2%
Columbia University 4,251 24,947 17.0%
Harvard University 3,821 20,042 19.1%
Texas A & M University 3,739 45,380 8.2%
University of Pennsylvania 3,654 19,771 18.5%
Ohio State University-Main Campus 3,650 51,818 7.0%
Michigan State University 3,526 45,520 7.7%
Boston University 3,484 31,574 11.0%
Indiana University-Bloomington 3,394 38,247 8.9%
University of Wisconsin-Madison 3,353 41,466 8.1%
SUNY at Buffalo 3,306 27,823 11.9%
Stanford University 3,283 15,703 20.9%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 3,265 50,402 6.5%
University of Florida 3,246 51,520 6.3%
Cornell University 3,224 19,639 16.4%
Penn State-University Park 3,138 42,039 7.5%
Arizona State University 3,116 55,067 5.7%
Univ. of California-Los Angelos 3,102 38,218 8.1%
Univ. of Maryland-College Park 3,020 35,102 8.6%
Wayne State University 2,949 32,982 8.9%
University of Houston 2,505 34,329 7.3%
University of Arizona 2,297 36,805 6.2%
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Scholar Statistics:
Unless otherwise indicated, these statistics are for
the period of 9/1/2006 – 8/31/2007
All statistics provided are for non-immigrant
international scholars including postdocs.
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
ARGENTINE TANGO
MONDAYS
MAY 7 - JUNE 11, 2007 (EXCEPT MAY 28)
7:00 pm -
Fundamentals Class
8:15 pm -
Intermediate Class
9:30 pm -
Free Dancing
Argentine tango was born in the late 1800s in Buenos Aires, and has been changing and
evolving ever since. It is a beautiful dance form that provides endless opportunity for
improvisation and playfulness. Come and learn the basics, or develop your existing skills.
Our goal is to get you dancing and having fun right away. Emphasis will be on rhythm and
musicality, and partnering with lead and follow techniques.
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FREE FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER
AND THE RIDDLE FUND PRESENT
STANFORD FOOTBALL
SATURDAY NOV. 18 11:30 AM
For those who know nothing (or not enough) about American Football. Join us for
the last home game of the 2006 Stanford Football season, Stanford vs Oregon
state in the newly refurbished Stanford stadium.
Tickets are limited so sign up at the I-Center reception desk (2nd floor). Bring
your Stanford I.D to purchase tickets.
$10

H-i Petitions Filed : By country oF citizensHiP
Country of Citizenship Extension Initial Grand Total
Argentina 1 1
Armenia 1 1
Australia 2 2
Austria 2 2 4
Bangladesh 1 1
Belgium 2 2
Brazil 2 2
Bulgaria 1 1
Canada 12 15 27
China 24 50 74
Denmark 1 4 5
Egypt 1 1
France 9 8 17
Germany 8 13 21
Greece 2 3 5
Hong Kong 1 1
Iceland 1 1
India 13 21 34
Iran 1 1
Israel 3 4 7
Italy 5 2 7
Japan 3 3 6
Korea 7 12 19
Lebanon 1 1
Malaysia 1 1 2
Mexico 1 1
Nepal 3 3
Netherlands 1 1 2
Pakistan 1 1
Philippines 1 1
Romania 1 3 4
Russia 3 3 6
Serbia 1 1
Singapore 1 1
South Africa 2 2
Spain 3 5 8
Sweden 1 1
Switzerland 2 3 5
Syria 1 1
Taiwan 1 7 8
Turkey 2 2
Ukraine 1 1
United Kingdom 4 8 12
Venezuela 1 1 2
Vietnam 1 1
Grand Total 121 185 306
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H-i Petitions Filed – By stanFord dePartment
Stanford Department Extension Initial Grand Total
Administrative Systems 1 1
Aeronautics & Astronautics 3 3 6
Archaeology 1 1
Art 1 1
Asian Religions & Cultures Initiative 3 3
Biochemistry 1 1
Biochemistry - Genome Center 1 2 3
Bioengineering 7 7
Biological Sciences 5 8 13
Biology 1 1
Blood and Marrow Transplantation program 1 1
Center for Professional Development 1 1
Center for Teaching & Learning 1 1
Chemistry 1 2 3
Civil & Environmental Engineering 1 2 3
Computer Engineering 1 4 5
Economics 1 1
Education 1 1
Education Program for Gifted Youth 1 1 2
Electrical Engineering 1 3 4
Energy Resources Engineering 3 1 4
Engineering Research Administration 2 2
English 1 1
Faculty Affairs 1 1
Freeman Spogli Institute 1 1
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies 1 1 2
Geballe Lab for Advanced Materials 1 1 2
Genetics 1 1
Genome Technology Center 2 2
Geological & Environmental Sciences 1 3 4
Geophysics 1 1
Geophysics & EEES 1 1
Ginzton Laboratory 4 5 9
Global Climate and Energy Project 1 1 2
Graduate School of Business 1 2 3
Hansen Experimental Physics Lab 1 1 2
Hematology 1 1
History 1 1 2
Hopkins Marine Station 1 1
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1 1
Humanities Lab 1 1
Information Technology Services 7 7
Inst. for Immunity,Transplant 1 8 9
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Stanford Department Extension Initial Grand Total
Language Center 2 1 3
Law 2 2
Literatures, Cultures and Languages 1 1
Mathematics 1 3 4
Mechanical Engineering 5 5 10
Medical Informatics 1 1
Medical School 1 1
Medicine/Administration 1 1
Medicine/Anesthesia 4 1 5
Medicine/Cancer Stem Cell Institute 1 1
Medicine/Comparative Medicine 2 4 6
Medicine/Developmental Biology 4 4
Medicine/Gastroenterology 1 1
Medicine/Genetics 2 2 4
Medicine/Hematology 1 1
Medicine/Immunology & Rheumatology 5 5
Medicine/Infectious Diseases 1 1 2
Medicine/Microbiology & Immunology 2 1 3
Medicine/Molecular & Cellular Physiology 1 5 6
Medicine/Neurology 3 3 6
Medicine/Neurology & Neurological Sciences 2 2
Medicine/Neurosurgery 1 6 7
Medicine/ObGyn 1 2 3
Medicine/Oncology 1 1
Medicine/Ortho Surgery 2 2
Medicine/Otolaryngology 1 1
Medicine/Pathology 3 6 9
Medicine/Pediatric Pulmonary Division 2 2
Medicine/Pediatric Surgery 1 1
Medicine/Pediatrics 11 7 18
Medicine/Plastic Surgery 1 1
Medicine/Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2 1 3
Medicine/Pulmonary & Critical Care Division 1 1 2
Medicine/Radiation Oncology 7 7
Medicine/Radiology 3 8 11
Medicine/SMI 1 1
Medicine/Surgery 1 3 4
Medicine/Urology 1 1
MLK Institute 1 1
Oncology 1 1
Pathology/Blood Center 1 1
Pediatric Cardiology 1 1
Pediatrics 1 1 2
Pediatrics/Cardiology, Cardiovascular ICU/IICU 1 1
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Stanford Department Extension Initial Grand Total
Pediatrics/Hematology/Oncology 1 1
Pediatrics/Infectious Diseases 1 1
Philosophy 1 1
Physics 1 2 3
Political Science 1 1
Program in Writing & Rhetoric 2 2
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2 2
Public Policy Program 2 2
Pyschology 1 1
Radiation Oncology 1 1 2
Radiology 2 3 5
Religious Life 1 1
SLAC 1 1
Slavic Languages and Literature 1 1
Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning 3 1 4
Stanford Medical Informatics 1 1
Statistics 3 3
Structural Biology 1 1
SULAIR 1 1 2
Thermo Sciences 1 1
Undergraduate Education 1 1
Grand Total 121 185 306
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Visiting scHolars and Postdoctoral FelloWs – By country oF citizensHiP
SPONSOREd by StANFORd UNIvERSIty FOR thE J-1 ExChANgE vISItOR StAtUS
Citizenship Female Male Grand Total
ARGENTINA 4 3 7
ARMENIA 1 1
AUSTRALIA 7 13 20
AUSTRIA 3 13 16
BANGLADESH 1 1 2
BARBADOS 3 3
BELARUS 2 2
BELGIUM 3 11 14
BHUTAN 1 1
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 1 1
BRAZIL 8 19 27
BULGARIA 1 1 2
CANADA 48 66 114
CHILE 3 3
CHINA 72 181 253
COLOMBIA 3 3
COSTA RICA 1 1
CROATIA 2 2
CZECH REPUBLIC 1 2 3
DENMARK 8 18 26
EGYPT 1 2 3
EL SALVADOR 1 1
ESTONIA 1 1
ETHIOPIA 1 1
FINLAND 5 17 22
FRANCE 29 63 92
GABON 1 1
GEORGIA 3 3
GERMANY 45 118 163
GHANA 1 1 2
GREECE 2 4 6
GUATEMALA 1 1
HONG KONG 4 1 5
HUNGARY 1 1
ICELAND 1 1
INDIA 18 40 58
INDONESIA 1 1
IRAN 4 5 9
IRELAND 1 6 7
ISRAEL 19 27 46
ITALY 21 50 71
JAMAICA 10 3 13
JAPAN 27 193 220
JORDAN 3 3
KENYA 1 1
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Citizenship Female Male Grand Total
KYRGYZSTAN 1 1
LATVIA 1 1 2
LEBANON 2 2
MALAYSIA 1 1 2
MAURITIUS 1 1
MEXICO 12 12 24
MOROCCO 1 1
NEPAL 1 1
NETHERLANDS 7 18 25
NEW ZEALAND 4 5 9
NIGERIA 1 1
NORWAY 4 10 14
PAKISTAN 9 9
PERU 1 2 3
PHILIPPINES 3 3
POLAND 11 8 19
PORTUGAL 7 3 10
ROMANIA 3 5 8
RUSSIA 9 9 18
SAINT LUCIA 1 1
SAUDI ARABIA 2 2
SERBIA 2 2
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 2 2
SINGAPORE 8 6 14
SLOVAKIA 1 1
SLOVENIA 1 3 4
SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 4
SOUTH KOREA 53 140 193
SPAIN 10 27 37
SWEDEN 8 35 43
SWITZERLAND 12 26 38
TAIWAN 14 31 45
THAILAND 2 1 3
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1 1
TUNISIA 1 1
TURKEY 9 10 19
UGANDA 1 1
UKRAINE 1 1 2
UNITED KINGDOM 20 50 70
URUGUAY 1 1
UZBEKISTAN 1 1
VENEZUELA 1 1
VIETNAM 1 1
Grand Total 562 1311 1873
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Visiting scHolars and Postdoctoral FelloWs – By disciPline
SPONSOREd by StANFORd UNIvERSIty FOR thE J-1 ExChANgE vISItOR StAtUS
Discipline Female Male Grand Total
Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering 1 16 17
Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering 1 2 3
American Government & Politics (United States) 1 1
American History (United States) 1 1
American Literature (United States) 1 1
American/United States Studies/Civilization 1 1
Anthropology 2 2 4
Applied Mathematics 1 1
Archeology 1 1
Area Studies 2 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies 2 2 4
Artificial Intelligence & Robotics 2 2
Astrophysics 1 9 10
Banking & Financial Support Services 1 1
Biochemistry 8 11 19
Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2 2
Bioinformatics 1 3 4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 75 133 208
Biology/Biological Sciences 22 31 53
Biomedical Sciences 58 119 177
Biomedical/Medical Engineering 2 5 7
Biophysics 1 1
Biotechnology 2 2
Business Administration & Management 13 17 30
Business Administration, Management & Operations 1 1
Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support 1 1
Business/Commerce 1 1
Business/Managerial Economics 2 2
Cardiovascular Science 1 1
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology 3 3
Chemical Engineering 2 13 15
Chemistry 17 62 79
Chinese Language & Literature 1 1
Chinese Studies 1 2 3
Civil Engineering 4 18 22
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures 3 3
Cognitive Science 1 3 4
Communication & Media Studies 1 1
Comparative Literature 2 5 7
Computer & Information Sciences 1 9 10
Computer & Information Systems Security 1 1
Computer Engineering 1 1
Computer Science 6 37 43
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Discipline Female Male Grand Total
Computer Software & Media Applications 1 1 2
Computer Software Engineering 2 2
Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications 1 1
Construction Engineering 1 1
Creative Writing 2 2
Demography & Population Studies 1 1
Development Economics & International Development 2 2
Developmental Biology & Embryology 6 8 14
East Asian Studies 3 3
Economics 3 15 18
Education 3 4 7
Educational Leadership & Administration 1 1
Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering 6 70 76
Elementary Particle Physics 1 7 8
Endocrinology 2 2
Endocrinology & Metabolism 1 1
Engineering 5 10 15
Engineering Physics 1 1
Engineering/Industrial Management 5 5
English Language & Literature 1 1
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 3 11 14
Environmental Science 2 3 5
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 3 3
European Studies/Civilization 2 2
Exercise Physiology 1 1
Foreign Languages & Literatures 1 1
French Language & Literature 1 1 2
Gastroenterology 1 1
Genetics 3 7 10
Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 4 6 10
Geological/Geophysical Engineering 2 2
Geology/Earth Science 1 12 13
Geophysics & Seismology 4 9 13
German Studies 1 1
Health/Medical Psychology 1 1
History 2 5 7
Human Resources Development 1 1
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, 1 1
Human/Medical Genetics 1 1
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 6 8
Immunology 2 1 3
Infectious Disease 1 1
Information Technology 6 6
Inorganic Chemistry 1 1
Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies 1 1
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 1 1
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Discipline Female Male Grand Total
International Business/Trade/Commerce 1 1
International Economics 1 7 8
International Finance 1 1
International Law & Legal Studies 1 1
International Relations & Affairs 1 8 9
International/Global Studies 7 32 39
Investments & Securities 1 1 2
Japanese Language & Literature 1 1 2
Japanese Studies 1 1
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 1
Journalism 5 6 11
Knowledge Management 1 1
Korean Studies 1 2 3
Langue et litterature francaise 2 2
Latin American Studies 3 6 9
Legal Professions & Studies 2 2
Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 1 4 5
Legal Studies 1 3 4
Linguistic, Comparative, & Related Language Studies 3 3
Linguistics 112 55 167
Litterature francaises 1 1
Management Information Systems 1 1
Management Science 7 59 66
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 1 1
Manufacturing Engineering 1 1
Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography 7 7 14
Marketing 1 1
Marketing/Marketing Management 1 1
Mass Communication/Media Studies 1 1
Materials Engineering 1 9 10
Materials Science 1 16 17
Mathematics 1 17 18
Mechanical Engineering 7 44 51
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 3 5 8
Microbiology 1 1 2
Molecular Biochemistry 1 1
Molecular Biology 3 3
Molecular Pharmacology 1 3 4
Molecular Physiology 1 1
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies 2 3 5
Music 8 8
Music Performance 5 4 9
Neurobiology & Neurophysiology 1 4 5
Neurological Surgery/Neurosurgery 1 1
Neurology 1 1 2
Neuroscience 1 1
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Discipline Female Male Grand Total
Nuclear Engineering 1 1
Obstetrics & Gynecology 3 3
Oncology 3 3
Oncology & Cancer Biology 1 1
Optics/Optical Sciences 1 1
Organic Chemistry 1 5 6
Organizational Behavior Studies 9 16 25
Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery 1 1
Otolaryngology 1 1
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies 1 3 4
Pathology/Experimental Pathology 2 12 14
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 1 1
Pediatrics 1 3 4
Petroleum Engineering 7 7
Philosophy 3 8 11
Physical Medical & Rehabilitation/Psychiatry 1 1 2
Physical Sciences 2 2 4
Physics 25 106 131
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology 2 1 3
Political Science & Government 1 8 9
Portuguese Language & Literature 1 1
Psychology 24 19 43
Radiation Oncology 2 2
Religion/Religious Studies 2 1 3
Reproductive Biology 1 1 2
Sales, Distribution, & Marketing Operations 1 1
Science, Technology & Society 1 3 4
Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1 1
Social Sciences 5 4 9
Sociology 1 2 3
Spanish Language & Literature 1 1
Sport & Fitness Administration/Management 2 2
Statistics 2 8 10
Structural Biology 9 17 26
Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies 1 1
Violin, Viola, Guitar & Other Stringed Instruments 1 1
Visual & Performing Arts 1 1
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia & Information Resources 1 1
Grand Total 562 1311 1873
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Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows
Sponsored by Stanford University for the J-1 Exchange visitor status 1996/97 – 2001/02 – 2006/07
Thousands
2
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
There has been a 48%
increase in TOTAL J-1
scholars over the ten year
period 1996/97 through
2006/07
1996/97 2001/02 2006/07
J-1 Exchange Scholars 1265 1745 1873
New J-1 Exchange Scholars
Sponsored by Stanford University for the J-1 Exchange visitor status 1999/2000 – 2006/07
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
There has been a 32.8%
increase in NEW J-1 scholars
since 1999/2000
1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07
New Scholars 881 797 766 681 584 769 983 1170
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Of the 15 petitions for Permanent Residence (aka “Green
Card”), four were filed as First Preference. The other 11
were filed through the Labor Certification process.
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Permanent Residence Petitions
Filed by the Office of Foreign Scholar Services
By stanFord dePartment
Permanent Residence Petitions
Department Total
Chemistry 1
Computer Science 1
DLCL 1
Economics 1
Education 1
Electrical Engineering 1
Graduate School of
Business
1
Hopkins Marine Station 1
Mechanical Engineering 1
Religious Studies 1
School of Medicine 5
Grand Total 15
By country oF citizensHiP
Country Total
Canada 2
China 2
Germany 2
India 1
Iran 1
Israel 1
Italy 2
Poland 1
Romania 1
United Kingdom 2
Grand Total 15

THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
TUESDAY JANUARY 23 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
Aid and Debt
Cancellation in Africa
as covered by the
Western Media
Speaker: Andrew Mujuni Mwenda,
Uganda
Mwenda was born in Fort Portal, Uganda and earned his bachelor's
degree in mass communication with a major in print journalism from Makerere
University in Kampala, Uganda. He also studied at the University of
London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
He began his journalism career at Monitor Publications Limited, first as a
reporter in 1996, then a senior reporter, assistant editor for investigations.
From 2002 to 2004, Mwenda was general manager of KFM radio. Since
2004, he has been political editor for the Daily Monitor newspaper,
Uganda's leading independent daily. In addition to supervising a staff of
reporters, Mwenda writes two columns a week. He also hosts a prime time
current affairs radio talk-show every weekday evening.
He has received a number of awards for his work, including a Special
Recognition Award for Outstanding Performance by the Uganda
Broadcasting Association in 2004, the Michael Ezra Award for Best Talk
Show Host in 2003 and Journalist of the Year by the New Vision Printing
and Publishing Company in 2001 and by the Uganda Press Association in
1999.
He is currently a Knight Fellow at Stanford University.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
FREE
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
Iraq and Afghanistan:
A Reporter’s
Perspective
Speaker: Eric Schmitt,
United States
Schmitt was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and earned a
bachelor's degree in International Relations at Williams College in
Massachusetts, where he majored in third-world development. He
also studied in Harvard University's Executive Program on National and
International Security.
He began his journalism career as an education reporter in 1982 at the Tri-City
Herald in Kennewick, Washington. He moved to the New York Times in 1983,
where he worked his way up from assistant to the columnist James Reston and a
news clerk to a reporter covering a range of beats: business and commercial,
aviation, national transportation, metro news and Long Island, the Pentagon,
Congress and immigration. Since Sept. 2001 he has covered the Pentagon and
the U.S. military in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, a job that has taken
him to Iraq for nine reporting trips and to Afghanistan four times. He has
covered every war and major military operation involving American troops
since the 1991 Persian Gulf War. In 1999, he shared a Pulitzer Prize in National
Reporting with five New York Times colleagues for a series of articles that
disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S.
government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations
and significant changes in policy.
He is currently a Knight Fellow at Stanford University.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
FREE
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
Sam Garg is a PhD student
in the Management Science & Engineering Department
at Stanford University. Before joining Stanford, Sam was
a Research Associate at INSEAD where his work was
focussed on strategy and innovation management.
He has authored ten case studies; his book "Inspire to
Innovate: Management and Innovation in Asia" (coauthored
with Prof Arnoud De Meyer, now the Dean of
Judge Business School, Cambridge University) was
published by Palgrave MacMillan in September 2005.
Born in India, Sam has lived in Singapore for about 10
years during which time he also founded a technology
company. His research interests include new market
creation and strategy making.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
Managing Innovation
in Developing
Countries
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
Speaker: Sam Garg,
India, Singapore
De Meyer, Arnoud and Garg, Sam. Inspire to
Innovate: Management and Innovation in Asia. 2005.
Palgrave Macmillan.
Reproduced with permission of Palgrave Macmillan
FREE
INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION SERIES
Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi is currently a Fulbright Scholar at
Stanford University. In addition to his studies, he teaches
Dari (Farsi); the
language of his native Afghanistan. He is a
certified ESL instructor from Hewad English
Language Institute where he taught for four years.
He graduated from the University of Kabul in
2002 with a bachelorÕ s degree in Law and Political
Science.
Ayoobi has notable career experience in law,
business, and politics. Prior to coming to the
United States, he was head legal attorney for the
Afghan Wireless Communication Company and
Executive General Secretary for Ariana Television
Network (a TV station in Afghanistan). He also
served as a business development manager for
Constellation Business Group Inc, a U.S. based
company.
Come and join us for this series of short talks by Stanford scholars and discuss their perspectives
on key issues in their regions.
For information on other talks in this series see http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/new/
this_week.htm
The Bechtel International Center is located across from the Faculty Club.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20 Ð 12 - 1 PM
LUNCH PROVIDED
Decentralized
Government a Solution
for Afghanistan?
Speaker: Eisa Khan Ayoob Ayoobi,
Afghanistan
FREE
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THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER WITH THE HELLENIC AND TURKISH
STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS PRESENT
TURKISH AND HELLENIC FILM SERIES
THURSDAYS ! ! ! 7:30 PM
JAN. 18 - MAR. 8
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
" " " " " " " " " " " " " Jan. 18 - A touch of spice, Greece, 2003
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Politiki Kouzina)
!! ! ! ! This is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in
Costantinoupolis, whose grandfather teaches him that both food and life require a little
salt to give them flavor; they both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an
excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35
years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with
his grandfather and his first love; he travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a
little bit of spice in his own life.
! Jan. 25 - Lovelorn, Turkey, 2005 (Gš nŸ l yarasi)
Idealist Nazim (Sener Sen) returns home to his family in Istanbul after a 15-year gap
away teaching in a remote Turkish village in eastern Turkey. Becoming a taxi driver he
meets a single mother who works in a sleazy club and becomes embroiled in her plight -
a troublesome ex-husband who won't leave her alone - and starts to fall in love with her.
Feb. 1 - One song is not enough, Greece, 2004 (Ena tragoudi de ftanei)
In winter of 1972, 28-year-old Erene is arrested by the military regime as belonging to
a dissident group and is sent to prison. She leaves behind her daughter Olga, her lover
Manolis, and her best friend Vassia. Olga feels her mother's imprisonment as her
personal abandonment. Manolis has to take care of his daughter, Olga, for the first
time. Bassia, gradually, takes the place of Erene, and when amnesty is given to Erene
in August 1973, nothing will be the same.
Feb. 8 - Why did Hacivat kill Karagoz?, Turkey, 2006 (Hacivat Karagš z neden š ldŸ rŸ ldŸ ?)
This is a story of two legendary men, Karagoz and Hacivat, who lived and died by their sense of humor. Bursa, 1330. A an
ancient, crowded Roman city at the border of Byzantium. Changed hands 4 years ago and the small Ottoman tribe is just
being transformed as a local state, on the remains of the old Eastern Roman Empire. The story takes place in an unrecorded
period time, the last 2 months in the lives of two legendary Turkish stand-up comedians, Karagoz & Hacivat? They lived and
died during the first clashes of the decaying Eastern Roman Empire and the first Ottomans of the 14th century Anatolia.
Their stories and characters are adapted for traditional shadow theatre of the later Ottoman Empire, in modern Turkey and
all over the Middle-East, Greece, and western Asia. Their legend and the truth about their tragic deaths are twisted and
distorted, although their stingy humor still lingers on. After the the leader of the growing tribe of Ottomans, Orhan Gazi,
notices the talents of two construction workers, famous among their friends with their clever and unending jokes, he
rewarded them. But they were executed when he learns that they were keeping their co-workers laughing at their jokes
during work hours, and causing a delay in the construction of the mosque to be named after Orhan Bey.
Feb. Feb. 15 15 - - Eternity Eternity and and a a day, day, Greece, Greece, 1998 1998 (Mia (Mia aioniotita aioniotita kai kai mia mia mera) mera)
A A famous famous writer writer is is told told he he has has only only a a few few days days to to live. live. He He meets meets a a young young boy boy on on the the street, street, an an illegal illegal immigrant immigrant from from Albania, Albania,
and and decides decides to take take him him back back home. home. During During the the trip, trip, the the writer writer hopes hopes to learn learn about about life life and and death. death.
!Feb. 22 - Egreti gelin, Turkey, 2005
Ali is 18. His feet are firmly mly off off the the ground. ground. The The very very idea idea of marriage marriage seems seems like like a game. game. But But the the bride's bride's parents parents are are ready ready
and and willing. willing. Business Business ventures ventures will will be set set up up between between the the families; families; the the arrangement arrangement will will pay pay off off all all round. round. Ali, Ali, meanwhile, meanwhile, is
more more interested interested in playing playing with with puppets puppets and and dressing dressing up up as a rooster rooster for for the the travelling travelling elling elling theatre. theatre. theatre. theatre. His His His His fiancée fiancée fiancée fiancée has has has has only only only onl so so much much much
patience... patience... So So what what should should his his parents parents do? do? What What was was that? that? Hire Hire a Borrowed Borrowed Bride? Bride? Meaning Meaning exactly exactly what? what? Well Well just just that: that:
borrow a bride, as the title of the film suggests...
Mar. 1 - Peppermint, Greece, 1999
Stefanos Stefanos is is a a man man at at his his 40's 40's who who has has inherited inherited a a fortune fortune from from his his mother's mother's aunt. aunt. One One day day Manolis, Manolis, his his schoolmate, schoolmate, calls calls him him
and and invites invites him him to a party party featuring featuring an an old old friends' friends' reunion. reunion. Surprised Surprised and and delighted delighted to hear hear his his old old friend's friend's voice, voice, Stefanos Stefanos
travels travels back back in time, time, to his his childhood childhood and and his his youth, youth, and and remembers remembers his his extraordinary extraordinary relationship relationship with with his his cousin cousin Marina, Marina,
his best friend and first love. In a great long flashback, k, he he remembers remembers the the utmost utmost detail detail of his his childhood, childhood, the the family family reunions, reunions,
travels, travels, acquaintances, acquaintances, and and most most importantly importantly cousin cousin Marina. Marina. By By the the coming coming of age, age, the the dimension dimension of the the close close friendship friendship
between between Stefanos Stefanos and and Marina Marina goes goes out out of hand, hand, and and reaches reaches its its peak peak at a party party when when both both are are at their their 20's. 20's. That That party, party, that that
house, house, Marina... Marina... It won't won't be the the last last turn turn in Stefanos' Stefanos' life life involving involving the the very very same same trio... trio...
Mar. Mar. 8 8 - - Tell Tell me me Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey, 2005 2005 (Anlat (Anlat Istanbul) Istanbul)
This is a film, in which h Istanbul, Istanbul, one one of the the most most alluring alluring cities cities in the the world, world, tells tells its its tales. tales. You You will will
discover discover that that Little Little Red Red Ridding Ridding Hood, Hood, the the Pied Pied Piper, Piper, Snow Snow White White and and Sleeping Sleeping Beauty Beauty
are not merely fairytale heroes of books once read but that the
tales mirror life in Istanbul itself.
Join Join us us for for a a series series of of modern modern films films from from Greece Greece and and Turkey. Turkey. For more more
information please see https://www.stanford.edu/~roumpos/movienights.
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FREE
https://www.stanford.edu/~roumpos/movienights. FREE
NIGHTCLUB SALSA
THE BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRESENTS
MONDAYS
APRIL 2 - 30, 2007
Born in the 20th century in Puerto Rico and New York, salsa is just what the name implies,
a mix of African rhythms and European partner dancing resulting in a constantly evolving
dance with distinctive regional spicing. Come and learn the basics, or develop your existing
skills. Our goal is to get you dancing and having fun right away. The classes will build skills
throughout the series; so, while everyone is welcome to drop in for the occasional class it
could be confusing to only come to the last class.
7:00 pm -
Fundamentals Class
8:15 pm -
Intermediate Class
9:30 pm -
Free Dancing
FREE

Ivy League and Other Institutions
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Yale University
Source: Data collected by OISS at Yale University for Annual Ivy Plus Meeting held in March 2007
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Columbia
Harvard
Stanford
Penn
Cornell
MIT
Chicago
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Dartmouth
International Student Enrollment at Ivy League and Other Institutions– Fall 2006
742
626
964
899
1291
1269
1770
1770
2314
2125
2787
2792
3283
3060
3080
3224
3166
Total Intl Enroll 05-06 Total Intl Enroll 06-07
4251
3872
3821
3669
3654
87

International Students as a Percent of All Students– Fall 2006
MIT
Stanford
Chicago
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Penn
Cornell
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
88 Bechtel International Center Annual Report 2006/07
12.9%
12.7%
11.9%
12.5%
19.0%
16.8%
17.4%
14.4%
18.5%
15.2%
16.4%
15.9%
15.5%
15.5%
17.3%
18.0%
20.9%
20.5%
19.1%
19.2%
25.3%
24.6%
Intl as a % of total enroll 05-06 Intl as a % of total enroll 06-07

Cornell
Penn
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Yale
Stanford
Brown
Chicago
MIT
Dartmouth
265
236
International Undergraduate Student Enrollment– Fall 2006
440
402
405
401
390
369
360
362
381
348
515
485
445
439
588
581
1060
1009
1234
1123
Intl Undergraduate 05-06 Intl Undergraduate 06-07
89

International Undergraduate as a Percent Of Total Undergraduate– Fall 2006
Penn
Princeton
Harvard
MIT
Chicago
Yale
Columbia
Cornell
Brown
Dartmouth
Stanford
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5.7%
6.3%
6.1%
6.0%
7.0%
6.5%
6.5%
7.6%
7.5%
7.2%
8.5%
8.3%
8.3%
7.8%
8.8%
8.2%
8.8%
8.4%
8.7%
9.3%
11.2%
11.8%
Intl Ugrad % of total UG 05-06 Intl Ugrad % of total UG 06-07

Columbia
Harvard
Stanford
MIT
Chicago
Penn
Cornell
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Dartmouth
477
390
International Graduate & Professional Student Enrollment– Fall 2006
574
530
846
867
1330
1331
1777
1937
1954
2430
2420
2157
2164
2408
2878
2679
3233
3088
Intl Grad & Prof 05-06 Intl Grad & Prof 06-07
3736
3387
91

International Graduates & Professionals as a Percent Of Total Graduates & Professionals– Fall 2006
Princeton
MIT
Cornell
Stanford
Dartmouth
Chicago
Brown
Harvard
Penn
Columbia
Yale
92 Bechtel International Center Annual Report 2006/07
21.71%
26.5%
21.0%
23.4%
24.26%
23.5%
25.89%
22.5%
23.10%
21.9%
21.86%
18.1%
28.60%
27.14%
31.93%
32.8%
37.34%
36.9%
35.61%
36.4%
41.70%
42.7%
Intl Grad/Prof % of all Grad/Prof 05-06 Intl Grad/Prof % of all Grad/Prof 06-07

International Scholars at Ivy League And Other Institutions– Academic Year 2006-2007
Harvard
Stanford
Columbia
Penn
Yale
MIT
Cornell
Chicago
Princeton
Brown
Dartmouth
383
378
328
322
673
679
1022
889
1257
1,299
1654
1618
1828
1832
2550
2265
2346
2160
2171
2041
3419
3612
Total Foreign Scholars 2005-06 Total Foreign Scholars 2006-07
93

Non-immigrant visas
Institution J-1 H-1 O-1 Other Visa
Types
Total
Brown University 274 107 2 383
Columbia University 1236 867 45 198 2346
Cornell University 734 440 9 74 1257
Dartmouth College 157 128 5 28 328
Harvard University 2314 985 30 90 3419
MIT 802 326 9 517 1654
Princeton University 356 214 2 101 673
Stanford University 1950 600 2550
University of Chicago 522 500* Unknown Unknown 1022
University of
Pennsylvania
1102 1049 18 2 2171
Yale University 1016 660 26 126 1828
*Estimate
Immigrant Visa Application Filed
Institution EB1 EB2 EB2
EB2 EB3 Total
(SH) (PERM) Exceptional
Brown University * * * * * *
Columbia University 11 1 1 7 7 27
Cornell University 34 12 2 48
Dartmouth College * * * * * *
Harvard University 7 17 2 26
MIT 3 11 14
Princeton University 11 1 12
Stanford University 2 12 14
University of Chicago * * * * * *
University of Pennsylvania 78**
Yale University 27 16 2 6 51
*Not available
**No breakdown available
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