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🔴⚪🔵 HAPPY  FOURTH OF JULY  🔴⚪🔵

💥Wishing all our students and their families a joyful, safe, and memorable Independence Day filled with celebration, gratitude, and time with loved ones. 💥

If you plan to travel outside the U.S., we recommend you to visit our Travel Advisory Page.

Please submit the 'Intention to Travel' form in your OISS Student Portal.  If needed (not required), you can submit a request for a Border Re-entry Letter through the Letter Request option. This letter is intended to support you when you return to the U.S.. Please note that the processing time is 7–10 business days. 

NOTE: The CGE Office is closed today, Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. Office general support hours resume on Monday, July 6 from 10:00 AM to 02:00 PM.

- The Office of International Students and Scholars

IMPORTANT REMINDER:  STEM OPT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

To all CLU alumni currently on STEM OPT:

You must report your employment, address changes, and any period of unemployment.

Reporting requirements, include validation reports, updates to Form I-983, and employment changes.

Please check out our Emplyment & Practical Training Page for more details

Staying informed and compliant protects your immigration status. If you have questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to OISS; we’re here to help!

KINGSMEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL SHOW:

HAMLET!

From July 10 -  26, 2026

Time: 08:00 PM

Place: Kingsmen Park

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company, the professional theater company of California Lutheran University, is celebrating its 30th anniversary season.

The second one for this summer’s production is Hamlet. The play focuses on the villainy displayed by those in power who will stop at nothing to maintain their position and young Hamlet’s confronting his struggles with royalty, love and madness. Cal Lutheran alum and former Kingsmen apprentice Seta Wainiqolo plays Hamlet. 

All performances take place on the Streeter Stage in Kingsmen Park.
Grounds open at 5:30 p.m. with a preshow entertainment at 6:45 p.m.
General admission: $23–$35

Click below or scan the QR Code on the flyer to learn more.

SUPPORTING YOUR WELL-BEING WHEN LIFE HAPPENS!

Dr. Anna Geurin, Director of CAPS, shares an important message about the Reduced Course Load (RCL) option available to international students.

International students are generally required to maintain full-time enrollment, but exceptions exist. Under certain medical or mental health circumstances, international students may be approved to enroll below full-time while maintaining their visa status.

Watch the video to hear from Dr. Geurin on what RCL is and who grants approval, and follow along as Dr. Liu, Assistant Director of OISS, as she walks you through the process and required documentation because your health and well-being always come first.

Click the blue button below or the poster on the left to watch the video!

Missed last week's OISS Weekly? Here is our #ICYMI section.

CGE General Support Hours: 
M-F: 10am / 2pm
international@callutheran.edu

Questions? 
Check out our OISS Website
Schedule an advising appointment. 

Contact Us:
international@callutheran.edu
+1 (805) 493-3750

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Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

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