Arrival Assistance at Big-Ten University     

What am I gonna do after arrival at airport? 
Where will I stay? How to find my apartment, bank, and bookstores? 
Where to buy food? How to register my courses?   
Just a few of of hundreds of questions and lots of uncertainty after new international students' arrival.

IS is planning, with joint efforts from other local partners, for the arrival picking-up and the welcome weeks for students coming to Big-Ten University. Don't worry about above questions by yourself. We help you solve them all. If you need assistance during first week of your arrival, feel free to contact is@ucbsc.com.Particularly, IS presents you the following free services.

1. Free New Student Handbooks

IS provides 2000 free copies of the New Student Handbooks at each Big-Ten University. The handbooks will be distributed during the week of international students arrival days. You can get a free hard copy at any of Handbook sponsor in your university. The handbook will be distributed through international student organizations, libraries, grocery stores, and restaurants. The exact distribution locations will be posted one week in advance.

New students can also download the .PDF version of the handbook in late July from IS_BBS.   

2. 5000 FREE "Safe-Arrival" phone cards 

The first thing for an international student to do after arrival is to call his/her family. Don't forget to call your family and lover and relax their worrying heart.    

After providing 1000 free phone cards in 2005, IS will provide 5000 free "Safe-Arrival" phone cards to new students in 2006. Each student will have at least 30 minutes to call your home country. IS encourages the friendship between new students, and suggests two students share the same phone card. Please find your partners in sharing this card. See more instructions.

See more information about the houses at Willowbrook West website. IS will also assist students in processing their leases at Willowbrook West before arrival. Please contact is@ucbsc.com for assistance. 

3. Arrival Picking-up at PSU, UIUC, and Purdue

IS provides arrival picking-up services with local partners at 3 universities (PSU, UIUC, and Purdue). Student coming to Purdue University may are recommended to consider the Air-port picking-up and Free Stay at Willowbrook West Apartment. See more information.

If you need picking up at PSU or UIUC, please follow the instructions below.

How to apply for the Picking-up :
1. IS membership is recommended, but not required.  If you don't have IS membership card, please apply the IS membership here.

2. Send email to is@ucbsc.com with the following information. The phone card access information will be sent to you by Email.
   1): Name;
   2): Your university ID;
   3): University and City name:
   4): Your flight information (for airport picking up):
   5): Major and program (MS or Ph.D.);
   6): Email address;
   7): Your home country address and phone numbers;

Related links:
1. IS membership benefits
2. Find valuable information at IS BBS
3. Free New Student Handbooks for Big-Ten University (To be posted in late July)
4. 5000 Free "Safe-Arrival" phone cards for new internationals students>