Immigration & Visa Updates

• Important Holiday Travel Update
• Graduating in December?  Last Day To Apply For OPT Is February 5, 2013!

Office of International Programs (OIP) Updates

• OIP Holiday Closing Dates
• No OIPNEWS For The Next Two Weeks
• New Spring 2013 Class At SF State:  Mental Health Advocate Training
• Traveling During The Winter Break – Signatures – Visas – What You Need! 

SFSU News

• Important SFSU Dates To Remember

San Francisco Bay Area Events & Activities

• FREE Classical Concerts By The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra!
• 27th Annual Japanese New Year Bell Ringing Ceremony
• 20th Annual Bethlehem A.D. 2012
• Embarcadero Center Holiday Ice Skating Rink
• Union Square Holiday Ice Rink
• 34th Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair and Victorian Holiday Party!

Cultural Information

• Quote Of The Week
• History of New Year’s
• New Year’s Rituals Around The World