News & Events
Current Events!
December 15-19, 2025
Get a final sugar rush in your finals rush! Hot Cocoa at ISSS Office!
Future Events!
January 14, 2026: International New Student Orientation
- Located in the Havener Center from 12 PM - 4 PM
Sponsored Student Events - Spring 2026
January 2026
- Spring Social and St. Louis Trip!
February 2026
- Victory Raceway St. Louis!
March - April 2026
- Ramadan and Eid Picnic Event!
May - June 2026
- Meramec Caverns!
ISSS Workshops
CPT Workshop (Butler-Carlton 120)
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM January 14, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM March 4, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM May 6, 2026
OPT Workshop (Butler-Carlton 120)
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM January 21, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM March 11, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM May 20, 2026
STEM OPT Workshop (Virtual)
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM January 28, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM March 18, 2026
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM May 27, 2026
“How to Maintain Your Visa Status” (Butler-Carlton 120)
- 7 PM – 8:30 PM April 13, 2026
Important Updates and News!
Message from ISSS: ISSS continues to monitor updates to international student and scholar visa requirements or restrictions. Notices regarding official policy changes are provided as they are announced and notified to our office.
If you have questions regarding news or concerns, please contact our office at ISSS@mst.edu or by phone at 573-341-4208.
Most Recent Update: Please note that President Trump has expanded the travel banned country list.
You can read about this here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/.
Office Closures:
- December 24, 2025 - January 1, 2026 - Holiday Closure
- January 19, 2026 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- May 25, 2026 - Memorial Day
- June 19, 2026 - Juneteenth
- July 4, 2026 - Independence Day
- September 7, 2026 - Labor Day
- November 11, 2026 - Veteran's Day
- November 26-27, 2026 - Thanksgiving
- December 25, 2026 - January 3, 2027
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