Welcome Brochure for Scholars
Visiting Scholars
- Welcome Brochure for Scholars
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Visiting Scholars Handbook
- What the ISSS Office can do for you
- Adjusting to American culture
- Computer accounts
- Health care
- Health insurance for dependents
- Hospitals and medical services
- Housing, utilities, and furnishings
- ID cards
- Important telephone numbers
- Issues related to children
- Maternity and family planning
- Media and entertainment
- Medical services for dependents
- Money and banking
- Security / public safety
- Services in the Troy area
- Shopping tips
- Social Security Numbers
- Social services
- Taxes
- Telephone services
- Transportation
- Travelling outside the United States and what you need to return
- Working on and off campus
- How to invite a visiting scholar
Welcome to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute! Fellow scholars, professors, and staff at Rensselaer join in wishing you a pleasant and rewarding stay in the United States.
Through the International Services for Students and Scholars (ISSS) Office, Rensselaer will help to prepare you for your trip and adjustment to the United States. This brochure provides important information regarding travel arrangements, immigration information, housing, family, health, and other personal matters.
Remember, you must check in with our office as soon as possible after arriving on campus. Have a safe and pleasant journey to Troy. We look forward to meeting you!
Mrs. Jane D. Havis
Assistant Dean of Students
International Services for Students &
Scholars
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Academy Hall room 4600
Troy, New York 12180-3590
Telephone: (518) 276-6266
Fax: (518) 276-4839
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