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COMMUNITY ADVISORS
The Community Advisors program offers a friendly and personal way for internationals to begin their Stanford experience. Community Advisors welcome incoming international graduate students, postdocs and visiting scholars, and assist them in getting oriented in the area.

Getting
Started
program

For Internationals

All incoming international graduate students, postdocs and visiting scholars are required to attend one of the "Maintaining Legal Status" sessions held in the Assembly Room at the Bechtel International Center.

Following the September 9 through September 16 sessions, internationals are encouraged to come into the Conference Room to meet one of the “Community Advisors” and get information about:

Happy male international holding folder of information at end of Community Advisor session.

You will also learn how to deal with questions like:

Participation requirements

From September 11 through September 22:

For more information contact: CA@CCISstanfordU.org

For CCIS Volunteers

Community Advisors (CA) provide useful information on everything from the Bechtel International Center's schedule of orientation activities to DMV booklets to shopping advice.

Students may return several times to have their questions answered, to sign up for one of the Bechtel International Center dinners or bus tours, or just for another cookie and juice.

The 2024 Community Advisors sessions will be held from September 17 through September 27 in the Bechtel International Center.

Female volunteer sharing information in a manual with female international.

Participation requirements

Please attend one of the Community Advisors orientation classes.

Following the orientation class you will be invited to sign up for volunteer time slots. Community Advisor hours are available at various times from Monday, September 9 through Monday, September 16.

Please volunteer for as many CA sessions as you feel comfortable working. The greatest need is from Monday, September 11 through Friday, September 15. Thank you!

If you have questions or want to sign up for working sessions before the orientation classes, please email ca@ccisstanfordu.org.

For more information contact: CA@CCISstanfordU.org