From May 27 to May 31, our office will be closed.  May 27, Tulane University is closed in observance of Memorial Day.  May 28- May 31, the entire OISS team will be attending the NAFSA Annual Conference.  As the most important annual event for international educators, this conference will provide our team with vital updates and ideas that will help us to better serve our international community.  As a bonus, we’re using this opportunity to update the carpet at 6901 Willow. 

If you have any timely requests, such as an OPT, CPT, or Academic Training application or a program extension, please be sure to get complete application to your OISS advisor no later than Friday, May 17 to allow for 3 to 5 business days for processing.  If not, we may not be able to complete your request before the conference. 

During this time, we’ll be monitoring our email for true immigration emergencies, but please be sure to expect a delay in our response.  We’ll still be there if you really need us. 

Thank you for your cooperation,

The OISS Team

Meet Your Orientation Leaders

OISS Orientation Leader Adebimpe Adegbite

Adebimpe Adegbite

PhD, Fifth Year
Anthropology (Linguistic Subfield)
aadegbite@tulane.edu

Hello! I am Ade from Nigeria pursuing a PhD in Anthropology. I had an MA in Linguistics from Syracuse University, New York before moving to Tulane University. My research is in the field of Family Language Policy within which I am proposing a framework for parents and children to collaborate within bilingual homes to revitalize and/or maintain minority, indigenous, and heritage languages. I have been around the US a lot in the course of my research and graduate studies, and I hope to be able to support students in settling down and adjusting to multiple cultures that are obtainable in a diverse US institution such as Tulane University. I love traveling, reading, writing, and having fun and look forward to sharing my experience with you on multiple levels. Please reach out too, I love meeting new people!

Shivani Patel

Shivani Patel

Master's of Science
Cell and Molecular Biology
spatel26@tulane.edu

Hello Everyone! I am Shivani Patel from India pursuing Masters in Cell and Molecular Biology, I have done my bachelor's in biotechnology in India. I have been around here for 5 months now, and Tulane and New Orleans was my first destination. I aim to have a career in the research field after graduating. I enjoy travelling, cooking, reading, listening to podcasts and watching movies. I am happy to share my experience and struggles with you all and help you all as much as I can. All of you are welcomes to reach out to meet, I enjoy talking with new people and know more about them. Good luck to all of you!!!