The International Student Office at Tech provides information necessary for the University's international students and faculty through services such as orientation and immigration advising. Apart from these, the Office also emphasizes adequately on community relations, personal advising, and social/cultural programming.

The Office has a Coffee Hour every Friday to bring together all international students and Americans - one can stop by to taste a great coffee (sometimes international varieties) and cake, and also get to meet new people and make friends.

The International Student Association (ISA), a student organization on the campus that works hand in hand with the ISO, also sponsors various social and educational programs throughout the year, including Dessert Social during the Fall, where desserts from across the globe are made and shared with the Tech Community, and International Day during Spring, an annual campus event held to showcase international food and culture to the local community. The International Scholarship Dinner is organized every year to raise scholarships for international students, and is our biggest event involving several people at Tech and also the local community of Ruston.

The International Student Office conducts an Orientation program that is mandatory for all new international students and is held before registration for that academic quarter. This program helps students become acquainted with the university and the town of Ruston. In addition, important immigration information is presented during the Orientation.

Contact us for more details about any event listed above and to learn more about all the events conducted by the ISO and ISA.