International Student Handbook

Welcome!

On this web site you can find practical information you need to know before and after coming here and also a bit about what's going on in Salem. Willamette University was founded in 1842. We have approximately 2,500 students attending at any given time. The University is located at the edge of downtown Salem right across from the Oregon State Capitol. Willamette University offers a number of interesting areas of education like the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, the College of Law, the College of Liberal Arts, and the School of Education.

Before arriving at Willamette you should make sure that you have:

A valid passport
Valid visa papers
Arrangements for getting to Salem from the airport (we can help you)
Confirmed your flight departure and arrival times with the airline
The phone number of the person who is picking you up at the airport, just in case your flight is delayed
An umbrella or rain jacket
Photos from home with family and friends
An travel size alarm clock
An adaptor plug if necessary, since plugs aren't the same here as in all countries
Stuff that makes you feel at home in the room, like pictures and things to hang on the walls, of course nothing that takes up too much space

As an international student, you will be arriving a couple of days before the rest of the student body. This will give you the opportunity to get to know campus before it gets really crowded. The Office of International Education will be having a two and a half day orientation meeting for you that will cover all the practical things you need to know like insurance, job possibilities, housing and meal plans, along with many other things.

If at any time you have any questions whatsoever, please let us know. Our phone and fax numbers are:

Phone: 503-375-5404
Fax: 503-370-6565
Email: candrese@willamette.edu

International Education

International Student Handbook

Welcome!

In This Handbook