International Student Advising
Career Development Services
Publicity
Advice and Referral

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISING
If you are an international student, you must keep your visa status current and legal (please see the international student advisor, Daniel McDougall).

Employment of international students is strictly regulated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Gigs are considered employment by DHS, whether they are paid in cash or referred by Curtis staff or faculty. All outside employment of international students must be authorized by the international student advisor prior to being contracted. A completed release request, signed by the dean, must be presented to the international student advisor prior to such authorization. International students who engage in unauthorized employment are out of status and subject to apprehension and deportation by the enforcement division of DHS.

If you wish to leave the United States temporarily before completing your course of study, you must take a valid I-20 form and several other documents with you in order to be readmitted to the United States. If you change address or change status, you must notify the international student advisor. Please be careful: Failure to comply with DHS. regulations can result in extreme penalties.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Your major teacher is your most important resource for advice in planning your future as a professional performing musician.

A new Career Development Services office has been established to provide resources and training for you as you prepare for a successful and satisfying career in music. The office will coordinate resources and materials for career development, assist you in creating and maintaining a career portfolio, and provide individual career coaching to support your career planning and development of professional skills essential for today's musician. For information, contact Mary Loiselle, director of community engagement and career development services, at 215-717-3149.

In addition, a fifteen-week, one-credit course called The Twenty-First-Century Musician is required of all Bachelor of Music and Diploma candidates in their next-to-last year before graduation. This course is coordinated by Career Studies faculty member Daniel McDougall, who can also provide guidance in using Curtis's resources for career planning.

The library maintains files of scholarship and competition information.

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PUBLICITY
The Communications Office sends individual press releases to newspapers in your hometown when you enter and graduate from Curtis. If you have questions about your press release, or if you would like to discuss your own publicity materials, contact Public Relations Manager Jennifer Rycerz.

In addition the Communications Office keeps biographies and photos on file for all students and often uses them for outside performances and media requests. Starting this year biographies for graduating students will also be included in graduation recital programs. Keep your biography updated by filling out the questionnaire included with your registration materials at the beginning of each year. If you would like to review or update your biography at any time during the year, contact Communications Associate Cari Sundermeier.

Throughout the year, we also include news of student accomplishments in Take Note, a weekly e-mail newsletter to all students, faculty, and staff, and Overtones, the semi-annual magazine of The Curtis Institute of Music.

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ADVICE AND REFERRAL
There may be occasions when you won't know where to go for information. If you don't know whom to see, or if you want to talk about any general issue or specific problem, feel free to visit the office of the director of student services on the first floor of the 235 Building for assistance. In addition the dean can be consulted at any time.

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