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Last revised: 2008 Jan 26
This page contains a summary of important practical information
for students who have been accepted to attend the
2008 Summer Institute of Linguistics
at the University of North Dakota.
(Much of the information is also of interest to staff members;
staff can just ignore anything that doesn't pertain to them.)
Index to this page:
You will need to be online to see the graphics and use many of the links on this page,
but all the crucial information is readable offline.
If you received this page as an attachment to an email message,
check the current version at
www.und.sil.org/participants.htm
for any updates.
(If you are on campus during the regular school year,
you may also find it helpful to read
the information for regular UND students
at www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/guideUNDstudents.htm.)
Completing your application to SIL-UND
If you haven't begun the online application process for SIL-UND,
please do so by completing stage 1 of the SIL-UND application
at www.und.sil.org/apply.htm.
All students,
including those who attend UND regularly,
should apply directly to SIL using this form if they want to take SIL courses.
This must be done every year that you want to take SIL classes.
Once you have submitted stage 1 of the application and been accepted to SIL-UND,
be sure to send us the following
to complete your application:
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The stage 2 application form
(This is available online at
www.und.sil.org/apply2.htm)
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If you are not a native speaker of English,
evidence of English proficiency
(see the stage 2 application form for details)
- A $25 application fee per student (nonrefundable)
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If you want to live in the dormitory,
a $100 housing deposit per adult (refundable before May 1, not required of people serving on staff)
Please send a check or money order in US dollars payable to "Summer Institute of Linguistics".
(We are sorry, we cannot accept credit cards.)
You need send only one combined check
for the total amount due from you and (if applicable) your spouse.
Please take care of these things
by March 1 if you are an international student
or by April 1 if you are applying for financial aid.
Submissions after May 1 will incur a late fee.
Mail these things to the Tucson address below.
Exception: if you are submitting them very late (after May 15),
do not mail these things to Tucson, since
we may already have left for Grand Forks!
Contact us by email
(see contact information below),
tell us you are still planning to come
and ask what to do.
Forms to submit to UND
Once accepted by SIL-UND,
most students need to submit one or more forms
to the University of North Dakota.
The specific items that you need to submit are listed in your letter of acceptance.
In case you need a complete explanation
of who needs to do what,
see the separate information on
how SIL students should enroll with UND
(www.und.sil.org/registerUND.htm).
Dates
The dates for the 2008 session are
June 9 (registration)
through August 8 (last day of classes).
Orientation and registration begin at 8:30 AM on Monday,
June 9.
All students and academic staff are expected to attend this important meeting.
Dorms will be open for students on Saturday, June 7.
Early arrivals can sometimes be accomodated, especially if you can help with set-up,
contact us to make arrangements.
Most staff should arrive Tuesday, June 3.
A small number of staff (or students) are needed as early as Thursday,
May 29
to help with unpacking and set-up;
if you are available, please contact us (see contact information below).
The last day of classes is Friday, August 8.
Students should plan to leave that afternoon or on the following day.
Please do not plan to leave before classes end on Friday.
Staff should plan to leave Saturday or Sunday,
after their responsibilities are finished.
Check the calendar
on the SIL-UND website
(www.und.sil.org/dates.htm)
for more details.
Arrivals
For those arriving by public transportation
(see www.und.sil.org/travel.htm),
arrangements can be made for pick-up
if you give us advance notice
(see contact information below).
Charges are $5 for the bus or train station,
$10 for the Grand Forks airport.
By comparison, a taxi from the airport costs about $20.
Tell us the mode of transport, the date and time of arrival and where you will be coming from.
For air transport, please also provide the airline and flight number.
Don't worry about arrival times on public transport at odd hours
if that's the way you have to schedule your trip;
that's just the way the schedules work and we're used to it.
As long as we know in advance when you are coming,
we can have someone there to meet you
(even in the middle of the night at the train station).
When arranging bus transport,
the bus company may tell you that the bus stops on the UND campus at the Memorial Union.
However, this stop does not usually operate during the summer,
so you will need some way to get from the bus depot to the SIL dormitory, about four miles from the depot.
If you are driving,
we will have people ready to meet you between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm;
please plan to arrive between those times.
If you must arrive at some other time, please call or e-mail
in advance to make arrangements to get into the dorm.
(See contact information below.)
If you are delayed or no longer plan to attend at all,
please notify us as soon as you can.
(See contact information below.)
Directions to SIL-UND in Grand Forks
The SIL-UND program is located on the UND campus in the Johnstone-Fulton-Smith complex
on University Avenue (which runs east-west through campus).
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From the south on Interstate 29:
Take the Demers exit, turn right (east) on Demers.
42nd Avenue is the first light, turn left (north) there and cross the railroad tracks.
Go north on 42nd to University Avenue
and turn right (east),
then follow the directions below.
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From the north on Interstate 29:
Take the exit for U.S. Highway 2,
go east (toward town), and then follow the directions in the next column.
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From the east or west on U.S. Highway 2:
Turn south on 42nd Avenue
(the intersection is just east of Interstate 29, on the west side of Grand Forks).
Go south on 42nd to University Avenue and turn left (east),
then follow the directions below.
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Once you are on University Avenue:
Continue east about 1/2 mile until you pass the large Chester Fritz Auditorium (on the right)
and cross the bridge over a small river.
The Johnstone-Fulton-Smith dormitory complex,
which is SIL's home for the summer,
is just past the bridge on the right.
There is a small metered parking lot off of University Avenue
just past the dorm complex.
Park there and look for signs for SIL with instructions about how to get in.
Wait to unload until after you find out your room assignment.
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Parking
If you bring a car with you,
you will be able to leave it in a student parking lot about 100 yards from the dorm.
UND charges a small parking fee (usually about $10) for the summer.
Trailers cannot be stored in this parking lot,
but arrangements can be made once you get to Grand Forks for a place to leave them
during the summer.
What to bring (and what's already there)
Dorm rooms are equipped with basic furniture:
beds, dressers, desks, desk chairs, and wastebaskets.
They have closets with about 3-4' of rod space per person.
There are fluorescent ceiling lights in each room;
you may want to bring a desk lamp.
Weather in Grand Forks in the summer can range from chilly (in the 50s)
to sweltering (over 100),
with highs on most days in the 70s and 80s.
You will likely appreciate having a fan
for warmer days,
since the dorm rooms are not air conditioned.
(Air conditioning is available in
most classrooms, the library, dining center,
and part of the dormitory basement.)
Bring school and sport clothing suitable for warm and cool weather.
Coin-operated washers and dryers are located in the dormitory,
as are irons, ironing boards, and facilities for hand laundering.
You will need your own pillows, blankets and towels.
Bedlinens (sheets, mattress covers, and pillowcases) are available through the
University for about $30 for the summer,
and can be exchanged once a week.
Many people bring their own instead.
The mattresses are extra-long twins;
regular fitted twin-size linens do not fit easily,
but they usually do work.
Married couples may choose to put two beds together and cover them with king-size sheets.
Dorm rooms have hookups for telephones
but you will need to furnish your own phone.
Buy a calling card if you want to make long-distance calls.
The dormitory also has a pay phone.
Cell phones work most places on campus.
Due to fire regulations at UND, cooking is not permitted in dormitory rooms.
This includes any kind of cooking device,
even such items as coffee makers, toasters, and microwave ovens.
Small, dorm-sized refridgerators are permitted
(and, indeed, are usually available to rent from UND).
If you have a personal computer and printer, bring them, as they will be useful for some courses,
e.g. writing papers or preparing PowerPoints, interaction with online components of the course, etc.
The University has computers which are available for
your use in the dormitory and other public areas around campus,
so if you don't own a computer you can use UND's equipment when it is available.
(The computers in the dorm are used heavily, but others on campus have much lighter use in the summer.)
SIL has a couple printers that you can print to through the dorm network if you don't bring your own.
A USB memory drive (e.g. "thumb drive" or "jump drive") is very useful, especially
if you don't bring a computer.
There are network connections (both wired and wireless) for access to the internet
from dormitory rooms and study areas at no charge.
Although SIL and/or UND can often provide assistance for
getting your computer to work on the dorm network,
we can't promise this service.
The network is not filtered for content (sexually-explicit or violent material),
so if you want that filtering for yourself or your children,
you will need to provide it on your own equipment.
Digital electronic audio players (MP3 players, iPods, etc.) are useful for
some courses, especially Second Language Acquisition and Field Methods,
which make heavy use of digital audio or video recordings.
If you have an MP3 player, it would be worthwhile to bring it,
but don't buy any equipment specially for these courses.
Digital recordings can also be played on most computers, so that's another option.
Also bring headphones if you have them, or plan to buy a pair in Grand Forks.
If you are a returning student and have a UND ID issued in 2006 or later with an EmplID number (not an NAID number),
bring it to avoid paying for a new one.
If you are from outside the U.S. or Canada
and have health insurance that is valid in the U.S.,
bring evidence of coverage.
Otherwise, international students (except Canadians) need to buy
a health insurance policy through the university.
(Rates for 2008 are expected to be about $70-75 per month;
most likely students will be expected to pay for 3 months.)
U.S. students are not required to have health insurance,
but if you would like to purchase a policy for the summer,
see www.vaaler.com/personal_insurance/studenthealth/index.asp.
If you are interested in visiting Canada during the summer, take note:
A passport is required for crossing the border, even for U.S. and Canadian citizens.
We do not recommend that non-U.S. citizens visit Canada during
their time at SIL-UND; there have been instances in the past where
non-citizens had difficulty re-entering the U.S. after their visit
or have even been denied entry.
If you play an instrument (any style of music: classical, popular, non-Western, whatever), consider bringing it
to play in our group meetings
and informal get-togethers.
There are facilities for
volleyball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, basketball, tennis, handball,
swimming and other sports,
so bring appropriate equipment and clothing.
No pets are permitted.
UND is a tobacco-free campus.
Smoking and oral tobacco products are prohibited on all UND property.
Directory information
To facilitate communication among staff and students,
SIL-UND distributes a directory each summer with rooms, phones, and email addresses of adults (not children).
Directory information is primarily for use by SIL participants.
Occasionally, though, we respond, with discretion, to requests for this information by outsiders
(e.g., a family member or potential employer).
Most people want to have their directory information included,
but you may choose to have some or all of your information excluded.
You may have already requested to exclude certain information when you completed your Stage 2 application form.
If you did not do so, or if you have changed your mind,
you may still choose to exclude, add or change information
by notifying the SIL reception office after your arrival.
Children and childcare
We are looking forward to having you and your children with us.
All children under 14 years of age
who are living in the dorm
must be supervised while you are in classes;
the normal way to do this is by enrollment in the childcare program.
The program is also open to SIL families who are living
outside the dormitory.
For further information about the program and what to bring for your children,
see the detailed information
on the SIL-UND website (www.und.sil.org/chldcare2.htm).
Outside activities and recreation
The courses are intensive and preclude outside work, courses, or other major responsibilities.
Please do not plan to arrive late at the beginning of the summer,
to leave early at the end of the summer,
or to be gone for more than a couple of weekends.
However, there are ample opportunities for personal recreation
when you need a break from studies for an hour or a weekend afternoon.
Parties and outings are organized by SIL-UND regularly.
Volleyball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee are especially popular.
The Grand Forks community sponsors concerts and plays throughout the summer.
Around Grand Forks,
there are stores and malls,
movie theaters, restaurants, museums, a public library, bike trails and parks,
tennis and raquetball courts, swimming pools, a campus fwellness center, and a climbing wall,
all within a few minutes of campus and many within easy walking distance.
There are fishing and camping sites
less than an hour away in North Dakota and Minnesota.
During the long weekend in mid-summer (not necessarily on July 4),
many people go camping at Lake Itasca (headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota)
or in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
both about three hours away.
There are numerous Christian churches in the Grand Forks area,
representing many different denominations,
and a small synagogue.
There is an optional daily chapel service in the dormitory
which focuses on interests of participants in the program.
Finances
Payment for tuition, housing and meals, books, child care, etc., is
made directly to SIL (not to UND) and is
due on the day of registration at the beginning of the summer.
If you cannot pay in full at that time,
please make arrangements in advance with the
SIL-UND director
(see contact information below)
for an alternate payment schedule.
Checks drawn on US banks,
money orders, and cash are accepted,
but we are unfortunately unable to accept credit cards.
Make arrangements with your own bank so that you can mail deposits
to them and obtain cash from ATM machines.
Guest accommodations
There is a limited number of guest rooms available in the dorms for short stays.
If you have someone
who needs to spend a night or two,
arrangements can usually be made for a modest charge;
please give advance notice to the
SIL-UND housing coordinator
(see contact information below).
Since there is never an assurance of space in guest rooms, it is suggested that you make
your request as early as possible.
Guest rooms are not available during the last week
except under very special circumstances.
Please do not plan on inviting guests to spend nights with you in your room
without paying.
There are also
many motel choices in Grand Forks, including several of the large chains and many
individually-owned establishments.
All guests will need to make arrangements for their own meals.
They may eat in the dining hall with staff and students
by paying for each meal individually (about $4-$8 per meal).
There are also many restaurants within a few miles of campus.
Medical care
Grand Forks has an excellent health care system.
Medical care for students, staff, and their families is readily available,
either through the University health service or outside providers.
Some immunizations are available
through the Grand Forks public health service.
Special needs
If you or anyone coming with you have special needs for your academic work or living arrangements,
please contact us as soon as possible
(see contact information below)
so that reasonable accomodations can be arranged.
We want to work with you so that your summer can be as
enjoyable and beneficial to you as possible.
Contact information before the summer
If you have questions, the best way to reach us is almost always by email
through our web-based form.
Or, before May 15, you can
leave a message at
800-292-1621 (520-825-6132 from outside the USA),
or write to:
Dr. Albert Bickford
SIL-UND Director
16131 N. Vernon Dr.
Tucson AZ 85739-9395
During the period May 15-June 1, we will be travelling to Grand Forks,
so email is the only reliable way to reach us then.
After June 1,
use the summer phone number and address below.
Further contact information is
available at
www.und.sil.org/contact.htm.
Summer phone number and address
The summer SIL-UND office phone number will be 701-777-0575.
(This number is active only during the summer session;
see contact information above if you need to talk with us at other times.)
You may receive mail and packages at the following address (see restrictions below):
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(Your name)
SIL-UND
2901 University Avenue Stop 8217
Grand Forks ND 58202-8217
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This address is only used during the summer session.
Forwarding service after the end of the session is slow and unreliable,
and is only available for first class mail within the USA.
(Other items will be returned or discarded.)
Please advise your correspondents not to use this address
after August 1.
If you have mail forwarded to you during the summer,
please make sure that it will not be forwarded here after August 1.
Please do not give this address to magazines, retailers, banks,
credit cards, utilities, and other businesses and organizations.
You may use this address as a shipping address for packages
only if you provide a permanent address as a billing/mailing address
and you are sure the items you order will arrive while you are actually on campus,
since most packages cannot be forwarded.
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