Living in Purdue Seminar. ILTC Taiwanese New Student Orientation Aug 25, 2001

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1 Living in Purdue Seminar ILTC Taiwanese New Student Orientation Aug 25, 2001

2 Time: Aug 25 Sat. 2:00-5:00 pm Place: Krannert Building G12 (underground 1F) 2:10 ~ 2:20 Food and Restaurants at Lafayette Weiru (PhD in Management) Where to eat? What are the specialties at each restaurant? 2:20 ~ 2:30 Clothes and Shopping at Purdue Deanna (PhD in Marketing) How to get dressed in campus? Where to enjoy shopping around this area? Where to do grocery shopping? 2:30 ~ 2:50 Housing Issues around Campus Chang Chien (PhD in EE) Tony (MS in HTM) How to survive in dorms, Purdue Village, and off-campus? Useful tips for daily life. 2:55 ~ 3:05 Transportation and Driving License Hung Ming (PhD in ME) How and where to buy a car? How to get your driver's license? 3:05 ~ 3:20 Entertainment and Activities Megan (PhD in AAE) Must-see concerts and performances this year 3:20 ~ 3:35 Exercise and Ball Game Activities John (PhD in EE) Kendo Ching Wen Softball, badminton Yi-Hsiang Isaac Chang Basketball, volley ball Cha-Chi (PhD in Consumer Sci) 3:35 ~ 3:45 Psychological Adjustment in Your First Year at a Campus Town Cha-Chi (PhD in Consumer Sci) 3:45 ~ 4:00 Community and Social Events Taiwanese student organizations in the US Taiwanese student association I love Taiwan Club Pan (PhD in Biology) DaMa (TSA president) Weiru (ILTC president) 4:00 ~ 4:20 Religion Buddhism Christianity Megan (PhD in AAE) Pei-Chun (PhD in Sociology) 4:20 ~ 4:30 Break and Social Hour 4:30 ~ 5:00 Group Discussion in Academic Affairs School of Engineering, Management, and others of the above speakers 1

3 Surviving Guide at Purdue Lafayette Bus West Lafayette Wal-Mart: 8, 1B, 3B Lafayette Wal-Mart Center & Meijer: 7 T-Mall: 1A, 3A, 4A Driving License Used Car 1. Price: Lookup from website. (Edmund+KKB)/2 2. Make an appointment with the owner. 3. Take a look of the car. If you don t li keit, quit now. 4. Drive the car with different speed. From Corec to Purdue Airport S526 is a good route. If you don t li keit, quit now. 5. Check the engine by observation, ask the previous owner necessary questions. If you don t li keit, quit now. 6. Take the car to machnicians for professional opinions. If you don t li ke t heir opinions, quit now. 7. Buy the car. Purdue Convocations: Long Center: 111 N. 6 th St. Tel: Purdue Theatre: Please refer to the Bulletin board at PMU. Free Concert! Join Convo Voice Network (CVN) NOW~ 2

4 Some sports team at Purdue What When Where Who Softball Fri. 5PM-Dark Field near Purdue West Badminton Wed. 8-11PM North Gym in Fri. 7-11PM Corec cc.purdue.ed Sun. 6-10PM u/~smash/ Call out Aug. 29 Basketball Sat. 10:00AM Corec Lunch together after game Yi-Hsiang Isaac Chang Yi-Hsiang Isaac Chang Chia-Chi Chang Chang-dar david Ho Tseng, Fu-Shiang Volleyball Fri. 6PM- 10PM Corec Tseng, Fu-Shiang Tennis Fri. 5PM-Dark Field near Corec Le-Ren Chang-Chien Ping-Pong Walletball Racketball Swim ~ 2002 Club Sports Callout Information Group Exercise Program Fitness/Wellness Personal Training Other Information (1) Football: The Rules of The Game ISS: 4:30pm Friday August 31 at Room B38 Schleman Hall, Next Friday we'll talk about American Football, the rules, and it's role at Purdue. If you've never seen an American Football game, this program will help you understand the game. If you're a seasoned expert at the game of American Football - bring an appetite and plan to share your knowledge. (2) PHYSICAL EDUCATION SKILLS (PES) (Please check courses) Lifetime Fitness, Beginning Swimming, Exercise to Music, Weight Training, Exercise and Fitness, AROTC Conditioning, AFROTIC Conditioning, Bowling, Tae Kwon Do, Golf, Beginning Tennis, Beginning Horseback Riding, Intermidiate Horseback Riding, Advanced Horseback Riding, Water Safety Instructor Course Some useful websites (1) Student Life at SSINFO (2) Division of Recreational Sports 3

5 (3) Sports at Purdue University (4) Athletic Facilities (5) Golf (6) For information about purchasing tickets to Purdue University athletic events, visit the Official Athletic Site, Purdue University Boilermakers ( or call (765) or SPORT (77678). or check purdue.forsale (7) INDY 500 (Hall of Fame Museum ) (8) Indiana Sports (9) NBA (10) Other professional sports games Purdue Badminton Club Is the real international club at Purdue; members come from the States, Germany, Danmark, Indonisia, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, China, etc. The club will go out and attend the international tournaments every semester. There will also be individual coaching time. Website: Practice time: Wed 8:00-11:00 pm Fri 7:00-11:00 pm Sun 6:00-10:00 pm If interested, please come to our callout on Aug 28 (Tue) at RSC 122A. Taiwan Student Softball Club Established in 1992, TSSC has been one of the most popular sport clubs among the Taiwanese students. Our current practice time starts around 5:00pm every Friday for 30 minutes, at the softball field right across the Purdue West Shopping Mall. Following the warm-up we will have a regular game with the local American Team. Please come and have fun. If interested, please contact yihsiang@purdue.edu 4

6 The Church in Lafayette Establised in 1989, the Church in Lafayette stands in the local ground as a strong testimony for God. Although English and Chinese are the two major languages used in the meetings, there is no difference of races or languages among the brothers and sisters. We sincerely invite you to attend our meetings, open your heart and listen to the pure words from God. Meeting schedule: Chinese-speaking Home Meeting: Fri 7:30-9:30pm, Union 112 Church Prayer Meeting: Thurs 7:30-9:30pm (at saints' house) Sunday Lord's Table and Bible Study: Sun 10:00-noon, Stew 213 If interested, please contact brother or yihsiang@purdue.edu 5