GET READY FOR TAKEOFF! florence academic year orientation

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1 GET READY FOR TAKEOFF! florence academic year orientation

2 INTRODUCING your visiting faculty Dyron Daughrity and Family!

3 INTRODUCING your RAs Jenna Petrungaro & John Louis Chiappe

4 INTRODUCING your ambassador: Mason Folse

5 THE STAFF your director ELIZABETH WHATLEY

6 THE STAFF your program assistant ALESSIO BASTA

7 THE STAFF your facilities coordinator ANTONELLA SORRENTI

8 Human Scavenger Hunt! Get to know the students and faculty you re going abroad with! We bet you ll have more in common than you think.

9 THE VILLA

10 HOUSE TOUR VIDEO

11 EXPLORE WITH A PURPOSE! Develop goals for YOU Turn to the goal development page in your flight manual Get in groups of 3-4 people and share your initial ideas about goals for 1-2 developmental areas and what potential mechanisms are there to help you achieve your goals. (5 minutes total for activity) Take 5 minutes to draft at least 3 goals for yourself and create an accountability mechanism and write it down on the following page ( 5 minutes)

12 Listening Summit

13 ACADEMICS DO NOT expect overseas classes to be EASY! It s the same amount of class hours as Malibu finished in less time. 2.0 GPA requirement (cumulative and semester) before and during program.

14 TEXTBOOKS Typically, textbook information is available about a month before program starts. You will be sent an with the information about your textbooks. To purchase textbooks from Alumni join the FB coalition: this way, there s no need to haul your books to Italy! Pick them up from Alessio s office when you arrive. Once you purchase your books, alumni will save the books under your name in the villa office

15 LIBRARY RESOURCES Pepperdine s Payson Library has developed a site specifically for our Florence program.

16 ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE PER SEMESTER Tuition - same as Malibu Room & Board - $3465 Estimated total cost- varies

17 OTHER COSTS SEMESTER YEAR Mandatory Local Health Insurance Per Term (required by law) Mandatory Post Office Fee & Stamp Mandatory Italian Government Fee (required by law)

18 MEALS All 3 daily meals provided in the Villa s Mensa area from Sunday evening to Thursday evening Meals while travelling is the responsibility of the student Breakfast is available at the Villa on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

19 STUDENT EMPLOYMENT $$$ student worker positions: Student Workers are hired by the Program Director once students arrive to their program. There are various positions available: - kitchen workers, service coordinator Student workers must obtain I-9s once they are in Florence and secure a position (with the exception of RA s, who must do so before they go). $$$

20 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES Big Brother, Big Sister Food service CIRS Corri la Vita Green Day Olive & grape picking

21 MAILING TO FLORENCE Pepperdine University Viale Milton Florence Italy - there are several drop-off mail locations in the city - incoming mail is delivered to the villa and placed in a basket outside of the program office

22 MAIL FORWARDING Mail from Malibu will NOT be forwarded to your program. Students MUST fill out the mail-forwarding form. Make sure you put the correct dates in the form!

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24 PERSONAL SAFETY Avoid leaving purses, backpacks, etc. alone in public places Do not hang purse from chairs in public places Don t walk alone at night in poorly lit areas Never try to stop taxis in the middle of the street Have small amounts of cash only Do not share key code or your personal keys

25 THE BALANCE SLEEP/HEALTH SOCIAL CLASSES TRAVEL

26 SPIRITUAL LIFE Florence Spiritual Life Video! Family in Florence Pray and Prepare Discussion Time!

27 YOUR CHOICES WITH ALCOHOL please take a few moments to read the article & join us in discussion

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29 HEALTH CLEARANCE 1) Schedule your physical exam days before your program start date (NOW). 2) Turn in form to IP Office at least 45 days before your program start date. 3) Vaccinations & other health info has to be up to date!

30 FLIGHT INFORMATION - IP will the flight itinerary to your Pepperdine . Please check your contract on Wavenet to confirm whether you are on the group flight or exempt from the group flight. Fall 2017: All Students Arrive: September 7th All Students Leave: December 13th Spring 2018: All Students Arrive: January 10th All Students Leave: April 18th *Program start/end dates and EFT locations are subject to change

31 FLIGHT INFORMATION EFT Locations: Fall 2017: Sicily Spring 2018: Budapest *Program start/end dates and EFT locations are subject to change

32 EFT

33 GROUP FLIGHT Will be ed soon! Contact Corniche Travel for group flight return date extensions. Not all requests are possible. If changes to flight are needed on return leg, student will be required to pay any associated fees. No changes possible on outgoing flight.

34 FLIGHT EXEMPTIONS Make your own travel arrangements (flight + travel to house) Arrive same day and general time the group arrives Submit confirmed itinerary no less than 45 days prior to departure of program Can t arrive early or leave late from the program facility Responsible for your own travel costs.

35 LUGGAGE checked luggage fees: Most airline carriers charge a fee for each piece of checked luggage. Fees vary by airline, and it is the student's responsibility to be prepared to pay these fees at the airport. Maximum weight and dimensions also vary and are changed often so check into this when you receive your flight itinerary.

36 WHAT TO BRING Bring converter/adaptor for anything electrical (or buy it at the euro store) portable cell phone charger Special hygiene products & travel towel Warm weather clothing & 1 nice outfit (ladies dresses, gentlemen slacks) Medications Good walking/hiking shoes/ house slippers Learning supplies-- bring your favorite pens, pencils, notebooks Less than $200 USD equivalent of local currency in cash

37 WHAT NOT TO BRING Towels: provided in the villa Pillows, blankets, or linens (you get your own bed and sheets in the villa) Expensive jewelry or valuables Too many shoes Anything you don t absolutely need Things that you d rather buy overseas less is more!

38 STEP

39 ALUMNI PANEL Academics Finance Well-being Travel Spiritual Life

40 EMERGENCY ENVELOPE In case of an emergency, your envelope will have all of the critical information necessary all readily available in one place. YOU MUST CREATE YOUR OWN EMERGENCY ENVELOPE BEFORE PROGRAM DEPARTURE.

41 EMERGENCY ENVELOPE documents needed: 1. photocopy of passport 2. 4 extra passport photos 3. list of all medical prescriptions from doctor 4. names, phone #s, and addresses of 2 emergency contacts 5. list of all credit card international phone #s 6. health history form 7. certified copy of birth certificate (if possible)

42 THE BIG SEVEN violations that warrant program dismissal: threat/act of violence theft possess/sell/distribute/ and or use of any amount of a controlled substance in/out of a Pepperdine facility Substantial disruption to the living community repeated drunkenness in/out of Pepperdine facility significant property damage traveling to a country on the US State Department s Travel Warning List.

43 DISABILITY SERVICES OFFICE If you require special accommodations please visit disability services office immediately 1. access 2. mental and other health-related matters 3. academic learning

44 IP HANDBOOK Click on Prepare at the bottom of our community page!

45 HOW CAN I BRING MY PROGRAM TO MALIBU? here s a few of our best ideas: 1. volunteer in our office! 2. go the Return! 3. LANDED & LAUNCH convo series 4. bring your perspectives into your classroom 5. go on another IP opportunity! 6. share your experience with 5 friends!

46 CONVO SERIES Landed Launch &

47 STAY share your adventures.

48 You got questions? Wii got answers! Every Wednesday until Finals Video Games, Snacks, and More! In front of the IP office April 5, April 12, April 19: 2-4pm &

49 HOW DID WE DO? -Check your now and take the IP Orientation Survey and Orientation Quiz -You can leave orientation once you show the orientation student leader your 100% score and the submission page at end of survey on your smartphone or computer

50 Send Off!

51 BUON VIAGGIO!

52 INTERNATIONAL SOS OVERVIEW FOR IP

53 International SOS (ISOS) Travel Tracking Assistance

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55 International SOS Assistance Health, safety, and travel advice Assistance with passport replacement Medical assistance, including on-call doctors and nurses, referrals for medical care, and guarantee of payment for very urgent medical expenses. Click here for coverage information. $100 Deductible for urgent medical Assistance

56 International SOS Assistance All IP students, faculty & dependents can use International SOS services Assistance

57 Urgent Not Urgent Need care same day Can wait to be seen in a couple days Unexpected injuries Caught a cold May become serious illness Muscle aches from traveling Use ISOS Not for ISOS

58 Non-Urgent Health Needs You are responsible for obtaining health insurance to cover your non-urgent needs

59 Health Care By Program Program Name Local health care policy provided? Action Item Student automatically enrolled in additional emergency services (not routine services) Consider an additional health policy depending on gaps identified between personal policy and your health care needs No Same as above London (full year) Automatically receives medical benefits through UK s National Health Services Same as above Washington D.C. N/A N/A Yes. Full coverage Not needed unless special needs Buenos Aires Florence Heidelberg London (single semester) Shanghai Lausanne

60 Telecommunications

61 Telecommunications Options 1. Use your current phone and plan abroad 2. Obtain international data and voice plan 3. Consider a "talk abroad phone package" similar to this plan or a google solution similar to this plan. 4. Purchase a local sim card

62 Telecommunications Advice 1. Ask your telecommunications carrier about using your current smartphone abroad 2. Ask alumni for advice and refer to about section on program page for specific telecommunications solutions

63 Your 3 Big Action Steps 1. 2.