Draft New International Student Orientation Draft Fall 2016 This is a Draft Document. It will change prior to August 22, the first day of Orienation. Orientation is vitally important to your success at UAlbany. If introduces you to the campus, helps your meet other students and gives a start on adjusting to live at a US university. All orientation sessions are mandatory and required for all students by group, except the few events makes as optional. Monday 8/22 11:00 am Residence Hall Check in At the Residence Hall Living On Campus 12:00 4:00 pm Orientation Check in Campus Center Ballroom 1:30 3:30 pm Walmart Trip #1 Leaving from Collins Circle 4:00 5:00 pm Living On Campus: Strategies for Success Campus Center Assembly Hall 4:00 5:00 pm Living Off Campus: Strategies for Success Campus Center Room 375 Living On Campus Living Off Campus 5:00 6:00 pm Get Acquainted Session Campus Center Ballroom 6:00 7:00 pm Dinner Be sure to have your Name Tag TBA 7:00 8:00 pm Walmart Trip #2 Leaving from Collins Circle Evening Activity TBA Tuesday 8/23 8:30 9:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:30 10:00 am 10:00 10:30 am 10:30 11:15 am 11:15 12:30 pm Welcome and Opening Address Dr. Michael Elliott ISSS Office Procedures & Practical Matters Lindsay Wersebe, Tricia Tierney ISSS Immigration Matters Annie Heavener Academic Success in the US Classroom Dr. Kevin Shanley 12:30 1:30 pm Lunch Be sure to have your Name Tag TBA 2:00 2:45 pm Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services & Health Insurance Judy Squadere, Lisa Dullgar Tulloch, Vivian Hwang, Ed Ledermann & Henny Jong Futerko 3:00 6:00 pm Advisement LC 3A 4:00 5:00 pm Library Reception University Main Library, 1 st Floor 5:00 6:30 pm Trip to Crossgates Mall & Walmart Leaving from Collins Circle Evening Outdoor Activity Freshman, IBSA & Grad Freshman, IBSA & Grad
Wednesday 8/24 7:30 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 9:00am 10:00pm 8:30 9:15 am 9:15 10:00 am 10:00 10:45 am 10:45 11:00 am 11:00 11:30 am 11:30 12:00 11:30 5:00 12:00 5:00 pm 11:30 12:30 pm University Orientation Sessions Community Standards, Advocacy Center, Title IX Brian Stephenson, Carol Stenger & Chantelle Cleary Getting Involved on Campus Craig Brewer, Sheri Stevens, Courtney D Allaird, Valerie Swenson ISSS Events, Student groups Personal Safety on and off Campus Lt. Aran Mull Lecture Center Concourse between LC 07 and LC 18 Online Security Martin Manjak Cultural Adjustment Session (*Student Panel) Exchange Student General Advising Session Advisement with Academic Departments for students who have declared their major Exchange Student Advising Groups Human Resources for Assistants. with graduate assistantships should plan to attend this session 2:00 3:30 pm International Teaching Assistant Training Lecture Center 24 CIEGS Conference Room, Science Library, G 05 Lecture Center 03B Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership Freshman Exchange Exchange with Assistantships with
Afternoon are free to meet with their department/advisor at this time, or to arrange another time. Evening Activity with Welcome Week Library 069 Teaching Assistantships Thursday 8/25 9:00 4:00 University Orientation Sessions Lecture Center Freshman 9:00 11:00 am Document Copying Bus Tour of Albany Sign up Evening Activity with Welcome Week Science Library Atrium Exchange and Friday 8/26 9:00 12:00 Freshman Retention Programming ES 242 Freshman 9:00 4:00 p.m. & Exchange Attend Lecture Center and Orientation (All Day) Exchange??? Meeting with Residence Life Staff In the Residence Halls Freshman??? Document Copying Freshman & Freshman and Science Library Atrium 1:30 3:30 pm ISSS Workshops Immigration Matters & Practical Matters Make up Session CIEGS Conference Room, Mandatory for those who missed the Science Library G 5 As applicable session during orientation.
4:00 p.m. Convocation, followed by Picnic (Freshman, & Exchange ) Evening Activity with Welcome Week SEFCU Arena Freshman and Saturday 8/27 to Sunday 9/4 Welcome Week Events ISSS Office Staff Dr. Michael Elliott, Director Tara Evans, Associate Director Tricia Tierney, Sr. International Student Coordinator Annie Heavener, International Student Coordinator Lindsay Wersebe, International Student Coordinator Yi Zhou, Assistant Orientation Assistants
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