DC CENTER STUDENT ORIENTATION SCHEDULE AUGUST 25 29, 2014
MONDAY, AUGUST 25 7:30 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. 12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. 1:30 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. GATHERING AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST DC Center Staff & Mary Kay Sigda, Senior Admissions Counselor WELCOME TO SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE, DC CENTER! TOUR, INTRODUCTIONS, ICEBREAKER Don Steinberg, World Learning, President; Preeti Shroff-Mehta, Dean, DC Center International Development Trends Roundtable with Development Professionals Preeti Shroff-Mehta LUNCH WITH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS EAST CLASSROOM, 11TH FLOOR, 1015 15TH ST. NW, WASHINGTON, DC GROUP MEETINGS ON COMPUTER AND LIBRARY SERVICES AND PRIVATE MEETINGS TO RESOLVE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNS 11th Floor, 1015 15th St. NW, Washington, DC Amanda Scull, Access Services Librarian; David Hutcherson, Systems Specialist: Student Computing;, Student Services Coordinator TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 9:O0 A.M. 11:00 A.M. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP Mary Kay Sigda 11:00 A.M. 11:15 A.M. BREAK 11:15 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. -3:50 P.M. INTRODUCTION OF FACULTY AND FACULTY COURSE OVERVIEW Preeti Shroff-Mehta; Anthony Green, Program Manager LUNCH ON YOUR OWN COMPLETION OF FACULTY COURSE OVERVIEW AND REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT POLICIES Preeti Shroff-Mehta; Anthony Green
3:50 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. BREAK 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. STUDENT SUPPORT AND POLICIES Preeti Shroff-Mehta; Anthony Green; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 8:30 AM 8:45 AM STUDENTS GATHER ON 11TH FLOOR F-1 Visa Students in Students with Domestic IDs in East Classroom, 11th Floor, 1015 15th St. NW, Washington, DC 8:45 AM 11:00 AM 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VISIT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2100 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20037 STUDENTS WITH US IDS VISIT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR TOUR AND REGISTRATION 101 Independence Ave. SE; Washington, DC 20540 11:00 AM 12:00 PM CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS U.S. ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS Preeti Shroff-Mehta; 12:00 NOON 1:00 PM LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:00 PM 2:45 PM CAREER SERVICES Phyllis Thibodeau, Career Coach 2:45 PM 3:00 PM BREAK 3:00 PM 5:00 PM WRITING WORKSHOP INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF PLAGIARISM AND APA Writing Coach
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM HISTORY OF WORLD LEARNING Alvino Fantini, Professor Emeritus by Skype from Vermont 9:40 AM 10:30 AM PANEL OF PARTICIPANTS IN WORLD LEARNING PROGRAMS Preeti Shroff-Mehta and World Learning Alumni 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM BREAK 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LEARNING'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS (IDEP) PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Preeti Shroff-Mehta and staff from IDEP 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM 2:45 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:45 PM 4:45 PM 6:00 PM STUDENT FINANCIAL AID, STUDENT ACCOUNTS & HEALTH INSURANCE OVERVIEW Cathy Mullins, Director of Financial Aid; Sharon Berry Accounts Receivable Manager; and BREAK PRACTICUM OVERVIEW Squeak Stone, Director Career and Practicum Service Center INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH FINANCIAL AID, STUDENT ACCOUNTS, AND PRACTICUM AND CAREER SERVICES As needed FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS WITH FINANCIAL AID, STUDENT ACCOUNTS, AND PRACTICUM AND CAREER SERVICES As needed CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT: SOCIAL AND PERSONAL BEHAVIOR
11:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM SITSA & STUDENT AFFAIRS RESOURCES and alumni LUNCH Q&A WITH ALUMNI Alumni and new students 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM MOODLE AND TECHNOLOGY Mokhtar Bouba, Instructional Technologist & David Hutcherson