Tentative 2009 Pre-Orientation Schedule for Undergraduate International Students
Wednesday, August 19- Move into your residence hall (pick up your key at International House)
Thursday, August 20- See schedule below
Friday, August 21- See schedule below
Saturday, August 22- See schedule below
Sponored by: International Student Council and Office of International Students and Scholars at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
THURSDAY | August 20, 2009 |
9:15 a.m. Bartlett Center | Continental Breakfast and Welcome WPI Admissions Staff |
10:00 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Orientation Tom Hartvig Thomsen, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars |
10:30 a.m. | Campus Tours In small groups you will tour the campus with an ISC student and get your WPI ID card |
12:30 p.m. Morgan Commons | Lunch (Bring your meal ticket) |
1:30 p.m. | Culture Shock Discussion
Introduction to the West Street House |
2:15 p.m. |
Health Services and Health Insurance |
3:00 p.m. | Shopping Trip Greendale Mall and Lincoln Plaza |
5:30 p.m. Morgan Commons | Dinner |
7:00 p.m. Campus Center | Social Gathering International Student Council Officers- Worcester and WPI Trivia |
FRIDAY | August 21, 2009 |
8:00 a.m. Morgan Commons | Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. |
Academic Advising
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9:30 a.m. | Collecting passports and I-94 cards for photocopying |
9:40 a.m. |
How to get credit for high level secondary school work |
10:00 a.m. |
Academic Honesty Policies |
11:15 a.m. |
Keeping Yourself Safe |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch
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1:15 p.m. |
Government Regulations |
2:15 p.m. | Working in the US on and off-campus Tom Harvig Thomsen, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars Maggie Becker, Assistant Director, Career Development Center |
3:00 p.m. | Everything you need to know about enrollment Registrar's Office |
3:30 p.m. | SEVIS Registration and return of passports |
4:00 p.m. | Free Time |
6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
7:45 p.m. |
ISC Social |
SATURDAY | August 22, 2009 |
8:30 a.m. Morgan Commons | Breakfast |
9:30 a.m. | WPI Projects, IQP and MQP Tom Hartvig Thomsen, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars |
10:00 a.m. |
Humanities and Arts
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10:30 a.m. | What You Really Need to Know to get Started ISC Officers and Peer Mentors will share their experiences and answer questions |
11:00 a.m. | Review of academic schedule and introduction to the WPI computer system Peer Mentors will review schedules in small groups. The computer lab will be open for those needing to make schedule changes |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:30 p.m. Buses leave from Institute Road | Rutland State Park Bring your swim suit and a towel |
5:00 p.m. Higgins House | Barbecue with Peer Mentors |
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