Orientation
TENTATIVE Undergraduate International Orientation Schedule 2012
- Wednesday, August 15 - Move into your residence hall (pick up your key at International House)
- Thursday, August 16 - See schedule below
- Friday, August 17 - See schedule below
- Saturday, August 18 - See schedule below
Sponsored by: International Student Council and Office of International Students and Scholars at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
*Internatioal Parents Question and Answer Session: Thursday, Aug 16, 11:15 a.m. in Olin 107
| Thursday | August 16, 2012 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. Alden Hall |
Continental Breakfast and Welcome WPI Admissions Staff |
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| 10:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
Welcome and Overview of Orientation Tom Hartvig Thomsen, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars, Colleen Callahan-Panday, Assistant Director and Andrea Rivas, Chair, International Student Council |
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| 10:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
Welcome to Academic Advising Paul Reilly, Director |
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| 11:00 a.m. |
Campus Tours In small groups you will tour the campus with an ISC student and get your WPI ID card |
|
| 12:00 Noon Morgan Hall |
Lunch and Brief introduction to the WPI Dining Services |
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| 1:30 p.m. Check Group Room |
Culture Shock Discussion, Group A (Olin 107) with Student Development and Counseling Center Staff Keeping Yourself Safe, Group B (Salisbury Labs 104) with Campus Police |
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| 2:15 p.m. Check Group Room |
Culture Shock Discussion, Group B (Salisbury Labs 104) with Student Development and Counseling Center Staff Keeping Yourself Safe, Group A (Olin 107) with Campus Police |
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| 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Buses leave from Institute Rd |
Shopping Trip, Super Wal-Mart | |
| 5:30 p.m. Morgan Commons |
Dinner | |
| 7:30 p.m. Campus Center Odeum |
ISC Social Gathering Social Gathering with International Student Council |
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| Friday | August 17, 2012 | |
| 8:00 a.m. Morgan Commons |
Breakfast | |
| 9:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
Collecting passports and I-94 Cards for Photocopying | |
| 9:30 a.m. Olin 107 |
Humanities and Arts Requirements at WPI Jeffrey Forgeng, Professor, Humanities and Arts Department |
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| 10:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
Health Services and Health Insurance Regina Roberto, Director, Health Services |
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| 10:45 a.m. Check Group Room |
Academic Honest Policy, Group A (Olin 107) with Philip Clay, Dean of Students Government Regulations, Group B (Higgins Lab 116) with Tom Thomsen and Colleen Callahan-Panday |
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| 12:00 p.m. Morgan Commons |
Lunch | |
| 1:15 p.m. Check Group Room |
Academic Honesty Policy, Group B (Olin 107) with Philip Clay, Dean of Students Government Regulations, Group A (Higgins Lab 116) with Tom Thomsen and Colleen Callahan-Panday |
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| 2:15 p.m. Olin 107 |
Introduction to the Career Development Center Maggie Becker, Assistant Director, CDC |
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| 2:45 p.m. Olin 107 |
WPI Dining Services | |
| 3:00 p.m. Olin 107 |
Enrollment Information Chris Love, Associate Registrar |
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| 3:30 p.m. Check Group Room |
SEVIS Registration and return of passports Group A: Olin 107 Group B: Higgins Lab 116 |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Free Time | |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Goat's Head Restaurant |
Dinner Check your meal ticket for arrival time |
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| 7:30 p.m. TBA |
Social Event TBA |
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| Saturday | August 18, 2012 | |
| 8:30 a.m. Morgan Commons |
Breakfast | |
| 9:30 a.m. Olin 107 |
WPI Degree Requirements Tom Hartvig Thomsen, Director, Office of International Students and Scholars |
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| 10:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
How to get Credit for High-level Secondary School Work ISC Peer Mentors |
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| 10:30 a.m. Olin 107 |
Introduction to Academic Support Services and Peer-Mentor Program ISC Peer Mentors |
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| 11:00 a.m. Olin 107 |
Small Group Meetings with Peer Mentors "Everything you really need to get started" |
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| 12:00 p.m. Morgan Commons |
Lunch | |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Buses leave from Institute Road |
Tour of Worcester | |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Outing at Lake Park Busses return to campus at staggered times |
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| 5:30 p.m. Higgins House |
Concluding Dinner with ISC Officers and Peer Mentors |
