Graduate Student

Orientation Fall 2013

Getting a lay of the land…

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• Luncheon at Hebert Hall Suite 300

AgendaSaturday, August 24, 2013

• Welcome & Introductions

• Academics & Regulations

• Q&A (followed by 5 minute break)

• Student Support & Engagement

• Technology & Connectivity

• Q&A

• Events & Activities

• Lay of the Land (followed by a 5 minute break)

• Welcome Guide to New Orleans

• Optional Campus Tour andPersonal Time for Administrative Matters

• Questions & Close

10:30am

11:30am

3:00pm

12:00pm

1:30pm

3:30pm

4

The Payson Center: History & Today

Brief Personal Introductions of Faculty, Staff and Students

Icebreaking Activity – “What have you done that no one else here has done?”

Payson project work and upcoming events

Colin Crawford, Executive Director

Welcome & Introduction

5

MS & MS/JD requirements

Core & Elective Courses

Summer Institutes

University Policies & Academic Standards

Q&A

5 minute break

Sheila Favalora, Senior Program Manager for Academics

Academics & Regulations

6

Advising Meetings

Research Interests

Jobs

Internships

TA positions

Career Panels

Dauphine Sloan, Graduate Studies Advisor

Student Support & Engagement

7

WebsitePeople Bio

Blogging

Connect with Social Media

Payson Computer Lab

Sheila Joy, Instructional Technology Specialist

Technology & Connectivity

8

Blackboard

GoTo Meeting

TechConnect vs. Technology Serviceshttp://tulane.edu/tsweb/

Registering your computer/mobile devices/campus wireless

Q&A

Sheila Joy, Instructional Technology Specialist

Technology & Connectivity

Lunch Break

12:00 to 1:30 CDT

• Hiking over to Hebert Hall

• GoToMeeting will resume at

1:20 PM via same link

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• Luncheon at Hebert Hall Suite 300

AgendaSaturday, August 24, 2013

• Welcome & Introductions

• Academics & Regulations

• Q&A (followed by 5 minute break)

• Student Support & Engagement

• Technology & Connectivity

• Q&A

• Events & Activities

• Lay of the Land (followed by a 5 minute break)

• Welcome Guide to New Orleans

• Optional Campus Tour andPersonal Time for Administrative Matters

• Questions & Close

10:30am

11:30am

3:00pm

12:00pm

1:30pm

3:30pm

11

Payson Graduate Student Association (PGSA)

Upcoming Events:Library-use/Research & Citation Management Tools Workshop

(Wednesday, Sept. 11 1:30-2:30 – Room 309 in the Library)

Internal Review Board (IRB)

Faculty Research Presentation

International Development Colloquium Series (IDCS)

Happy Hours

Current student activities

Kami Bruner, Academic Program Coordinator

Events & Activities

12

Overview of Facilities

ID Card

General safety - specific to living/being active around campus, Hurricane Plans

Campus Food options: LBC, Bruff, secret 24 hour diner, Hillel, PJs locations, Drawing Board - deli in Richardson Memorial, library basement

Graduate Carrels

Sheila Favalora, Kami Bruner and student guests

Lay of the Land

13

Bike assistance - Tulane & others

Overview of shuttles/parking/safe ride services

Legal aid

Discounts – e-academy, printing through FedEx

Sheila Favalora, Kami Bruner and student guests

Lay of the Land

14

Helpful Tulane OrganizationsGAPSA,

OGPS (workshops & link to potential funding sources, travel grants), http://tulane.edu/ogps/

Student Affairs - http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/

Career Services - http://tulane.edu/hiretulane/

University Services – http://tulane.edu/universityservices/index.cfm shuttle, car rental & car share

Sheila Favalora, Kami Bruner and student guests

Lay of the Land (continued)

15

Julie Hernandez, Research Assistant Professor

Guide to New Orleans

16

Targeted Tour (&/or Personal Time for Administrative Matters)Uptown Square (+ shuttle waiting room),

Bruff Commons, Post Office/ID card,

Lavin Berncik Cener for Student Life (LBC)

Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Questions & Close

17

Boggs (for computer access)

Howard Tilton Memorial Library (HTML)

Reily, student health center/counseling

Financial Aid

Career Services

Questions & Close

Graduate Student

Orientation Fall 2013

Getting a lay of the land…

8/24/13