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New Graduate Student Orientation 2007
Sponsored by the GSAS Office of Student Development and the Graduate Student Association
Wednesday August 29th, Thursday August 30th &
Tuesday September 4th, 2007
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007, 8:30am
Keating Hall Basement Lounge
Becoming Acquainted With Fordham University
8:00am-9:15am - Breakfast and Registration – Keating Hall Basement Lounge
*Student Service representatives will also be available at this time (information about health insurance plan, OITservices, Email assistance, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Student Employment, Community Service)
9:30am-11:00am – Welcome Speeches - Keating 3rd Auditorium
President Father McShane, Dr, Nancy Busch (GSAS Dean), GSAS Associate Dean, GSAS Director of Student Development, Stephanie Pietros (GSA President)
11:00am-1:00pm
Campus Tour – Meet in Keating Hall Basement Lounge
Student Service Reps – Keating Hall Basement Lounge
1:00pm-2:00pm – BBQ (weather permitting) – Keating Hall Terrace (front of Keating Hall), Rain Location - Keating Hall Basement Lounge
2:00pm-4:00pm – Department Orientations (see below) or *“Free Time”
* A list of alternate activities will be available during morning registration
4:00pm-6:00pm – President’s Reception – Keating Hall Front Steps/Terrace, Rain Location – University Commons (Duane Library)
Department Orientations
(this information will be updated as we receive information from departments):
Biological Sciences - 2:00pm 150 Larkin Hall
Economics - 2:00pm, Economics Department
Conference Room, Dealy E-530.
English – 2:00pm, Location TBA
History – 2:00pm, Location TBA
Humanities and Sciences – 2:00pm, Dealy Hall 406
Psychology – 2:00pm, Location TBA
Theology - 2:00pm, Duane, Room 140
Department Orientations held on other days:
Philosophy – Tuesday, September 4th, 3:00pm, Philosophy Conference Room
(Collins Hall 139)
Sociology - Monday, August 13th at Stitch bar and Lounge (www.stitchnyc.com).
247 W. 37th Street
Time: 6-ish to 8-ish. (one hour open bar followed by a cash bar)
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Keating Hall Basement Lounge
Life As A Graduate Student: A Personal & Academic View
9:00am-9:30am – Breakfast – Keating Hall Basement Lounge
9:30am-11:00am – “Navigating Academic Life at Fordham University”
Keating Hall Basement Lounge
11:00am-12:00pm – “Graduate Student Life” workshop with Counseling and Psychological Services
Keating Hall Basement Lounge
12:00pm-1:00pm – Lunch
Keating Hall Basement Lounge
1:00pm-3:30pm – Community Service Project (projects TBA) and Tour of Belmont, Bronx
*Community Service Project will take place within the Bronx neighborhood; students will take a walking tour of the Belmont, Bronx neighborhood on route to the Community Service Project
4:00pm – Lincoln Center Outing – McGinley Center
*Students will meet in front of McGinley Center to take the Ram Van down to Lincoln Center for a tour of the LC neighborhood, followed by a trip to Lincoln Bar Grill for drinks.
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007, 4:00pm
Welcome Social
O’Hare Hall Terrace (4th Floor of Walsh Library)
Join fellow new GSAS students and the GSA Council in celebrating the beginning of the fall semester. Students who were not able to attend orientation on the 29th and 30th can pick up their orientation packets on this night as well as have their questions answered by their department representative. Light snacks and drinks will be served.
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