INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION FALL 2014 Monday, August 18th– Friday, August 22nd INDIANA UNIVERSITY– PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE Office of International Education (OIE) Walb Union Room 145 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Tel. 260-481-6034 Fax: 260-481-6674 Email: [email protected] www.ipfw.edu/iss/ Brian Mylrea, Director of International Education Meg Underwood, Study Abroad Advisor Ramzi Saadeh, Administrative Assistant Monday, August 18th, 2014 International Student Orientation Time Event Location 8:00 am– 9:00 am BREAKFAST OIE will provide a free continental breakfast each day. Walb Union Room 145 8:00 am-5:00 pm WU 145 ARRIVAL REGISTRATION Bring your passport, and Form I-20, or DS-2019 to allow OIE to make copies for your file record. You will also be told when your placement tests take place 9:00 am-4:30pm HOUSING SEARCH/ MOVE-IN Orientation leaders will help you search for apartments. If you have not secured housing, they will help you complete the necessary paperwork. 9:00 am-10:30 am PLACEMENT TESTS-OR-CAMPUS TOUR Campus tours are available with Orientation leaders. Vans available Meet at Walb Union 145 Testing Services Kettler You are required to take the English and Math Placement examinations unless otherwise advised. Please bring only a Hall, Room 232 pen, a #2 lead pencil, and a form of identification with a photograph (passport, IPFW ID, etc.) to the exam. (There are no placement tests for Graduate Students). Please arrive 5 minutes early 12:30pm-1:30pm LUNCH BREAK: Pizza WU 145 REGISTER FOR CLASSES -If you need to take placement tests, please take them at your designated time -If you don’t need placement tests, please see your academic advisor 3:30 pm– 5:00 pm PLACEMENT TESTS-OR-CAMPUS TOUR Testing Services or meet at WU 145 5:00 pm– 9:30 pm MALL/ SHOPPING, DINNER ON YOUR OWN, GET CELLMeet by Yoyo Yo- PHONE gurt Vans will leave the Mall at 9:30 pm You may obtain your I.D. card and pay for your tuition and health insurance at any time after registering for classes. You may also buy your books after registering for classes. ID Card: Walb Union Building Operations, Information Desk (bring passport and I-20/DS2019) Payment: Bursar’s Office in Kettler Ground Floor Bookstore: Walb Union First Floor Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 International Student Orientation Time Event Location 8:00 am– 10:00 am BREAKFAST WU 145 8:00 am-5:00 pm ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION Bring your passport, Form I-20 and Form I-94 to allow OIE to make copies for your file record Walb Union Room 145 10 am-11 am MY IPFW Activate your student account and learn how to use myIPFW LA 42 PLACEMENT TESTS-OR-ACADEMIC ADVISING Testing Services, Kettler Hall 232 Walb Union Building OperaOBTAIN STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD You can only obtain an ID card if you are registered tions, Information Desk for classes. You will need to bring your passport and I-20 with you. 9:00 am– 4:00 pm PAY YOUR TUITION AND INSURANCE Bursar’s Office, Kettler Hall, -Pay your tuition in full or set up a payment plan Room G57 -Pay your insurance in full and bring a receipt to Ramzi Saadeh in OIE. Your insurance card will be available for pickup at OIE after the start of classes. 12:00 pm– 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK: Subway Sandwiches WU 145 SEE YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR OR PLACEMENT TESTS Testing Services, Kettler Hall 5:15 pm– 6:45 pm DINNER OUT Meet at YoYo Yogurt. Vans leave at 5: 15 pm. 6:45 pm-9:15 pm The vans will leave from restaurant parking lot at 6:45 pm. SHOPPING Vans are available to take you shopping You may obtain your I.D. card and pay for your tuition and health insurance at any time after registering for classes. You may also buy your books after registering for classes. ID Card: Walb Union Building Operations, Information Desk( bring passport and I-20/DS2019) Payment: Bursar’s Office in Kettler Ground Floor Bookstore: Walb Union First Floor Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 International Student Orientation Time Event Location 8:00-8:45 am BREAKFAST RECEPTION & INTRODUCTIONS OF UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS Provided by Panera International Ballroom 8:45 am– 11:30 am IMMIGRATION SESSION -Basic regulations of F-1 and J-1 visa -Maintenance of Status -Program Extension -Transfer -Brief mention of employment and health insurance. International Ballroom Office of International Education -Brian Mylrea: Director of International Education -Meg Underwood: Study Abroad Advisor -Ramzi Saadeh: Administrative Assistant 11:30 am– 12:40 LUNCH BREAK (Panda Express) & CULTURAL INFORMATION SES- International pm Ballroom SION, Meg Underwood ACADEMICS AT IPFW -Academic Advising & Program Planning: Marietta Wolceacka Frye, ESL Advisor/NSE Assistant Coordinator -Career Services: Karen Campbell, Assistant Director of Career Development -Academic Expectations: Suin Roberts, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Linguistic International Ballroom 2:00-3:00 pm Banking Information Session: Presented by Angie Proffitt International Ballroom 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Information Fair: Open up a bank account with representatives from area banks WU 114 5:00 pm– 6:30 pm WELCOME DINNER Walb Union 126 -12:40-1:15 pm -1:15-1:40 pm -1:40– 2:00 pm You may obtain your I.D. card and pay for your tuition and health insurance at any time after registering for classes. You may also buy your books at any time. ID Card: Walb Union Building Operations, Room 127 (bring passport and I-20/DS2019) Payment: Bursar’s Office in Kettler Ground Floor Bookstore: Walb Union First Floor Thursday, August 21st, 2014 International Student Orientation Time Event Location 8:00 am– 5:00 pm ARRIVAL REGISTRATION Bring your passport, Form I-20, and Form I-94 to allow OIE to make copies for your file record Walb Union (WU) 145 8:00 am– 9:00 am BREAKFAST WU 145 9:45 am - 10:00 am Chancellor's Merit Award Scholarship Information Session for recipients only WU 145 10:00 am-11:00 am STUDENT EMPLOYMENT -On-campus -Off-campus -CPT (Curricular Practical Training) -OPT (Optional Practical Training) -Social Security Number -Taxes International Ballroom 11:00am- 12:30 pm LIBRARY TOUR -Find out about the library resources at IPFW -Meet with the International Students Coordinator, Florence Mugambi at the library -Get a brief introduction in how to find books and articles, cite sources, and query databases Helmke Library 12:30 pm– 1:15 pm LUNCH BREAK: Moe’s tacos WU 145 STUDENT SERVICES AT IPFW International Ballroom Institutional Equity Julie Dominguez, Equity 1:15—1:25pm Officer Police and Safety 1:25-1:45pm Health Judy Tillapaugh, Coor. of Fitness/Wellness 1:45-2:00pm Counseling Floie Stouder, Counse- 2:00-2:10pm lor, IPFW/Parkview Student Assistance Dean of Students Eric Norman, Dean of Students 2:10-2:30 pm Bursar’s Office Shawna Squibb, Associate Bursar 2:30—3:00 pm 3:10-4:10 pm CASA/Writing Center The Centers for Academic Success and Achievement Information Session and Writing Center Information Session Kettler/Writing Center 4:10-5:00pm DINNER ON CAMPUS WU 145 5:00pm– 8:00 pm SHOPPING Vans are available Vans will leave the mall at 8:30 pm. You may obtain your I.D. card and pay for your tuition and health insurance at any time after registering for classes. You may also buy your books at any time. ID Card: Walb Union Building Operations, Room 127 (bring passport and I-20/DS2019) Friday, August 22nd, 2014 International Student Orientation Time Event Location 8:00 am-9:00 am BREAKFAST WU 145 9:00 am– 10:00 am Insurance Information Session WU 145 8:00 am– 5:00 pm OIE HOURS Feel free to visit the office for any questions you might have WU 145 1:00 pm– Close FRESHMAN FEST -Freshman Class Photo -Fun, food, and freebies -Meet other new students -Student organization fair to find student life activities Reinhart Music Center Meet at WU 145 @1 pm You may obtain your I.D. card and pay for your tuition and health insurance at any time after registering for classes. You may also buy your books at any time. ID Card: Walb Union Building Operations, Room 127(bring passport and I-20/DS2019) Payment: Bursar’s Office in Kettler Ground Floor Bookstore: Walb Union First Floor
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