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GSAS 2009 New Student Orientation
Friday, September 11, 2009
Welcome to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) New Student Orientation website. Below you will find the Orientation schedule and session descriptions.
Orientation check-in, introduction, keynote address, various remarks and lunch will be held on the 10th Floor of the Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South.
Orientation Schedule
| 9:30 – 10:00 am |
Orientation Check-In
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion Foyer (10th Floor)
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| 10:00 – 10:10 am |
Welcome and Introduction
Israel Rodriguez, Director of Student Affairs
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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10:10 - 10:25 am
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Graduate School 101: Nuts and Bolts to Get You Started
Israel Rodriguez, Director of Student Affairs
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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10:25 - 10:45 am
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Coffee Break
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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| 10:45 – 11:15 am |
Keynote Address, "On Being a Scholar"
Being a scholar involves gaining familiarity with, and mastery of areas within, one's discipline, contributing to the advancement of knowledge, and participating in an intellectual community. Dean Catharine R. Stimpson will discuss what it means to be a scholar.
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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| 11:15 – 11:45 am |
Academic Support Services: NYU Libraries
NYU Libraries hold collections totaling more than 4 million volumes, almost 5 million microforms, 500,000 government documents, 80,000 sound and video recordings and a wide range of electronic resources. Subject area specialist librarians will provide a detailed overview of the available resources to get you started and discuss best research practices.
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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11:45 - 12:45 pm
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Meet and Greet Lunch
This is your opportunity to meet and introduce yourself to current student leaders, GSAS and NYU administrators, faculty and members of the fall 2009 entering class!
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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12:45 - 1:15 pm
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NYU Student Health Center Information and Resources
Student Health Center offers routine and walk-in primary care and women's health services; wellness, short-term counseling (talk therapy) and crisis services. Student Health Center administrators will discuss how to access medical and counseling services as well as NYU's Student Health Insurance.
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Student Services at NYU, "Where do I go for..."
New York University offers an array of services to graduate students. Representatives from University offices such as Financial Aid, Bursar, Wasserman Center for Career Development, and Student Resource Center will provide you with tips to help ease your transition.
Kimmel Center, Rosenthal Pavilion (10th Floor)
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2:15 - 3:00 pm
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Graduate School Transition Seminars, "What I Wish I Knew..." (Targeted sessions for Doctoral and Master's Candidates in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences)
Whether you are a recent graduate, were part of the work force, or are still working, graduate school presents new challenges. What are you are likely to face as you begin your graduate school career? How can you thrive in this new environment? Advanced graduate students and representatives from the GSAS Office of Graduate Enrollment Services will speak to a range of transitional issues and tell you about the resources available at the University to ease your transition. Panelists will provide useful tips and strategies based on what they have learned through teaching, mentoring and graduate study at the Graduate School of Arts and Science.
Kimmel Center, specific rooms indicated below:
- PhD Transition: Social Sciences and Humanities – Room 909
- PhD Transition: Sciences – Room 912
- Master’s Transition: Social Sciences and Humanities – Room 905
- Master’s Transition: Sciences – Room 907
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3:00 – 3:30 pm
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NYU Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS)
Recommended for GSAS International Students
The Office of International Students and Scholars provides comprehensive support, advisory services and programs for NYU's international students, scholars, and their dependents. Lead by OISS’s administrators, this session will discuss the resources available to GSAS international graduate students.
Kimmel Center, Room 912
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| 3:15 – 5:15 pm |
Dean’s Welcome
Dean Catharine R. Stimpson welcomes new graduate students to the GSAS community. Wine and cheese will be accompanied by live jazz!
Silver Center, Hemmerdinger Hall (1st Floor)
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