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International Student OrientationMonday, August 19th - Campanile Room9:00am 9:30am Welcome to SDSU! Provost NicholsOIA Staff Introductions (Kathleen, Greg, Song, Sally, Nathan, Patricia,Janet, Briana, & Kirsten)

9:30am 1:00pm Be Well!Wellness Center Presentation Jeff Huskey, Wellness Center Director Student Health, Counseling Center, & Family Planning Services -Brenda Andersen & Deb JohnsonIns & Outs of Health Insurance Greg WymerTB Skin Tests & Immunization Review - Carol Humburg & SHC Staff

ALL STUDENTS MUST BRING THEIR IMMUNIZATION DOCUMENTSAND HAVE $20.00 USD WITH THEM TO COVER THE COST OF THETB SKIN TEST.

TB Skin Test review will occur Wednesday afternoon and isMANDATORY for all students.Copies of PaperworkStudent ID Cards

1:00pm 1:30pm Lunch (In the Market)

1:30pm 2:00pm Getting to Know YOU. You know a little about us, now tell usaboutyourself

2:00pm 2:30pm International Activities on Campus IRC, ASA, CSSA, ISA, & NeSA

2:30pm -3:15pm Get to know the Union & Tour Nick Wendell, Assistant Directorof Student Union

3:15pm 3:30pm Break

3:30pm 4:15pm What is Academic Honesty? Dr. Alan Young

4:15pm 5:30pm Whos my Diplomat? Diplomat Introductions, Small Group Discus-

sions, & Tour of Campus

5:30pm 7:00pm Dinner (In the Market)

7:00pm 9:00pm Paint the town Blue and Gold - Get to Know Campus & Town Trips to Wal-mart

Tuesday, August 20th - Campanile Room

8:00am 8:30am Breakfast

8:30am 9:15am Becoming a Technical Guru -Andrew Engelmann

9:15am 10:00am Ins & Outs of WebAdvisor -Kristina Pruett

10:00am 10:30am US Friends -Resources in the Community

10:30am 11:00am Money, Money MONEY! -Tuition Payment Options

Ross Pirlet & Leo Gannon

11:00am 11:15am Your Home away from Home Residential Life - Troy Alfson

11:15am 11:45am Language Support & International Coffee & Conversation

Nathan Ziegler, ESL Director & Marilyn Brown

11:45am 12:15pm Money & Banking 101: Being Careful with Your Money Wells Fargo & First Bank & Trust

12:15pm 1:15pm Lunch (In the Market)

1:15pm 2:45pm Immigration Basics - Maintaining Your Status in the US Greg Wymer & Song Hoffman

Explanation & Collection of International Student Agreement

2:45pm 3:00pm Break

3:00pm 4:00pm I want to work I dont want to bang on the drum all day.

Work Regulations in the United States Greg Wymer & Jolane Tomhave

4:00pm 5:00pm Police Officers are our friends.Legal Issues, Public Safety, and Brookings/Campus Police Cora Olson & Joe Fishbaugher

5:00pm 5:30pm So you hate walking? -Public Transportation BATA (Brookings Area Transit Authority)

5:30pm 6:15pm Dinner (In the Market)

6:15pm 7:45pm Whats Up America? -What to know about US Culture

Greg, Song, & DiplomatsAnnouncements

Wednesday, August 21st Campanile Room

8:30am 9:00am Breakfast

9:00am 10:30am Undergraduates: U.S. Education System vs. the World

Graduate Students with Assistantships: Preparation of paperwork forSSN trip

10:30am 10:45am Break & Walk to Briggs Library

10:45am 11:45am Resources Available in Briggs Library/Tour of Library Briggs 125- Library Staff

11:45am 12:00pm Break & Walk back to Student Union

12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch (Jacks Place)

1:00pm 1:30pm Surveys, Questions, & Announcements

Door Prizes

1:30pm 4:00pm Wellness Center Reading of TB Skin TestsCarol Humburg & SHC Staff

5:00pm Dinner (Jacks Place)

6:30pm-8:00pm Climbing the Campanile & Ice Cream SocialSDSU Campanile

You made it! Now you have a few days to rest up, explore campus, and get to know each

other!

Thursday, August 22nd:

Undergraduate Students:

10:00 am -12:00 pm Placement Testing (Last Names A-L) Wagner Rm. 138 or Wagner Rm. 142(Meet at OIA office at 9:30 to walk over to testing site.)

1:30pm-3:30pm Placement Testing (Last Names M-Z) Wagner Rm. 138 or Wagner Rm. 142

(Meet at OIA office at 1:00 to walk over to testing site.)

(Undergraduate Students MUST complete placement testing prior to registering for classes.)

Various Trips to Banks and Phone Companies

Friday, August 23rd:

9:00am Social Security Trip for Graduate Students with AssistantshipsCheck in at Office of International Affairs at 8:30am to go over required paper-

work.

1:00pm 5:00pm Registration for new undergraduate students Check in VBR of Student Union

5:00pm Campus Picnics Union & Hansen

Evening RHA Ice Cream Social and Carnival Games (7pm), Wellness Center Events (8pm),HEROH Dance (9pm) Larson Commons & Wellness Center

Saturday, August 24th:

11:00am Convocation & Picnic (following Convocation) Coughlin Stadium

1:00pm 5:00pm Thumpstart: An academic head start program Check in at Coughlin

Small groups: icebreaker, itinerary, College Student Inventory (CSI)Rotate between the following two:Campus tour: catered to specific major group, points out academic supports and

resources, college/major offices, class buildings.Academic info: advising relationship, academic supports, early alert, academicexpectations, scheduling study time.

*These events are focused primarily on Freshman, however, all students arewelcome to attend the events. Students living in the residence halls will receivetheir schedules & t-shirts in their rooms. Students living off-campus may pick up

their schedules & t-shirts at Info Exchange in the Student Union.

Evening UPC Welcome Back Bash Union

Sunday, August 25th:

Morning Faith Options Various Locations

Various Student Engagement Day:

Campus & Community Fall Festival (2pm - 7pm)Greek 101 (12pm-2pm)

Jackrabbit Challenge Amazing Race Style Event (2pm) Library Event (afternoon)Astronomy Party (10pm)

8:00pm Residence Hall House Meetings

Monday, August 26th:

8:00am Classes begin10:00am Introduction to Graduate School Campanile Room4:00pm Introduction to Graduate School Campanile Room

*The content of both sessions is the same. Please choose the one that best fits your

schedule.

MENU

(These meals are provided at no cost to you)

Monday8 amBreakfast: Pancakes with syrup & peanut buer, applesauce, fresh fruit, coee, orange juice,

milk, water.

1 pmLunch: Chips & salsa, torllas, pico de gallo, mexican rice, refried beans, salsa & sour cream,

chicken fajitas, sh taco meat, whole fruit, lemonade, coee, water.

5:30 pmDinner: Pasta, shrimp & broccoli in marinara, grilled vegetables in alfredo sauce, breadscks,

water, lemonade, coee, milk.

Tuesday8 amBreakfast : Individual cereal cups, milk, whole fruit, breakfast bread, coee, orange juice, water.

12:15 pmLunch: Spinach caprese salad, balsamic vinaigree, pasta with marinara, green beans

gremolata, focaccia sck, potato crusted salmon, ratatouille, parmesan crusted chicken.

5:30 pmDinner: Chicken, mushroom sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, seasoned baby carrots, lemonade,

coee, water.

Wednesday8:30 amBreakfast: Scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit in a bowl, biscuits, cheddar cheese

slices, salsa, milk, orange juice, coee.

12:00 -Lunch: Ramen noodles with a hint of lime, egg rolls with assorted dipping sauces, General Tsos

chicken, teriyaki sr-fried vegetables, steamed rice, lemonade, coee, water.

5 pmDinner: Garden salad with dressings, grilled chicken or turkey, roasted vegetables in tomato

vinaigree, iced tea, coee, water, milk.

Thursday & Friday, August 22nd & 23rd

Meals at Larson Commons for students in dorms. O campus students will need to make their own

arrangements for meals.