Orientation on the 23rd

Fall Graduate Student Orientation 2007 ~ Schedule

List of Presenters ~ Materials to Reference

Thursday, August 23rd ~ Meet in 1120 (The Fondren Foundation Room)

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.: Registration in 1st Floor Lobby

7:40 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.: Get-to-know-you activity

7:55 a.m.: Overview of Orientation ~ Deb Unruh, Student Life Coordinator

8:00 a.m.: Welcome ~ Sarah Nelson Crawford, Campus Manager

8:05 a.m.: Registrar ~ Marlene Heckel, Coordinator of Admissions/Registration
Reference Pages 9-11, 50-52

8:20 a.m.: Financial Aid ~ Mary Dukes, Financial Aid Advisor
Reference Page 39

8:40 a.m.: Student Health Services ~ Susan Parnell, U.T. Health Services
Reference Pages 42 plus U.T./TWU Health Services brochure

8:55 a.m.: Computer Lab Overview – Carlos DaSilva
Reference Pages 26-29

9:55 a.m.: Security ~ Officer Booker, Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Reference Pages 33-38

10:15 a.m.: Absences; Academic Dishonesty ~ Deborah Unruh
Reference Pages 153-160; also 143-144 in the Student Handbook Planner

10:30 a.m.: Parking/Transportation ~ Deborah Unruh
Reference Pages 47-48

10:35 a.m.: METRO ~ Landis Wyatt, RideSponsor Representative
Reference Page 48

(Landis will also be available during lunch for further questions.)

10:55 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sessions:
Majors Scientific Books, Inc. ~ Roger Torres, Houston Area Manager
Reference Page 12
Library Resources ~ Marilyn Goff, Medical Librarian
Reference Pages 45-46
H.A.M.-TMC Library ~ Mary Jackson, Outreach Librarian
Handouts will be distributed by the presenter for this session
Counseling ~ Betty Duson, Ph.D. & Santhi Periasamy, Ph.D.
Reference Page 30-31

Best of luck to you as you enter into your life at TWU!