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Class 2009-10 PEPM Orientation
July 6, 2009

International Affairs Building, 15th Floor, Room 1501
Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street

9:00 – 10:00      Registration and Breakfast

10:00 - 11:00     Welcome Remarks by Dean John Coatsworth, PEPM Director Guillermo Calvo,
                             and PEPM Managing Director Arvid Lukauskas

Introduction of PEPM Faculty and Staff

11:00 – 12:30    Introduction to Academic Life

IEMP:             David Nissen, Center for Energy Marine Transportation & Public Policy
OCS:              Elyse Victor, Employer Relations Specialist, SIPA Career Services
Admin:           Office matters, housing, registration, Internships, David Caughlin
SIPA IT:          Dr. Harpreet Mahajan, Executive Director, SIPA IT
Honor Code: Professor Arvid Lukauskas

Q & A

12:30 – 1:30       Lunch

1:30 – 2:00          Medical Insurance and CU Health Services—Diann Prizeman, Assistant. Director of Insurance and Immunization and Tracy Parker, Communications Specialist

2:00 – 2:30            Presentation by SIPASA – SIPA Student Association

Move to Room 403 on teh 4th Floor of the IAB

2:45 – 3:45            Introduction to the Libraries System at Columbia – Jerry Breeze, Librarian

3:45 – 4:15            Introduction to Student Services Online, Registration, Courseworks

4:15 - 5:00             Meeting with Representative of the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) – international students only (You must bring your passports, I-94 cards and I-20 or DS-2019forms with you to the meeting)

4:15 – 4:45            Optional Tour of Campus for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

5:00 – 5:30            Optional Tour of Campus for International Students

4:45 – 6:00            SIPA Computing Labs are open for Registration until 6pm