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Orientation
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