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2000 ORIENTATION SCHEDULE |
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THURSDAY - AUGUST 24, 2001
| 8:45 - 9:30 am |
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION REGISTRATION
[ SIS Lobby / RM 501]
COFFEE & ROLLS
Pick up information packet in Lobby and go to Room 501 to have your photo taken
for your student portfolio.
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS [Room 505 ]
If you need to register for classes, ask questions about registration, or make
an appointment with your faculty advisor, come to this location.
Ninette Kay, Graduate Admissions
Regina Premozic, Registration
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SIS Lobby / RM 501
Room 505 |
| 9:30 - 9:45 am |
SIS OVERVIEW
Dr. Toni Carbo, Dean and Professor |
Room 404 |
| 9:45 - 10:15 am |
LIFE AT SIS
Dr. Mary K. Biagini, Associate Dean and Associate Professor |
Room 404 |
| 10:30 - 11:45 am |
PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM AND MEET THE FACULTY
Dr. Chris Tomer, Chair and Associate Professor |
Room 404 |
| 10:15 - 10:30 am |
BREAK |
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| 10:30 - 11:45 am |
PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM [ Room 404 ]
Dr. Chris Tomer, Chair and Associate Professor, DLIS
OVERVIEW OF MLIS PROGRAM
PLANNING YOUR PROGRAM
· Core Requirements
· Electives
· Field Experiences
· Individual Research
FACULTY EXPECTATIONS
CAREER POSSIBILITIES/PLACEMENT SERVICES
MEET THE FACULTY
Individual faculty members are introduced and will present information
about their specializations and the courses they teach.
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Room 404 |
| 11:45 am - 12:45 pm |
LUNCH AND CAMPUS LIFE
Have lunch with the DLIS faculty and learn how to negotiate the University system;
placement information, parking, campus and PAT bus schedules, VendaCards and
COPYCAT, Campus Funds For Food, Counseling Center, Health Center, Pittsburgh
Council for
International Visitors and more. |
SIS Patio |
| 1:00 - 3:30 p.m |
RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM SUCCESS
As part of a small group, you will rotate through three different stations at
the following times:
1:00 -1:45 pm
1:50 - 2:35 pm
2:40 - 3:30 pm |
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SIS COMPUTING LABS: [ 45 minutes ]
· Meet SIS Labs staff
· Obtain your University computing account (CAP)
· Learn about hours of service and basic rules
· Learn about follow-up workshops
· Receive a copy of the DLIS Information Technology Guide
· Ask questions |
8th Floor |
| STATION II |
INFORMATION SCIENCES LIBRARY [ 45 minutes
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· Meet the Information Sciences Library staff
· Gain an understanding of the services of the University
Library System (ULS)
· Learn about hours of service and basic rules
· Learn about PittCat, the online catalog
· Learn about the Library Resources Instruction Sessions
· Ask questions |
3rd Floor |
| STATION III |
ACADEMIC LIFE [ 45 minutes ]
· Safety of campus
· Academic integrity
· Grading policies
· Conduct in using University and SIS computing facilities and equipment
· Sexual harassment
· Questions |
Room 501 |
| 3:30 - 4:00 pm |
REGISTRATION (OPTIONAL)
If you need to register for classes, ask questions about registration, or need
advice, advisors will be available at this time.
Please go to the DLIS office in Room 633. |
Room 633 |
FRIDAY - AUGUST 25, 2001
| 9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
DLIS COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
This session will acclimate you to the SIS Computing
environment, such as using email and subscribing
to the mlis-l listserv/mailing list, and review basic
competencies needed for program success |
Room 501/503
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For more information
about the Library and Information Science Program,
please call 412.624.9420 or e-mail Debbie Day
School of Information
Sciences, University of Pittsburgh,
135 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: 412.624.3988 | Fax: 412.624.5231
For information about Admissions & Financial Aid, please
contact
Shabana Reza at 800.672.9435
Information Science & Technology Email: isinq@sis.pitt.edu
Telecommunications Email: teleinq@sis.pitt.edu
Library & Information Science Email: lisinq@sis.pitt.edu
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