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Orientation
PEPM Class of 2012-13 Orientation
July 3, 2012
Kellogg Center, Room 1501 International Affairs Building
Columbia University, West 118th Street
9:30 - 10:00 Registration and Breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome Remarks by SIPA Dean Robert Lieberman and
PEPM Director Guillermo Calvo
10:30 - 11:00 Introduction of PEPM Faculty: David Caughlin
11:00 - 11:10 Break
11:10 - 11:30 Overview of the PEPM Curriculum: Arvid Lukauskas and David Caughlin
University Resources
11:30 -11:50 Career Services Jennifer Hoffman, Director of Student Relations
11:50-12:00 IT Services Harpreet Mahajan, Executive Director, SIPA Information Technology
12:00-12:30 Public Safety Ricardo Morales, Office of Public Safety, Columbia University
12:30-1:00 Columbia Health Phung Tran & Stephanie Jennings, Columbia Health
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Introduction to Student Services Online, Registration, Courseworks, Directory of Classes
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15pm – 3:45pm Introduction to the Libraries System at Columbia – Jerry Breeze, Government Information Librarian
3:45 - 5:00 Meeting with Ellen Cohen, Associate Director of the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) – international students only (You must bring your passports, I-94 cards and I-20 or DS-2019 forms with you to the meeting)
3:45 - 4:15 Optional Tour of Campus for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
5:00 - 5:30 Optional Tour of Campus for International Students
6:00 - 8:00 Placement Exam for Mathematics for Economists
Thursday July 5th, 2012
9:30 - 12:30 Placement Exam for Introductory Statistics
1:00 - 1:30 Library Tour (sign-up on Tuesday)
1:30 – 2:00 Library Tour II (sign-up on Tuesday)
2:30 - 5:30 Placement Exam for Microeconomics
Friday July 6th, 2012 PEPM Scavenger Hunt
Monday July 9th, 2012
Summer Classes begin at 9am