International Orientation

Monday, August 6

8:30am – 9:00am: Check In and Breakfast, William Pitt Union (WPU) Assembly Room

9:00am – 9:15am: Welcome Remarks, Bill McShane, EBL Program Manager and Jessica Quarterman, MS Programs Assistant Director, WPU Assembly Room

9:15am – 9:30am: Dean Welcome, Arjang Assad, Henry E. Haller Dean, WPU Assembly Room

Interjection after Dean Welcome Remarks, Bill McShane and Jessica Quarterman

9:30am – 10:30am: OIS Check-In, Richard Sherman, Immigration Specialist, WPU Assembly Room

10:30am – 10:45am: BREAK

10:45am – 11:45am: Icebreakers and Games, Jessica Quarterman, MS Programs Assistant Director, Don Norrington, Associate Director of CMC, WPU Ballroom

11:45pm – 1:00pm: Lunch, WPU Assembly Room

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Break Out Session MACC, Jessica Quarterman, MS Programs Assistant Director, Don Norrington, Associate Director of CMC, Karen Shastri, MACC Faculty Director, 117 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Break Out Session MBA, Joe Pieri, MBA Director, Simone Jurinko, Senior Graduate Advisor, Brad Leeman, Graduate Advisor, 114 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Break Out Session MS, Sandra Douglas, MS Director, Hayley Rieg, MS Graduate Advisor, Yun-Oh Whang, MS-MS Faculty Director, Anthony Rodi, MS-MIS Faculty Director, Prakash Mirchandani, MS-SCM Faculty Director, 115 Mervis Hall

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Student Activity Fair, Mervis Atrium

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Mini Sessions, Safety, Student Resources, IT, Various Locations in Mervis Hall

3:00pm and 4:00pm: Campus Tours, David Gau, Meet at Mervis Front Desk

**UPMC Accent Screening for MBA Students

Tuesday, August 7

**UPMC Follow Up Accent Screening for MBA Students

9:30am – 11:30am: MS Bus Tour, MS Staff Members, Outside of Mervis Hall

11:45am – 12:30pm: Lunch & History Presentation, Karen Cahall, Education Coordinator, WPU Assembly Room

12:30pm – 1:30pm:How to Get Set Up in Pittsburgh, Bill McShane, EBl Program Manager, WPU Assembly Room

1:30pm – 2:30pm: Academics in the U.S., Joe Pieri, MBA Program Director and Sandra Douglas, MS Program Director,WPU Assembly Room

2:30pm – 3:00pm: BREAK

3:00pm – 5:00pm:MBA Bus Tour, MBA Staff, Outside of Mervis Hall

3:00pm – 4:00pm: MS Native Accent Session, Sandra Douglas, MS Program Director, 1500 Posvar Hall

Wednesday, August 8

9:00am – 10:00am:Breakfast, WPU Assembly Room

10:00am – 12:00pm: Steel City Improv, WPU Assembly Room

1:00pm – 5:00pm: Free Afternoon

5:00pm – 6:00pm:MBA Alumni Panel, Joe Pieri, MBA Program Director, University Club Conference Room A

5:00pm – 6:00pm: MS Alumni Panel, Sandra Douglas, MS Program Director,University Club Gold Room

6:00pm – 8:00pm: Etiquette & Networking Dinner, University Club Ballroom B

Thursday, August 9

9:00am – 9:30am:Breakfast, Outside 1500 Posvar Hall

9:30am – 12:00pm: Marcelo Presentation, Marcelo Barros, International Student Career Expert, 1500 Posvar Hall

12:00pm – 1:00pm:Lunch, Mervis Hall Atrium

1:00pm – 2:00pm: MACC Career Management Session, Don Norrington, Associate Director of CMC & Greg Zovko, Accounting Executive in Residence, 117 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Finance & MBA Career Management Session, Lynn Rosen, Assistant Director of CMC,115 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: MIS & MBA Career Management Session, Dana Romano, Interim Director of CMC,114 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: MS & MBA Career Management Session, Kyshira Moffett,Assistant Director of CMC,104 Mervis Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm: MBA & SCM Career Management Session, Ashley McGovern,Assistant Director of CMC,118D Mervis Hall

2:00pm – 3:00pm: What is STEM? Information Session if you are in a STEM Program. (BA Certificate), Anthony Rodi, MS-MIS Faculty Director and Sandra Douglas, MS Program Director, 115 Mervis Hall

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Sponsored Student Information Session, Lynn Rosen, Assistant Director of CMC, 117 Mervis Hall

Friday, August 10

10:00am – 12:00pm:Communication Session, Sandra Douglas, MS Program Director, Location TBD

12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch, Mervis Hall Atrium

Time / MBA / MS-Acct / MS-Finance / MS-MS / MS-MIS / MS-SCM
1:15pm- 2:15pm / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall
2:15pm – 2:30pm / Break / Break / Break / Break / Break / Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall / Writing Workshop, Debbie Good, 115 Mervis Hall / Library Session, Alice, 201 Mervis Hall

5:00pm – 7:00pm: Alumni and Student Happy Hour, Steel Cactus – Shadyside Location