| Who | When | Where | What |
| Monday, August 13 | |||
| New International BCB students* | 8 to 9 a.m. | 100 Carver Hall | Check-In with International Education Services |
| New BCB students* | 9 to 12 p.m. | Various Locations | Sign-ups: |
| New BCB students | noon to 1 p.m. | 2034 MBB | Lunch -- Program Administration -- Trish Stauble
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| New international BCB students | 2:30 pm - 6 pm | 1148 Gerdin Business Building | English Placement Test: for international students only |
| New international BCB students | 5 pm - 8 pm | Commons, Memorial Union | Collect Immigration Documents |
| New international BCB students | 5 pm - 7 pm | Commons, Memorial Union | Complete I-9 Form (to get paid, you must complete this form) |
| Tuesday, August 14 | |||
| New BCB students* | 9:30 am - 11 am | 2034 MBB | Welcome to the BCB Program Registration and Curriculum Information Lab Rotations (What, Why and How) -- Chris Tuggle, BCB Chair, and Volker Brendel, BCB Asso. Chair |
| New BCB students | 11:15 - 12:15 am | 2034 MBB | Computer Information Orientation: Dr. Xuefeng Zhao |
| New BCB students | 12:20 - 12:50 pm | 2034 MBB | Lunch |
| New BCB students | 1 - 2:30 pm | Room 32, Parks Library |
Andrea Dinkelman - Science Librarian for BCB and other science disciplines at ISU --General Navigation of the ISU Library |
| ALL New and Current BCB students and Faculty | 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | MBB Atrium | Reception and Poster Presentation of BCB Research |
| New BCB students | 4:30 p.m. | 2034 MBB conference rooms or Faculty office |
Individual Schedule Planning - Meet individually with temporary advisor -- you will be individually assigned to Chris Tuggle or Volker Brendel |
| Wednesday, August 15 | |||
| New International BCB students | 9 am - 4:15 | Gallery, Memorial Union | Take Part in IES Orientation: Personal Safety, Culture Shock, Banking, and Navigating Access Plus. |
| New BCB students and the BCB Lab Students | 4:30 - 5:30 | 1102 Molecular Biology Building | Meet with current BCB students from the BCB Lab to discuss rotations and major professor selections as well as the BCB Lab |
| ALL Current and New BCB students | 5:30 - 7:30 pm | 1102 MBB | Thursday Night Supper - Join in this monthly supper where students in the BCB/IGERT program get to socialize and share information. |
| Thursday, August 16 | |||
| New BCB students and * who have not attended safety training | 9 am - 4:30 pm | Environmental Health and Safety Building (see map) | Lab Safety Session: Chemical hygiene, hazardous waste, radiation and fire. Note: attendance is REQUIRED. |
| New International BCB students | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | 202 Carver Hall | F-1 Immigration Regulations session |
| Friday, August 17 | |||
| New BCB students | 9 am - 11:30 am | 1137 Pearson | Graduate College Student Open House: See Graduate College Orientation website. 40 minute concurrent sessions beginning at 9 a.m. with: Prizes!!!! |
| New international BCB students | 9:00 am - 12:00 noon | To be announced | English Placement Test Results: Pick up test results if you have not already done so. |
| New BCB students | 1 to 3 p.m. | 2034 MBB | Register for Classes: Review schedule with temporary advisor if changes to previously created schedule are needed. |
| Saturday, August 18 | |||
| OPTIONAL for ALL BCB students, NSF/USDA (IGERT/MGET) Fellows, faculty and staff | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Brookside Park - Maple Shelter 1325 Sixth Street | ISU Graduate Student Picnic: Food, drinks, outdoor recreation. Families are welcome. This picnic is hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS). Come meet other graduate students. |
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | |||
| New BCB students and NSF/USDA Fellows, and * who have not previously attended this workshop | 4:10 pm - 6 pm |
1414 MBB | Scientific Ethics Orientation: Part I Led by Clark Wolf, Faculty member in the Philosophy and Religious studies Department, and Director of the ISU Bioethics Program. Other presenters include: John Mayfield, Jo Anne Powell-Coffman, Marit Nilsen-Hamilton |
| Additional Orientation Events | |||
| Who | When | Where | What |
| Monday, August 20 | |||
| ALL students | From 8:00 am | Variable | Classes Begin |
| September 18, 2007 | |||
| ALL new BCB students (see above citation) |
4:10 - 6 p.m. | 1414 MBB | Scientific Ethics Orientation: Part I |
| September 25, 2007 | |||
| ALL new BCB students (see above citation) |
4:10 - 6 p.m. | 1414 MBB | Scientific Ethics Orientation: Part II |
| December, 2007 | |||
| ALL international BCB students* | 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. | 1116 Pearson | Speak-Teach Registration and Testing: required for TA appointments |
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