Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
and NSF (IGERT)

Orientation Schedule for New Graduate Students
Fall 2007

Note: MBB = Molecular Biology Building
           * = including new co-major, concurrent and transfer students

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
Orientation Registration

New BCB students* 9 to 12 p.m. Various Locations

Sign-ups:
Obtain ISU Card
Register for Email Account
Submit Immigration Documents to ISS to Copy and Review

New BCB students noon to 1 p.m. 2034 MBB Lunch -- Program Administration -- Trish Stauble
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
--Databases and Searches Available through 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:
International Student and Scholars Office, Information Technology Services, Graduate Professional Student Senate, Library, Office of the Registrar (Access Plus), and Health/Dental staff.

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
Attendance by all BCB students and NSF/USDA Fellows who have not previously attended this workshop is REQUIRED.

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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