UNC at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science
Aug. 18, 2003
WELCOME (back) to SILS!

ORIENTATION INFORMATION
For additional information on the following schedule, please contact Student Services Manager Lucia Zonn at 919-962-7601 or zonn@ils.unc.edu

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

Part 1--Graduate School Orientation

7:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
(Student Film Auditorium, Student Union – Original Building)

8:15 am Welcoming Remarks (Student Film Auditorium)

8:40 am Concurrent Workshops

(a) Residency for Tuition Purposes (Murphey, Room 116) [This is a very important session for those of you who are out-of state students, coming to North Carolina with the intention of establishing residency, as achieving residency will result in a considerable savings in tuition. International students cannot become residents and should not attend this session.]

(b) How to Obtain Funding and Financial Aid (Bingham, Room 103)

(c) Survival Skills Panel: Wisdom from Current Grad Students
Master Students - (Greenlaw, Room 222)
Doctoral Students – (Greenlaw, Room 302)
International Students – (Gardner, Room 105)

9:40 am Concurrent Workshops Repeat

10:40 am Concurrent Workshops Repeat

9:30 am - Noon Student Services Information Fair
(Multi-Purpose Room, Student Union – New Building)
Representatives from a variety of University offices and student organizations will be available to provide information and answer questions.

Part 2—Picnic for SILS Students
(in the walled garden to the left of Manning Hall when facing the front entrance)

Noon - 1 pm PICNIC
Part 3—SILS Orientation

1 - 2 pm General Orientation to the School (209 Manning Hall)

2:15 - 3 pm Workshops I
Group A Information Resources (SILS Library--Vargha)
Group B Getting Ready for Assignments (214 Manning--Wildemuth)
Group C Curriculum Overview & Questions (208 Manning--Losee)

3:15 - 4 pm Workshops II
Group A Getting Ready for Assignments (214 Manning--Haas)
Group B Curriculum Overview & Questions (208 Manning--Tibbo)
Group C Information Resources (SILS Library--Vargha)


4:15 - 5 pm Workshops III
Group A Curriculum Overview & Questions
208 Manning (M.S. & C.A.S--Daniel)
304 Manning (Ph.D.—Gollop/Solomon)
Group B Information Resources (SILS Library--Vargha)
Group C Getting Ready for Assignments (214 Manning--Carr)

5 - Graduate Students Q&A Session
M.S. & C.A.S. (209 Manning)
Ph.D (304 Manning)
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