- International Student Orientation Schedules
Fall 2008
All international students (including transfer students from other schools in the USA) must attend either the mandatory new International Graduate Student Orientation on Thursday, August 21, 2008 or the mandatory new International Undergraduate Student Orientation on Friday, August 22, 2008. Failure to attend an orientation session may prevent you from registering for classes at Suffolk University.
Note: Check-in and orientation is required for all new Suffolk students who are not US citizens or Permanent Residents of the USA.
International GRADUATE Student Orientation
Thursday, August 21, 2008
LOCATION
David J. Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street, 1st floor
8:45 AM – 9 AM
- Check-in at registration desk
- Continental Breakfast
9:15 AM – 12 PM
- Welcome and Greetings
Marguerite J. Dennis, Vice President for Enrollment and International Programs
R. Scott Reedy, Director of International Student Programming - Review of Orientation Activities
- Introduction of Center for International Education (CIE) Staff
- Completion of Student Information Forms
- Immigration Presentation
Daphne Durham, Director of Internationalization Services - Collection of Immigration Documents
- Break
- Meeting Religious Needs
Amy L. Fisher, Campus Minister - “Getting to Know You, Getting to Know Suffolk”
12 – 1:15 PM
- Lunch with Faculty, Staff and Students
1:15 – 4 PM
- Greetings from Graduate Student Association
Executive Board Member - Getting to Know US Culture
(Faculty and Student Panel) - Break
- Health Services
Art Klossner, Director - Student Accounts
Danny Luu, Assistant Bursar - Return of Immigration Documents
- Housing Assistance
Yvette Velez, Director of Off-Campus Housing Office
PLEASE NOTE: This schedule is subject to change.
back to top^International UNDERGRADUATE Student Orientation
Friday, August 22, 2008
LOCATION
David J. Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street, 1st floor
8:45 AM – 9 AM
- Check-in at registration desk
- Continental Breakfast
9:15 AM – 12 PM
- Welcome and Greetings
Marguerite J. Dennis, Vice President for Enrollment and International Programs
R. Scott Reedy, Director of International Student Programming - Review of Orientation Activities
- Introduction of Center for International Education (CIE) Staff
- Completion of Student Information Forms
- Immigration Presentation
Daphne Durham, Director of Internationalization Services - Collection of Immigration Documents
- Break
- Meeting Religious Needs
Amy L. Fisher, Campus Minister - “Getting to Know You, Getting to Know Suffolk”
12 – 1:15 PM
- Lunch with Faculty, Staff and Students
1:15 – 4 PM
- Greetings from International Student Association
Executive Board Member - Getting to Know US Culture
(Faculty and Student Panel) - Break
- Health Services
Art Klossner, Director - Student Accounts
Danny Luu, Assistant Bursar - Return of Immigration Documents
- Housing Assistance
Yvette Velez, Director of Off-Campus Housing Office
PLEASE NOTE: This schedule is subject to change.
back to top^Optional Program: "Suffolk’s Boston"
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
New international undergraduate and graduate students, who plan to arrive in Boston early, are invited to participate in an optional one-day social program called "Suffolk’s Boston." Beginning Wednesday, August 20 at 11:30 AM with brunch at Suffolk, the day will include tours of Boston, an opportunity to get a head start looking at off-campus housing options, and conclude with a relaxed dinner at Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe.