Please complete the orientation response form as soon as possible. It is strongly recommended by students who have participated in the program in the past, and by our office, that you make every effort to attend. This orientation will supplement your other orientations (Freshman, Exchange and Graduate Orientations). It is designed to allow you to meet both American and other international students, and to provide you with useful information about Boston College and the facts you should know as an international student in the United States.
Wednesday, August 26-Undergraduates Only
9:00 AM-5:00 PM Undergraduate International Students move into on campus
housing
6:00-7:30 PM Optional dinner for freshmen and exchange students with
International Assistants in Lower Campus Dining Hall
Thursday, August 27-All Students
10:00 AM-12:30 PM Mandatory meeting just for Exchange Students with the
Higgins 300 Offce of International Programs
12:00-1:00 PM Freshmen/International Assistant Meetings
Campus Green/Lyons Hall
1:00 PM.-2:00 PM Check-In for ALL students (undergraduate and graduate)
Campus Green Sign-Up for Harbor Cruise ($14)
Rain location: Lyons Hall Bank of America available to open accounts
2:00-3:30 PM Undergraduates: Icebreakers with International Assistant
Graduates: Graduate Student Panel with the Graduate
International Student Association and BC international students
3:30-5:00 PM Welcome Reception with BC Faculty and Administrators
5:30 PM SHARP Meet at
7:00-8:30 PM
Boat leaves at 7 pm sharp from One Long Wharf-Take the train to the
“Aquarium” stop; Cost $14-pay in advance
Friday, August 28-All Students
Devlin 008
9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30 AM Welcome and review orientation agenda
Adrienne Nussbaum, Director, OISS
10:00 AM Intro
10:30 AM Welcome Address:
Fr. William Leahy, President,
10:45 AM Everything you need to know about immigration!
Susan Shea, Assistant Director, OISS
11:15 AM Introduction to
Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah, Manager, O’Neill Library
11:45 AM Small Group Discussions with Faculty/Deans on American Values andhe
1:00-2:30 PM Lunch
2:30 PM Ups/Downs
Devlin 008
2:45 PM Health Care in the
Dr. Arnold Mazur, University Health Services
3:00 PM University Counseling Services
Dr. Julie Ahnallen, Staff Psychologist
3:15 PM Safety Inside and Outside of
Sergeant Anthony Cadogan, Boston College Police Department
3:30 PM English Courses for International Students at
Lynne Anderson, Instructor
3:45-5:00 PM All Freshmen and Exchange Students: Mandatory English
Placement Test: all whose native language is not English
Other Students: Library Tour-O’Neill Library, ID runs,
Campus Tours, Bank of
5:00-6:00 PM Dinner in BC Dining Halls
7:00-10:00 PM Free Outdoor Movie (Iron Man) at Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in
Downtown
Take the Green Line to the “
Street/MGH” stop
Saturday, August 29-Undergraduate and Exchange Students Only
Murray Function Room,
9:15 AM Review Orientation Agenda
9:30 AM Clubs and Organizations at
International Assistants
10:00 AM Student Panel and Discussion of Undergraduate/Exchange
Student Issues
Panel of International Students and International Assistants
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM-1:00 PM International Assistant Performances on Life as a B.C. Student
1:00 PM-2:00 PM Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM Field Day Activities