*Sessions with a star next to them are mandatory for all international students to attend.
IMPORTANT: Bring your passport, I-20, I-94, TA/GA stipend, or fellowship letter
New Brunswick / Piscataway students: To get to the College Avenue Gym on Monday, August 27, take the A/EE/F/H/LX bus to the College Avenue Student Center and walk next door to the gym—you'll see many of your fellow students outside, so you can't miss it!
Newark Students Meet at New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and Board Bus 7:15 a.m.
185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
*Program Registration and Welcome
9:00–10:00 a.m. • College Avenue Gym
Resource Fair
10:00–11:30 a.m. • College Avenue Gym
LUNCH
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. • College Avenue Gym
*Staying in Legal Status in the United States (RBHS Students Only)
1:00–2:00 p.m. • Academic Building, Room 1180
BREAKOUT SESSIONS I (2:30 p.m.)
Safety on Campus
2:30–3:15 p.m. • Milledoler Hall, Room 100
Finding Off-Campus Housing
2:30–3:15 p.m. • Voorhees Hall, Room 105
BREAKOUT SESSIONS II (3:30 p.m.)
RU Roommate Ready?: Successful On-Campus Living with Residence Life
3:30–4:15 p.m. • Milledoler Hall, Room 100
Computing on Campus
3:30–4:15 p.m. • Scott Hall, Room 135
Bus Tours of Rutgers–New Brunswick
3:30–4:30 p.m. • Meet in front of the College Avenue Student Center
Bus Tours of Rutgers–New Brunswick
4:30–5:30 p.m. • Meet in front of the College Avenue Student Center
AFTER HOURS FUN
Welcome Dinner at The Yard
5:00–7:00 p.m. • The Yard
Newark Students Board Bus to NJMS from The Yard
7:15 p.m. • 36 College Avenue
Bus will depart from dinner at The Yard to Newark.
New Brunswick / Piscataway students: To get to the College Avenue on Tuesday, August 28, take the A/EE/F/H/LX bus to the College Avenue Student Center.
Newark Students Meet at New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and Board Bus
8:15 a.m. • 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Check-In Support
9:00–10:00 a.m. • Academic Building, Room 1210 and 1220
*School of Graduate Studies Orientation
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. • College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room
BREAKOUT SESSIONS I (9:30 a.m.)
Zumba (an interval-style calorie-burning dance fitness class) with Rutgers Recreation
9:30–10:30 a.m. • College Avenue Gym, Upper Gym
Bus Tour of Rutgers–New Brunswick
9:30–10:30 a.m. • Meet in front of the College Avenue Student Center
BREAKOUT SESSIONS II (11:00 a.m.)
Paying Student Bills
11:00–11:45 a.m. • Scott Hall, Room 123
Graduate Student Panel: Grand Jeopardy!
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. • Van Dyck Hall, Room 211
Bus Tour of Rutgers–New Brunswick
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. • Meet in front of the College Avenue Student Center
LUNCH
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. • Brower Commons
*Academic Integrity for Graduate Students
1:30–2:15 p.m. • Scott Hall, Room 135
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE BUS
2:00–3:00 p.m. • 180 College Avenue (Bus will depart from 180 College Avenue at 2:00 p.m.)
BREAKOUT SESSIONS III (2:30 p.m.)
Safety on Campus
2:30–3:15 p.m. • Scott Hall, Room 135
BREAKOUT SESSIONS IV (3:30 p.m.)
Introduction to Library and Information Services
3:30–4:15 p.m. • Van Dyck Hall, Room 211
AFTER HOURS FUN
Board Bus to Livingston Student Center
4:30 p.m. • 180 College Ave
Dinner at Livingston Student Center
5:00–6:30 p.m. • Livingston Student Center, Livingston Campus
Vendor Fair
5:00–6:30 p.m. • Livingston Student Center, Livingston Campus
Board Bus to Shopping Trip
6:30 p.m. • Livingston Student Center, Livingston Campus
Shopping Trip
6:30–8:00 p.m. • Livingston Student Center, Livingston Campus (bus departs from front of Livingston Student Center)
Newark Students Board Bus to NJMS from the Shopping Center
8:00 p.m. • Shopping Center
Bus will depart from shopping trip to Newark.