ORIENTATION WEEK 2008
August 18-22
First Day of Class: August 25
2008 Dates TBA -
UTMB Quest
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All School Orientation
Please Park in the Free Shuttle Lot at
Holiday Drive & Church. The Shuttle bus is also free. Parking permits will be
available from the UTMB Parking Office in Levin Hall room 1.104 & Administration
Bldg. room 2.206. You will not be able to access contract garage or lot parking
until you have received your UTMB ID badge.
Health Forms should be returned
directly to the
UTMB Student
Wellness before Orientation. Student Health is located on the second floor
of Rebecca Sealy Hospital, Room 2.500.
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Students
Immunization Records should be returned
directly to the UTMB Student Wellness before Orientation. Student Wellness is
located on the second floor of Rebecca Sealy Hospital, Room 2.500.
Registration: Registration or changes
to your class schedule is accomplished either on-line at
https://sisweb.utmb.edu/sp/utmb/student
or as directed by your advisor.
Financial Aid: Financial Aid
Disbursements will be made by mail unless you enroll in the direct deposit
process by completing the online form located at:
http://www.utmb.edu/accounting/forms/bursar/studentdd.pdf
Background Checks are mandatory and
must be completed before you can start classes on August 25. If you have not had
a background check, please contact Student Affairs in the School of Allied
Health Sciences building, room 2.202, or call (409)772-3030.
If you have additional questions or need
assistance, please contact the Office of Student Affairs at 409-772-3030 or stop
by Suite 2.202 of the School of Allied Health Sciences Building, 11th and
Mechanic Streets.
SAHS has counseling services available to all SAHS students. Contact 772-3030
for an appointment or stop by Room 2.202.
In addition, UTMB Student Wellness has free counseling services available in
Rebecca Sealy Hospital.
9:00 - 12:00 All
School Orientation
Levin Hall Auditorium (11th
and Market)
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Check in starting
at 8:15 to
receive name tag and orientation packet
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Continental breakfast
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Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (CLS), Occupational Therapy (OT), Physician Assistant Studies (PAS), Physical
Therapy (PT), Respiratory Care (RC)
Noon - 1:15 pm
Student Lunch – Levin Hall Foyer and Dining Room
1:15 - 1:45 SAHS
Administration Welcome (Levin Hall Auditorium North)
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Raymond Lewis, Jr., MSW ACSW, Associate Dean for Student Affairs - Levin Hall
North
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Elizabeth Protas, Ph.D. - Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences
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Henry Cavazos, J.D. - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Allied
Health Sciences
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Michelle Conley,
Coordinator, SAHS Office of Alumni and Special Events
1:45 - 3:00 Overview,
Student Survival and Success Strategies (Levin Hall Auditorium North)
3:00 Optional Tours
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Campus Tour (Wear Comfortable Shoes)
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Bookstore, Parking, Health Service, Student Center, Hospital Cafeterias,
Library, Field House, etc.
8:30 - 10:00 Academic Advising with Faculty
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Physician Assistant Program students
will meet all day Thursday in SAHS room 1.102
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Occupational Therapy - Room (OT Lab)
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Physical Therapy - Room (PT Lab)
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Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Room (CLS Lab)
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Respiratory Care Sciences - Room (2.206)
Do NOT go to Enrollment Services for Registration, all should be completed
online including tuition and fee payment! Registration and any changes to current
registration and payment of fees will be accomplished on-line at
https://sisweb.utmb.edu/sp/utmb/student
10:15 - 12:15
FISH Workshop - Henry Cavazos, Lodie Massey, Dorothy Pearrow - INDS Curriculum
- (Levin Hall Dining Room)
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch On Your Own
1:00 - 2:30 Photo ID's
taken at Levin Hall, 4th floor. All SAHS students must come during this
assigned time.
1-1:30 - PA
1:30-1:45 - PT
1:45-2:00 - CLS
2:00-2:15 - OT
2:15-2:30 - RC
2:30 - 3:30 Infection
Control (Compliance Credit)
3:30 - 5:00
Presentation of Book and discussion, Levin Hall Auditorium
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
9:00 - 9:30 Hurricane
Preparedness, Student Discipline, Academic Resources (SAHS building, room
1.102)
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Raymond Lewis, Jr.,MSW, ACSW, Associate Dean
for Admissions and Student Affairs, School of Allied Health Sciences
9:30-11:30
Overview of UTMB Student Services (SAHS building room 1.102)
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Terry Dick, Director
of Student Wellness and Dr. Darlene Hunter, Assistant Director of Student
Counseling and Psychological Services - Student Wellness Services
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Carol Cromie,
Assistant Director and Vicki Brewer, Director and University Registrar -
Enrollment Services
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Carl Gordon,
Associate Director and Financial Aid Officer - Financial Services
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Erica Chance,
Director of Student Life
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Henry Cavazos,
Associate Faculty-Academic Affairs and Lodie Massey, INDS Studies - Academic
Affairs
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Brian Berlin - INDS
Website Coordinator
11:30 Email
12:00 Lunch on
your own and free time
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Free Time to access Library or obtain Parking Permits, etc.
NOTE: You will not be able to access contract garage or lot parking
until you have received your UTMB ID badge.
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Turn in Additional Immunization Paperwork and Schedule Immunizations Rebecca
Sealy 2.812 - UTMB Wellness Program
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Free Time for Book purchases etc. - Some Departments will have additional
Orientation Thursday & Friday afternoon
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
8:00 - 5:00
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Additional Orientation by Departments - (Some Departments have additional time
scheduled for program specific information (books, classes, professional
behavior, professional dress, building access, etc)
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Badge ID's can be picked up from Mary
Ellen Beaupre in the School of Allied Health Sciences building, Student
Affairs office, room 2.202 after 1:00 pm. You will then be able to obtain
parking permits for contract garage parking and/or lot parking.
8:00 - Noon
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Other Departmental Orientation As Needed
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If you have
additional questions or need assistance, please contact the Office of
Student Affairs at (409)772-3030 or stop by suite 2.202 in the School of
Allied Health building on 11th and Mechanic.
