Fall 2016 New Student Orientation

Date & Time: August 18, 2016 | 03:30 PM – 03:30 PM

Location: Katz Building

On August 18 and 19, students will get an overview of degree requirements, administrative resources, and locker assignments, and will discuss life in SIA with a panel of second-year students. Students will receive their I.D.s and tour the Penn State campus. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Events will include class team-bulding and cross-cultural communications and decision-making, through a series of experiential-learning activities. Lunch will be provided. The orientation welcome picnic is an all-school event, bringing together all students, faculty and administrative staff.

The schedule for orientation appears below:

New Student Orientation – Mandatory Sessions

Thursday, August 18
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
New Student Orientation Katz Auditorium
Friday, August 19
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Intercultural Team Building Katz Auditorium
Friday, August 26
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Alumni Career Panel Katz Auditorium
Friday, August 26
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Picnic

Sunset Park
850 McKee St.
State College, PA

Friday, September 2
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

International Student Success Workshop
(for international students only)

Meredith Doran, Director, EPPIC (English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center)

114 Katz
Friday, September 9
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Group Academic Advising Session
Claudia Prieto, SIA Academic Adviser

114 Katz
Friday, September 16
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Professional Development Workshop
Grant Littke, SIA Director of Career Services
Meredith Doran, Director, EPPIC

Katz Auditorium