The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

Welcome new GPIA students!

Please review the full University Orientation schedule carefully and plan to attend as many sessions as you can. You will enhance your experience by participating actively from the start. Below are some events that might be of particular interest. 

 

Tuesday January 18, 2011        

6:30 PM to 8:30 PM           

New Student Program Orientations and Welcomes: Graduate Program in International Affairs

Wollman Hall 65 West 11^th Street, 5^th Floor

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2010

11:00 a.m.-1:00p.m.

Surviving Your First Semester - Management, Policy, International Affairs

Students offer advice and answer questions

66 W. 12^th Street, Room 407

 

1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Off-Site Dutch Treat Late Lunches led by Continuing Students

A list of venues and sign-up instructions will follow.

 

6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

International -Cross-Cultural Potluck Supper

This is a great event, organized by continuing students.  They cook and prepare the food for entering students!

URIS Library, 72 Fifth Avenue & 7^th Floor

                                                                                           

 

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

It's Never Too Soon: Introduction to Career Services

66 W. 12^th Street, Room 404

 

1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.           

Professional Development and the Skills You'll Need*

66 W. 12^th Street, Room 404

 

3:00 p.m.-5:30PM            

Community Building Workshop for New GPIA & Milano Students

Wollman Hall, 66 W. 11^th Street, 5^th Floor

 

6:00 p.m-8:00 p.m.

Gala Welcome Reception for Entering Students

Meet University President, David Van Zandt; NSGS Executive Dean, David Scobey; Milano-GPIA Dean, Neil Grabois; members of the Milano-GPIA Faculty, Administrators, new and continuing students and special guests

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center

55 W. 13th Street, 2nd Floor

RSVP to Vanessa Reich at vreich@newschool.edu

 

Saturday, February 5

Introduction to University and School Resources and Services

This event is designed to provide information about services to those new students who were unable to attend day-time sessions on the same topics earlier in the week.

Representatives of the Office of Career Development and Placement, Student Services, the University Library, Computing Services, Graduate Writing Center, Student Health Services, and Student Organization Representatives will be on hand to discuss resources and answer questions.

RSVP to Jackie Hadley at jhadley@newschool.edu .