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Information for All Incoming Students |
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SEP
(Summer English Program): MSU
International TA Orientation: Chemistry Department Orientation: First Day of Classes:
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July 18 –
August 15, 2008 (9:30 a.m., August
9-15, 2008 August 18-22, 2008 August 25, 2008
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§
MSU
requires your local address §
Fill
out at http://www.reg.msu.edu (under Student Services) Parking Permit § A Graduate Assistantship is required to be eligible to obtain a permit §
A
permit can be obtained on-line at www.dpps.msu.edu
if your assistantship has already been approved on the MSU system §
If
you cannot obtain the permit on-line, you will have to go to the Dept. of Police & Public Safety on §
A
copy of your appointment form is required if you need to go to DPPS Paychecks § Fall Semester employment period begins August 16, 2008. § First pay date is September 15th §
Students
will be paid once a month on the 15th of every month (or earlier if the 15th
falls on a weekend or holiday). §
Direct
Deposit can be arranged at http://www.epayroll.msu.edu
Room Keys
for §
A
key request form is required §
You
will get the form at Orientation §
Pick
up the key in the Sub-basement stockroom (B-1 Chemistry) Chemistry & BPS Access Card § Allows access to the Chemistry Bldg. and the Biomedical & Physical Sciences Bldg. nights and weekends §
After
arriving, e-mail §
Include
your Gate Card number if you have a parking permit §
Set up an e-mail account after
arriving. §
See Tom Atkinson in room 123D
Chemistry.
§
Your
PID and PAN numbers are required §
After
setting up your account, please give the Graduate Office your e-mail address. |
Housing (Before Arriving) § Students must arrange for housing before arriving at MSU: http://www.hfs.msu.edu/uh § Arrange for housing as early as possible - if you must wait until after receiving a visa, apply as soon as you receive it. § University Housing processes housing applications as quickly as possible. If you want a furnished apartment, you must indicate on the application that you want furniture. You will need your PID (student number) for the housing application, but you will not need your Net ID (you can leave that question blank). If you have not received your PID yet, you may get it from the Graduate Office through e-mail. §
University Housing will
send you an offer for an apartment if one is available. If none are available,
they may send you an offer for a room in the § After receiving an offer, students must sign and return it along with the first month’s rent. Sometimes the first month’s rent can be paid upon arrival – with prior approval. §
Students who will arrive
after business hours (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) need to contact §
Students
may contact someone in the University Housing Office concerning key pickup
and first month’s rent. Roommates (Before Arriving) §
The Chemistry Dept. does
not arrange roommates. §
The
Graduate Office can put your name, gender, and e-mail on a list of our
incoming students looking for roommates – this list will be available to our
new students upon request. Bicycles §
Bicycles can be purchased
through: § MSU Surplus Store § § 355-0364 Computer Enrollment § Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (tentative times) 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (tentative times) § Meet with advisor § Enroll in room 121 Chemistry §
Will need your PID and
PAN numbers Textbooks § Available at: §
MSU Book Store ( §
The College Store ( §
Ned’s Book Store ( §
Student Book Store ( § The links for
these stores are at: http://www.msu.edu/textbooks.html Transportation to MSU
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