{"69074":{"#nid":"69074","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Building Construction Graduate Student Orientation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EFall 2011 BC Graduate Orientation for the Master of Science in Building Construction and Facility Management program will be held\u0026nbsp;Friday, Aug. 19 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Room 1116 of the Klaus Building.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Students will be provided with\u0026nbsp;registration information, an overview of the program tracks, advisement information\u0026nbsp;and course offerings, as well as additional administrative matters; students are asked to refrain from registering for classes until after orientation. Students are encouraged to stay on campus after orientation to secure their Buzz Cards (student IDs), parking permits, books, and handle other Institute business. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENote:\u003C\/em\u003E Georgia Tech will host a general Graduate Student Orientation on Aug. 16 at the Ferst Center for the Performing Arts. This will be a broad overview for all incoming graduate students; Building Construction-specific information will be provided at the Aug. 19 orientation and will be facilitated by BC faculty and staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EAgenda: \u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWelcome (Dr. Daniel Castro, Chair of the School of Building Construction)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFaculty and Staff Introductions (Dr. Daniel Castro)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdministrative Information (Jackie Strickland, BC Academic Advisor)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAcademic Advisor Introduction and Outline of Campus Business Items\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent Information Survey\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBuzzcard\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EParking\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOIT Computer Account\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBookstore for Textbooks\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorgia Tech Police\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EQuestions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;Academic Information\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudent Construction Association (Overview by Jackie Strickland)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGraduate Program (Dr. Daniel Castro)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ETrack Overview (Dr. Daniel Castro)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003Ei.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Integrated Facility Management (Professor Kathy Roper)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eii.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Integrated Project Delivery Systems (Dr. Baabak Ashuri)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003Eiii.\u0026nbsp; Residential Development (Dr. Javier Irizarry\/Mr. Rick Porter)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;BC 6025: Advanced Construction Management (BC Faculty)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECore Courses (BC Faculty)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EElectives (BC Faculty)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EParis Program (BC Faculty)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow many classes to take? (BC Faculty)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EQuestions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration Information (Jackie Strickland)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;How to register for classes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPermits\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHolds\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ET-Square\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EQuestions\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003ELocation and Parking Information:\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Klaus Building is located near the School of Building Construction; it is Building 153 in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/gt_campus_map.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecampus map \u003C\/a\u003E(in Grid E5). \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYou have several parking options.\u0026nbsp; The closest parking will be in Visitor Lot 4.\u0026nbsp; You also have the option of the Tech Square deck (#174 on the map) near GT\u2019s Hotel \u0026amp; Conference Center and the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble bookstore. \u0026nbsp;In addition, you could park at the Student Center Deck, which is Visitor Lot 2 (#54 on the map).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFor driving\u0026nbsp;directions to campus, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/pts.gatech.edu\/visitors\/Pages\/DirectionstoCampus.aspx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGT Parking \u003C\/a\u003Ewebsite. Note that these directions take you to the Student Center Deck.\u0026nbsp; From the Student Center Deck, proceed east past the Student Center and the construction to your right, and then head north past the CoA Annex Building on your left (where the School of BC offices are).\u0026nbsp; Klaus will be ahead at the end of the walkway.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ENOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022left\u0022\u003EThere is also a mandatory immigration information session facilitated by the Office of International Education (OIE) for international students.\u0026nbsp; It is mandatory for international students to attend this immigration information session.\u0026nbsp; Although it is offered on two different dates the week of August 16\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, you will need to attend the August 16\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E session; the other session offered on August 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E conflicts with BC Graduate Orientation.\u0026nbsp; Visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oie.gatech.edu\/isss\/admissions\/documents\/OrientationCalendarFall2011.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOIE\u003C\/a\u003E site for more information.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fall 2011 BC Graduate Orientation for incoming masters students will be held Aug. 19 in the Klaus Building"}],"uid":"27169","created_gmt":"2011-07-29 10:21:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:55:18","author":"Lisa Borello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-08-19T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-08-19T11:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-08-19T11:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-08-19 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-08-19 15:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-08-19 15:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"60236":{"id":"60236","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449176253","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:33","changed":"1475894523","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:03","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"191079","name":"tac81885.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tac81885_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tac81885_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1761682,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tac81885_0.jpg?itok=EWM3UfV7"}}},"media_ids":["60236"],"groups":[{"id":"1223","name":"School of Building Construction"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"6655","name":"graduate student orientation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: jstrickland@coa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJackie Strickland\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}