ORIENTATION WEEK 2008
August 18-22
First Day of Class: August 25

2008 Dates TBA - UTMB Quest - 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. Click on New 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)

• Check in starting at 8:15 to receive name tag and orientation packet

• Continental breakfast

• 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 (room 1.304 School of Allied Health Sciences building, 11th & Mechanic)

• Raymond Lewis, Jr., MSW ACSW, Associate Dean for Student Affairs - Levin Hall North

• Elizabeth Protas, Ph.D. - Interim Dean, School of Allied Health Sciences

• Henry Cavazos, J.D. - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Allied Health Sciences

• Phyllis Cohen Jendrusch, M.S., - Associate Director of SAHS Student Services

1:45 - 3:00  Overview, Student Survival and Success Strategies (room 1.304 School of Allied Health Sciences building)

• Phyllis Cohen Jendrusch, M.S., - Associate Director of Student Services for SAHS

3:00 Optional Tours

• Campus Tour (Wear Comfortable Shoes)

• Bookstore, Parking, Health Service, Student Center, Hospital Cafeterias, Library, Field House, etc.

8:30 - 10:00 Academic Advising with Faculty

• Physician Assistant Program students will meet all day Thursday in SAHS room 1.102

• Occupational Therapy - Room  (OT Lab)

• Physical Therapy - Room (PT Lab)

• Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Room (CLS Lab)

• 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 - INDS Curriculum - Clinical Science Auditorium, room 362.

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)

• Ellen Sanderson, Infection Control Practitioner, UTMB Healthcare Epidemiology (SAHS building, room 1.102)

3:30 - 5:00 Presentation of Book and discussion, Levin Hall Auditorium

9:00 - 9:30 Hurricane Preparedness, Student Discipline, Academic Resources (SAHS building, room 1.102)

• 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)

• Terry Dick, Director of Student Wellness and Dr. Darlene Hunter, Assistant Director of Student Counseling and Psychological Services - Student Wellness Services

• Carol Cromie, Assistant Director and Vicki Brewer, Director and University Registrar - Enrollment Services

• Carl Gordon, Associate Director and Financial Aid Officer - Financial Services

• Erica Chance, Director of Student Life

• Henry Cavazos, Associate Faculty-Academic Affairs and Lodie Massey, INDS Studies - Academic Affairs

• Brian Berlin - INDS Website Coordinator

11:30  Emails

• Don Brunder, Academic Computing, (SAHS building, room 1.102)

12:00  Lunch on your own and free time

• 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.

• Turn in Additional Immunization Paperwork and Schedule Immunizations Rebecca Sealy 2.812 - UTMB Wellness Program

• Free Time for Book purchases etc. - Some Departments will have additional Orientation Thursday & Friday afternoon

8:00 - 5:00

• Additional Orientation by Departments - (Some Departments have additional time scheduled for program specific information (books, classes, professional behavior, professional dress, building access, etc)

• 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

• Other Departmental Orientation As Needed

• 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.