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BMI orientation

BMI orientation. The student representatives Kailah Davis Julien Thibault. Student representatives. Kailah Davis US Virgin Islands 3 rd year PhD student Research interests: public health surveillance, emerging diseases Hobbies: shopping, watching tennis, basketball, dancing

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BMI orientation

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  1. BMI orientation The student representatives Kailah Davis Julien Thibault

  2. Student representatives • Kailah Davis • US Virgin Islands • 3rd year PhD student • Research interests: public health surveillance, emerging diseases • Hobbies: shopping, watching tennis, basketball, dancing • Julien Thibault • France • 3rd year PhD student • Research interests: NLP, distributed systems, HPC • Hobbies: tennis, music

  3. Student representatives • Jacquee Blaz • US • 4th year PhD student • Research interests: HCI, Usability and Display Design • Hobbies: knitting, watching ice hockey, snow boarding, video games

  4. Student representatives • At the department • Represent students at faculty meetings • Organize various departmental events • Help with non-academic student disputes • Assist with the integration of new students into the department • Work to improve environment • Arrange student meetings • And outside • Where to buy a car? • Where to live? • Where to get decent Ethnic food, etc ? • What to do in the weekend?

  5. Student meetings • Fall meeting • Mid - Semester • Bring up issues related to the department • Advance notice of an issue and we can invite a faculty member to discuss it • Please send any concerns to the student representatives in advance • Spring meeting • Discuss issues related to the comprehensive exam • How to form your committee • Other topics

  6. BMI website and wikis • Department website • http://medicine.utah.edu/bmi/ • Find student’s contact info • Find faculty’s contact info & projects • Classes offered • Department Wiki • https://wiki.chpc.utah.edu/display/BMI • Policies and procedures • Student handbook • Graduate forms • Exam archives • Student Wiki is owned by the students • http://wiki.bmi.utah.edu/student/index.php • Register to add materials (please do…) • Useful links • How to get started at BMI • Class projects

  7. Places to know on campus International center Student Health Center Libraries Places to eat Taking care of your computer

  8. International students • International Center • Room 401 in the Union Building • http://ic.utah.edu/ • Mandatory Immigration Check-In for F1 Students • Remember those critical forms in the first week… don’t go out of status! • Mandatory International Student Orientation • August 12, 15, 17, 19 (choose one) • Sign up!

  9. University Student Health Services • University Student Health Services • Southern edge of campus, near VA • Get your TB tests, Immunizations, etc. • http://www.studenthealth.utah.edu/

  10. Libraries and online journal access • 2 main libraries • Marriott library on main campus • http://www.lib.utah.edu/ • Eccles library next door, upper campus • http://library.med.utah.edu/ • If you want to access collections off campus (outside firewall) you need: • Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client (Cisco) • http://www.it.utah.edu/services/helpDesk/connectedhelp/vpn_faq/index.html

  11. Where to eat on campus? http://www.dineoncampus.com/utah/

  12. Where to eat on campus? • Aristo’s, 1300 E 224 S • Greek food, Outdoor seating • The Pie Pizzeria, 1320 E 200 S • Awesome Pizza, Open late, Delivery • Indochine, 1300 E 230 S • Vietnamese, Lunch specials • B&D Burgers, 1300 E 222 S • Good for a quick lunch and awesome milkshakes

  13. Where do I get software • Departmental MSDN License • Free (some license restrictions) • Microsoft Products for PCs (mostly operating systems) • Office of Software Licensing (OSL) • PC and Mac Titles • Very cheap (some license restrictions) • https://software.utah.edu/osl/index.shop • Main Campus Bookstore • PC and Mac Titles • Cheap • Also stocks some OSL titles

  14. Buying / fixing computers • Buying a PC or a Mac • Campus bookstores • Student discount prices • Tax deductable if study related • Apple Store @ Gateway Center • Student ID for Apple education discount • Fixing systems • PC and Mac Repair • Main campus bookstore (fair prices) • SimplyMac on State Street http://www.simplymac.com/locations/downtown-ut

  15. Access to the network Wireless and network Useful websites

  16. Network access • Getting Started on student Wiki • Helps with configuration info • http://www.it.utah.edu/services/connected/wireless/index.html • Wireless SSIDs • UGuest: open access, bandwidth limited, not secure • UConnect: secure, fast, use for sensitive information • Wired • 100Mb/s • More secure • Plug and play

  17. Help me to get connected • Help Me To Get Connected sessions • All this week • Objectives • Wireless for UGuest and UConnect and wired connectivity operational • Mail Client operational to Mail Server • Canon Printer Driver operational • VPN usable • Helpful people • Kailah and Sharanya are Windows users • Julien is a Linux/Windows/Mac user (in that order) • Many Mac users around…

  18. Useful sites • UOnline Blackboard (ex-WebCT) • Electronic distance learning • Class management and grading • http://webct.utah.edu/ • Campus Information Systems, CIS • Register for classes • Password setup for email servers and Uconnect wireless • Campus Email setup and Email redirection • https://gate.acs.utah.edu/?WT.svl=Home%20page%20CIS%20login • Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) • http://www.chpc.utah.edu/ • issues@chpc.utah.edu • Umail online access • https://www.umail.utah.edu/?WT.svl=Home%20page%20umail%20login

  19. What to do around here?Beside working… Indoors Outdoors National parks

  20. Physical activity • Indoors • Field house • Basketball, soccer, tennis, squash, racquetball • Workout equipment • Classes (yoga, spinning, turbo-kick, pilates…) for $60/semester • http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/field_house/index.html • HPER complex • basketball, badminton, and volleyball, racquetball • Pool • Outdoors • Outdoor Recreation Program • To rent canoes, bikes, hiking gear, tents, skis… • http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/outdoor_rec/index.html • Mountain biking (trails available right behind the campus!) • Skiing (Brighton, Solitude, Canyons, Park City, Deer Valley…)

  21. National parks in Utah • In Utah (4-6h drive from SLC) • Arches National Park • Bryce Canyon National Park • Canyonlands National Park • Capitol Reef National Park • Zion National Park • Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park • In other states • North: Yellowstone, Grand Teton • South: Grand Canyon • Then what? • http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/ • Hiking, mountain biking • White water rafting • Canyoneering…

  22. Thank you and welcome to BMI!

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