Office of Graduate Student Affairs (OGSA)

1. Office of Graduate Student Affairs (OGSA)

2. Presentation Overview • Services and Resources • Getting & Staying Connected • Student Life • Academics

3. Services and Resources

4. Services and Resources Stevens Campus ID Card • Identification • Access to Buildings • Meal Plan • Duck Bills • Used in all food service locations, campus store, printers, and select off-campus locations • One Duck Bill = One Dollar • Tax free transactions • Balance can be viewed and replenished through www.duckbills.com

5. Services and Resources On Campus Dining

6. Services and Resources Off Campus Dining

7. Services and Resources Housing Options If you want to find housing through the university, you can choose to live in one of many Stevens leased housing locations. Stevens leases off-campus apartments in many buildings around Hoboken. For more information including costs and availability, please visit http://www.stevens.edu/sit/housing/housing-options If you want to find housing independently, you can work with a real estate company or an apartment listing service or check out the listings posted on http://www.stevens.edu/sit/housing/graduate/alternative-housing-list

8. Services and Resources Student Health Insurance • All students are automatically enrolled in a health insurance plan through the university. • Fee is added to your student bill automatically • Policy runs August 18, 2013 – August 18, 2014 • For more information, visit: http://www.universityhealthplans.com/intro/Stevens.html If you have private health insurance and you want to decline the health insurance from Stevens, you must fill out a waiver form and provide proof of insurance by September13th,2013 This form is available online: https://www.universityhealthplans.com/secure/waiver.cgi?school_id=136 Student Health Services staff can answer questions about U.S. health insurance.

9. Services and Resources Student Health Services • Student Health Center is free to all enrolled students • No appointment is necessary • Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 am-4:00 pm and Thursdays 9:00am-7:00pm • Nurse on duty full-time, physicians available: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 1:00-4:00pm, Thursdays 4:00-7:00pm and Fridays 1:30-3:30pm • Submit your Student Health & Immunization Record here as soon as possible • Failure to do this can impact your enrollment!

10. Services and Resources Counseling Services Student Counseling, Psychological & Disabilities Services 7th Floor of Howe Center Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 • Individual counseling is available free of charge to students • Completely confidential • Also offer vocational, education, and career counseling • http://www.stevens.edu/counseling/

11. Services and Resources Disabilities Services • Qualified students with physical and/or mental disabilities must present documentation of their disabilities for proper accommodations to be made • This must be done prior to classes starting Student Counseling, Psychological & Disabilities Services 7th Floor of Howe Center Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00

12. Services and Resources International Student & Scholar Services • Responsible for all international student and scholar immigration-related matters, including the issuance and/or processing of: • Form I-20, F-1 visa • DS-2019, J-1 visa (students and scholars) • H-1B applications for temporary worker in a specialty occupation • University-sponsored LPR applications • Employment authorization documents • Provides educational workshops, information, and services in support of these regulations. 5th Floor of Howe Center Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00

13. Services and Resources MyStevens General web portal used to access a variety of technology services and resources.

14. Services and Resources Through My Stevens You Can: • View the Stevens course catalog and class schedules • Update your address information • Add and drop courses • Review your personal schedule • See your account balance and make payments • Check your financial aid status • See your grades when they are entered by faculty • View an unofficial transcript • Review your degree requirement progress

15. Services and Resources Stevens Email • All students have a Stevens e-mail address: Username@Stevens.edu • All communications from the university will be sent to this address • You must check the mail in this account and/or forward this account to another address • There is a storage limit, so you must delete messages regularly

16. Services and Resources Student Service Center • Financial Aid • Registrar • Student Financial Services • Student Employment 1st Floor of Howe Center Monday-Friday 10:00-4:30

17. Services and Resources Financial Aid – Part Time Students • Many Stevens graduate students are sponsored by their employers • We encourage you to check at your place of employment about tuition benefits. • Arrangements can be made to defer your bill until the end of the semester if your company does not make the payment at the beginning of the term. • If there are a number of employees from the same site enrolled in Stevens courses, a direct billing arrangement can be made between Stevens and the employer.

18. Services and Resources Financial Aid – Full Time Students • Full-time graduate students are eligible for scholarships and graduate assistantships • Assistantships offer students the opportunity to teach or conduct research with Stevens faculty members while offering tuition support and a stipend for living expenses • Students interested in assistantships should contact the Department in which they plan to study • Funding for many assistantships is made available by research grants secured by Stevens’ faculty

19. Services and Resources Registrar Office – International Students • An approved Study Plan is necessary prior to enrolling for the first time • Work with your advisor to establish a Study Plan • Once you’ve checked in with ISSS and have submitted your Study Plan, you can register for classes online through MyStevens • Important Dates • First day of classes: August26th, 2013 • Fall Add/Drop Deadline: September9th, 2013

20. Services and Resources Registrar Office – Domestic Students • Once you’ve received your acceptance letter, enroll on-line through MyStevens • Registration for classes in your first semester is permitted without a Study Plan, but • You must meet with your advisor to come up with an approved Study Plan by the end of your first semester • Only courses shown on your approved Study Plan will count towards your degree requirements • Important Dates • First day of classes: August26th, 2013 • Fall Add/Drop Deadline: September9th, 2013

21. Services and Resources Financial Services Tuition & Fees http://www.stevens.edu/ssc/tuition_fees_13_14.html Payment Policy Payment due dates are based upon when students register Payment Options http://www.stevens.edu/ssc/payment_options_g.html Withdrawal/Refund Policy http://www.stevens.edu/ssc/refund_policy.html Wire Transfers https://www.peertransfer.com/school/stevens

22. Services and Resources E-Billing • Receive electronic invoices via MyStevens • View bills, make payments, and manage your student account • You can add access for the person paying the bill, if it is someone other than yourself • www.stevens.edu/ssc/ebilling

23. Services and Resources Student Employment • International students may only work 20 hours per week on campus • No off campus work is permitted based on visa requirements • Any remuneration (TA, GA, hourly rate, housing, dining) is considered employment • Federal Work Study (FWS-work study) is for US citizens only • For more information visit www.stevens.edu/studentemployment

24. Services and Resources Career Services Can help you find internships after you’ve completed two semesters and full-time employment when it’s time to graduate • One-on-one Career Counseling • Career Fairs • Networking Events • Workshops • Industry Panels • Resume and Cover Letter Review Office of Career Development 6th Floor of the Howe Center Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00

25. Career Services • Employers want candidates who are: • Engaged • Accomplished • Leaders • Confident • Technically skilled • Well-rounded • Experienced • Valuable • Ready to work hard • You can gain these qualities through: • Volunteer work • Community involvement • Reading trade journals • Joining professional associations • Participating in student clubs • Assuming leadership roles • Independent study

26. Services and Resources Schaefer Athletic Center • Cardio & Weight Lifting Equipment • Multi-function gymnasium • Olympic size swimming pool • Group fitness classes

27. Services and Resources Campus Recreation • Fitness Classes • Yoga, Cardio & Strength, Pilates, Cycling, Aerobics and more! • $50 per class for the semester • Trips throughout the U.S. • Canoeing, kayaking, hiking, rock climbing, national parks, whitewater rafting and more!

28. Services and Resources Samuel C. Williams Library Graduate Lounge and online databases with off-site access

29. Services and Resources Computer Lab • Computer/Printing Lab in the lower level of the Library • Printers accept DuckBills only • Swipe your card at the printer • http://www.stevens.edu/itwiki/w/index.php

30. Services and Resources Campus Store • Located on the 1st floor of the Howe Center • http://www.stevenscampusstore.com/ • Books, clothing, gifts, & more! • Student-friendly return policies • Accepts DuckBills • Textbook Services • Used books • Textbook buyback

31. Services and Resources Mass Transit NJ Transit and Light Rail - www.njtransit.com Purchase through Stevens pipeline for a monthly discount. PATH- http://www.panynj.gov/path/ Trains from Hoboken to Jersey City, Newark, and NYC (downtown and midtown) MTA- www.mta.info NYC Transit (Bus and subway), Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Hop Stop - www.hopstop.com transit guide offering door-to-door directions and maps for the NYC metro area

32. Services and Resources Shuttles Stevens Courtesy Shuttle • Runs in a loop from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm • Stops at 6th & Hudson, Newark & Hudson, 4th & Madison, 7th & Madison, 8th & Madison, 12th & Clinton, 11th & Park, 11th & Washington and Howe Center • Free to students Hoboken Hop Bus • New transit system where you can be picked-up and dropped-off at any point along the route. • Three different routes (green, blue, red) with varying schedules • $0.50 per ride with Stevens ID. • http://www.hobokennj.org/departments/transportation-parking/the-hop

33. Services and Resources Rental Cars • Zip Car and Hertz On Demand cars available for rent on campus • Location: 8th Street near athletics • Need a valid U.S. driver’s license and an online account • For More information, please visit • www.zipcar.comor • http://www.hertzondemand.com/

34. Services and Resources Parking on Campus • Commuter students pay $100.00 per term • All vehicles parked on campus must have a current parking hang tag • Hang tags do not guarantee you a space, they only make you eligible to park • To apply for parking you must log in to MyStevens and go through Web for Students • http://www.stevens.edu/sit/police/hangtagfees.cfm

35. Services and Resources Parking in Hoboken Solid Green Signs – This side of the street is reserved for cars that have a Hoboken Resident Permit only. Solid White Signs – Cars with no permit, a Temporary Permit, or Hoboken Resident permits can park here, but cars without a permit can only park for 4 hours (citywide limit)

36. Getting & Staying Connected

37. Getting & Staying Connected Start building your professional network now, through contact with faculty, staff, classmates, and guest speakers on campus and at career fairs, industry events, and professional conferences.

38. Getting & Staying Connected Finding Stevens on Facebook On www.stevens.edu click on the Facebook logo Or go to http://www.facebook.com/Stevens1870 Click on the “like” button on the top of the page

39. Getting & Staying Connected Finding OGSA on Facebook OGSA-Office of Graduate Student Affairswww.facebook.com/StevensOGSA

40. Getting & Staying Connected Finding OGSA on Linkedin Go to http://www.linkedin.com and search for our group, Office of Graduate Student Affairs at Stevens Institute of Technology

41. Getting & Staying Connected DuckSync Go to http://www.orgsync.com/ and login, then search for our community, Stevens Institute of Technology-Graduate and complete your profile.

42. Student Life

43. Student Life Office of Graduate Student Affairs- OGSA 10th Floor, Howe Center Nathalie Waite Brown Interim Director Nathalie.Waite@stevens.edu Kimberly Barletta Senior Coordinator Kimberly.Barletta@stevens.edu Danielle Pagliuca Coordinator Danielle.Pagliuca@stevens.edu Heather Mazorow Student Life Coordinator Heather.Mazorow@stevens.edu • When you don’t know who to ask, just stop in and we’ll be happy to help!

44. Student Life Office of Graduate Student Affairs • Orientation and Commencement • Special Activities and Events • Graduate Enrichment Series • Graduate Student Council & Clubs • Student Concerns & Student Advocate • Judicial Affairs

45. Student Life Graduate Student Social and Academic Organizations • American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) • Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineering Students (GAMES) • Graduate Student Society of Chemistry & Chemical Biology (GSSCCB) • Graduate Telecommunications Management Association (GTMA) • International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) • International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) • Society of Stevens Physics Graduate Student (SPGS) • Stevens Society of Mathematicians (SSM) • Stevens Society of Financial Engineers (SSFE) • Stevens Institute of Technology Graduate Management Association (SIGMA) • Stevens Pharmaceutical Research Center Club (SPRCC) • Women in Pharmaceuticals (WIP)

46. Student Life Graduate Student Cultural Organizations • Chinese Student Scholar Association (CSSA) • Indian Graduate Student Association (IGSA) • Iranian Association of Students (IAS) • Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA) • Saudi Student Association (SSA) • Taiwanese Graduate Student Association (TGSA)

47. Student Life Graduate Enrichment Series • To help graduate students develop outside the classroom • 60-90 minute workshops • Topics include: • Intellectual Advancement • Personal Growth & Wellness • Professional Communication • Business Skills Enhancement • Professional Communication • Cultural Foundations • Leadership Development • Certificate of Achievement available at the end of the year for those who qualify

48. Welcome Week Activities • Monday, August 19 • Walmart Trip $5 • Trip to Madame Tussaud’s Museum $15 • Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth Free! • Tuesday, August 20 • Shuttle Loop to Bed, Bath & Beyond, Newport Mall, and Target $5 • Trip to Statue of Liberty $10 • Wednesday, August 21 • Trip to Six Flags Great Adventure $25 • Movie Under the Stars: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Free! • Thursday, August 22 • Trip to Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock $15 • Trip to Brooklyn $10 • Concerts in the Park: Julio Fernandez Free! • Friday, August 23 • Trip to Woodbury Commons Shopping Outlets $5 • Outing to Hoboken Pier 13 Free!

49. Student Life FallHolidays – No Classes, University Offices Closed

50. Student Life Emergency Numbers Stevens Police/Howe Center Front Desk 201-216-3911 Sign-up to have campus alerts sent to you via text/email https://stevensit.codespear.com/ Emergency 911