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APSY Fall Orientation September 3, 2009
Orientation Day - September 3, 2009
On behalf of the Division of Applied Psychology (APSY) I welcome you back to campus life. While many of you may still be in holiday mode, we're less than a month away from the start of classes.
To new students, I join our Associate Dean, Dr. Vicki Schwean and my colleagues, in welcoming you to our division and to the learning opportunities ahead of you.
To returning students, this upcoming year offers many new opportunities to build on the knowledge you've already gained.
To launch the 2009/2010 academic year on September 3, we're hosting an Orientation Day. It's a day in which your professors, administrative staff and students' union executive get together to introduce themselves, and for you to get a better sense of what being an APSY student entails, while picking up a few pointers on how to make the best of your academic and social lives.
An additional orientation is prepared for graduate students across all of the divisions, departments and faculties of UofC for Friday, September 4th. But our APSY Orientation on September 3rd is specifically designed to acquaint you with graduate student life in your home division.
For those of you taking distance learning programs, we've arranged the technological means to include you in most of the latter day's activities.
Below is a schedule of the day's activities we have planned for you - a day intended to help you feel at home through a variety of activities. I look forward to seeing all of you there.
Tom Strong, Associate Professor
Graduate Student Coordinator
EdT 310
Phone: 403.220.7770
strongt@ucalgary.ca
12th Floor Education Building |
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| 9:00 | Introductions and welcoming comments to new students from APSY Associate Dean, Dr. Vicki Schwean, followed by comments from Applied Psychology Graduate Student Union President, Keoma Thorne, and Graduate Student Coordinator, Dr. Tom Strong on the day’s proceedings. General introductions of faculty, administrative staff, and students. |
| 9:40 | Breakout into small mixed groups (students of the different programs and faculty members). Focus is social but also on generating student questions to be answered either within the groups or within the broader whole group as these relate to the topic: What is involved in being a ‘successful' APSY student? |
| 10:30 |
Coffee break |
| 10:50 | Whole group Q & A - Answers from Dr. Schwean, Dr. Strong, and Program Coordinators (Counselling and School Psychology), and Keoma on succeeding as resourceful learners and problem-solvers in APSY/UofC. |
| 11:15 | Tour of U-CAPES, TERA, APGSU Commons, and the APSY office: Meet APSY admin support staff, learn about services, & procedures for requesting assistance. |
| 12:00 | APSY lunch together |
| 1:00 | Meetings within Program specializations: School & Applied Child Psychology and Counselling Psychology |
| 2:45 | Coffee break |
| 3:00 |
Applied Psychology Graduate Student Union President (APGSU) time for meeting with students (we will be joined at this point by returning students and by students from the distance education programs) |
| 3:30 |
Q & A & overview of APSY website |
| 3:45 | APSY as a research-oriented division – panel discussion & comments pertaining to APSY (thesis/dissertation/project) expectations, procedures, awards, etc. |
| 4:15 |
Breakout groups - conversation focus: What I need to know to begin/continue in my program to see me successfully defend (and enjoy) my research. |
| 5:15 |
Wrap-up comments from Drs. Schwean and Strong |
| 5:30 |
Wine & cheese |
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