2015 MBA/MS Orientation
The Lally School of Management
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
August 26th & August 27th
Wednesday, August 26th
Check–In for All Programs - Facts You Need to Know - Lally Organizations - Advisement
Biotech Gallery & Auditorium (Business Professional)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Mandatory Check-In
(Light Breakfast will be served)
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Welcome & Lally School of Management Staff Introductions
Gina O’Connor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor, Marketing
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Your Lally Business School Identity: Vision, Mission & Values
Thomas Begley, Dean, Lally School of Management
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Review of Academic Regulations, Advising & Registration Processes
Sonja Francis, Associate Director, MBA & MS Programs
Russell Sage Dining Hall
12:15 PM -1:15PM
LUNCH
The Lally School of Management (Pittsburgh Building-Lobby)
1:30 PM -2:15PM
Club & Center Information
The Center for Financial Studies
The Buttonwood Club
The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship
The Graduate Management Student Association/ Lally Management Student Association
Admissions Ambassadors
Roebling Investment Fund
Masters Scholars Research Program
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Program Director Advisement and Program Introduction & Building Tour
MBA Cohort & Program Director – Pitts 4204
MS BSAN Cohort & Prof. Dorit Nevo – Pitts 4206
MS MGMT Cohort & Prof. Susan Sanderson – Pitts 5114
MS QFRA Cohort & Prof. Chanaka Edirisinghe – Pitts 5216
MS SPCM Cohort & Prof. T. Ravichandran – Pitts 4114
MS TC & E Cohort & Prof. Lois Peters – Pitts 3304
Thursday, August 27th
Rensselaer Campus Mandatory Graduate Orientation - Academic Rules and Logistics – Welcome Dinner
Office of Graduate Education - 308 Darrin Communication Center (DCC) - Business Attire
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Academic Orientation Seminar & Lunch – (Mandatory for all Graduate Students & Co-terms)
Biotech Gallery
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Lally’s Academic Integrity Rules & Procedures
Gina O’Connor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor, Marketing
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Citation & Avoiding Plagiarism in Academic Writing
Dr. Barbara Lewis, PhD. Director of Center for Communication Practices
The Lally School of Management – West Lot
4:15 PM
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Buses depart from West lot parking area at 4:30pm
Mini Bus Tour of RPI Campus
Tour of Rensselaer Technology Park
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Orientation Keynote Address
James E. Spencer, Jr., Executive Director, Rensselaer Technology Park,
Real Estate and New Venture Development,
Acting Director, Office of Technology Commercialization
Dinner
Departure
Arrival at Pittsburgh Building, The Lally School- Drop off at West Lot
Pat’s Barn at Rensselaer Technology Park
6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
7:45 PM
8:15 PM
*Pat’s Barn is located at Rensselaer Technology Park, 100 Defreest Drive, Troy, NY, 12108.
Fri., August 28th
International Students Orientation – Career Services
*Mandatory for all international students.
Office of Graduate Education - 308 Darrin Communication Center (DCC)
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
International Services for Students & Scholars
The Lally School of Management (Pittsburgh Building)
Office of MBA/MS Career Management and Professional Development
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Career Orientation (Co-terminal student only)
Career Orientation (New students only)