EPSSA/HESA Orientation

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EPSSA/HESA Orientation

• 8/23/2013

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EPSSA Orientation program

• 1200 100 Lunch
• About student organizations, getting to know
  each other
• 100 230 Orientation
• 230 400 HUB and campus
• HIED students with HESA Chambers 221
• EDTHP and EDLDR Rackley 303
• ?

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Welcome!
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Who we are?

• We are Education Policy Studies Student
  Association!
• EDTHP and EDLDR students collaboration with
  HESA and IESA
• 5 officers members
• Mission
• The mission of EPSSA is to promote the
  development of students as scholars and future
  professionals in the fields of Educational
  Leadership, Education Theory and Policy, Higher
  Education, American Indian Leadership, and
  Comparative International Education. The
  intention of the association is to provide a
  forum for support, discussion, scholarship,
  social networking, and professional development
  relating to all matters of K-12 and higher
  education

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Orientation

• About State College and Penn State
• How to successfully navigate through the 1st year
• Technology that helps students
• Membership in EPSSA
• Questions, suggestions

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Getting Around State College

• Cata Bus
• On and Off Campus options
• http//www.catabus.com/
• Parking
• On Campus need a pass available
• http//www.transportation.psu.edu/parking/student/
  permits.shtml
• Off campus Garages and Meter parking
• Biking
• Lots of designated biking paths
• Need to register your bike at Parking Office and
  Police Station
• http//www.transportation.psu.edu/transportation/a
  lt-transportation/bicycles/registration.cfm
• http//www.centrebike.org/resources/local-rides.ht
  ml

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Places to Study

• On Campus
• Pattee/Paterno Library
• 5 th floor Education /Social sciences
• Other libraries around campus
• Law school library

• Off Campus
• Schlow Library
• Barnes and Nobles
• Websters Bookshop
• Other coffee place around town

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Food and Coffee

• On Campus
• Ottos
• Kern Building
• Café Laura
• Mateer Building
• MacKinnons Café
• Pattee Library
• HUB
• Berkey Creamery
• Nittany Lions Inn
• Whiskers

• Off Campus
• Websters
• Irvings
• Saints
• Dunkin Donuts
• Starbucks
• Panera
• Wegmans

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Food Shops

• Weis
• Giant
• Wegmans
• McLanahan's
• Sams Club
• Walmart
• Target
• Farmers Market
• http//statecollegefarmers.com/

• Ethnic Foods
• Asian Far Corner
• Indian
• Korean
• International food market
• Slavic

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Things to Do in State College

• Restaurants (Downtown/Boalsburg/Bellefonte)
• Outdoor activities (Mount Nittany/State parks )
• Intermural (Soccer/Volleyball/Basketball etc.)
• Shopping (Nittany Mall/ Colonnade Park area)
• Movie Theaters
• Music Town and Gown, http//www.statecollege.com
  /calendar/
• Centre Daily Time Weekender

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We Are Penn State

• 11 Colleges
• College of Education
• 4 Academic Departments
• 1,200 Graduate Students
• 2,800 Undergraduate Students
• College of Ed Buildings
• http//www.geog.psu.edu/print-campus-maps

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We Are Penn State Educational Policy Studies

• Our Department -- Educational Policy Studies
• Trudi Haupt tth1_at_psu.edu
• Sally Kelly sjk4_at_psu.edu
• Educational Leadership (EDLDR)
• Rebecca Contestabile rqc2_at_psu.edu
• Educational Theory and Policy (EDTHP)
• Karen Tzilkowski kkt2_at_psu.edu
• Higher Education (HIED)
• Susan Bass sgb13_at_psu.edu
• Randy Fisher ref125_at_psu.edu
• Comparative International Education (CIED)
• Karen Tzilkowski kkt2_at_psu.edu

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Academic Advisers

• Support for students who are having difficulties
  in classes
• David Gamson
• dag17_at_psu.edu
• Erica Frankenberg
• euf10_at_psu.edu

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Navigating the 1st year Academic

• Handbook
• Classes (theory, policy, minor/dual degree, )
• Relationship with advisor and student mentor
• Theory group (Will Smith)
• Writing groups
• Something we could discuss
• Writing center
• EPSSA business meetings

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Navigating the 1st year Social

• Facebook group
• https//www.facebook.com/EPSSAPSU
• Taking a break sometimes it is good and useful ?
• Getting to know other students
• Student mentor
• Sports
• Basketball, volleyball, soccer, hiking, etc.
• Student services Health Center, CAPS (Counseling
  and Psychological Services at Penn State), Global
  Programs

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Technology

• 4 Major Sites
• eLion all your personal information
• elion.psu.edu
• Angel course information
• cms.psu.edu
• Webmail Penn State Email
• webmail.psu.edu
• PSU library Databases
• libraries.psu.edu
• All Logins the same

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Technology

• Penn State Portal
• 3 previous websites there https//portal.psu.edu/
  
• Web space
• 5 GB available from Penn State here
  https//www.work.psu.edu/
• Drop box, Google Drive is another popular option
• Krause Innovation Studio at Chambers
• Smart rooms are available for meeting
• Printing
• http//clc.its.psu.edu/printing
• Wireless access
• http//wireless.psu.edu/wireless.html

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ID Cards and Lion Cash

• http//www.idcard.psu.edu/IDCard/LionCash/index.cf
  m
• ID cards
• Library books
• Gym membership
• Newspaper access
• Lion cash
• Use as cash in many places
• Can be linked to PNC account

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EPSSA membership

• Dues until the1st business meeting (September
  12th)
• 20
• AERA conference funding
• April 4th 7th (Philadelphia)
• Business meetings
• Every 2nd Thursday, 1215 115 (Rackley 303)
• Brown bags, workshops, initiation of
  collaborations
• Almost every 2nd Friday during the month
• Ad hoc events and activities
• Socializing
• Every month we will do something fun ?
• Big name speaker(s)
• Bill Boyd award
• . And anything we plan and think of together!!

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Travel Support

• Travel Grant Application
• http//www.ed.psu.edu/research/gradfellowship.htm
• College of Education Support
• http//www.ed.psu.edu/educ/current-students/gradua
  te/funding-opportunities
• Travel Support through EPSSA/IESA
• Have to be a due paying member

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Questions and Contact Info

• Contact Information
• Renata Horvatek, President, ruh158_at_psu.edu
• Kristina Brezicha, Past President, kfb126_at_psu.edu
• Erica Kryst, Vice President, ell140_at_psu.edu
• Bryan Mann, Treasurer, bam346_at_psu.edu
• Hyowon Park, Secretary, hip5089_at_psu.edu
• epssapsu_at_gmail.com
• EPSSA Website! http//www.clubs.psu.edu/up/epssa/

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HUB, parking, walking on campus