EPSSA Orientation 2013_2014

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EPSSA/HESA Orientation

8/23/2013

EPSSA Orientation program

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch About student organizations, getting to know each other 1:00 – 2:30 2:30 – 4:00 Orientation HUB and campus  HIED students with HESA – Chambers 221 EDTHP and EDLDR –Rackley 303

Welcome!

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

Orientation

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

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/alt transportation/bicycles/registration.cfm

http://www.centrebike.org/resources/local-rides.html

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  Webster’s Bookshop  Other coffee place around town …

Food and Coffee

 On Campus       Otto’s  Kern Building Café Laura  Mateer Building MacKinnon’s Café  Pattee Library HUB Berkey Creamery Nittany Lion’s Inn  Whiskers  Off Campus         Webster’s Irvings Saints Dunkin Donuts Starbucks Panera Wegman’s …

Food Shops

        Weis Giant Wegmans McLanahan's Sam’s Club Walmart Target  Farmer’s Market http://statecollegefarmers .com/  Ethnic Foods      Asian – Far Corner Indian Korean International food market Slavic

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

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

We Are… Penn State Educational Policy Studies

 Our Department -- Educational Policy Studies       Trudi Haupt [email protected]

Sally Kelly [email protected]

Educational Leadership (EDLDR)  Rebecca Contestabile [email protected]

Educational Theory and Policy (EDTHP)  Karen Tzilkowski [email protected]

Higher Education (HIED)  Susan Bass [email protected]

 Randy Fisher [email protected]

Comparative International Education (CIED)  Karen Tzilkowski [email protected]

Academic Advisers

 Support for students who are having difficulties in classes   David Gamson  [email protected]

Erica Frankenberg  [email protected]

Navigating the 1

st

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

Navigating the 1

st

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

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

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

ID Cards and Lion Cash

 http://www.idcard.psu.edu/ID Card/LionCash/index.cfm

 ID cards  Library books   Gym membership Newspaper access  Lion cash  Use as cash in many places  Can be linked to PNC account

EPSSA membership

        Dues until the1 st  $20 business meeting (September 12 th AERA conference funding  April 4 th – 7 th (Philadelphia) Business meetings  Every 2 nd Thursday, 12:15 – 1:15 (Rackley 303) Brown bags, workshops, initiation of collaborations  Almost every 2 nd 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!!

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/graduate/funding-opportunities  Travel Support through EPSSA/IESA  Have to be a due paying member

Questions and Contact Info

Contact Information      Renata Horvatek, President, [email protected]

Kristina Brezicha, Past President, [email protected]

Erica Kryst, Vice President, [email protected]

Bryan Mann, Treasurer, [email protected]

Hyowon Park, Secretary, [email protected]

[email protected]

 EPSSA Website! http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/epssa/

HUB, parking, walking on campus …