GAC Orientation Information

Graduate Academic Certificate Student
Web Institute Orientation Schedule
August 22 - 23, 2003

GRADUATE ACADEMIC CERTIFICATE IN
YOUTH SERVICES IN LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SETTINGS

*NEW* as of August 18
Location for Friday and Saturday is the
UNT Gateway Center Room 142
Gateway Lab is Room 141.

PLEASE CONFIRM A LUNCH RESERVATION
(SPECIFY IF VEGETARIAN) TO PATTI DALE:
pdale@lis.admin.unt.edu

WEB INSTITUTE AUGUST 22 - 23, 2003

All students enrolled in the Graduate Academic Certificate program are required to come to campus for a one-time orientation and training with three primary purposes: to meet the professors who teach the courses, to provide training in the use of the WebCT platform which is used for all of the courses, and to launch the student's first course(s).

Information about the Web Institute including campus map, venues, lodging information, etc., is located at: http://www.unt.edu/slis/viatheweb/viaweb.htm. The Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport is approximately 15 miles from Denton.

Tentative Schedule for the Graduate Academic Certificate - Youth Services amd Storytelling Programs
On-Campus Web Institute Training and Orientation

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22	ORIENTATION SCHEDULE -- For Scholarship Cohort and All New Graduate Academic Certificate Students
Daytime arrival	Arrive in Denton and settle into hotel. Visit Campus Parking located at the Public Safety/UNT Police Building to obtain a parking permit to avoid receiving tickets. On your own if you have time: Come to SLIS to say hello, visit the UNT Bookstore, visit the UNT Library for library cards and a TexShare card if Texas resident.
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Pre-Institute Informal Dutch-Treat Dinner Time: approximately 6:00 p.m. to allow people traveling to Denton to attend. Location: Pancho's Mexican Buffet on Avenue C (off of I-35) in the large shopping center. The dean and other faculty will be present as well as and other Web Institute students to attend the dinner. If you do not want to eat, come for a soda and visit with us!
8:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.	UNT Gateway Center Room 142 Meeting with Program Advisor, Dr. Figa, in the Gateway Center – Exact room location to be announced. Student Panel on "Strategies for Success in the Graduate Academic Certificate Program." Question and answer period. Photos. Certificate course planning, advising protocols, etc. Distribution of baseline data document.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23	ORIENTATION SCHEDULE -- For Scholarship Cohort and All New Graduate Academic Certificate Students
Morning	Breakfast on your own.
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	UNT Gateway Center Room 142 WebCT Training – Gateway Center Computing Lab, Second Floor.
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.	Environmental Education, Sciences and Technology Building (EESAT) Room 130 Join the SLIS 5000 Orientation for LISSA Student Organization Presentation. Faculty introductions. Induction Ceremony.
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch Provided by SLIS.
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Eagle Student Services Center for Student Identification Cards. Bookstore time, if needed.
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	UNT Gateway Center Room 142 and Gateway Lab is Room 141. Lab time to continue WebCT training, student tutorial, and access to courses.
4:00 p.m.	Questions and departure to parking lots.