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METU – BINGHAMTON GIA-BAS PROGRAMS. PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION Ankara, April 10 th , 2017. AGENDA. Academic Issues Binghamton E-mail and BUSI system Health Care Issues Residential Life Presentation Student Visa Applications Orientation and Transportation. ACADEMIC ISSUES.
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METU – BINGHAMTON GIA-BAS PROGRAMS PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION Ankara, April 10th , 2017
AGENDA • Academic Issues • Binghamton E-mail and BUSI system • Health Care Issues • Residential Life Presentation • Student Visa Applications • Orientation and Transportation
ACADEMIC ISSUES • We expect all Binghamton students to: • put the education first, and non-academic activities (sports, recreation, work, and social life) second on your list of priorities. • take all courses seriously. • genuinely try to do their best on all course assignments. • seek help if they are confused, fall behind, or uncertain. That is what office hours are for. Use them!
ACADEMIC ISSUES • We expect all Binghamton students to: • come to class prepared. This means having done all assigned readings, given some thought to those readings, and prepared questions about those topics or issues which they have found confusing, unclear, or with which they disagree. • participate actively in class by asking and answering questions about the course material.
ACADEMIC ISSUES • Education System at Binghamton: • Daily and/or weekly assignments, projects, papers • Class attendance is important • Reading and writing will be required for all courses • Your grade will be based on combination of different factors including class attendance, mid-term and final exams, quizzes, papers, projects, etc. • Faculty members and TAs hold office hours on a regular basis • http://blackboard.binghamton.edu
GENERAL EDUCATION (GenEd) • Binghamton University has adopted a comprehensive General Education curriculum in several areas of knowledge and experience that ought to be central to the academic experience of every undergraduate student. • It is intended to help students develop: • an appreciation of and capacity for effective personal expression; • knowledge about various intellectual traditions; • an understanding of and respect for different peoples and civilizations; • knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world, achieved through active engagement with the methods and philosophy of natural science; • logical thinking, balanced skepticism, and tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty; • a knowledge of and appreciation for the arts and creative expression.
GENERAL EDUCATION (GenEd) • Binghamton University requires students to take courses in the following broad areas of learning: • Language and Communication - Composition (C ) and Oral Commun.(O) • Creating a Global Vision - Pluralisim (P) and Global Interdependencies (G) • Natural Sciences - Laboratory (L) • Social Sciences and Mathematics - Social Sciences (N) and Math. (M) • Aesthetics and Humanities - Aesthetics (A) and Humanities (H) • Physical Activity/Wellness - Physical Activity (Y) and Wellness (S)
ACADEMIC ISSUES • Written Work • Much coursework is assigned to students individually rather than in groups. In carrying out such assignments, a student may ask others for criticism of a piece of writing. • Effective learning is often fostered by cooperation and assistance. Nonetheless, such assistance should never be so complete or so detailed that the piece of writing becomes more the work of the person assisting than of the student. That would be a form of misrepresentation.
ACADEMIC ISSUES • Academic Integrity • The faculty assumes that themes, term papers, studio work, results of laboratory experiments, examinations and computer-generated material submitted by the student represent the student’s own work. • Blackboard and www.turnitin.com
PLAGIARISM Plagiarism • Failure to document sources is plagiarism, a serious academic offense. Binghamton University defines plagiarism as "the incorporation into one's written or oral reports of any unacknowledged published, unpublished, or oral material from the work of another. • This includes material found through the computer. • Plagiarism has serious consequences at Binghamton. Please make sure to site all of your sources and ask help from the Writing Center how to site your sources or visit http://writingcenter.binghamton.edu
PLAGIARISM • In order to avoid even unintentional plagiarism, you should observe the following principles scrupulously:1. Place anything you copy exactly from another writer--whole sentences, phrases, or even a single distinctive term--within quotation marks and identify its source, usually in a note.2. Indicate the source, again usually in a note, of any idea or information that you take from another writer and that is not common knowledge. You should do this even though you restate the idea or information in your own words and don't use quotation marks. 3. When paraphrasing (restating material in your own words), take care that you actually do restate.
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS • Discovery Centers • Discovery is a multifaceted program that is available to all Binghamton University undergraduate students. • It provides opportunities for students to develop greater competence in handling their educational and career responsibilities and to explore ways of making meaningful contributions to society. • Through the six Discovery Centers and the 26 Discovery Assistants, the program provides students with easy access to academic support and student-living services on campus. • Free peer tutoring is also available both by appointment and on a limited walk-in basis.
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS • Writing Center • A place where students can find competent, friendly, individual, and free help in improving their writing. • Open to all BU students: freshmen to graduate students, native speakers of English and ESL students, basic to advanced writers. • Tutoring provided by graduate students from the Department of English and advanced undergraduates who have been specially recruited and trained.
IMPORTANT WEBSITES FOR ACADEMIC ISSUES http://BUBRAIN.binghamton.edu http://bulletin.binghamton.edu Writing Center http://writingcenter.binghamton.edu/ Discovery Centers http://discovery.binghamton.edu/ General Education Requirements http://gened.binghamton.edu/
Healthcare Providers at the Health Services Medical Director 8 part-time physicians 12 Registered Nurses 4 Nurse Practioners Psychiatrist Health Educators HEALTH SERVICES Services Provided by the Health Services • Vaccinations • Travel Medicine • Sports Medicine • Self-Care Cold Table • Alcohol/Drug Education • Health Education & Consultation • HIV Testing • Laboratory Services • Pharmacy Services • Wart Removal Treatment • Loan of Crutches and Canes • Psychiatric Consultation • Resting Area
HEALTH SERVICES • How to utilize the health services: • You can visit the health services during the week and you do not need an appointment • Before being seen by a physician or nurse practitioner, students are evaluated by a nurse • If you have an emergency during the weekends: • You can either call 911 from any campus phone. Harpur’s Ferry ambulance and EMS staff members will come to your assistance immediately • Or you can go to one of the area hospitals for emergency treatments • Your International Health Insurance covers your health costs while you study at Binghamton or travel around the world
HEALTH SERVICES HOW TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM? http://health.binghamton.edu
HEALTH SERVICES HOW TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM? http://health.binghamton.edu
HEALTH SERVICES HOW TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM? http://myhealth.binghamton.edu
HEALTH SERVICES HOW TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH FORM? http://myhealth.binghamton.edu • Complete the health forms by JULY 15, 2017 • Bring a copy of your immunization record when you come Binghamton!!! (AŞI KARTI).
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISA PROCEDURES SUNY Turkey Office http://www.suny.edu.tr
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT BINGHAMTON • Binghamton University's residential communities have a small town feel that nurtures close relationships, opportunities to explore and support in navigating the campus environment. • Modeled after the collegiate structure of England's Oxford University, our residential life program extends learning outside the classroom. • A tenured faculty member helps guide each community as a Faculty Master often sharing meals and activities with students.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT BINGHAMTON • Our professional residential life staff, volunteer faculty, staff fellows, and mentors all work to create real communities where everyone feels welcome. • There are seven distinct residential complexes, each containing several residential halls (and dining halls in most cases). • Each has its own character created by those who live there, but all share a commitment to providing safe, healthy and attractive environments that enrich and support your academic experience.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT BINGHAMTON • Telephone • On-campus phone service is provided in every bedroom. Phones will be connected for on-campus use when you arrive. • You may arrange for off-campus and long-distance service through the University Telecommunications Office. • A personal billing number (PBN), used for this service, may be obtained from the Telecommunications Office by completing and mailing an application. • Your PBN provides access to free local and long distance service in the continental US from student rooms.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT BINGHAMTON • Cable Television • Cable TV hookups are available in all student bedrooms, in all suite lounges, and in all bedrooms and living rooms in Susquehanna and Hillside Communities. • WIFI Service • The entire campus is wireless including residential living areas.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE AT BINGHAMTON • Washer/Dryer Service • For your convenience, each residence hall or house has a laundry room that is equipped with free washers and dryers. • Housekeeping Service • Each residence hall has a housekeeping staff that works to provide you with a clean and pleasant living environment. • Bathrooms on each floor are cleaned daily, and suite bathrooms once a week. Cleaning of all rooms within an apartment is your responsibility.
LIVING STYLE INFORMATION • Corridor-style Living • Newing College is the newest of the residential areas. Arranged in traditional corridors with rooms on either side and a bathroom shared by all residents of the corridor. • Both same-gender and co-ed-style corridor living are available. Co-ed corridors consist of alternating male and female rooms on floors or corridors.
LIVING STYLE INFORMATION • Suite-style Living • A suite is like an apartment, housing four to six students and consisting of two or three bedrooms, a lounge, and two bathrooms. • CIW, Newing, Susquehanna, Hill Side
LIVING STYLE INFORMATION • Apartment Communities • Susquehanna and Hillside are arranged as apartments. These are similar to suite-style living dorms with an additional kitchen within each unit. • These dorms have very limited single room options. Most of the rooms in these dorms are two-person rooms.
LIVING STYLE INFORMATION • Break Housing • When you complete your housing preference form, please make sure to select break housing option.
WHAT TO BRING • Every room has beds, desks, chairs, dressers and a place to hang your clothing, but what you and your roommate(s) bring will really be what makes your room feel like home. • You will have a day for shopping before the orientation. You will need: • Pillows and pillowcases • Sheets, blanket and bedspread • toiletries (incl. hand soap) • alarm clock • bath and hand towels; wash cloths
HOW TO APPLY FOR HOUSING • All Binghamton students have to complete the housing preference form. • DDP students have to submit their housing request by MAY 31, 2017 • http://reslife.binghamton.edu • Select ONLY Break Housing dorms!!!
