NYU Welcome Week!

NYU Welcome Week begins tomorrow for all new students! Be sure to explore the extensive list of events and opportunities for you to get to know NYU, NYC, and your fellow students.

• Welcome Week Website
• Welcome Week Schedule
• Welcome Week Event Descriptions
• Welcome Week Staff

For events with an focus internationally and on international students check back for updates throughout the year.

For Welcome Week events that may be of specific interest to incoming international students, see more after the jump. And there will be daily updates with more details about events! Keep checking back!

(Remember, you can check the glossary for any acronyms or terms that are currently unfamiliar.)

REMINDER: MANDATORY CHECK-IN FOR NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Don't forget to sign-up for and attend the Office of Global Services' mandatory check-in workshop. This is a requirement of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and must be completed by new F-1 and J-1 students.

• More Information
• Check-In Workshop Sign-Up

To Bring:

• Passport
• I-94 Record
• I-20 or DS-2019
• Emergency Contact Information (for U.S. and abroad)
• Your dependent's documents (if you have dependents)

Questions?

Contact the Office of Global Services: ogs@nyu.edu.

United Nations Youth Assembly

On July 11th and 12th, NYU will have the honor of sending 150 delegates to a youth assembly at the United Nations. The assembly will focus on skill building, advocacy training, and educating about the goal of having all children in school and learning by 2015. It will culminate with a speech from Malala Yousafzai, who will celebrate her 16th birthday during the conference. Malala was shot at point-blank range for promoting girls' education, and is now a prominent voice among the global push for education and women's rights.

Our delegates, comprised of current students and recent alumni, come from a variety of backgrounds and hold various interests; they truly encapsulate the diversity of the university, as well as the breadth of individuals taking interest in this issue.

All those individuals affiliated with NYU that are 25 and under are eligible to attend this exciting event. To RSVP, email Jason.Brillon@tufts.edu with you full name, age, and preferred email address.

Explore New York!

Next Stop...Newton Creek, Brooklyn!

Saturday, June 15th, 11:20 am | Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, 11:10 am

**You will be leaving Kimmel at 11:20 am SHARP.**

There are few better ways to understand New York City than from the perspective of the waterways that built its commerce and industry. We'll launch from the heart of it all--Newton Creek--the oldest industrial waterway in America, the birthplace of the Civil War's Monitor, and later an oil spill 3 times larger than the Exxon Valdez, and now a Super Fund site. Despite all this, in recent months we have seen Dolphin, Seals, Egrets, Kestrals, and more. We;ll start with safety and paddle instruction, then spend an hour on Newton Creek and the East River with incredible skyline views. If conditions allow, we will eat our lunch on the water.

RSVP Here.

You will receive an email in return confirming your spot. ***You may sign up ONE friend but you MUST provide their net ID and phone number. We will not be able to accommodate non-NYU individuals.***

As always, all Explore New York, Explore the World trips are 100% free for NYU students! This includes food and subway fare to and from campus.

Questions?

Email: exploreNY@nyu.edu

Phone: 212.998.4410

Online: www.nyu.edu/life/student-life/getting-involved/exploreny.html

Summer in the City

Hanging out in New York for the summer? Take advantage of the great weather and wealth of events to explore the city and surroundings.

NYU's Student Resource Center offers an extensive Summer Break Guide, as well as weekly newsletters starting in June. Here is just a sampling of events happening in New York City this summer.

Celebrate Brooklyn!

One of NYC's longest running, FREE, outdoor performing Arts festivals, Celebrate Brooklyn! launched in 1979 as a catalyst for a Brooklyn perfoming arts scene and to bring people back to Prospect Park after years of neglect. Enjoy music, film, spoken word, theater, and dance throughout the summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell. For a full list of summer performances, check out the Prospect Park Bandshell website.

Here is a selection of some upcoming shows:

• Calexico / Susana Baca / Radio Jarocho & Akoko Nante Ensemble
  June 15, 2013, 7:00 pm | Free/$3 (suggested donation)
• Amadou & Mariam / Bombino
  June 21, 2013, 7:30 pm | Free/$3 (suggested donation)
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
  June 27, 2013, 8:00 pm | Free/$3 (suggested donation)
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo / Aurelio Martinez
  June 28, 2013, 7:30 pm | Free $3 (suggested donation)

Midsummer Night Swing

This is your night to dance. When Linconln Center's Damrosch Park turns into one big open-air ballroom, whether you're a seasoned dance-floor devotee or a complete newbie, Midsummer Night Swing has moves to show you, from Disco to vintage Swing, from Salsa and Calypso to Golden-Age Jazz.

See the full schedule.

Single Tickets: $17

Dance Floor Opens: 6:00 pm

Group Dance Lesson: 6:30-7:15 pm

Music and Dancing: 7:30-8:30 pm & 9:00-10:00 pm (live sets)

Shakespeare in the Park

The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park program is one of New York City's beloved summer traditions.

• The Comedy of Errors
  May 28 - June 30, 2013
• Love's Labour's Lost, A New Musical
  July 23 - August 18, 2013

New York City Street Fairs

You will probably run into many of these on accident, but there is a full schedule for the summer on their website.

Duke-NUS Upcoming Events

If you are interested in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore (see previous post), here are some upcoming events that you can attend for more information.

MD Info Webinar Session 

June 27, 2013 | 3:00-4:00 am
(it's 4:00-5:00 pm in Singapore)
Register Here

Learn more about the MD program through an Info Webinar Session with Dr. Sandy Cook, Senior Associate Dean, Curriculum. This will be a good opportunity for you to learn more about the MD curriculum, admissions process, etc.

PhD Q&A Webinar Session

June 28, 2013 | 3:00-4:00 am
(it's 4:00-5:00 pm in Singapore)
Register Here

Join Duke-NUS for a PhD Q&A Webinar Session with Associate Professor David Silver, Director of Graduate Studies at the Medical School. This will be a good opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about the PhD program in Integrated Biology & Medicine.

You are encouraged to watch the VAP presentation first, before attending the Q&A webinar session. Information is on the registration form.

Introducing Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore

A joint collaboration between two educational powerhouses, Duke University and the National University of Singapore, Duke-NUS is committed to developing future leaders in medicine. The 4-year graduate medical program is based on an innovative and highly rigorous curriculum, patterned after that of the Duke University School of Medicine. The MD degree awarded to graduates is a joint degree by Duke University and NUS, with the distinctive aim of developing researchers and practitioners who are exceptionally skilled in medical research and patient care.

Students are taught the fundamentals of medicine, research and patient care, and how to become lifelong learners. Duke-NUS hope to have graduates that become future leaders who will aim to improve the practice of medicine.

Duke-NUS Signature Research Programs

Duke-NUS currently has 3 programs:

• MD
• MD/PhD
• PhD

Duke-NUS focuses on 5 Signature Research Programs:

For more information, please email admissions@duke-nus.edu.sg.

• Duke-NUS Programs Brochure
• Admissions 2014: Apply Now!

More information about Duke-NUS after the jump...