WELCOME TO

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• WELCOME TO

GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
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Diversity and Community Affairs

• Presidents Office is commissioned toestablish
  Teachers College as an institution that actively
  attracts, supports and retains diverse students,
  faculty and staff at all levels, demonstrated
  through its commitment to social justice, its
  respectful and vibrant community and its
  encouragement and support of each individual in
  the achievement of his or her full potential.
• College Ombudsman for Faculty, Staff, and
  Students
• Erwin Flaxman, Ph.D.
• [phone]
• flaxman_at_tc.edu
• 280 Grace Dodge Hall

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Expectations of TCs Academic Community

• Responsible
• Responsive
• Accountable

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Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA)

• FERPA affords students certain rights with
  respect to their education records. These
  include
• The right to request the Registrars Office to
  withhold Directory Information
• The right to inspect and review your academic
  records with prior notice to the Registrars
  Office
• The right to request release of information in
  your educational records at TC to third parties
• For more information and details about your
  rights under FERPA, refer to your College Catalog
  or Student Handbook.

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www.tc.edu Helps you Access Manage Your TC
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• Manage your Classes
• View Course Syllabi, Class Readings Assignments
• Email Classmates Professors
• Complete Course Evaluations

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• Register (Add/Drop Classes)
• View Your Grades Transcript
• View Personal Information
• Input TC Alert Phone Numbers Emergency Contact
  Information
• View Financial Aid Student Account Records
• Pay Your Bill

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• View Class Schedules by Term, Program, Dept,
  Day(s) Time(s)
• View Class Locations, Size Instructor Names
• Get CRN for Registration

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• Stay up to date with your Columbia E-mail Account
• You are responsible for reading this E-mail on a
  frequent and consistent basis.

• Go to http//uni.columbia.edu/
• Activate your CUNIX Email
• Auto-forward your CUNIX Email at your own risk

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Academic Integrity

• TC hosts an academic community whose most
  fundamental purpose is the pursuit of knowledge.
   High principles of academic integrity are
  essential to the functioning and continued growth
  of this community.

-Taken from TC policy 2.1 Professional and
Ethical Standards from the Academic Integrity
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Plagiarism

• As defined by Dictionary.com
• The unauthorized use or close imitation of the
  language and thoughts of another author and the
  representation of them as one's own original
  work.

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Writing Resources

• TC Graduate Writing Center
• 46 Horace Mann (basement)
• Consultation Services (25.00/hr)
• Free Series of Workshops
• Saturdays (9-12 pm)
• Workshops for International Students
• APA Manual

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Sample Writing WorkshopsFall 2008

• Sept. 6 General Academic Writing
• COWIN CENTER (10 AM 12 NOON)
• Sept. 13 Introduction to APA
• Sept. 27 Writing Literature Reviews
• Oct. 11 Academic Writing for
  Non- Native Speakers of English
• Oct. 18 Advanced APA Workshop
• Nov. 8 Grant Writing for Graduate
  Students

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Enrollment Services Offices

• Admissions
• 3rd Floor Thorndike Hall
• [phone]
• Financial Aid
• 134 Thompson Hall
• [phone]
• Registrar Doctoral Studies
• 150 153 Horace Mann
• [phone]

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Student Services Offices

• Student Activities Programs
• 160 Thorndike Hall
• [phone]
• Office of Access Services for Individuals with
  Disabilities (OASID)
• 166 Thorndike HallTel/Voice [phone]
  TTY [phone]
• International Services
• 163 Thorndike Hall
• [phone]

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Student Services Offices

• Student Relations
• 3rd Floor Thorndike Hall
• [phone]
• Clinical Graduate Assistant
• 6th Floor Thorndike Hall
• [phone]
• Career Services (TCCS)
• 44 Horace Mann
• [phone]

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Other Resources Info

• Personal Fire Safety
• Safest School in the Ivy League
• New fire alarm system
• Safety resources [phone]
• Course Evaluations
• Main desk of TC Library
• Community Impact
• www.columbia.edu/cu/ci
• 105 Earl Hall
• [phone]

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Part-Time Work Study Job Fair

• Federal Work Study, Part-time, Graduate Assistant
  Interim
• Wed, September 10th
• 130-4pm
• 177 179 Grace Dodge Hall

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Weve Moved

• The following offices have re-located to the 3rd
  floor of Thorndike Hall
• Admissions
• Student Relations
• Marketing

Following the Change of Program period in
mid-September, the Offices of the Registrar and
Doctoral Studies will also be moving to 3rd floor
Thorndike Hall.
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• Arriving at one goal is the starting point to
  another. -John Dewey