FastStart Orientation for the Class of 2011

  • By Newmark J-School Staff

(All events are in the Newsroom unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday, August 18

8:30am – 9:00am

Sign In/Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 11:00am

School IDs (Room 409)
School Head Shots (TV studio)
Fall Semester Registration (Rooms 436 & 438)

11:00am – 11:30am

Student Affairs & Financial Overview with Yahaira Castro, Associate Director of Student Affairs

11:30am – 12:30pm

The Next 16 Months: Program Overview
with Dean Steve Shepard

12:30pm – 3:00pm

Lunch with NYC Eye-Fi Scavenger Hunt (Meet in Café)

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Academic Policies & The Ethics of Journalism
with Associate Dean Judy Watson

4:15pm – 5:00pm

Broadcast Overview with George Casturani,
Director of Broadcast & A/V Systems & Services

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Tech Tools: File Management with Dan Reshef, IT Director

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Social Hour (Café)

Thursday, August 19

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 12:00pm

Final Cut Training I – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training I – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch on your own

1:00pm – 2:00pm

NYCity News Service with Jere Hester,
Director of NYCity News Service

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Final Cut Training II – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Traning II – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)

Friday, August 20

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 12:00pm

Final Cut Training III – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training III – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch on your own

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Final Cut Training IV – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Traning IV – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Career Timeline with Deborah Stead, Director of Career Services, and Lili Grossman, Assistant Director of Career Services & Alumni Relations

5:00pm – 7:00pm

“Where are they now?”
Alumni & Current Student Social with Career Services

Monday, August 23

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 12:30pm

Survival Skills: FAQ Craft Writing with Professor Lonnie Isabel
Time Management with Professor Tim Harper
& News Literacy

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Lunch with Current Students
“A Day in the Life” (Café and classrooms)

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Interactive Fundamentals –
combined first class with Jeff Jarvis

5:00pm – 7:30pm

“Pizza and a Movie” – All the President’s Men
Hosted by Dean Steve Shepard

Tuesday, August 24

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 12:00pm

Final Cut Training I – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training I – Group E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch on your own

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Tech Tools: Hardware
with Dan Reshef, IT Director

2:30pm – 5:30pm

Final Cut Training II – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training II – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)

Wednesday, August 25

8:30am – 9:00am

Continental Breakfast (Café)

9:00am – 12:00pm

Final Cut Training III – Group A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training III – Group E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch on your own

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Tech Tools: Remote Resources
Assessing J-School (VPN, Network shares, Citrix, etc.)
with Dan Reshef, IT Director

2:00pm – 5:00pm

Final Cut Training IV – Groups A, B, C, D (rooms pre-assigned)
Audio Training IV – Groups E, F, G (rooms pre-assigned)

5:00pm – 5:30pm

Wrap Up