American University of Central Asia - 九色网

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2024
鈥淭HE SOUND OF SILENCE鈥�

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PROGRAM

Week 1

Day 1 鈥� Monday, August 12

Day 2 鈥� Tuesday, August 13

Day 3 鈥� Wednesday, August 14

Day 4 鈥� Thursday, August 15

Day 5 鈥� Friday, August 16

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Week 2

Day 1 鈥� Monday, August 19

Day 2 鈥� Tuesday, August 20

Day 3 鈥� Wednesday, August 21

Day 4 鈥� Thursday, August 22

Day 5 鈥� Friday, August 23

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Important Notice:

Students will receive either a 鈥淧补蝉蝉鈥� or 鈥淔补颈濒鈥� grade based on their attendance and performance during the Academic Orientation Sessions.

In case of emergency, please contact

九色网 New Student Orientation Director 鈥� Kamilya Kadyrova at kadyrova_k@auca.kg or office #420 (九色网 campus 4^th floor)

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MONDAY, AUGUST 12

Time

EVENT

LOCATION 鈥� Responsible office/person

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8:30鈥� 9:10

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REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN

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Find your Department and receive an orientation T-shirt at the desk

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九色网 CAMPUS OUTSIDE LAWN

In front of the 九色网 building (south side)听

Office managers of major programs
Student Life Office
Volunteers
Admission Office
International Office
PR Office
Security
Medical Office

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9:10鈥� 9:30

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STUDENT 鈥淢IXER鈥�

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九色网 OUTSIDE LAWN

In front of the 九色网 building (south side)听听

Student Life Office
Volunteers

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9:30鈥�10:00

听听听 WELCOMING CEREMONY

听九色网 VPAA (Speech)

听听听 FORUM

九色网 VPAA
Student Life Office
PR Office

10:00鈥�10:10

Break

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10:10鈥�11:20

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听听 Academic Session 1

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Group # -听听 Room #

听听听 1 鈥撎� G 34

听听 2 鈥撎� G 35

听听听 3 -听听听听听 203

听听听 4 鈥撎� 204

听听听 5 鈥撎� 205

听听听 6 鈥撎� 听听 206

听听听 7 鈥撎� 听听 207

听听 8 鈥撎� 听听 303

听听 9 鈥撎� 听听304

听听10 鈥撎� 听306

听听11 鈥撎� 307

听听12 鈥撎� 听听 308

听听13 鈥撎� 听听 309

听听14 鈥撎� 406

听听15 鈥撎� 407

听听16 鈥撎� 听408

听听17 鈥撎� 409

听听18 鈥撎� 410

听听19 鈥撎� 听听 434

听听20 鈥撎� 听听 435

Corresponding Orientation Faculty

11:20鈥�11:30

Break

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11:30鈥�12:40

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Academic Session 2

Groups 1- 20听 in their respective rooms

Language and Thinking Faculty

12:40鈥�13:40

Lunch Break

听Kitchinette area

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13:40鈥�14:50

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Academic Session 3

Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms

Language and Thinking Faculty

14:50鈥�15:10

Break

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15:10 - 16:10

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CENTER (ASC)

听听听 INFORMATION SESSION on

ID/Universal Bank Cards
Study Agreements
Tuition Payment Process

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听ALL GROUPS:

听Groups 听听 1 - 9听听听 > CH I (440)

听Groups听听10 - 14听听听 > Room 434

听Groups 15 - 20听听听> Room 410

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Administrative Services Center

16:10 鈥�17:10

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INFORMATION SESSION

Visa
Registration
Counseling Service/ Health Insurance
Student Accommodation/Dormitory
Q & A

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听CH I (Room 440)

All new international students

International Student Office (ISO)
Administrative Services Office (ASC)
Medical Office
Counseling Service Center
九色网 Dormitory Coordinator

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13

Time	EVENT	LOCATION - Responsible听听 Office
听 9:30 鈥�10:40	听 Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50鈥�12:00 听	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00鈥�13:00	Lunch Break	听Kitchenette area
听 13:00鈥�14:10	听 Academic Session 3	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10鈥�14:20	听Break	听
14:20 -15:00	WRITING AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES CENTER (WARC) Presentation Academic Support Services and Resources for Successful Study One-on-One Scheduling System	FORUM Groups 1- 20 WARC Director and WARC Coordinator 听
15:00 - 15:40	MEDICAL OFFICE Presentation Requirements for medical documents for all students Medical Services/First Aid/ Student Health/Vaccinations Information 听	FORUM Groups 1- 20 Medical Office
15:40 -16:10	听鈥淕REEN 九色网鈥� Initiative 听 Presentation听 Recycling and Sustainability	FORUM Groups 1- 20 鈥楪reen 九色网鈥� Team
16:10 -16:20	Break	听
听 16:20 鈥�18:45	听 SURVIVAL DAY 鈥溇派�-GRAPHIA鈥�	FORUM / CH I / GYM All freshmen Student Life Office Volunteers Medical Office

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14

Time	EVENT	LOCATION听听鈥撎� Responsible Office
听 9:30鈥�10:40	听 Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50鈥�12:00	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00鈥�13:00	Lunch Break	Kitchenette area
13:00鈥�14:00	听听ACADEMIC SUCCESS at 九色网 Academic Expectations Components of the Bachelor Degree General Education Requirements/ Course Options + the First-Year Overview Learning Skills Q & A 听听	ALL FRESHMEN: 听 Groups 听听 1 - 9听听听 > CH I (440) Groups听听10 - 14听听听 > Room 434 Groups 15 - 20听听听> Room 410 听 General Education Co-Chairs/Director of Core Humanities: FYS/SYS听 Academic Advising Office
14:00 - 14:10	Break	听
14:10鈥� 15:10	STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE Anti-harassment policy Communication and social media practices Diversity and inclusion Code of students鈥� rights, responsibilities, and conduct 听	听 FORUM Groups 1- 20 Dean of Student Affairs Student Affairs Coordinator Student Life Officer 听
听 15:10-15:40	听鈥淯NIQUE SPIRIT鈥� Life Outside the Classroom Student Involvement Opportunities	FORUM Groups 1- 20 Art Director Student Life Office听 Volunteers
15:40 - 16:10	CAMPUS SECURITY AND FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION SESSION Facilities for students with disabilities Q & A	FORUM Groups 1- 20听 Physical Plant Department 听
16:10-16:15	Break	听
听 16:15 - 17:15	听LIBRARY SESSION and听 USER X听听听听Library and IT services on campus	CH I (440) - Parallel Session for 听 Groups 1- 10 Library, IT 听

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

Time	EVENT	LOCATION 听-听 Responsible Office
9:30 鈥�10:40	Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40 鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50 鈥�12:00 听	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00 鈥�13:00	Lunch Break.	Kitchenette area听
听 13:00 鈥�14:10	听 Academic Session 3	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10 鈥� 14:20	Break	听
听 14:20 鈥�15:00	听 INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE REGISTRATION and PREPARING A STUDY SCHEDULE Online registration tutorial	ALL FRESHMEN: Groups 听听 1 - 9听听听 > CH I (440) Groups听听10- 14听听听 > Room 434 Groups 15 - 20听听听 > Room 410 听 Registrar鈥檚 Office Specialists
15:00 鈥�15:10	Break	听
听 15:10鈥� 15:40	COUNSELING SERVICE at 九色网 Overcoming Challenges of the First Year Appointment System 听	FORUM Groups 1- 20 Counseling Service Officer
15:40 鈥�16:10	Civic Engagement Center (CCE) and Student Initiative Development Program (SIDP)听 Presentation	FORUM Groups 1- 20 CCE Executive Director
16:10鈥� 16:20	Break	听
16:20-17:20	LIBRARY SESSION and USER X 听Library and IT services on campus	CH I (440) - Parallel Session for Groups 11 - 20听 Library, IT
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/FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

Time	EVENT	LOCATION听听- Responsible Office
听 9:30鈥�10:40	听 Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1-20 听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50鈥�12:00 听	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00鈥�13:00	Lunch Break	Kitchenette area听听
听 13:00鈥�14:10	听 Academic Session 3	Groups 1-20 n their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10鈥�14:20	Break	听
14:20鈥�14:50	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY at 九色网: Anti-plagiarism Session	FORUM Groups 1- 20 WARC Director
14:50鈥�15:00	Break	听
15:00-16:00	MEETING WITH ASSIGNED FACULTY ADVISORS 听 Online registration tutorial Faculty advisors share their communication preferences with their advisees 听 *Office Managers of all undergraduate programs bring departmental CHECKLISTS for freshmen to this meeting	ALL FRESHMEN: AMI 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 309 ANTH -听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 207 BA听听鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 410 ECON 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 435 EMSD -听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room 304 IBL 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 220 ICP 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G34 JMC 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 307 LAS 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G35 PSY - 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 434 SFW 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CH I (440) SOC 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 308 TCMA 鈥�听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 306 Faculty Advisors Chairs of the major programs Office Managers of Academic Programs
16:00-16:10	Break	听
16:10鈥� 18:00	BODY MOVING听 DAY	FORUM Groups 1- 20 Student Life Office Volunteers 听

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/MONDAY, AUGUST 19

Reminder: The deadline for submission of a student portfolio is August 23

Time	EVENT	LOCATION 听- Responsible Office
听 9:30鈥�10:40	听 Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50鈥�12:00 听	Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break.	Kitchenette area
听 13:00鈥�14:10	听Academic Session 3	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10鈥�14:20	Break	听
14:20-15:20	KYRGYZ LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAM Oral interviews will be conducted by the General Education department	听 All local freshmen: Refer to your L&T Faculty to find yourself on the list and find the relevant classroom for the placement interview General Education Department 听听
听听 15:20-16:20 听听	听听 Q&A SESSION: GOOD ADVICE AND GOOD QUESTIONS 听 *Meeting with Department Chairs and Office Managers of all Undergraduate Academic Programs* 听听听	ALL FRESHMEN: 听 AMI 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 309 ANTH -听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room 207 BA听听鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 410 ECON 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 435 EMSD -听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room 304 IBL 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 220 ICP 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G34 JMC 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 307 LAS 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G35 PSY - 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 434 SFW 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CH I (440) SOC 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 308 TCMA 鈥�听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room 306 Department Chairs/Program Coordinators Office Managers
16:20-16:30	Break	听
听 16:30-17:20	九色网 THEATER 鈥淢IRRORS鈥� MUSICAL presentation.	CH I Groups 1- 20 九色网 Art Director Student Life Office Volunteers 听
17:20-19:00	鈥淪TAR ACADEMY鈥澨� rehearsals	CH I (Room 440) Groups 1- 20 Student Life Office Volunteers

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/TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

DEADLINE FOR MINI- INTELLECTUAL ESSAY SUBMISSION!

Time	EVENT	LOCATION - Responsible Office
听 9:30鈥�10:40	听Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥�10:50	Break	听
听 10:50鈥�12:00 听	Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00-13:00	Lunch Break听听听	Kitchenette area听
听 13:00鈥�14:10	听 Academic Session 3	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10鈥�14:20	Break	听
14:20 鈥�15:00 听	听听 FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 听	FORUM Groups 1- 20 Scholarships and Financial Aid Office
15:00 -15:30	AI Awareness and Introduction to the E-course (MOODLE)听 Presentation by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology 听	ALL FRESHMEN: FORUM CTLT Director Senior Specialist for E-Learning
15:30-16:10	CAREER DEVELOPMENT听 Presentation Career Prospects On-Campus Employment Opportunities for Students Career Preparation and Skill Building 听	ALL FRESHMEN: FORUM听 Groups 1- 20 Career Development Office 听
16:10-16:50	INFORMAL MEETINGS WITH ADVISORS Questions regarding registration and study tracks 听	ALL FRESHMEN: Faculty Advisors are available in the corresponding rooms or via Zoom. Please refer your questions: to the departmental emails to find out the information about your advisor: 听 AMI (Office 415) - math@auca.kg ANTH (Office 315) - anth@auca.kg BA(Office 210) - busadm@auca.kg ECON(Office 215) - econ@auca.kg EMSD (Office 415)- ageo@auca.kg IBL (Office 210) - law@auca.kg ICP (Office 210) - icp@auca.kg JMC (Office 215) jour@auca.kg LAS (Office 333) - las@auca.kg PSY (Office 310) - psy@auca.kg SFW (Office 310) - sfw@auca.kg SOC (Office 315) - soc@auca.kg TCMA (Office 415) tcma@auca.kg 听 Please visit your departments for additional information
16:50鈥� 17:00	Break	听听
17:00- 18:30	鈥淪TAR ACADEMY鈥� rehearsals	CH I (Room 440) Groups 1- 20 Student Life Office Volunteers

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/WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

Registration for courses

Time	EVENT	LOCATION听 -听听听 Responsible Office
听 9:30 - 10:40	听 Academic Session 1 听	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40鈥� 10:50	Break	听
听 10:50 鈥� 12:00	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00 鈥�13:00	Lunch Break	Kitchenette area
听 13:00鈥�18:00	听 ONLINE REGISTRATION for COURSES Faculty Advisors are available to help you with registration based on the major you are enrolled in. 九色网 COMPUTER LABS (G31, G30, 233, 223, 433, and 432) ARE OPEN FROM 13:00 to 18:00!	FORUM听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Faculty advisors are available in relevant departments. If you know your advisors鈥� emails (from ), please contact them to set a meeting. Please visit your departments for additional information or email your department chair for additional information Please refer your questions: to the departmental emails to find out the information about your advisor: 听 AMI (Office 415) - math@auca.kg ANTH (Office 315) - anth@auca.kg BA(Office 210) - busadm@auca.kg ECON(Office 215) - econ@auca.kg EMSD (Office 415)- ageo@auca.kg IBL (Office 210) - law@auca.kg ICP (Office 210) - icp@auca.kg JMC (Office 215) jour@auca.kg LAS (Office 333) - las@auca.kg PSY (Office 310) - psy@auca.kg SFW (Office 310) - sfw@auca.kg SOC (Office 315) - soc@auca.kg TCMA (Office 415) tcma@auca.kg Rooms are available for registration purposes: G31, G30, 233, 223, 433, 432

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/ THURSDAY, AUGUST 22听

Time	EVENT	LOCATION 听-听 Responsible Office
听 9:30-10:40	Academic Session 1	Groups 1- 20听in their respective rooms听 Language and Thinking Faculty
10:40-10:50	Break	听
听 10:50 鈥�12:00 听	听 Academic Session 2	Groups 1-20 in their respective rooms Language and Thinking Faculty
12:00 鈥�13:00	Lunch Break	听
听 13:00 鈥�14:10 听	Academic Session 3 听	Groups 1-20听in their respective rooms听 Language and Thinking Faculty
14:10- 14:20	Break	听
14:20 鈥�15:50	Rehearsals	听 Volunteers All freshmen 听听
15:50 - 16:00	Break	听
16:00- 18:00	鈥淪TAR ACADEMY鈥� 鈥� Final Performance	FORUM听 Groups 1- 20 Student Life Office Volunteers Director of 九色网 Freshman Orientation Program 听

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23听听听听听听听听听听听

STUDENT PORTFOLIOS ARE DUE!!! 听听

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Time	EVENT	LOCATION - Responsible Office
10:00 - 11:10	Academic Session 1	Groups 1- 20 in their respective rooms听 Language and Thinking Faculty
11:10- 11:20	Break	听
11:20 鈥�12:30	Academic Session 2	Groups 1- 20听in their respective rooms听 Language and Thinking Faculty
12:30 鈥�13:30	Lunch Break	听
13:30 - 15:00	Informal Meetings with Department Faculty, Current Students, and Alumni Study Track-related issues Sharing experiences Prospects of the major/Career options Q&A	ALL FRESHMEN:听 AMI 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room听 309 ANTH -听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room听 207 BA听听鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room听 410 ECON 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听 Room听 435 EMSD -听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room听 304 IBL 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room听 220 ICP 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G34 JMC 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room听 307 LAS 鈥撎� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room G35 PSY - 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 434 SFW 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CH I听 (440) SOC 鈥� 听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Room 308 TCMA 鈥�听听听听听听听听听听听听听Room 306
15:00 -16:30	CLOSING CEREMONY 鈥淵OU ARE NOT ALONE!鈥� AUCA President (Closing remarks) Film showing on 鈥淥RIENTATION 2024: Our First Steps in 九色网鈥�	听 FORUM 听 Groups 1- 20 AUCA President 九色网 Art Director Director of 九色网 Freshman Orientation Program Student Life Office PR Office Volunteers

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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Students will receive either a 鈥淧补蝉蝉鈥� or 鈥淔补颈濒鈥� grade based on their attendance and performance during the Academic Orientation Sessions.

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In case of an emergency, please contact

九色网 Freshman Orientation and Language and Thinking Program Director 鈥�

Kamilya Kadyrova at kadyrova_k@auca.kg or office #420 (九色网 campus 4^th floor)

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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2024鈥淭HE SOUND OF SILENCE鈥�

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2024
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