College of Management New Graduate Student Orientation
Introduction
In order to help newly admitted graduate students to find their way around the school and its campuses, the GSAC helps coordinate and organize New Graduate Student Orientation every semester.
The orientation session will provide new students with:
- an introduction to the university,
- information about essential resources, such as IT and Library Services,
- the opportunity to network with other students, graduate program faculty and staff.
Since these orientations are such an essential part for new students, they are all mandatory. Registration holds will be placed on students records if an orientation session is not attended prior to the respective semester new students are admitted.
When and Where?
The new graduate student orientations are held every semester at either the Management Education Center (MEC Building) at the Minneapolis Campus or Library and Learning Center at the St. Paul Campus.
The MEC building is located at:
1300 Harmon Place,
Minneapolis, MN 55403
The Library and Learning Center is located at:
645 East Seventh Street,
Saint Paul, MN 55106
Who Should Attend?
All new College of Management graduate students in the following programs:
- MBA,
- MMIS,
- MPNA,
- MIS Certificate and
- Project Management Certificate
What Information Will I Get?
The orientation will include the following:
- A welcome reception from Professor Ken Zapp, Director of Graduate Studies on general information of the program and university,
- Major-specific session with your program coordinator aimed at providing you with practical ideas for navigating program and university requirements as well as program specific policies and requirements,
- Presentations by specialists from Library Services and the Academic Computing Center so that you can do your work most efficiently,
- An introduction to GSAC (Graduate Student Advisory Committee), graduate student body of the College of Management and its various activities and services, and
- Refreshment and snacks
Whom to Contact?
If you have further questions, please contact:
- Dr. Kenneth Zapp - COM Director of Graduate Program
- Email: kenneth.zapp@metrostate.edu
- Phone: 612-659-7291
- Ms. Gloria Marcus - Admissions Advisor
- Email: gloria.marcus@metrostate.edu
- Phone: 612-659-7258