BMI orientation

The student representatives

Kailah DavisJulien Thibault

Student representatives

Kailah Davis US Virgin Islands 3rd year PhD student Research interests: public health surveillance,

emerging diseases Hobbies: shopping, watching tennis, basketball,

dancing

Julien Thibault France 3rd year PhD student Research interests: NLP, distributed systems,

HPC Hobbies: tennis, music

Student representatives

Jacquee Blaz US 4th year PhD student Research interests: HCI, Usability and Display

Design Hobbies: knitting, watching ice hockey, snow

boarding, video games

Student representatives

At the department Represent students at faculty meetings Organize various departmental events Help with non-academic student disputes Assist with the integration of new students into the

department Work to improve environment Arrange student meetings

And outside Where to buy a car? Where to live? Where to get decent Ethnic food, etc ? What to do in the weekend?

Student meetings

Fall meeting Mid - Semester Bring up issues related to the department Advance notice of an issue and we can invite a

faculty member to discuss it Please send any concerns to the student

representatives in advance

Spring meeting Discuss issues related to the comprehensive

exam How to form your committee Other topics

BMI website and wikis

Department website http://medicine.utah.edu/bmi/ Find student’s contact info Find faculty’s contact info & projects Classes offered

Department Wiki https://wiki.chpc.utah.edu/display/BMI Policies and procedures Student handbook Graduate forms Exam archives

Student Wiki is owned by the students http://wiki.bmi.utah.edu/student/index.php Register to add materials (please do…) Useful links How to get started at BMI Class projects

Places to know on campus

International centerStudent Health CenterLibrariesPlaces to eatTaking care of your computer

International students

International Center Room 401 in the Union Building http://ic.utah.edu/ Mandatory Immigration Check-In for F1 Students

Remember those critical forms in the first week… don’t go out of status!

Mandatory International Student Orientation August 12, 15, 17, 19 (choose one) Sign up!

University Student Health Services

University Student Health Services Southern edge of campus, near VA Get your TB tests, Immunizations, etc. http://www.studenthealth.utah.edu/

Libraries and online journal access

2 main libraries Marriott library on main campus▪ http://www.lib.utah.edu/

Eccles library next door, upper campus▪ http://library.med.utah.edu/

If you want to access collections off campus (outside firewall) you need: Virtual Private Network (VPN) Client (Cisco) http://www.it.utah.edu/services/helpDesk/conne

ctedhelp/vpn_faq/index.html

Where to eat on campus?http://www.dineoncampus.com/utah/

Aristo’s, 1300 E 224 S Greek food, Outdoor seating

The Pie Pizzeria, 1320 E 200 S Awesome Pizza, Open late, Delivery

Indochine, 1300 E 230 S Vietnamese, Lunch specials

B&D Burgers, 1300 E 222 S Good for a quick lunch and awesome milkshakes

Where to eat on campus?

Where do I get software

Departmental MSDN License Free (some license restrictions) Microsoft Products for PCs (mostly operating systems)

Office of Software Licensing (OSL) PC and Mac Titles Very cheap (some license restrictions) https://software.utah.edu/osl/index.shop

Main Campus Bookstore PC and Mac Titles Cheap Also stocks some OSL titles

Buying / fixing computers Buying a PC or a Mac

Campus bookstores Student discount prices Tax deductable if study related

Apple Store @ Gateway Center Student ID for Apple education discount

Fixing systems PC and Mac Repair Main campus bookstore (fair prices) SimplyMac on State Street

http://www.simplymac.com/locations/downtown-ut

Access to the network

Wireless and networkUseful websites

Network access

Getting Started on student Wiki Helps with configuration info http://www.it.utah.edu/services/connected/

wireless/index.html

Wireless SSIDs UGuest: open access, bandwidth limited, not secure UConnect: secure, fast, use for sensitive

information

Wired 100Mb/s More secure Plug and play

Help me to get connected Help Me To Get Connected sessions

All this week

Objectives Wireless for UGuest and UConnect and wired

connectivity operational Mail Client operational to Mail Server Canon Printer Driver operational VPN usable

Helpful people Kailah and Sharanya are Windows users Julien is a Linux/Windows/Mac user (in that order) Many Mac users around…

Useful sites

UOnline Blackboard (ex-WebCT) Electronic distance learning Class management and grading http://webct.utah.edu/

Campus Information Systems, CIS Register for classes Password setup for email servers and Uconnect wireless Campus Email setup and Email redirection https://gate.acs.utah.edu/?WT.svl=Home%20page%20CIS

%20login

Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) http://www.chpc.utah.edu/ issues@chpc.utah.edu

Umail online access https://www.umail.utah.edu/?WT.svl=Home%20page%20umail

%20login

What to do around here?Beside working… IndoorsOutdoorsNational parks

Physical activity

Indoors Field house▪ Basketball, soccer, tennis, squash, racquetball▪ Workout equipment▪ Classes (yoga, spinning, turbo-kick, pilates…) for

$60/semester▪ http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/field_house/index.html

HPER complex▪ basketball, badminton, and volleyball, racquetball ▪ Pool

Outdoors Outdoor Recreation Program▪ To rent canoes, bikes, hiking gear, tents, skis…▪ http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/outdoor_rec/index.html

Mountain biking (trails available right behind the campus!)

Skiing (Brighton, Solitude, Canyons, Park City, Deer Valley…)

National parks in Utah

In Utah (4-6h drive from SLC) Arches National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Canyonlands National Park Capitol Reef National Park Zion National Park Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

In other states North: Yellowstone, Grand Teton South: Grand Canyon

Then what? http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/ Hiking, mountain biking White water rafting Canyoneering…

Thank you and welcome to BMI!