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Admitted Student Summer Email Series

This week the Office of Student Affairs at SIPA started to send a series of emails to admitted students who have paid an enrollment deposit for fall 2009.  The emails contain important information pertaining to enrollment and preparation for classes in the fall.

I just wanted to make an annoucement because the emails will be coming from a different address than the Admissions Office at SIPA.  If you have yet to receive an email please check your spam or junk mail folders and ensure that your settings allow for messages from [email protected].

I Paid My Enrollment Deposit, Now What?

If you were admitted and paid your enrollment deposit you are probably wondering what happens next.  First let me say that if you did pay your deposit, we are thrilled to have you join the SIPA class of 2011.  Second, let me say that your number one source of information at this time should still be the Welcome Page referenced in your admissions letter.

Have a housing question?  The contact email is there.  Question about a Visa application?  The contact email is there.  Question about when the summer math tutorial begins?  You guessed it – referenced on the Welcome Page.

From this point on the Admissions Office does start to pass the baton on so to speak to the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). OSA will begin to send a series of emails in May that deal with a variety of topics releted to your enrollment.  OSA will be a large part of your life at SIPA because they run the class registration process, second year fellowship application process, and act as the student point of contact for a variety of other academic issues.

This does not mean that you cannot continue to email the Admissions Office with questions, we welcome you to and you probably should because you may have not yet met those who work in OSA.  Just do not be surprised if we start to pass you on to those who work OSA and you start to see names like Ubrano, Caroline, Stefan, Mona, Cassandra, Allejandro, and Alleyne.

Welcome Page – Please Read Carefully

I want to pass on some important advice to applicants who are admitted to SIPA.  In the admission letter you are provided with instructions on how to visit our Welcome Page.  There is a hyperlink as well as a username and password listed in your admission letter that will give you entry to the Welcome Page.

Why is the Welcome Page so important?  Well, it provides answers to the most frequently asked questions newly admitted applicants typically have.  We want you to be able to get answers and instructions quickly, hopefully without a lot of runaround.

Lately many admitted applicants have been emailing us questions that are answered on the Welcome Page.  Questions such as the following have recently been sent to our email accounts and information and specific email addresses are provided on the Welcome Page to put you on the right track:

  • How do I register for the admitted student Open House?
  • How do I apply for housing?
  • When do I have to report to campus?
  • How can I start my Visa application process?
  • Is there any academic work you recommend I complete this summer?

So please reference your admission letter and for the Welcome Page information and read it carefully . . . there is lots of good stuff there.

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—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs

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