This is the final post of the 2013 Spring in New York blog. Don’t be too sad! We will continue to keep students informed via the Spring in New York newsletter you will receive at your NYU email address.
The blog will remain online, so students are welcome to reference it whenever needed throughout the semester. We hope you have found the blog helpful as you prepared for and began your studies at NYU, and we look forward to seeing you around campus!
Welcome to NYU and enjoy your spring term!
NYU’s 8th Annual MLK Week next week will feature a series of events and programs intended to open up critical dialogue around the consequences of failing to achieve social change and social justice. This year’s events include a film screening, community service events, and a featured panel discussion with Reverend Al Sharpton.
Take a look at the MLK Week website to learn more and get in the conversation during this week commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech at the University back in 1961.
Interested in jazz? You’ve come to the right neighborhood. Greenwich Village has been the center of jazz in the city for decades, and NYU gets in the action each month. The NYU Jazz Program performs every first Sunday of the month at the famed Blue Note Jazz Club for brunch at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Can’t figure out what to do your first Sunday this spring semester? Take in two New York City staples–jazz and brunch–this Sunday and watch your fellow NYU students perform!
With Spring in New York events, campus events, and happenings around town, how will you keep track of everything this semester? By reading the Spring in New York newsletter!
All Spring in New York students will periodically receive a newsletter at their NYU email address throughout the term. The newsletter will contain reminders of dates and deadlines, information about resources and services on campus, and notices about events and activities around the campus and city.
Keep an eye on your NYU email and be sure to read the newsletter!
We will be hosting mandatory orientation check-ins for all Spring in New York students this week, so be sure to sign up for a check-in! Four sessions will be offered: today, tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. To RSVP, visit the Spring in New York orientation website.
Good luck with your first day of spring semester, enjoy the snow, and we’ll see you this week at check-in!
While you are at NYU this semester, you can take advantage of the great opportunities available to you to get involved and meet other NYU students and also take advantage of events just for you! Fall in New York events include:
Milk and Cookies
Every Thursday beginning January 31, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center
Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South, Room 210
Take a break from the week of studying and enjoy some milk and cookies with your fellow Spring in New York students. Some events will include guests from NYU offices so you can ask questions and learn more about how to get connected and get the most out of your time at NYU and in New York City.
On January 31, we will be joined by staff from the Student Resource Center and Transfer and Transitioning Student Programs (you are a “transitioning” student at NYU–so this group is solely for you!).
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, February 6, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Academic Resource Center, 18 Washington Place, Room LL05
Come meet your fellow Spring in New York students, academic advisor, and other staff members while enjoying a slice of authentic and delicious New York pizza.
Final Dinner
Monday, May 13, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South, Room 905/907
Don’t leave just yet! Let us say goodbye and wish you well at this final dinner where all Spring in New York students can enjoy a free dinner before finals begin and reminisce about the great times they have had this semester.
If you ever have questions about Spring in New York, NYU, or New York City, let us know! There are many resources available to help you: University Programs, the Student Resource Center, and of course, your academic advisor!
University Programs
Academic Resource Center, 18 Washington Place
212-998-2292
university.programs@nyu.edu
University Programs oversees Spring in New York and can help you with questions about the term such as course adding/dropping, advising, housing, and bill payment!
Student Resource Center
Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South
Suite 210
ask.src@nyu.edu
212-998-4411
The Student Resource Center (SRC) specializes in answering questions about NYU and New York City. They answer any type of question, whether you are lost in midtown and don’t know how to get back to campus or you are just looking for information about a service at NYU or the location of a class. They welcome all inquiries, sane and crazy. Go ahead, ask them!
Academic Advisors
Your primary source of all information and the first person you should reach out to is your academic advisor! Mike West is the academic advisor for all Spring in New York students. He is available at the Academic Resource Center at 18 Washington Place, at mike.west@nyu.edu, or at 212-998-2272.
Some Spring in New York cohorts (Brazil Science Mobility Program, International Exchange at the College of Arts and Science, and Faculty Resource Network Exchange) have different academic advisors. More information about academic advising, including the contact information of specific cohort advisors, is available in the Spring in New York Student Handbook.
