The University of Delaware, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM UDEL 2012

THINGS TO DO UPON ARRIVAL

 

• Check in Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS)

Location: 413 Academy Street.

What to bring: Your Passport with the I-94 form (White paper that you received from an immigration officer when you entered the US), your DS-2019 form and proof of the required medical insurance.  Make sure you have the information about the place you are living in.

• Go to see your advisor

Faculty	Office
Computer and Information Sciences
Michela Tauffer	Smith Hall 406
James Clause	Smith Hall 439
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Schumacher	DuPont Hall 360G
Erik Thostenson	Spencer Lab 223
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Guang Gao	Evans Hall 201F
Chengmo Yang	Evans Hall 201C
Hui Fang	Evans Hall 316
Javier Garcia-Frias	Evans Hall 307
Keith Goosen	Evans Hall 202
Gonzalo Arce	Evans Hall 312
Kenneth Barner	Evans Hall 141
Mechanical Engineering
Herbert Tanner	Spencer Lab 110

• Go to Debbie Whitesel’s office

Location: 142 Evans Hall.

Everybody should go and fill out a form that is required to process your payment. Also, she needs to put a request to Students services in order to obtain your UD ID card.

People of Computer Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and PSOE should also go to your department afterwards.

• Ask for ID Card*

After receiving an E-mail of confirmation for the ID request, you should go to Students Services Building.

What to bring: Your Passport and DS-2019.

Once you have your ID card, you should go to 136 Evans Hall to get it activated.

• Ask for lab keys*

For students of ECE: Go to Evans 201E with Lydia Pagnotti.

For students of other departments, ask the person in charge.

You need to know the number of the lab in which you are going to work.

• Computer Account

For ECE and CIS students, you should go to http://www.eecis.udel.edu/ and in the left menu, look for the option: “Apply for account”.

• Social Security Number (SSN)

Since you are going to be paid by the university, you will need a Social Security Number (SSN). This document is issued by the Social Security Administration which is located in New Castle, DE.

The university will schedule a date to go to SSA.

• Open a bank account

There are several Bank options in Newark, due to the proximity to the university, we suggest that you open your account in Citizens Bank.

Location: 117 East Main Street.

What to bring: Your passport, information about the place you are living in, and some money to open the account.

• Buying a cellphone

There are several carrier options: T-mobile, At&t, Metro-PCS. You can choose between them but we suggest that you buy a Prepaid (No contract) plan. There are rates from $30/month.

Store Locations:

• T-mobile:  50 East Main Street
• At&t: 172 East Main Street
• MetroPCS: 602 Newark Shopping Center
• Walgreens: 124 East Main Street

*You have to return the key and ID card before leaving the country when the program has finished. Otherwise a fee will be charged.