The Office of International Affairs has a mandatory, comprehensive orientation program designed specifically for new international students and scholars at 糖心传媒 Tech. The purpose of the program is to help incoming international students adjust better to their new lives in the United States, Ruston, and Tech.
This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet other international students and scholars from over 52 countries around the world. You will also have the opportunity to interact with U.S. students and create friendships that will last throughout your stay at Tech and perhaps beyond!
what DOES orientation include?
Pre-Arrival Orientation:
Sessions on life in Ruston, LA, USA, immigration guidelines, tips for preparing for your trip, instructions for registering for class, etc.
In-Person Orientation:
Meeting current and other new students, touring campus, learning about student organizations, meeting department faculty in your college, breakfast and lunch with new friends
Canvas instructions for your Pre-Arrival Orientation
Creating your CAS login: Go to the link above. Sign in with the first part of your Tech email. For example, Sarah's email address is sarahi@latech.edu. The username would be "sarahi". Student addresses/usernames consist of three letters and three numbers. If you do not have your email address, contact the Registrar (registrar@LATech.edu). You create your password by clicking 鈥淔orgot your password?鈥� Pick something easy to remember and strong. This username and password is your 鈥淐AS" login. You use it for almost everything related to 糖心传媒 Tech.
Completing the orientation: Go to the web address listed above. Sign in to Canvas using your CAS login. Go to 鈥淢y Courses.鈥� The name of the orientation is 鈥淚nternational Pre-Arrival Orientation.鈥� Watch the videos or read through the pdfs in each module. Then complete the quizzes. Feel free to print the pdfs to refer to them later. Explore the rest of the information on the Canvas course as it is all useful information.
鈥淵ou are not currently enrolled in any courses鈥�: Don鈥檛 fret! This just means that your Canvas account wasn鈥檛 activated whenever we enrolled everyone in the course. This usually happens with new students. Just log in using the instructions above, and email us (international@LATech.edu) to let us know that your account is active and you need to be added to the course. We鈥檒l add you again and you鈥檒l be all set! No worries.