CISTAR 2024 REM

REM Program Information for Onboarding

Assignments -

due Wednesday, May 8
  1. Get your Purdue email address; instructions are below.
  2. Complete CISTAR Onboarding Survey; we will share this information with our speakers.
  3. RSVP for the Welcome Lunch, so we have information about any food restrictions.
due FRiday, May 17 (these will require your Purdue email address)
  1. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) This online training will take approximately 2 hours. The assignment will be on the CISTAR REM Brightspace site. This will be emailed to you.
  2. Pre-program survey emailed to you by Kristin Everett, Everett Evaluations

PURDUE EMAIL

  1.  You will need to use your Purdue email address to access several of the systems we will be using this summer.
  2. You will receive an email with your PUID and career account. Once you have this information, call Purdue ITAP at 765-494-4000 (https://itap.purdue.edu), which is open 24 hours.
    1. Choose option #1 to get to a staff person.
    2. Tell them that you are a visiting student in the CISTAR program on the West Lafayette campus and would like to set up your email address and password before you arrive on campus. 
    3. You will need to provide the following:
      • PUID
      • Purdue username (alias), also called career account
      • Full name
      • Date of birth
      • Address - use this address 207 S Martin Jischke Drive, WL IN 47907

 PU ID CARD

  1. After you set up your Purdue email and password, you should submit a photo for the PU ID card you will use while you are on campus. This is the card you will use for the library, the gym (if you buy a membership), and the bus.
    1. Go to this website and submit a photo according to the guidelines.
    2. On Monday, after the welcome lunch, we will take you to the card office to pick up the card.

Communication

  • During the program, we will mainly use SLACK to provide you with updates; you will receive an invitation to join the group.
  • The REM Google Calendar provides information and links for various meetings and events.

Brightspace (learning management system)

  • Before you arrive on campus, your Purdue email address will be added to the REM Brightspace website.
  • Please use Brightspace to turn in all of your assignments electronically.

dress code

  • If you are working in a lab, you will need closed-toe shoes and long pants.
  • Dress most days is casual.
  • You will need one business casual outfit for the poster session (collared shirt or equivalent, dress pants or skirt).

Travel to Purdue

  • If you are driving
    • when you arrive
    • Parking is permitted in areas designated for residence hall permits (these have white signs). Do not park in spaces marked A/B/C or other specialty spaces.
  • If you are coming on the airport shuttle, Lafayette Limo, you will be dropped off at Purdue West, where we will meet you to take you to the residence hall, which is very close by.
  • You will be living in First Street Towers Residence Hall.
  • Location on Google Maps, the main entrance is on First Street.
  • If you need help, please call Maeve Drummond Oakes at 765-491-6428.

Moving In

  • Check-in is Sunday, May 19, 1:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern
  • We will meet in the first-floor lounge of the main building for pizza at 6:00 PM; there will be an orientation with residence hall staff at 7:00 PM
  • These are single rooms with private bathrooms
    • Bed linens, blanket, pillow with pillow case, towel, and washcloth are provided. Sheets and towels are exchanged once a week.
    • Washers and dryers are provided on the floors at no charge. They are located behind the dinette area.
    • Each floor has two large-screen TVs located in the shared living room.
    • AT&T wi-fi is a free service provided for use with any wireless capable device.
    • You will have dinner in the dining each court. The rest of your meals are on your own; you are being provided with a refrigerator/microwave for your room. 

    Day 1 - Monday, May 20

    Emergency Preparation

    Sign up for emergency text messages at http://www.purdu .edu/securepurdue/. Click
    on the "Change Your Password" icon, and log in. Then click on emergency contact
    information in the right column under the account tools list. Finally, enter your cell phone
    number. (Please get in touch with your service provider to ensure that your phone can receive
    such messages.) To be removed from the text system, follow the above procedures and
    delete your cell phone number.