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BME@RPIENGINEERING Welcome to BME at RPI. We, the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Council (BMEGC), are excited that you will be joining us, and we look forward to meeting you. We’ve put together this booklet to help you get settled in Troy. If you need help, please feel free to email us ([email protected]). Also, here are some books you might find helpful. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. by Robert Peters The Ph.D. Process: A Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences, by Dale F. Bloom, et al Graduate Research: A Guide for Students in the Sciences, by Robert V. Smith contents living Getting a place, utilities, phone, internet, and cable. faith school driving QuickTime™ and a ncompressed) decompressor ressor eeded to see this picture. re. Houses of worship. Get to know the faculty Car maintenance. Winter and the campus. driving. Road Trips. shopping dining enjoy QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor Time™ and a are needed to see this picture. ssed) decompressor QuickTime™ and a see this picture. TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Groceries. Pets. Supplies. Our favorites. Summer and winter activities. Home Improvement. Malls. Music. Shows. Horse Races. [ FIND AN APARTMENT • TURN ON THE POWER • ACTIVATE OTHER SERVICES ] Apartment and Relocating or simply moving out of the dorms to an apartment can easily Relocating become overwhelming. There so many things to consider. In this section of Resources welcome, we have listed all the top priorities and necessary information to make your relocation smoother. Renter’s Guide www.rentersguide albany.com First, you need to find a place to stay. There are many options for rental housing in the Capital District. We have listed several reputable apartment • complexes in the Troy and surrounding areas. Bear in mind, there are many Times Union lovely private homes and apartments available for rent as well. Since these timesunion.com listings fluctuate more than complexes, we recommend that you check the /classifieds Times Union (our local paper) for current listings. • Apartment Guide Once you have an address, arrange to turn on all necessary utilities and apartmentguide.com services. These include electricity, gas (if your apartment has gas heat), local phone service, mobile phone service, internet connection, and cable. Don’t • forget to write down who you talk to (if you call these companies), the date, RPI Rentals order number, and important points discussed. www.rpirentals.com in an apartment QuickTime™ and a QuickTime™ and a ompressed) decompressor TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor ded to see this picture. are needed to see this picture. The complexes on the list here have Troy been selected based on our -The Apartments at Brunswick experiences. At least one member of (518) 279-4946 $620-665 the Graduate Council is residing, has Pets allowed. resided, or viewed apartments in these -Cedar Park Apartments communities. Any comments are solely Not recommended. the product of an individual member’s -Park Ridge Apartments experience and opinions (so take them (518) 272-7445 $585-770 with a small grain of salt). All have off- Townhouses available. street parking and laundry facilities. -Troy Gardens (518) 272-4242 $650-700 Heat and hot water included. Latham -Fenimore Trace (518) 273-1981 $735-800 Heat and hot water included. Pool. -Highland Club Apartments (518) 274-2600 $570-780 Pets allowed. Pool. Gym. Clubhouse. -Latham Village (518) 785-7635 $625-750 Pets allowed. North Colonie School District. utilities & services ELECTRICITY AND GAS LOCAL PHONE SERVICE WIRELESS PHONE SERVICE The primary supplier of power and gas is For local phone service, you should Cingular Niagara Mohawk. You can place an contact Verizon. Verizon also supplies -www.cingular.com order to start service two ways: by long distance, DSL, and wireless -720 Hoosick St., Troy phone or online. services. (518) 271-1155 -201 Wolf Rd., Colonie Phone: 1-800-NIAGARA (642-4272) Phone: (518) 890-7100 (518) 489-2355 Online: Online: www.verizon.com -Crossgates Mall www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk Sprint Follow the link for local phone service -www.sprint.com Have the following information available: under the Residential category. The -Crossgates Mall -Service address website will take you through a step-by- T-Mobile -Phone number step process to complete your order. -www.tmobile.com -Description of your building -18 Wolf Rd., Colonie -Meter location (518) 451-2000 -Two forms of ID -Crossgates Mall - Social Security Number or Verizon Taxpayer ID -www.verizonwireless.com - Driver’s License -1770 Central Ave., Albany - Credit Card (518) 452-8491 - Student ID -Crossgates Mall - Military ID renters insurance While some complexes require that you purchase a policy, others do not; regardless, buy it. These policies typically cover property damage, liability, and a litany of other things. For example, should there be a fire in your apartment, your landlord is not responsible for replacing your lost property. Furthermore, you can be sued for structural damages caused Qa by the fire (if it was your fault). And INTERNET CABLE where are you going to stay? This is Cable The main cable provider in this area is a financial disaster in the making. If -Road Runner Time Warner cable. You can contact you have renters insurance, your -1-866-520-5983 them by phone or online. belongings can be replaced. If you -www.rr.com/rdrun do get sued, it pays for that. Plus, DSL Phone: 1-866-321-2225 depending on your policy, it may offer -Verizon DSL Online: www.timewarnercable.com reimbursement for temporary -(518) 890-7100 housing expenses. All this for about -www.verizon.com $100 per year. Not a bad deal… so Dial-up make sure you get it. -AOL Allstate -1-800-392-5180 www. Allstate.com -1000’s of mailers -www.aol.com GEICO -Net Zero www.geico.com -1-888-349-0029 -www.netzero.net MetLife -RPI www.metlife.com -(518) 276-7777 -helpdesk.rpi.edu State Farm -This service is free. www.statefarm.com [ LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP • NOURISH YOUR SPIRIT] Religious Resources Chaplin’s Office Troy area churches, synagogues, and mosques welcome RPI students into www.rpi.edu/dept/cha their communities of faith. Most religions are represented in close proximity to plains/public_html/ RPI including the First United Presbyterian Church of Troy, the First Baptist • Church, Temple Beth el, St. John's Episcopal Church, Beth Tephilah Synagogue, Al-Hidaya Mosque, St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, BASIC www.basicrpi.org and Memorial United Methodist Church. • There are also many on-campus prayer opportunities. The Chapel and Hillel Cultural Center (C+CC) is the home of the Catholic community of RPI and its hillel.union.rpi.edu University parish of Christ Sun of Justice. Many students also choose to • worship in small groups lead by the Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim Chaplains on campus, while other students attend the weekly Protestant Chapel Service Muslim Stud. Assoc. at Russell Sage College Chapel in downtown Troy. There are several religious msa.union.rpi.edu clubs present on campus including the Rensselaer Christian Association, • Hillel, Hindu Students Association, and the Newman Catholic Fellowship to Newman Cath. Fwsp. name a few. newman.union.rpi.edu • Ren. Christ. Assoc. rca.union.rpi.edu Christian Science First Church of Christ Scientist Route 2 and Maple Ave., Eagle Mills faith and spirit 279-1588 African Methodist Episcopal Zion Sixth Avenue Baptist Church 101st & 6th Ave., North Troy Fifth Avenue AME Zion Church 274-8080 Church of Christ 189 Fifth Ave., Troy 235-2700 Church of Christ 705 Pawling Ave., Troy Buddhist 283-7355 American Baptist KTC Buddhist Meditation and Church of God in Christ Study Center First Baptist Church of Troy 1270 Ruffner Rd., Niskayuna Holy Serenity Church of God in 82 Third St., Troy 374-1792 or 437-9645 Christ 273-8561 542 8th St., North Troy 271-9086 Mt. Ida Community Baptist Church 560 Congress St., Troy Christian 271-8589 Capital Christian Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 5th Ave. and 101st St., North Troy Day Saints 235-1288 Apostolic Albany Ward & Latham Ward Community Church of Grafton 411 Loudon Rd., Loudonville Redemption Church of Christ of Blue Factory Rd., Cropseyville 434-6931 the Apostolic Faith 279-3871 230 2nd St., Troy 272-6679 Light of the World Christian Church Coptic Orthodox 28 Sparrowbush Rd., Latham Armenian St. Mary's and St. George's Coptic 786-3528 Orthodox Church Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Redeeming Love Gospel Church 820 Madison Ave., Albany Church 42 Woodward Ave., Troy 489-2537 101 Spring Ave., Troy 272-0571 274-1477 Victorious Life Christian Church United Armenian Calvary Covenant 1838 5th Ave., Troy Congregational Church 272-4237 Eagle St., Troy Pleasantdale Covenant Church 274-1651 155 New Turnpike Rd., North Troy 235-5101 Christian-Disciples of Christ Baptist Christian Church Disciples Eastern Catholic 177 Hoosick St., Troy Bethel Baptist Church 274-7517 or 658-3003 2165 5th Ave., Troy St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Hall: 272-9838 Church Office: 274-4303 2410 Fourth Ave., Watervliet Christian and Missionary Alliance 273-6752 Grace Baptist Church 736 5th Ave., Troy Green Hills Alliance Church 233-1334 761 Hoosick St., Troy Eastern Orthodox 279-9824 Oakgrove Baptist Church 514 7th Ave., North Troy St. Basil's Greek Orthodox Church 235-7249 909 River St., Troy 273-8923 St. Basil's Orthodox Church RPI-Sage Hillel Roman Catholic 15 Lansing Ave., Watervliet Chaplain's Office, Rensselaer Union 273-6262 (West Hall) Christ Sun of Justice 276-6517 2125 Burdett Ave., Troy (on campus) St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox 274-7793 or 276-6517 Church Temple Beth El 376 Third St., Troy 411 Hoosick St., Troy 274-5482 272-6113 Salvation Army Troy Temple Corps Episcopal Lutheran 410 River St., Troy 272-4901 Christ and St.