CHECKLIST [SUMMER]

As you begin, please review and complete the following items:

1. Download WhatsApp: this is a messaging platform on which ALL of the information for the life of the program is shared. This is the most critical communication tool of the program. Please make sure to add your name and photo to your profile!

2. Fill out the Faculty-in-Residence Registration form. This information is critical to the program for many reasons (for example, to begin the process of enrolling you in a health care plan, registering you with the city, preparing our caterers for any food allergies you may have, and so forth).

3. Work closely with the IP Office to ensure that your visa and work permit are being processed by Pepperdine’s Swiss lawyers (the Switzerland Program is not involved in this process). This will require you to assemble documentation in advance, so please collaborate closely with the IP Office!

4. Confirm with IP and Corniche that your SUMMER flight will arrive into Geneva on the day specified by the program (click on the Summer Role to learn more about your arrival and departure dates). Please select a 10:00am arrival time (12 noon at the latest). Remember to take into account that flights traveling east typically lose one day in travel (for example, if a flight leaves LA on Tuesday, it arrives in Switzerland on Wednesday). Please confirm with the Switzerland Program Director the exact day you will arrive before purchasing the ticket.

5. Prepare an Introduction. On the first evening students arrive, you will be provided with an opportunity to introduce yourself (and partner and child[ren], if applicable). More information about this can be found here, point 3.

6. Solidify your approach to House Church before you arrive, including assembling resources, recruiting students to participate, identifying key student leaders, etc.

Thank you for your attention with these important items!