Graduate Student Orientation 2008

Graduate Student Orientation 2008
Monday September 12th
10:30 - 2:00 OSU Graduate Student Orientation (optional)
   
Monday September 22nd
9:00 - 2:00 International Student Orientation for F-1 Visas (Gilfillan Auditorium) REQUIRED
   
Tuesday September 23rd
8:00 - 3:00 International Student Orientation for J-1 Visas (Milam Auditorium) REQUIRED
   
Tuesday, September 23rd (Weniger 305)
Refreshments served
 9:00 -  9:30 Department Overview 
 9:30 - 10:00 Introduction to Office Staff and Procedures    
(Paula Rhodaback and Verna Paullin-Babcock)
10:00 - 11:00 Payroll Paperwork Completion & Keys (Paula Rhodaback)
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15 The graduate program, courses (Prof. William Warren, Graduate advisor)
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 The graduate program, research 
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:00 Physics computing facilities 
Wednesday, September 24th (Weniger 304)
Refreshments served
 9:00 - 10:00 TA Orientation 
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Know your students 
11:15 - 12:15 The first day 
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch with experienced TAs (Wngr 305)
1:30 - 3:45 Conceptual reasoning  (with short break at 2:30)
3:45 - 4:30 Lab tours 
Thursday, September 25th (Weniger 305)
 8:45 - 11:00 Effective teaching  (with short break at 10:00)
11:00 - 12:00 Discussion with experienced TAs 
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
 1:30 - 1:45 Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE repr)*
 1:45 - 3:00 Physics advising (Warren, Wngr 313)
Friday, September 26th
 9:00 TA assignments posted in Wngr 301
 9:00 - 10:30 Photos, Communications/Media Center, Valley Library, 4th Floor*
 9:00 - 10:30 Physics Advising (after CMC) (Warren, Wngr 313)
11:00 - 12:00 New and returning TAs meet with course instructors
PH211 Wngr 305; PH212 Wngr 377; PH201 Yunker Library; PH104 Wngr 206
 1:00 - 5:00 Physics Department Picnic (Avery Park Lions Kitchen)