Tuesday September 15th |
|
| 1:30 - 3:30 |
OSU Graduate Student Orientation (CH2M - Alumni Center) |
|
|
|
|
Monday September 21st |
|
| 9:00
- 2:00 |
International Student
Orientation for F-1 Visas (Gilfillan Auditorium) REQUIRED |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, September 22nd (Weniger 305) |
|
| Refreshments served |
|
| 8:00 - 3:00 |
International Student Orientation for J-1 Visas (Milam Auditorium) REQUIRED |
|
| 9:00-9:30 |
Department Overview (Prof. Tate) |
|
| 9:30-10:00 |
Introduction to Office Staff and Procedures (Paula Rhodaback and Renee Freeman) |
|
| 10:00-10:30 |
Payroll Paperwork Completion and Keys (Paula Rhodaback) |
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Photos (Jim Ketter) Wngr 377 |
|
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Break |
|
| 11:15 - 12:15 |
The graduate program, courses (Prof. William Hetherington) |
|
| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 - 2:30 |
The graduate program, research (Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova) |
|
| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
|
| 2:45 - 4:00 |
Physics computing facilities (Prof. Guenter Schneider) |
|
| 4:00 - 5:15 |
Math placement test (Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova) |
|
Wednesday, September 23rd (Weniger 304) |
|
| Refreshments served |
|
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
TA Orientation (Prof. Dedra Demaree) |
|
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
|
| 10:15 - 11:15 |
Know your students (Chris Coffin) |
|
| 11:15 - 12:15 |
The first day (Dave Bannon) |
|
| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch with experienced TAs: Dmitriy Khvostenko, Jess Gallagher, Daniel Harada, Denny Jackson (Wngr 305) |
|
| 1:30 - 3:30 |
Effective Teaching (Prof. Henri Jansen) |
|
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Lab tours (Jim Ketter) |
|
Thursday, September 24th (Weniger 304) |
|
| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Conceptual reasoning and course reform (Dr. Dedra Demaree) |
|
| 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 (Prof. Henri Jansen Wngr
313) |
|
Friday, September 25th |
|
| 9:00 |
TA
assignments posted in Wngr 301 |
|
| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Physics Advising (Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova and Prof. Viktor Podolskiy) |
|
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
New and returning TAs meet with course instructors: |
|
| PH211 Wngr 305 (**Prof. Demaree will be at a different function, a head TA will start the scheduling process and hand out information, and we'll meet again later); PH212 Wngr 377; PH201 Yunker Library; PH104 Wngr
206 |
|
| 1:00 - 5:00 |
Physics Department Picnic (Avery Park Thompson Shelter) |
|
| - |
Pacific Source Benefits Meeting will be on Oct 1 |
|
