| Graduate Student Orientation 2011 |
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| Monday September 12th |
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| 12:00-3:00 |
New Grad Students Welcome
Reception ( CH2M - Alumni Center) |
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| Thursday, September 15th |
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Center for
Teaching and Learning Orientation for New International Graduate Students |
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| Friday, September 16th |
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Center for
Teaching and Learning Orientation for New Graduate Students |
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| Monday September 19th |
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| 8:30 -
5:00 |
International
Student Orientation for F-1 Visas (La Sells Stewart Center) REQUIRED |
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8:30
- 10:30 Welcome |
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10:30
- 12:00 F-1 Visa Session |
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1:00
- 5:00 Student Health Services
Check-in |
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| 2:00 - 5:00 |
International
Student Furniture Giveaway - 1st Baptist Church (125 NW 10th St) |
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| Tuesday, September 20th (Weniger 304) |
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| 9:00 -
9:30 |
Department
Overview (Prof. Janet Tate & Prof. Yun-Shik Lee) |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Introduction
to Office Staff, Procedures & Keys |
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| (Janice Nave-Abele, Talley Richardson, Paula Christie) |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Payroll
Paperwork Completion (Paula Christie & Jennifer Hill) |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Photos (Weniger 377) |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Break (Refreshments provided in Wngr 305) |
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| 11:15 - 12:15 |
The
graduate program, courses (Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova) |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch
(on your own) |
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| 1:30 - 2:30 |
The
graduate program, research (Prof.
Ethan Minot) |
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| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break (Refreshments provided in Wngr 305) |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 |
Physics
computing facilities (Prof. Guenter Schneider) |
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| Wednesday, September 21st (Weniger 304) |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
TA Orientation
(Prof. Dedra Demaree) |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break (Refreshments provided in Wngr 305) |
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| 10:15 - 11:15 |
Know
your students (Chris Coffin) |
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| 11:15 - 12:15 |
The
first day (Dave Bannon) |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Women
Chemists/Physicists Lunch (Gilbert 354) |
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| 1:30 - 3:30 |
Effective
teaching (Prof. Corrine Manogue) |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Lab
tours (Jim Ketter) |
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| Thursday, September 22nd (Weniger 304) |
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| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Conceptual
reasoning and course reform (Prof.
Dedra Demaree) |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Discussion
with experienced TAs |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch
with experienced TAs: (Lunch
provided in Wngr 305) |
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| 1:30 - 2:00 |
Coalition
of Graduate Employee, Gilbert 324 |
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| 2:00 - 3:30 |
Physics
Advising/ math placement exam (prof. Henri Jansen) |
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| Friday, September 23rd |
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| 9:00 |
TA assignments
posted in Wngr 301 |
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| 9:00 - 10:50 |
Physics
Advising (Prof. Yun-Shik Lee in Wngr 415) |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
New
and returning TAs meet with course instructors: |
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| PH211 Wngr 305; PH212 Wngr 377; PH201 Yunker Library; PH104 Wngr
206 |
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| 1:00 - 5:00 |
Physics
Department Picnic (Avery Park - Lion Shelter) |
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