| Graduate Student Orientation 2008 |
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| Monday September 12th |
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| 10:30 -
2:00 |
OSU Graduate Student Orientation
(optional) |
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| Monday September 22nd |
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| 9:00 -
2:00 |
International Student
Orientation for F-1 Visas (Gilfillan Auditorium) REQUIRED |
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| Tuesday September 23rd |
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| 8:00 -
3:00 |
International Student
Orientation for J-1 Visas (Milam Auditorium) REQUIRED |
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| Tuesday, September 23rd (Weniger 305) |
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| Refreshments served |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Department
Overview (Prof. Henri Jansen) |
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| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Introduction to
Office Staff and Procedures |
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| (Paula Rhodaback and Verna Paullin-Babcock) |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Payroll
Paperwork Completion & Keys (Paula Rhodaback) |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Break |
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| 11:15 - 12:15 |
The
graduate program, courses (Prof. William Warren, Graduate advisor) |
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| 12:15 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
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| 1:30 - 2:30 |
The graduate program, research |
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| 2:30 - 2:45 |
Break |
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| 2:45 - 4:00 |
Physics computing facilities |
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| Wednesday, September
24th (Weniger 304) |
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| Refreshments served |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 |
TA
Orientation (Prof. Janet Tate) |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Break |
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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 |
Lunch
with experienced TAs (Landon Prisbrey, others) (Wngr 305)
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| 1:30 - 3:30 |
Intro
Curriculum & Facilities redesign; Conceptual reasoning (Prof Dedra Demaree) |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 |
Lab
tours (Jim Ketter) |
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| Thursday, September
25th (Weniger 304) |
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| 9:00 - 11:00 |
Effective
teaching (Dr. Liz Gire) |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Discussion with experienced TAs |
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| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
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| 1:30 - 1:45 |
Coalition
of Graduate Employees (CGE repr) |
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| 1:45 - 3:00 |
Physics
advising (Warren, Wngr 313) |
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| Friday, September
26th |
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| 9:00 |
TA assignments
posted in Wngr 301 |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Photos,
Communications/Media Center, Valley Library, 4th Floor* |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Physics
Advising (after CMC) (Warren, Wngr 313) |
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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 Lions Kitchen) |
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| Tuesday, September
30 (Weniger 153) |
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| 16:00 |
Pacific Source
benefit meeting (more info: erin.palmer@oregonstate.edu)* |
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