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Graduate Student Orientation 2008

Graduate Student Orientation 2008

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 (Prof. Bill Warren)
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 (Prof. Oksana Ostroverkhova)
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:00 Physics computing facilities (Prof. Guenter Schneider)
4:00 PM Pacific Source Benefits Meeting (GLFN AUD)

Wednesday, September 24th (Weniger 304)


Refreshments served
9:00 - 10:00 TA Orientation (Prof. Janet Tate)
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: Landon Prisbrey and Andy Jameson (Wngr 305)
1:30 - 3:30 Intro Curriculum & Facilities redesign; Conceptual reasoning (Prof. Dedra Demaree)
3:30 - 4:00 Lab tours (Jim Ketter)

Thursday, September 25th (Weniger 304)


9:00 - 11:00 Effective teaching (Dr. Liz Gire)
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. Bill Warren, Wngr 313)

Friday, September 26th


9:00 TA assignments posted in Wngr 301
9:00 - 10:30 Physics Advising (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)