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 (Prof. Henri Jansen)
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 (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, others) (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 (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)
   
Tuesday, September 30 (Weniger 153)
16:00 Pacific Source benefit meeting (more info: erin.palmer@oregonstate.edu)*