Graduate Student Orientation

Graduate Student Orientation, Fall 2004

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The orientation for international students starts on August 16^th; they should arrive on the 15^th or earlier.
Orientation for US students starts on the 20^th; they should arrive on the 19^th or earlier.

Aug 16, Mon SAC Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 17, Tue SAC Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 18, Wed SAC Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 19, Thu Arrival of US students. All students: Come and say hello in the Physics Office. Form study groups for the qualifying exam. Have fun.
Aug 20, Fri SAC 10:30 - 4:30 Mandatory orientation for ALL new students
4:30-6:30 Reception hosted by the Graduate School
Aug 21, Sat; Aug 22, Sun Enjoy the weekend
Aug 23, Mon S-240 8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Laszlo Mihaly: Welcome (html, pdf)
9:30 Axel Drees: Qualifying exam
10:00 Break
10:30 Paul Grannis (Dept. Chair): Academic honesty (html, pdf)
11:15 Laszlo Mihaly: Preventing sexual harassment
11:50 Claire Shean: Gradaute Student Organization
12:00 Lunch break
1:00 Tom Hemmick: How are labs done? (html, pdf)
2:00 Matt Eardley: Advice from a former TA
3:00 Break, walk up to A-129
3:15 Joe Feliciano and Frank Chin: Practical advice about the labs
Aug 24, Tue A-129 Do measurements for lab presentation
Prepare for qual exam in study groups
Aug 25, Wed A-129 Do measurements for lab presentation
Prepare for qual exam in study groups
Aug 26, Thu SAC and Wang Center 9:30-4:00 TA training and orientation
Aug 27, Fri S-240 8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Laszlo Mihaly: Recommended course selections (html, pdf)
Meet the instructors of the graduate courses:
   9:30 Likharev (PHY 501),
   9:40 Prakash (PHY 540),
   9:50 Zahed (PHY 511),
   10:00 Stephens (PHY 505),
   10:10 Metcalf (PHY 514),
   10:20 Weisberger (PHY 503)
10:30 Meet with advisors, discuss course selection (Metcalf, Mihaly, Weisberger, Simon, Stephens, Allen, Drees). This link tells your advisor's name.
11:30 Meet instructors of undergraduate courses, sort out TA scheduling conflicts; Lunch
12:30 - 3:00 Lab presentations (Hemmick, Mihaly, ...)

Aug 28, Sat; Aug 29, Sun Register to classes. Enjoy the Weekend
Aug 30, Mon Classes start (Students should be properly registered by midnight, August 29)
Aug 31, Tue S-240 6:00pm First day of Qualifying Exam
Sep 1, Wed S-240 6:00pm Second day of Qualifying Exam.
Sep 2, Thu SAC
S-240 Graduate Student Health Insurance Orientation
6:00pm Comprehensive Exam
Sep 6, Mon Labor Day - no classes

Locations:

SAC: Student Activities Center, mostly Ballroom A

S-240: Lecture Room in the basement of Math building (right next to Phyics, walk through in basement of Physics Bldg.)
Wang Center: new building next to Administration
A-129: Undergrad physics lab on A level of Physics Bldg.

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Last updated 8/13/2004 by Laszlo Mihaly.

Aug 16, Mon	SAC	Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 17, Tue	SAC	Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 18, Wed	SAC	Orientation for international students (Graduate School)
Aug 19, Thu		Arrival of US students. All students: Come and say hello in the Physics Office. Form study groups for the qualifying exam. Have fun.
Aug 20, Fri	SAC	10:30 - 4:30 Mandatory orientation for ALL new students 4:30-6:30 Reception hosted by the Graduate School
Aug 21, Sat; Aug 22, Sun		Enjoy the weekend
Aug 23, Mon	S-240	8:30 Breakfast 9:00 Laszlo Mihaly: Welcome (html, pdf) 9:30 Axel Drees: Qualifying exam 10:00 Break 10:30 Paul Grannis (Dept. Chair): Academic honesty (html, pdf) 11:15 Laszlo Mihaly: Preventing sexual harassment 11:50 Claire Shean: Gradaute Student Organization 12:00 Lunch break 1:00 Tom Hemmick: How are labs done? (html, pdf) 2:00 Matt Eardley: Advice from a former TA 3:00 Break, walk up to A-129 3:15 Joe Feliciano and Frank Chin: Practical advice about the labs
Aug 24, Tue	A-129	Do measurements for lab presentation Prepare for qual exam in study groups
Aug 25, Wed	A-129	Do measurements for lab presentation Prepare for qual exam in study groups
Aug 26, Thu	SAC and Wang Center	9:30-4:00 TA training and orientation
Aug 27, Fri	S-240	8:30 Breakfast 9:00 Laszlo Mihaly: Recommended course selections (html, pdf) Meet the instructors of the graduate courses: 9:30 Likharev (PHY 501), 9:40 Prakash (PHY 540), 9:50 Zahed (PHY 511), 10:00 Stephens (PHY 505), 10:10 Metcalf (PHY 514), 10:20 Weisberger (PHY 503) 10:30 Meet with advisors, discuss course selection (Metcalf, Mihaly, Weisberger, Simon, Stephens, Allen, Drees). This link tells your advisor's name. 11:30 Meet instructors of undergraduate courses, sort out TA scheduling conflicts; Lunch 12:30 - 3:00 Lab presentations (Hemmick, Mihaly, ...)
Aug 28, Sat; Aug 29, Sun		Register to classes. Enjoy the Weekend
Aug 30, Mon		Classes start (Students should be properly registered by midnight, August 29)
Aug 31, Tue	S-240	6:00pm First day of Qualifying Exam
Sep 1, Wed	S-240	6:00pm Second day of Qualifying Exam.
Sep 2, Thu	SAC S-240	Graduate Student Health Insurance Orientation 6:00pm Comprehensive Exam
Sep 6, Mon		Labor Day - no classes