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Students: Orientation Schedule: 2009
Information:
Tuesday, August 25
Executive Dining Room, Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
9 a.m. Check-in and Continental Breakfast
Meet staff, students and faculty, pick up your name tag, have individual photos taken, edit your bio, order a “Bob” T-shirt or mug and/or schedule an individual appointment with Student Services Coordinator Mary Treleven or Associate Director Professor Don Moynihan.
9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Professor Don Moynihan, associate director
9:45-10:30 a.m. Faculty Panel: Research Interests and Words of Advice for First Semester
Professors Geoffrey Wallace, Tom DeLeire, Melanie Manion and John Witte
10:30-10:45 a.m. Curricular and Academic Information
- Associate Director Professor Don Moynihan addresses the overview of the graduate program, its core courses and focus fields.
- Student Services Coordinator Mary Cate Treleven introduces the “red book,” the La Follette student guide, and explains dual degree/certificate process.
- Career Development Coordinator Mary Russell describes how to work effectively to advance career goals and outlines PA 800, the Career Development Seminar.
10:45 a.m. Break
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. La Follette School Student Association Icebreaker and Connecting with Second-Year Students
La Follette School Student Association President Emily Plagman introduces the association and its officers, sign up to participate in LSSA’s scavenger hunt and/or community volunteer activity.
12:30-1 p.m. Lunch
Faculty, staff and some continuing students at Grainger Hall, Executive Dining Room
2-4 p.m. Statistics and Microeconomics Assessment Exams
2120 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Wilson Law, teaching assistant for PA 818, administers assessment exam.
4:30 p.m. Students Gather on Memorial Union’s Terrace
New students can unwind after assessment exam with continuing students.Wednesday, August 26
10–11:30 a.m. Benefits Meeting for La Follette Fellows and Project Assistants
2270 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Mandatory for all La Follette fellows and new project assistants.
Graduate School Orientation Activities
The Graduate School oversees all graduate programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Graduate School offers additional orientation activities on Wednesday and Thursday evening
Wednesday, August 26
12:30-2 p.m. Panel discussions with current graduate students, Memorial Union
2:15-3 p.m. Fellowship orientation for recipients only
1-4 p.m. Resource Fair, Great Hall, Memorial Union
4-6 p.m. Graduate Student Collaborative Reception, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union
Thursday, August 27
5–9 p.m. Multicultural Graduate Network Reception, Main Lounge, Memorial Union
11 a.m.-1 p.m. La Follette School Student Association Used Textbook Sale
Student Lounge, La Follette School, 1225 Observatory Drive
1–3 p.m. Math Review for Statistics and Microeconomics (Optional)
1270 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
The goal of the math camp is to make sure students understand the concepts outlined in the documents sent them. Teaching assistant Wilson Law will go through the assessment exam and the math review concepts. Students should come to the review sessions prepared to ask questions about the guide that was sent to them over the summer.
Thursday, August 27
9–11 a.m. Review of Assessment Exam and Math Review
1270 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Noon-4 p.m. La Follette School Student Association Scavenger Hunt
6 p.m. Potluck Dinner for New Students, their Friends and Families
La Follette School, 1225 Observatory Drive
Drinks and dessert provided.
Friday, August 28
8-11:30 a.m. LSSA Community Service Project (optional)
1-3 p.m. Math Review (optional)
1270 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue