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La Follette School Students: New Student Orientation
August 26-August 29, 2008
Tuesday, August 26
Room 325 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street
9:00 Check-in and Continental Breakfast
Meet the staff, students and faculty; pick up name tag, have individual photos taken, edit your bio, sign up orientation community volunteer activities, order your “Bob” t-shirt and/or schedule an individual appointment with Mary Cate Treleven or Professor Menzie Chinn.
9:30 Welcome and Introductions
Professor Menzie Chinn, Associate Director of La Follette School
9:45 Faculty Panel: John Witte, Mark Copelovitch, Don Moynihan and Tom DeLeire
10:30 Curricular and Academic Information
- Associate Director Menzie Chinn (What to expect from exam 818/880, strategies for success and focus fields)
- Student Services Coordinator Mary Cate Treleven answers frequently asked questions and introduces the “red book”, the La Follette student guide book, explains handouts.
- Career Development Coordinator Mary Russell describes how to work effectively to advance your career goals and outlines PA 800 the Career Development Seminar.
10:50 Break
11:00 Speed Meeting Your Fellow Students
11:30 Connecting With Second-Year and Continuing Students
La Follette School Student Association (LSSA) President Lindsay Read introduces the association and officers, introduces the La Follette School Student Association activities and facilitates discussion between new and continuing students.
Noon Professor Carolyn Heinrich, Director of La Follette School
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch is on your own, but LSSA reps are available to lead small groups to various nearby restaurants.
2:00 Statistics and Microeconomics Assessment Exams (Up to 2 hours)
Teaching assistants for PA 818 and 880 administer assessment exam. Assessment exam is not graded, rather, it provides information for faculty to determine which areas may need quick review.
Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street
5:00 Unwind at the Wisconsin Picnic-Style Dinner for New Students and their Friends and Families
Wednesday, August 27
La Follette School of Public Affairs Offices, 1225 Observatory Drive
1:00–4:00 Individual Meetings (Optional)
Schedule an individual meeting with Mary Cate Treleven, Student Services Coordinator, or Menzie Chinn, Associate Director of Public Affairs
1:00–2:00 LSSA Used Textbook Sale in Student Lounge (Optional)
**Graduate School Orientation
The Graduate School offers additional orientation activities to all University of Wisconsin new graduate students.
12:30-2:00 Panel Discussions with current graduate students
1:00-4:00 Resource Fair
4:00-6:00 Graduate Student Collaborative Reception
For more information see http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/admin/outreach/welcome.html
Thursday, August 28
La Follette School of Public Affairs Offices, 1225 Observatory Drive
11am Benefits Meeting for Fellows
1:00-4:00 LSSA Community Service Project
Continuing students get together with incoming students to work on a Madison service project. Sign up on Tuesday morning at orientation check-in. Opportunities are:
- Ronald McDonald House
- Red Cross, and Northside/Eastside Senior Coalition. Projects will include cleaning, yardwork, and maybe some painting
- Capitol Lakes Retirement Services
- Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry (hosting people around
the pantry from 2-5)
4:30 Happy Hour at Genna's; an opportunity to meet up with your fellow students!
A La Follette School Student Association (LSSA) event.
Friday, August 29
9-noon Review of Assessment Exam (Mandatory)
6104 Social Sciences, Sewell Building
6pm Vilas Park Potluck Picnic, 702 South Randall Ave.; A La Follette School Student Association (LSSA) event.
Tuesday, September 2
First Day of Classes