Fall 2011
Tuesday, August 30
| 8:45-9:10 | Bagels and coffee, Parsons-Penn Room, 115 Taylor Hall |
| 9:10-9:20 | Introductions, Taylor-Hibbard Club Officers and new students |
| 9:20-9:30 | Welcome Ken Shapiro, Chair |
| 9:30-9:50 | Introduction to the Graduate Program Jeremy Foltz, Director of Graduate Studies |
| 9:50-10:50 | Introductions to the major fields Guanming Shi, Steve Deller, Bill Provencher and Ian Coxhead |
| 10 minute break | |
| 11:00-11:10 | Taylor Hall building essentials: mail room, library, etc. Barbara Forrest |
| 11:10-11:45 | Library Orientation, B30 Taylor Hall Karen Dunn, Steenbock Librarian |
| 11:45-12:00 | Photos taken, room B3 Taylor Hall |
| 12:00-1:00 | Pizza lunch with continuing graduate students, Parsons-Penn Room |
| 1:00-2:15 | Computer Center Orientation , B5 Taylor Hall Introduction to lab rules and procedures, introduction to basic software, how to build a web page, etc. |
| 2:20-3:00 | Introduce AAE department staff – Parsons-Penn Room Terri Wipperfurth, Department Administrator, Cindy Munn, Kathy Martin-Taylor, John Ackah, Vernetta Reid, Support Staff Help with benefits forms (bring your benefits package!), administrative questions, enrollment questions, etc. |
| 10 minute break | |
| 3:10-4:30 | Student Panel, Parsons-Penn Room Questions and answers about RA duties, student life, Madison life, etc. |
| 5:00 | Student get-together, Memorial Union Terrace Beer and loafing |
Wednesday, August 31
| 2:00 | Meet with your academic advisor in his/her office Course selection and other academic issues |
| 3:00-5:00 | Wine and Cheese Reception - Parsons-Penn Room Welcome by Ken Shapiro. All students, faculty and staff are invited. |
Friday, September 2
| 5:00 | Fall Welcome Picnic hosted by the Taylor-Hibbard Club, Rennebohm Park |