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Orientation Information Fall 2012: August 20 - 24, 2012 **All the following held in CEM 138
unless noted** |
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Notes: Attendance
at the Chemistry Orientation Program is MANDATORY for ALL incoming students. Individuals
may obtain parking permits, keys and Student IDs throughout the week. Lunch with
Orientation Committee Members throughout the week is at the individual’s
expense, so you may want to bring money with you if you plan to go to
lunch. You should
stop by the laboratory in which you have received your desk assignment to
meet some of the students in the lab and find your desk. It is important to use your desk and become
acclimated to your major area and the Fall 2012
Orientation Committee Co-Chairs: Cassie Fhaner &
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Fall 2012 Orientation Schedule –
currently being updated Everything here will be held in Room 138 Chemistry unless otherwise noted.
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Sunday, August 19 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Pizza Party to Meet the Members of the Orientation Committee (Room 481W) Orientation Committee members and incoming graduate students |
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Monday, August 20 |
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8:00 a.m. 8:20 a.m. |
Refreshments Welcome and Brief Introduction
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8:30 a.m. |
Placement Exams (Analytical and Physical) |
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10:30 a.m. |
After completing the A/P
Placement exams, there will be a half hour break in Room 481W for
refreshments. |
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11:00 a.m. |
Placement Exams (Inorganic) |
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12:00 p.m. |
Placement Exams (Organic) |
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch with Orientation
Committee Members (Meet outside Room
138 Chemistry) (Students will buy their own
lunch) |
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2:30 p.m. |
How and Where to Get Started ( |
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3:30 p.m. |
Building Utilities (Melissa
Parsons, Building Manager, and Bill Flick, Receiving) |
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3:40 p.m. |
Accounts and Purchasing (Beth
McGaw & Rick Rogacki, Business Office) |
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3:45 p.m. |
Campus Errands & a Trip to
the MSU Dairy Store |
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Tuesday, August 21 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Refreshments |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome by Professor |
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9:30 a.m. |
Degree Requirements, Graduate
Level Courses, Integrity in Research by Professor |
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10:00 a.m. |
Advisor Selection (Professor Babak Borhan, Graduate Admissions Chairman) |
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10:30 a.m. |
Fellowships for Graduate
Students (grad student) |
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10:40 a.m. |
Council of Graduate Students
(Janelle Bradley) Younger Chemists Committee
(Cassie Fhaner & Kelley Hutchins |
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11:00 am |
Department of Chemistry Photos
taken (Room 383 Chemistry) Photos must be taken prior to
lunch Lunch with Orientation
Committee Members, Meet outside Room
383 Chemistry (Students will buy their own lunch) |
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1:00 pm. |
Computer Useage, MSU Mail
Accounts & Enrollment (Tom Carter, ITT Support) |
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1:40 p.m. |
Younger Chemists Committee
(grad student) |
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1:50 p.m. |
Association for Women in
Science (grad student) |
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2:00 p.m. |
Biomedical & Physical
Science Library (Judy Matthews, Librarian) |
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2:30 p.m. |
Graduate Employee Union (Dan
Clark, GEU representative) |
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2:45 p.m. |
Health Insurance Coverage
(Benefits Office Representative Ann Eure) |
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3:15 p.m. |
Break |
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3:30 p.m. |
Computer Enrollment
Instructions (grad student) |
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4:00 p.m. |
Employee Assistance Program
(Lisa Davidson) |
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4:15 p.m. |
Health 4U Program (Nancy Allen
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Wednesday, August 22 |
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9:00
a.m.– 11:00 a.m. |
YCC Welcome Breakfast;
Graduate Lounge 585 CEM |
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8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Advising Appointments in your
Initial Advisor’s office Some Advising Appointments may
be held during the noon hour. |
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1:00-4:30 p.m. |
Advising Appointments in your
Initial Advisor’s office |
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7:30 p.m. |
Graduate Student/Faculty
Social Gathering (Sponsored by Younger Chemists Committee) |
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Thursday, August 23 |
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8:45 a.m. |
Refreshments |
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9:00 a.m. |
TA Training |
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
TA Training, Continued |
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11:00 a.m. |
Small Group Discussions |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch with Orientation Committee Members at Individual’s expense |
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1:15 p.m. |
TA Assignments and TA Meetings
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1:30 p.m. |
General Chemistry Courses (Amy Pollock) |
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2:00 p.m. |
Organic Chemistry Labs (David Voss,
Assistant Safety Officer) |
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2:20 p.m. |
AP Labs (Kathy Severin) |
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2:40 p.m. |
Break |
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2:50 p.m. |
Mass Spec Facility (Professor
Dan Jones) |
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3:10 p.m. |
NMR (Dr. Dan Holmes); Glass
Shop (Scott Bankroff); Machine Shop (Glen Wesley); Fume Hood Safety &
Energy Savings ( |
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3:30 p.m. |
Sexual Harassment Issues at
MSU (Dr. Jayne Schuiteman, The Women’s |
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Friday, August 24 |
All Teaching Assistants must receive ORCBS certification in order to teach
a lab course. |
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8:00 a.m. |
MSU-EHS (Environmental Health & Safety), Hazardous Waste Removal, and Fire Extinguisher Training **Must attend entire session to be certified including fire extinguisher training** Be on Time! ** |
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12:30 p.m. |
End of Orientation Program |
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7:00 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Social; 481
E & W |
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Saturday,
August 25 1:00 p.m. |
Department of Chemistry
Orientation Picnic will be provided at |