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Orientation Information Fall 2009: August 24 - 28, 2009 |
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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 2009
Orientation Committee Co-Chairs: Matt Fhaner fhanerma@msu.edu and Erica Schwander schwand6@chemistry.msu.edu
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Fall 2009 Orientation Schedule Everything here will be held in Room 136 Chemistry unless otherwise noted.
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Sunday, August 23 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Pizza Party to Meet the Members of the Orientation Committee (Room 481W) |
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Monday, August 24 |
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8:15 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. noon |
Placement Exams (Organic) |
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch with Orientation
Committee Members (Meet outside Room
136 Chemistry) (Students will buy their own
lunch) |
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2:30 p.m. |
How and Where to Get Started
(Debbie Roper, Graduate Program Administrator) |
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3:30 p.m. |
Building Utilities (Melissa Parsons,
Building Manager, and Bill Flick, Receiving) |
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3:45 p.m. |
Accounts and Purchasing (Beth
McGaw, Business Office) |
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4:00 p.m. |
Campus Errands and a Trip to
the Dairy Store |
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Tuesday, August 25 |
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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 Committee Member) |
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10:30 a.m. |
Fellowships for Graduate
Students (Matt Fhaner, Orientation Committee Co-Chairman) |
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10:45 a.m. |
Department of Chemistry Photos Taken (Room 481W Chemistry) |
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Noon |
Lunch with Orientation Committee
Members, Meet outside Room 481W
Chemistry (Students will buy their own lunch) |
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1:30 p.m. |
Council of Graduate Students
(Matt Fhaner) |
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1:40 p.m. |
Younger Chemists Committee
(Matt Fhaner) |
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1:50 p.m. |
Association for Women in Science
(Amanda Gehring) |
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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 |
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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 (Steve Halpin) |
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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 26 |
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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 at |
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Thursday, August 27 |
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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 (Debbie Roper and Dr. Gary Blanchard) |
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1:30 p.m. |
General Chemistry Courses (Paul Hunter) |
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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); XRD
(Richard Staples); Glass Shop (Scott Bankroff); Machine Shop (Glen Wesley) |
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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 28 |
All Teaching Assistants must receive ORCBS certification in order to
teach a lab course. |
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7:45 a.m. |
Refreshments |
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8:00 a.m. |
Computer Useage, MSU Mail
Accounts & Enrollment (Tom Carter, ITT Support) |
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9:00 a.m. |
ORCBS (Office of Radiation, Chemical
and Biological Safety), Lab Safety, Hazardous Waste Removal, and Fire Extinguisher Training |
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12:30 p.m. Noon |
End of Orientation Program |
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7:00 p.m. |
Wine & Cheese Social; 481
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Saturday,
August 29 1:00 p.m. |
Department of Chemistry Orientation
Picnic will be provided at |