New Student Orientation

Agenda

Monday, August 14

8:30 - 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast - PHY 150

9:00 - 10:45 am: Assessment Exams - MANDATORY PHY 150

10:45 - 11:15 am: Break

11:15 am - 12:45 pm: Assessment Exams - MANDATORY PHY 150


Tuesday, August 15

8:30 - 9:30 am: Continental Breakfast - PHY 150

9:00 - 10:45 am: Assessment Exams - MANDATORY PHY 150

10:45 - 11:15 am: Break

11:15 am - 12:45 pm: Assessment Exams - MANDATORY PHY 150

 

Wednesday, August 16

8:30 - 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast - PHY 298

9:00 - 9:45 am: HR/Payroll with Katherine Siler, DGSA - PHY 298

9:45 - 10:30 am: Introduction & Welcome to Physics, Mark Kruse, DGS - PHY 298

10:30 - 11:45 am: Computing Practices, Policies and Accounts, Jimmy Dorff, Departmental Systems Administrator - PHY 298

11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Photographs and Computing Accounts, Jimmy Dorff, Departmental Systems Administrator- PHY 298

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Introduction to Library Resources, Ciara Healey, Duke Librarian - PHY 298

12:30 - 1:30 pm: Lunch with GSO representatives, PHY 298


Thursday, August 17

1:00 - 5:00 pm: Individual meetings with Mark Kruse, DGS - PHY 283  


Friday, August 18

1:00 - 5:00 pm: Individual meetings with Mark Kruse, DGS - PHY 283


Monday, August 21

8:30 am - 12:10 pm: TA Qualifications and Preferences. Individual Meetings with Kate Scholberg, Associate Chair for Teaching - PHY 273  (Students serving as TAs requirement)


Tuesday, August 22

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Graduate School Student Orientation, TBD

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Resource Fair, TBD


Wednesday, August 23    

12:00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch with Steffen Bass, Department Chair - PHY 298

4:00 - 6:00 pm: Graduate and Professional Schools Welcome Reception, TBD


Thursday, August 24

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: RCR Orientation Training for Natural Sciences MANDATORY, location TBD


Friday, August 25

8:30 - 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast, PHY 150

9:00 am - 5:30 pm: TA Training and Orientation - MANDATORY, Ken McKenzie & Derek Leadbetter, Lab Managers

9:00 - 9:30 am: TA Expectations and Responsibilities, Kate Scholberg - PHY 150

9:30 - 10:30 am: Lab and Computer Orientation, Derek Leadbetter - PHY 141

10:30 am - 12:45 pm: Introduction to Teaching, Ken McKenzie - PHY 141

12:45 - 1:30 pm: Lunch with Current Grad Students - PHY 150

1:30 - 3:00 pm: Prep for Lab Sessions & Practice Lab Session, Ken McKenzie - PHY 141

3:00 - 4:30 pm: Grading, Ken McKenzie - PHY 141

4:30 - 5:30 pm: Meet with Individual Course Instructors, Ken McKenzie - PHY 141         


Saturday, August 28

4:00 - 7:30 pm: Welcome Picnic - Duke Forest, Gate F; Awards start at 4:30 pm