New Student Orientation

Agenda

Monday, August 12

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

2:00 pm - Math Methods Exam, Optional, PHY 150


Tuesday, August 13

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 14

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

9:00 - 9:30 am: HR/Payroll with Katherine Siler, DGSA

9:30 - 10:15 am: Introduction & Welcome to Physics, Mark Kruse, DGS, PHY 150

10:15 - 10:30 am: Break

10:30 - 11:45 am: Computing Practices, Policies and Accounts, Jimmy Dorff, Departmental Systems Administrator, PHY 150

11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Photographs,  Jimmy Dorff, Departmental Systems Administrator, Outside of Physics Building

12:00 - 12:30 pm: Introduction to Library Resources,  Duke Librarian, PHY 150

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


Thursday, August 15


Friday, August 16


Monday, August 19

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)

12:30 - 4:00 pm: Individual meeting with Mark Kruse, DGS, PHY 283


Tuesday, August 20

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Graduate School Student Orientation, via Zoom; Graduate School to send out link

12:30 - 2:00 pm: Resource Fair, Abele Quad (tent located in front of Duke Chapel)


Wednesday, August 21   

12:00 - 1:15 pm: Lunch with Steffen Bass, Department Chair - PHY 298

1:30 - 3:00 pm: Mentoring and Graduate Student Success, - Holsti Family Assembly Rm, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library Rm 153


Thursday, August 22

9:00 am - 12:00 pm: RCR Orientation Training for Natural Sciences MANDATORY, via Zoom - link to be sent out from Graduate School

12:30 - 4:00 pm: Individual meetings with Mark Kruse, DGS, PHY 283

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Graduate and Professional Schools Welcome Reception, location TBD


Friday, August 23

8:30 - 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast, PHY 154

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 154

9:30 - 10:30 am: Lab and Computer Orientation, Derek Leadbetter, PHY 154

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

12:45 - 1:30 pm: Lunch with Current Grad Students, PHY 154

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