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Graduate Student Orientation, 2013

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Each year PAGE and the department of Physics and Astronomy jointly host and coordinate the ‘Graduate Student Orientation.’ The orientation is away for new and old students alike to:
1. Meet other grad students in our department (including the brand new executive)
2. Provide a forum for the (old/new) grad students and faculty to meet, and get to know
3. Learn some important information moving into the new semester
This year’s graduate orientation is occurring on Wednesday, 4 September 2013, beginning at 11am in PSE 317. The agenda is below:

Agenda
11:00am – Intro to Physics and Astronomy Graduate Executive (PAGE)
11:15am – Dr. Wendy Taylor – Graduate Program Director
11:30am – Ms. Marlene Caplan – Graduate Program Administrative Assistant
11:45am – Graduate Student Assosciation (GSA) update and questions
12:00pm – John Dupuis, Science Librarian at Steacie
12:15pm – CUPE Rep
12:30pm – BBQ!!!

After all the talking is done, all graduate students, faculty, and staff of the Physics and Astronomy Department are invited to a department BBQ! The BBQ will take place at the Orange Snail pub and grill located underneath Stong College. There will be FREE food at the BBQ!

If you have any questions, please send a member of PAGE an email.

Graduate Student Orientation

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Each year the department of Physics and Astronomy coordinates a ‘Graduate Student Orientation’ designed to do two things:

1. Introduce new grad students in our department to the ‘rules of the road’
2. Provide a forum for the (old/new) grad students and faculty to meet, and get to know.

This year’s graduate orientation is occurring on Wednesday, 12 September 2012, beginning at 11am in PSE 317.

Agenda
11:00am – Intro to Physics and Astronomy Graduate Executive (PAGE)
11:15am – Dr. Wendy Taylor – Graduate Program Director,
11:30am – Ms. Marlene Caplan – Graduate Program Administrative Assistant
11:45am – CUPE (union) update and questions
12:00pm – Graduate Student Assosciation (GSA) update and questions
12:15pm – Paul Delaney – director of Natural Sciences
12:30pm – BBQ!!!

After all the talking is done, all graduate students, faculty, and staff of the Physics and Astronomy Department are invited to a department BBQ! The BBQ is catered by the Orange Snail pub and grill, and will be located in the courtyard between the Petrie Science & Engineering Bldg (17, on map) and the Chemistry Bldg (16, on map). [RAIN LOCATION: Orange Snail, located in the basement of Stong Residence (13, on map)]