Saturday, August 13
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
English Language Proficiency Exam (ELPE) – International students only! GSC
Monday, August 15
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Department Check-in and Welcome, Chem 2104
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Payroll Orientation and Insurance Meeting, CHEM 2104
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch, Chemistry Lobby by CHEM 100
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Graduate Program Overview, CHEM 2104
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Biological Placement Exam, CHEM 2104
Tuesday, August 16
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
International Student Check-In with ISS, by appointment only! SCC
Wednesday, August 17
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Inorganic Placement Exam, CHEM 2104
Note: Lunch is catered on August
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Organic Placement Exam, CHEM 2104
15 and 17. For other days, there
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
are many restaurants within a
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Physical Placement Exam, CHEM 2104
Thursday, August 18
short walk from the Chemistry
Department.
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10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Analytical Placement Exam, CHEM 2104
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
How to Select a Research Advisor, CHEM 2104
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Poster Session, MSC 2400/Gates Ballroom
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Friday, August 19
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Advising Fair, CHEM 2102 & 2104 Foyer (come & go event)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration and TA Sign-Up By appointment! Grad Office, Chem 114
Monday, August 22
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Graduate Student Benefits Orientation, CHEM 2104
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM Student Counseling Services Presentation, CHEM 2104
11:30 AM – 5:00 PM
International Student Late Check-In with ISS, by appointment only! SCC
Tuesday, August 23
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Fire Extinguisher Training, CHEM 2104
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Safety Training, CHEM 2104
Wednesday, August 24
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
TA Training, HELD 100
Thursday, August 25
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
International Student Conference – Requires registration with ISS! MSC
Friday, August 26
To Be Announced
Course-specific TA Training, Heldenfels, room TBA
*This schedule is subject to change. Updates will be posted online and/or distributed prior to the start of Orientation on August 15, 2016.
8:30
9:00
10:00
11:00
Monday, Aug.15
Tuesday, Aug.16
Department Check-in
and Welcome
Chem 2104
ISS Check-in
by appointment
only (8:00 AM –
5:00 PM)
Payroll Orientation
and Insurance
Meeting
Chem 2104
Wednesday, Aug, 17
Inorganic Placement
Exam (110 minutes)
Chem 2104
Organic Placement
Exam (110 minutes)
Chem 2104
12:00
Catered Lunch
1:00
Graduate Program
Overview Chem 2104
Catered Lunch
2:00
Biological Placement
Exam (120 Minutes)
Chem 2104
Physical Placement
Exam (110 minutes)
Chem 2104
3:00
5:00
Monday, Aug. 22
8:30
9:00
Graduate Student
Benefits Orientation
Chem 2104
10:00
Student Counseling
Services Chem 2102
11:00
ISS Check-In
By appointment only
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
Analytical Placement
Exam (100 minutes)
Chem 2104
Friday, Aug 19
Advising Fair
(Come and go)
Chem 2104 &
2102 Foyer
Registration and
TA Sign-up
By Appointment!
Chem Grad Office
How to Select a
Research Advisor
Chem 2104
Poster Session
4:15 PM
MSC 2400
4:00
12:00
Thursday, Aug 18
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Fire Extinguisher
Training
Chem 2104
Safety Training
Chem 2104
Wednesday, Aug. 24
TA Training
Heldenfels 100
Thursday, Aug. 25
International
Student Conference
MSC
*Recommended,
registration required
Friday, Aug. 26
Course Specific
TA Training
Time and location
will be assigned at
Wednesday’s TA
Training.