Princeton University
The Graduate School
HOSTING WEEKEND – March 29-31, 2008
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, March 29
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Students arrive
Dinner with current graduate students, Friend Center, Convocation Room
8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Cocktail Reception and Live Music at Sotto Restaurant, 128 Nassau Street
Sunday, March 30
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Brunch - Friend Center, Convocation Room
Support Services Topic Tables
Kathleen Mannheimer , Associate Director - Office of Career Services
Katy Bold, Graduate Fellow - McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
Karen Bailey, Student Intern - Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding
Jillian Lenihan, Programming Assistant - Program in Latin American Studies
Dr. Noliwe Rooks, Associate Director – Program in African American Studies
11:45 – 12:30 p.m.
Question and Answer Session: Princeton’s Academic
Programs and Expectations – McCormick Hall, Room 106
Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Diversity – The Graduate School
Dr. David N. Redman, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs – The Graduate School
Jose F. Ochoa, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions – Woodrow Wilson School
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Student Panel of Current Graduate Students
“Our Lives and Work at Princeton" – McCormick Hall, Room 106
Ronald Chatters, III – 2nd year, Woodrow Wilson School, M.P.A. program
Taniecea Arceneaux - 1st year, Applied & Computational Mathematics, Ph.D. program
Cristina Mora-Torres – 5th year, Sociology, Ph.D. program
Ivan Ortiz – 1st year, English, Ph.D. program
Nancy Duong – 1st year, Woodrow Wilson School, M.P.A. program
Michael Woldemariam – 3rd year, Politics, Ph.D. program
Alden Young – 3rd year, History, Ph.D. program
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Meet Graduate Student Government (GSG) representatives - Frist Center, Room 309
Refreshments served
Shin-Yi Lin, former GSG Chair – current graduate student in Molecular Biology
Daniel Raburn, former GSG Secretary – current graduate student in Astrophysics
Christina Hultholm, new GSG Chair – current graduate student in Politics
Yi Wang, new GSG Social Chair – current graduate student in Computer Science
Manos Koukoumidis, new GSG Treasurer – current graduate student in Electrical Engineering
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Optional Campus Tour – departs from Welcome Desk in Frist Campus Center
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Alumni Panel and Discussion – Carl Icahn Lab – Atrium (use West Entrance)
Dr. Radha Jagannathan*99, Ph.D. Woodrow Wilson School; Bloustein School of Public Affairs,
Rutgers University
Dr. Marc Walters*81, Ph.D. Chemistry; currently Associate Professor at New York University
Jessica Colon*07, M.P.A./U.R.P. Woodrow Wilson School
Simon Tafoya *07, M.P.A./U.R.P. Woodrow Wilson School
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Reception and Dinner, Carl Icahn Lab – Atrium (use West Entrance)
Newly admitted and currently enrolled graduate students, Faculty, Alumni & Administrators
Monday, March 31
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Graduate College – Procter Hall
9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Housing Tour
Starts at the Graduate College; Drop-off at Robertson Hall and Prospect Avenue
11:45 a.m.
Boxed Lunches available in Clio Hall Conference Room
Time in departments/classes
Students Depart