2019 Orientation

You will meet with Dr. Zosia Krusberg, Director of Graduate Studies; Dr. Stuart Gazes, Chair of the Physics Undergraduate Program; TBA, Graduate Affairs Administrator

The Graduate Affairs Administrator will explain to you important administrative procedures you have to know, including Autumn registration, health insurance, ID cards, Internet access, athletic privileges, and other items (including financial matters), which will be useful to you. The meeting will be followed by a group and individual photo session.

Please join us for the Grad Influences mentoring program welcome meeting.  All first year (incoming) graduate students are welcome to attend. Current graduate students that have signed up to be mentors through the program will also be in attendance!

You will meet with the Advising Committee Members (Dr. Stuart Gazes and Dr. Zosia Krusberg) individually (~15 minutes each). You will receive an announcement regarding the exact interview schedule. Please make sure to check the schedule, record your time slot, and come a few minutes early.

Please register here

Incoming graduate students meet on Main Quad for bagpipe procession to Rockefeller Chapel

2019 graduate cohort welcomed and celebrated in Rockefeller Chapel

Tented picnic, music, and mingling on the Midway Plaisance

Representatives from 50+ campus offices gather to showcase resources and answer questions in Ida Noyes Hall

Toast to the year ahead with fellow grad students on the Midway

In addition to the general tour of the library by Jennifer Hart, you will be shown some areas which are normally inaccessible to students. Please come to the atrium of the library, 5730. S Ellis Ave. The library is diagonally across the Science Quadrangle from KPTC.

Dr. Stuart Gazes and Dr. Zosia Krusberg will conduct this Workshop. It is required that all TAs participate, but RAs and Fellows are strongly encouraged to attend so that you will be eligible to serve as a TA in the future. The goal of Physics 300 is to make each participate a more effective TA. The Workshop will continue every Monday afternoon throughout the Autumn Quarter.

Megan Heckel, Associate Dean of Students in the University, will address sexual harassment and Title IX.

Meeting with the Advising Committee Members continues.

You will have a chance to meet with advanced Physics graduate students to discuss any topics of interest in the absence of faculty and other department staff.

Meet Dr. Young-Kee Kim, Chair of the Department of Physics

Dr. Stuart Gazes and Dr. Zosia Krusberg will conduct this Workshop. It is required that all TAs participate, but RAs and Fellows are strongly encouraged to attend so that you will be eligible to serve as a TA in the future. The goal of Physics 300 is to make each participate a more effective TA. The Workshop will continue every Monday afternoon throughout the Autumn Quarter.

Meeting with the Advising Committee Members continues.

Kimberly Mormann, Lab Safety Specialist, will help students complete their Fire Safety and Evacuation Training.

Take a break

Quick review of payment process for graduate students.

Short presentations from Physics faculty, faculty from other departments, and scientists from Argonne, Fermilab, and other labs.

Reception and discussions with faculty

Dr. Stuart Gazes and Dr. Zosia Krusberg will conduct this Workshop. It is required that all TAs participate, but RAs and Fellows are strongly encouraged to attend so that you will be eligible to serve as a TA in the future. The goal of Physics 300 is to make each participate a more effective TA. The Workshop will continue every Monday afternoon throughout the Autumn Quarter.

Brianna Konnick from UChicago GRAD will speak with students on how they support students in areas such as fellowships, career and professional development, and oral communication skill building.

Please join us for the Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (WAGMIP) welcome tea for female-identifying and other gender minority students. This is a great time to meet current grad students and hear about our plans for the upcoming year! There will be tea, coffee, and snacks.