Graduate Orientation Schedule

See 2008 Orientation Schedule (PDF) for a more detailed schedule.

Friday, September 19

30-Minute Small Group Information Sessions
9:00am-12:00pm
MacLean 201
International Graduate Student Orientation
10:00am-12:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
Pre-Matriculation Medical Information Check and Immunizations if needed
10:00am-12:00pm
Dick's House, 7 Rope Ferry Road
Thayer School BBQ
12:00-1:15pm
Front Lawn
"Being Entrepreneurial About Your Engineering Education"
Moderator: Gregg Fairbrothers, Executive Director, Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network
1:30-2:45pm
Spanos Auditorium
Foundations of a Successful Graduate Life at Dartmouth College - for M.S. and Ph.D. students
3:00-5:00pm
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall
M.E.M. Computer Network Orientation with Mark Franklin
3:00-3:45pm
MacLean B01
Introduction to the M.E.M. Program with Robert Graves, Kenneth Baker, and Ross Gortner
3:45-4:30pm
MacLean B01
Graduate Studies Office Barbeque (see Graduate Studies Orientation)
5:00-6:30pm
Moore Hall Patio
Ethics Panel - for M.E.M., M.S., and Ph.D. students (see Graduate Studies Orientation)
6:30-8:30pm
Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall

Dartmouth 101: "What You Need to Know About Dartmouth and Thayer"
9:30-10:45am
MacLean B01
Dartmouth College Convocation
11:00am-12:00pm
Leede Arena
Dartmouth Community BBQ
12:00-1:30pm
Tuck Drive (Thayer Dining Hall in case of rain)
First Year M.S. and Ph.D. Graduate Student Orientation for Thayer School and Graduate Arts & Sciences students
1:30-3:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
Tuck School Electives Overview with Tuck Associate Dean Matt Slaughter - for M.E.M. students
1:30-2:30pm
MacLean B01
Engineering Management Electives with instructors Ronald Lasky, Robert Graves, Mark Laser, Benoit Cushman-Roisin, Oliver Goodenough - for M.E.M. students
2:30-3:30pm
MacLean B01
Mystery Event
3:45-5:00pm
Spanos Auditorium
New M.E.M. Student Reception for returning M.E.M. students and M.E.M. faculty to welcome the new M.E.M. students
5:00-6:00pm
Jackson Conference Room
Welcome Dinner and Drinks - for new and existing Thayer School students, sponsored by the Dartmouth Society of Engineers and the Annual Giving and Alumni/ae Relations Office
6:00-9:00pm
MacLean 201

Fall Term Classes Begin
8:45am
Safety Seminar - for anyone who has not previously attended a Thayer School safety seminar
3:50-5:15pm
Spanos Auditorium
Meeting for New M.S. and Ph.D. Students with Brian Pogue, Director of the M.S. and Ph.D. programs
5:15-6:00pm
Jackson Conference Room
Pizza and Slideshow
6:00-7:00pm
Spanos Auditorium