2009 Graduate Orientation Schedule

Friday, September 18

Connect with the Upper Valley of New Hampshire/Vermont on working with COVER to help a family weatherize their home for the coming winter season

30-Minute Small Group Information Sessions
9:00am-12:00pm
MacLean 201
International Graduate Student Orientation
10:15am-12:30pm
Spanos Auditorium
Thayer School BBQ
12:30-1:30pm
Front Lawn
Computer Network Orientation
1:45-2:45pm
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
President Jim Yong Kim: "Reflections on Leadership for a Social Change"
4:00pm
Spaulding Auditorium
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

Breakfast with the Directors - for M.E.M. students
8:30-9:30am
Cummings 200
Dartmouth 101: "What You Need to Know About Dartmouth and Thayer"
9:30-10:45am
MacLean B01
Inauguration of President Jim Yong Kim
11:00am-3:00pm
Dartmouth Green
First Year M.S. and Ph.D. Graduate Student Orientation for Thayer School and Graduate Arts & Sciences students
2:00-4:00pm
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 Snacks and Drinks - for new and continuing Thayer School students, sponsored by the Dartmouth Society of Engineers and the Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Office
6:00-8:00pm
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 Ursula Gibson, 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