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Tentative 2004 Orientation Schedule* (Cosponsored by the Graduate Student Association)

TUESDAY, AUG. 24

Graduate School Orientation
8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
School of Nursing Auditorium

Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

  • Welcome
    9:05 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
    Dr. Malinda Orlin, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate School
    Dan Andersen, President, Graduate Student Association
    Keith Brooks, Director, Graduate Enrollment Affairs 
    Mary Fish, Academic Coordinator, Graduate School

  • Presentations
    9:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 
    Kathy Bordenski, Manager, Parking and Commuter Services 
    Carrie Burmaster, Director, Counseling Center
    Dr. Richard Colgan, Director, Student and Employee Health
    Bill Crockett, Director, University Athletic Center
    Don Frese, Information Specialist, Health Sciences and Human Services Library
    Tom Gazda, Assistant Director, Auxiliary Services
    Cpl. William Griffin, Safety Awareness Officer, Police and Public Safety
    Dr. James Jaeger, Director, Environmental Health and SafetyTerra Jones, Director, Student Financial Aids
    Cynthia Rice, Director, Student Services
    James Shepard, Interim President, University Student Government Association
    Kevin Sulin, Information Technology Support Specialist, Center for Information Technology Services
    Moressa Turner, Office Assistant, Parking 

  • Lunch
    11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Graduate School 101
    1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Ice Cream Social
    2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25

  • Introduction to Ethics and Research
    Joe Giffels, Director, Research Integrity Office, Academic Affairs
    9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
  • Breakout Sessions
    11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
  • Big Brother/Big Sister Lunch
    12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    MSTF Atrium
  • GSA Campus/Library Tours
    2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • International Student Orientation
    5:30 p.m.
    Student Center at Pine Street, Alumni Lounge
  • Latin Dancing
    8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. (Lessons at 9:00 p.m.)
    The Havana Club
    600 Water Street
    Admission: free
    Dress Code: No jeans or athletic wear

THURSDAY, AUG. 26

  • Individual Program Orientations
  • GSA Crab Feast
    6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
    MSTF Atrium

FRIDAY, AUG. 27

  • GSA Happy Hour
    5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Sliders Bar & Grill, 504 Washington Blvd.
    Admission: graduate students, $3 ; others, $5



*Check for possible schedule changes when you arrive on campus. For more information, contact Mary Fish, graduate programs services coordinator, at 410-706-8323 or mfish@umaryland.edu, or Dan Andersen, GSA president, at DANDERSE@epi.umaryland.edu

 

 

 

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