Orientation Agenda 2015

    New Graduate Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Orientation

    August 11, 2014   2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

    Multipurpose Room of Student Activities Center

    Parking in the Floyd Street Garage Main Entrance
     (turn into the garage at the stoplight- across from McDonald's)

    Campus Tours:  2:00 and 5:00      Resource Fair:  2:30 – 3:30 and 4:30 – 5:30

    Cardinal Card IDs:  2:00 – 5:30(YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR AT LEAST ONE COURSE)

    Photos will be taken at Orientation or you may submit your photo in advance at this web link:

    http://louisville.edu/cardinalcard/photo-sub/cardinal-card-online-photo-submission

    New Student Information Session:   3:30 – 5:00

    WELCOME: Dr. Paul DeMarco, Associate Dean of the Graduate School

    ICEBREAKER: Dr. Michelle Rodems, Associate Director of Graduate Student Professional Development

    PLAN (Graduate Student Professional Development): Dr. Michelle Rodems, Associate Director of Graduate Student Professional Development; Keri Mathis, Graduate Research Assistant

    ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL: Faculty Panel

    GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL: Femmy Rose, Graduate Student Council President

    SPEAK FOR PEACC: Sally Evans,Director of the PEACC Program

    Graduate Teaching Assistant Session:  5:30 – 8:00

    (Session is required of all NEW GTAs)

    WELCOME: Dr. Paul DeMarco, Associate Dean of the School of Graduate School

    ICEBREAKER: Dr. Michelle Rodems, Associate Director of Graduate Student Professional Development

    RESPONDING TO CHALLENGING STUDENT SITUATIONS: Dr.Michael Mardis, Dean of Students & Acting VP for Student Affairs

    BLACKBOARD FOR TEACHING: Aimee Greene, Assistant Director Delphi Center

    BLACKBOARD RESOURCES: Dr. Latonia Craig, Associate Director Admissions and Diversity Recruitment

    UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER

    MY FIRST WEEK IN THE CLASSROOM: Dr. Michelle Rodems, Associate Director of Graduate Student Professional Development

    GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT ACADEMY: Dr. Michelle Rodems, Associate Director of Graduate Student Professional Development

    BALANCING ROLES AS STUDENTS AND GTAS: Student Panel

     

    Register using the online application

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