Graduate Orientation 2023

Graduate Student Orientation Session and General Meeting for ALL Graduate Students - FALL 2023

Thursday, August 24, 2023,  10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

 

ORIENTATION SESSION FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS

Location Burnside Hall, Room 1104

  • (10:00 am – 10:10 am) Opening remarks presented by Professor Rustum Choksi, Department Chair
  • (10:10 am – 10:25 am) Overview of programs presented by Professor Jerome Vetois, GPD
  • (10:25 am – 10:40 am) Administration information presented by Jason Stillman, Graduate Program Coordinator
  • (10:40 am – 10:50 am) Information on the ISM, presented by Alexandra Haedrich, ISM representative
  • (10:50 am – 10:55 am) Presentation on computing, IT staff
  • (10:55 am – 11:00 am) Information on the Schulich Library, presented by April Colosimo
  • (11:00 am – 11:20 am) GPS outreach initiative to provide information on graduate funding opportunities
  • (11:20 am – 11:30 am) Q&A

 

GENERAL MEETING FOR ALL GRAD STUDENTS in MATH and STATS

Location: Burnside Hall, Room 1025

  • (11:30 am - 11:45 am) Discussion of graduate student activities. Information regarding graduate student positions on departmental committees, presented by Lucy Grossman
  • (11:45 am - 12:00 pm) Graduate Student Union overview, AGSEM Representative

 

PIZZA LUNCH 

  • (12:00 pm – 12:30 pm)

 

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  • (12:30 pm – 1:00 pm) Breakout Meeting for Research Groups

 

Analysis: Hosted by Prof. Jerome Vetois  Room 1025

Number Theory: Hosted by Prof. Patrick Allen  Room 1025

Applied Math: Hosted by Prof. Rustum Choksi  Room 1014

Probability: Hosted by Prof. Elliot Paquette,  Room 920

Geometry/Topology: Hosted by Prof. Pengfei Guan, Room 1234

Statistics: Hosted by Prof. David Stephens, Room 1205

 

Graduate Services Fair and Welcome Event

Thursday August 24, 2:30 - 4:30pm 

 

Please make every effort to attend the events. Although the morning orientation session is intended primarily for new students, we invite any interested returning students and staff to participate as well.

All graduate students are expected to attend the General meeting and Breakout Sessions.

 

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