Graduate Orientation 2025

Graduate Student Orientation Session and General Meeting for ALL Graduate Students in Math and Stats - FALL 2025

Tuesday, August 26, 2025,  10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

 

ORIENTATION SESSION FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS IN MATH AND STATS

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 Jérôme Vétois, 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) Information on the Schulich Library, presented by April Colosimo
  • (10:55 am – 11:05 am) Information on Mitacs, presented by TBD
  • (11:05 am – 11:25 am) GPS outreach initiative to provide information on graduate funding opportunities
  • (11:25 am – 11:30 am) Q&A

 

GENERAL MEETING FOR ALL GRAD STUDENTS IN MATH AND STATS

Location: Burnside Hall, Room 1024/1025

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

 

PIZZA LUNCH 

Location: Burnside Hall, Room 1024/1025

  • (12:00 pm – 12:30 pm)

 

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Location: Burnside Hall, rooms listed below

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

 

Analysis: Hosted by Prof. Jérôme Vétois  Room 1025

Number Theory: Hosted by TBD Room 1024

Applied Math: Hosted by Prof. Rustum Choksi  Room 1120

Probability: Hosted by Prof. Jessica Lin, Room 920

Geometry/Topology: Hosted by Prof. TBD, Room 1234

Statistics: Hosted by Prof. David Stephens, Room 1205

 

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 in Math and Stats are expected to attend the General meeting and Breakout Sessions.

 

Graduate Services Fair and Welcome Events

Campus Life & Engagement hosts several other graduate orientation events from August 18 to 21 on the downtown campus.

 

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