All Orientation and fall term events for graduate students in the Arts & Sciences are sponsored by the Graduate Student Council and the Graduate Studies Office. For more information about the Graduate Student Council, visit the GSC website.
Be sure to monitor the Grad Student Activities Bulletin on blitzmail. All updated trip, event, and activity information will be listed there, including changes in date or location (due to inclement weather). Partners and families are welcome at social events sponsored by the GSC. If there are activities you would like to see happen in the future, contact your department's GSC rep, the GSC President, or attend a GSC meeting. We would love to see you there!
FRIDAY, September 18th
Lab Safety, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm for first year students in MCB, Biology/Ecology, Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine, and Psychological and Brain Sciences. Moore Hall B03. Mandatory Session. Mike Blayney, Instructor.
Lab Safety, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm for Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics. Filene Auditorium. Mike Cimis, Instructor.
MONDAY, September 21nd
International Graduate Student Orientation, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, Mandatory Session. 100 Cummings Hall, Thayer School of Engineering.
Foundations of a Successful Graduate Life at Dartmouth, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall. Mandatory Session.
Graduate Studies Office BBQ, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Food/Beverages provided by the Graduate Studies Office. Partners and children welcome. Location: TBA
Ethics Panel, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Aine Donavan, Executive Director of Dartmouth's Ethics Institute, will facilitate an interactive discussion incorporating scenes from Robert Martin's play "Stampede of Zebras." The play focuses on a devastating case of scientific misconduct and its aftermath. Please make sure that you have read the play before the panel. If you have not received a copy of the play, please check with your department's administrative assistant or click here for the play as a PDF. Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall. Mandatory Session.
TUESDAY, September 22rd
First Year Health Service Orientation, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Dick's House, 7 Rope Ferry Road. Immunizations and Pre-matriculation Medical Information Check. Health Services will hold a pre-matriculation immunization clinic for First Year Graduate Students. This is the time to meet with a member of the Medical Records staff to resolve any outstanding issues regarding medical information and immunizations. Required immunizations will be available. To make online appointments go to: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~health
Convocation, 11:00 am, This year's speaker will be Thomas S. Clark '92, DMS '01, Founder and CEO of Grassroot Soccer. Leede Arena, John W. Berry Sports Center.
First Year Graduate Student Orientation, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, 100 Cummings Hall, Thayer School of Engineering. Mandatory Session.
WEDNESDAY, September 23rd
Dartmouth classes begin. Enjoy your first day!
Graduate Student Council Events:
To be announced.
