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. Mandatory Session. Mike Cimis, Instructor.
MONDAY, September 21st
International Graduate Student Orientation, 10:15 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: Kemeny/Haldeman Green Space. Rain location: Novack Cafe.
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 22nd
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
President Inauguration Physician, educator, and global health pioneer Jim Yong Kim will be inaugurated as Dartmouth's 17th president on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in a formal ceremony at 11 a.m. on the Dartmouth Green.
First Year Graduate Student Orientation, 2 pm-4 pm, 100 Cummings Hall, Thayer School of Engineering. Mandatory Session.
WEDNESDAY, September 23rd
Dartmouth classes begin. Enjoy your first day!
Thursday, September 24th
TA Panel
102 Baker, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), 4-5pm
Will you be TAing for the first time this year? Join us and hear a panel of experienced TAs talk about what they wish they had known before they started.
To sign up, go to http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal/graduate/
DCAL Wine and Cheese Reception
102 Baker, Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, 5-7pm
Come meet the folks at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning and find out about all the great teaching
programs they offer graduate students and postdocs.
Friday, October 2nd
"Gear Up!" -- Especially for graduate and professional school students, this event will showcase information management tools, programs and web applications that will help you get a handle on your research. Drop by tables in Baker Main Hall any time from 1-3pm, Friday October 2nd, to see demos of programs like EndNote, Mendeley, Papers, and Zotero. Library staff will answer your questions and help you get started.
Graduate Student Council Events:
TUESDAY, September 15th
*Wine and Cheese Meet and Greet,* 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm, In/Around the North
Park Laundry Room, 14 N. Park Street.* Come meet your fellow grad students,
have a glass of wine and enjoy some of Vermont's finest cheeses! Hosted by
North Park, all welcome! Contact Michael Hopkins (mhop@dartmouth.edu) with
any questions.*
Tuesday, September 22
1st Year Mug Party: 6pm-8pm Come meet your fellow
first-years and get your gift from the GSC. Enjoy dinner and
Dartmouth trivia in the Rocky Courtyard (located in front of the Rocky Rockefeller building, Tuck Mall Road)
Friday, September 25th
LGBT Grad Student Mixer! 7 - 9:30 pm, 14 N. Park Street
All are welcome- hosted by Green Lambda, Dartmouth's lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender graduate student organization.
Contact Michael Hopkins (mhop@dartmouth.edu) with any questions
(email green.lambda@dartmouth.edu if you'd like to be added to the mailing li
Saturday, September 26
Graduate Students in the Community (GSC): Work and plan
along with fellow grad students on a variety of projects ranging
from gardening and trailwork to community games. Sign up at
the 1st Year Mug Party. Times will vary by service project.
Saturday, October 3
BEMA Semi-Formal Party: 8pm-11pm Come shake it with
Grad and Medical Student at one of the biggest parties of
the year! Featuring DJ Shara and the GSC Exec Board
All-Stars. Brought to you by the GSC and DMS.
