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Graduate Orientation
The Graduate Affairs Committee, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Teaching Support Center, and the Geograd Society organize welcome and orientation activities for the incoming student cohort the week of Labour Day. Some of this is specific to Teaching Assistants while the rest applies to all new graduate students. The latter will include information on such things as: departmental offices, departmental resources, health and safety.
Some of this is self-directed (e.g., contact the Graduate Administrator to obtain office space and keys, activate computer and print accounts, get details about how to obtain ID card) while the rest involves both a meeting with your entire cohort and a full department casual "meet and greet". On the third Friday of term the cohort of incoming students go on a Graduate Retreat.
Geography's Orientation Day activities, Retreat, and Health and Safety session are mandatory for all new GeoGrad students. The Teaching Support Center's TA day is highly recommended for those of you who will be teaching assistants.
📝 Event: International Student Orientation / School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
🎯 Audience: International, Exchange, and New Students
Hosted by:International Student Services and School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
➡️ Check here for upcoming events for new and continuing graduate students
🎯 Audience: New Graduate Students
Hosted by: Department of Geography & Environment
| Time | Session | Speaker/ Presenter |
| 12:00-12:15pm | Welcome Message from Grad Chair | Dr. Godwin Arku |
| 12:15-12:30pm | Health and Saftey Presentation |
Erika Hill |
| 12:30-12:45pm | Cartography | Karen Van Kerkoerle |
| 12:45-1:15pm | Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) Presentation |
Javier Ponce de Leon Eyl |
| 1:15-1:45pm | Graduate Teaching Assistants' Union (PSAC 610) Presentation |
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| 1:45-2:00pm | Centre for Teaching & Learning Presentation |
Nassisse Solomon |
| 2:00-2:15pm | Western Foot Patrol | |
| 2:15-2:30pm | GEOG 9998 - Debates in Geographic Thought | Drs. James Voogt and Courtney Golkar-Dakin |
🎯 Audience: New Graduate Students
Hosted by: Department of Geography & Environment
| Time | Session | Speaker/ Presenter |
| 12:30-12:45pm | Department Chair - Welcome | Dr. Katrina Eyvindson |
| 12:45-1:00pm | Institute for Earth & Space Exploration Collaborative Program - presentation |
Catherine Neish |
| 1:00-1:15pm | Migration & Ethnic Relations Collaborative Program |
Teresa Abada |
| 1:15-1:30pm | Environment and Sustainability Collaborative Program - presentation |
Paul Mensink |
| 1:30-1:45pm | Own Your Future | Jenny Richmond-Bravo |
| 1:45-2:00pm | GeoGrad Society | |
| 2:00-3:00pm | Meet and Greet | All are welcome |
📍 Location: SSC 1004
🎯 Audience: New Graduate Students
Hosted by: Department of Geography & Environment
| Time | Session | Speaker/ Presenter |
| 9:00-10:00am | Grad Chair & Administrator | |
| 10:00-11:00am | Tour - Weldon Library | Zach MacDonald |
| 11:00am-12:00noon | ||
| 12:00noon | Lunch |
| Date | Details |
| Sept 3 (Wed) | TA Day – Online workshop by Centre for Teaching and Learning (9am–12pm) Audience: All Teaching Assistants |
| Sept 4 (Thurs) | Undergraduate Classes Begin |
| Sept 8 (Mon) | Graduate Classes Begin - Contact your course instructor if you're a TA |