University of Georgia, Dept. of Mathematics

FALL 2008
Graduate Student Orientation

last updated, July 29, 2008

 

Monday, August 11    
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM   Welcome and Introduction to 1st Year Program, VIGRE Groups, Teaching Seminar, Computer Support, Libraries Introduction Room 304
     
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM     Paperwork, Office Assignments Room 453
     
3:00 PM   Department Tea Room 409
     
Tuesday, August 12    
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM   Prelim Exam   Room 303
     
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM VIGRE Presentation: Ming-Jun Lai, "How to Cut Large Data Small" Room 304
     
Wednesday, August 13    
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM    VIGRE Presentation: Sa'ar Hersonsky, "Circle Packing Investigations" Room 304
     
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM       Department Welcome Lunch (with returning students, faculty) Room 409
     
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM  Advising for New Graduate Students Room TBA
     
Thursday, August 14    
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM  New Graduate Student Orientation (presented by the Graduate School) Athens Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St.
     
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM   Topology Qualifying Exam (for those signed up) Room 303
     
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM   Graduate Student Association Reception for New Students Student Learning Center, 4th Floor Rotunda
     
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM   Algebra Qualifying Exam (for those signed up) Room 303
     
Friday, August 15    
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM   New TA/LA Orientation Student Learning Center, Room 101
     
9:00 AM – 11:00AM Real Analysis Qualifying Exam (for those signed up) Room 303
     
2:00PM-4:00PM Complex Analysis Qualifying Exam (for those signed up) Room 303
     
5:45 PM   Dinner in downtown Athens for interested new students. Doc Cheys, 320 E. Clayton Street
     
Monday, August 18    
8:00 AM Classes start!  
3:30 PM – 4:10 PM  VIGRE Presentation: Neil Lyall, "Geometry, Combinatorics and Fourier Analysis" Room 304
     
Tuesday, August 19    
2:00 PM – 2:35 PM VIGRE Presentation: Caner Kazanci, “Modeling the Health of Ecosystems” Room 304
     
2:40 PM – 3:15 PM VIGRE Presentation: Jason Cantarella, “Tabulating Composite Links” Room 304
     
Friday, August 22    
5:00 PM – 7:45 PM Picnic Memorial Park Shelter #1