Campus Tours
Campus tours begin August 25, 2008 for prospective applicants, new graduate students and new postdocs.
August 25, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 26, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 27, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 28, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 31, 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 31, 3:15 - 4:15 P.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)
August 31, 4:30 - 5:30 P.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)

Introduction
Orientation is an opportunity for new graduate students and postdocs to become acquainted with the Homewood campus, services and policies, departments and colleagues. Prior to the start of the fall semester, graduate students are expected to attend both departmental and division-wide orientations.

August 28, 2008
GradNet Mixer (for mentors and their new graduate student mentees)(Location TBA)

August 29, 2008
New Graduate Student and Postdoc Orientation Schedule

8:00 A.M. - Breakfast and Welcome Bags (Shriver Hall)
8:30 A.M. - Welcome (Shriver Hall)
9:15 - 9:45 A.M. - Orientation Session 1
10:00 - 10:30 A.M. - Orientation Session 2
10:45 - 11:15 A.M. - Orientation Session 3
11:30 - 12:00 P.M. - Orientation Session 4
12:15 - 1:30 P.M. - Lunch and welcome tables (student groups, Zip Car, Baltimore Collegetown, student services)
1:45 P.M. - International Student Orientation (Mudd Hall)
2:00 P.M. - Campus Tour 1 (Mason Hall lobby)
3:15 P.M. - Campus Tour 2 (Mason Hall lobby)
3:30 P.M. - Ice cream social for all new graduate students interested in diversity (Sherwood Room)
3:30 P.M. - Gathering for new postdoctoral fellows (Mattin 160)
4:30 P.M. - Campus Tour 3 (Mason Hall lobby) 8:00 - 10:00 P.M. - Movie and Popcorn with the Graduate Representative Organization (GRO)

September 3, 2008
8:45 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. - Mandatory TA orientation
Hodson Hall

September 5, 2008
5:00 - 6:30 P.M. - Minority Graduate Student Welcome Gathering Sherwood Room, Levering Hall

September 12, 2008
GRO BBQ (time and location forthcoming)

September 13, 2008
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Minority Student Outing (location forthcoming)