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Graduate
Student Orientation Fall
2009
1)
Introductions:
Graduate Program Committee (GPC):
Oversees all facets of the graduate program
| Mark Pernarowski, Chair |
(Mathematics) |
| John Lund |
(Mathematics) |
| John Borkowski |
(Statistics) |
| Jennie Luebeck |
(Math. Education) |
| Dara Johnson |
(Program Coordinator) |
| Jesse Berwald |
(Graduate Student Representative) |
| William Barnett |
(Graduate Student Representative) |
2)
Department
Composition:
| Degrees |
Faculty |
Graduate Students |
| Mathematics |
Ph. D., M.S. |
16 |
36 |
| Statistics |
Ph.D., M.S., E.E.S |
8 |
20 |
| Math. Education |
Ph.D., M.S., Ed.D. |
4 |
5 (41 MSMME) |
| Math TAC |
N/A |
2 |
N/A |
| | 28 |
61 |
3) Orientation
Overview:
- Academic
Issues:
Courses,
Committees, Advising, Registration
- Teaching Issues:
GTA
information
- Administrative Issues:
Office
assignments, keys,
computer accounts etc.
4)
Program of Study: Coursework and Committees
- Upper
division class schedules are in your
orientation
packet
- Individual
Advising meetings (20min) this
afternoon (Aug 24). Your advising time and location are in your
orientation
packet.
- In
Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 your "advisor
committee"
(M.S, Ph.D.) will be comprised of the faculty in the Graduate
Program Committee (GPC). In Spring 2010 you will need to fill out a
"Program of Study Form" for your intended program of study and new
"advisory committee".
- Some
course sequences are offered alternate years. Factor this into your
decisions considering courses you want to take.
- How
many courses can you take the first year?
- Montana Residents: (GTA) 6-9 waiver
credits per semester
- Nonresidents:
(GTA) 6 credits per semester first year
Balancing coursework with GTA duties
your first year requires acquiring good time management skills. For this reason you should take 6 credits per semester your first year whether you are a resident or not. In subsequent years we will waive more if you have obtained residency.
- Nonresidents
students must obtain
Montana Residency by the end of
their first year so that in subsequent years they are eligible for 9
waiver credits per semester. There
will be an informational meeting on how to obtain residency with Bonnie
Ashley on Wednesday September 2, 3:10-4pm in Wil 2-244. For residency rules see here.
5)
Registration Procedure:
What's important?
- If
you haven't already done so, make sure the
following documents are turned into the Main Math
Office
today!!!!!
- GTA Agreement Form
- W4
- I9
Employment Eligibility
Dara in the main office has the forms.
- Register
(online) by the end of this week on
"MyInfo"
- If you have already registered, make any
changes AFTER your advising session.
- If
you have not already registered note that when you log in you
will see you already have two courses listed. Drop
those courses which you are not taking and add those additional courses
you want to take AFTER your advising session.
- Get
your "Cat Card" from the basement of SUB 107
(Strand
Union Building) as soon as possible this week to avoid
lines - Library and gym access among other things.
- Turn
in your "Immunization Records Form" to the
Health
Services Office (SUB Annex, East side) if you have not already done
so.
- You
need your "Advisor Code" or "PIN" to register.
This should be
in your orientation packets. If not, check with Dara in the
Main Math Office.
- Pay
your Registration Fees (Online or Student Accounts
Office, 102c Montana Hall)
6)
GTA
Information:
"Graduate Teaching Assistant"
- Teaching
Assignments will be posted mid morning on Wednesday
Aug 26 in the Main Math Office mailroom (Wil 2-214)
- You
are required to have 3 office hours per
week
- You
are required to tutor 1 hour per week in the
Math
Learning Center
See Dara Johnson in the Main Math office to sign up before
Wednesday at noon. Schedule an hour that does not conflict with the
courses you are taking and teaching.
- You
may hold your office hours in Wil 1-114 (which
is a
bit large -- or in Wil 1-136). For more information about Wil
1-136, see the document in your orientation packet. Wil 1-136 is a
mulitpurpose graduate student room.
- Turn
in one schedule card tomorrow listing only the
courses you will be taking --- when we
meet tomorrow in Wil 1-143 (Aug 25 at 8:30am).
- Meet
your COURSE SUPERVISOR in Wil 1-143 on Wednesday, Aug
26 at 1:00pm!!!!
- Fall
Semester New GTA Workshop: First organizational workshop is Friday Aug
28 at 9am in Wil 1-133. This workshop is mandatory.
- After
meeting with your COURSE SUPERVISOR, turn in
three
completed schedule cards to Dara in the Main Math Office. These should
include the courses you are taking, courses you are teaching, office hours and Math Learning
Center tutoring hour:
- classes you are
taking
- classes you are
(unofficially) auditing (if applicable)
- the
class that you are teaching
- your Math
Learning Center hour
- your
three office hours
7) Misc.
Teaching issues:
- Math
Learning
Center tutoring (Wil 1-112)
- MPLEX
Math
Placement Exam
- Teaching
materials (textbooks) in Main Math Office
(Kellie)
- Course
Prerequisities: MPLEX scores, ACT, etc
ASK YOUR COURSE
SUPERVISOR!
- Add/Drops
of students you are teaching:
ASK
YOUR COURSE
SUPERVISOR!
- Syllabus,
grading, special policies:
ASK
YOUR COURSE
SUPERVISOR!
8)
Remainder of
Orientation:
- Break
(15minutes) then start your three 25min rotations at
10:15.
- Will
break up into three small groups
- Group
1: Computer Accounts - Wil 1-144
- Group 2: Main Office Procedures - Wil 2-244
- Group 3: "Life as a Graduate Student" - at the top
of the
stairs by Math Office
- Advisor
Meetings this afternoon
- Lunch
(pizza) with grad students and some faculty
in Math
Learning Center (Wil 1-112) from 11:45am - 1:00pm.
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