Graduate School

Fall Orientation

WSU ID:
  
First Name*:
   Last Name*:
Email *:
  
Phone (local):
  
Degree Level:
   Master's Doctoral other specialty degree
Department:
  
*required field below

Monday, August 18, 2008

Select the seminars you plan to attend by checking the appropriate box

Welcome
  Welcome from the Dean 9:00 - 9:10
  What GPSA can do for you! 9:10 - 9:25
Healthy Body-Healthy Mind: Services for Your Well-being
  University Recreation 9:25 - 9:35
  Counseling Services 9:35 - 9:45
  Health and Wellness Services 9:45 - 10:10
The Graduate School: Connecting to the Staff and Policies
 

Graduate School Program Resources

 10:25 - 10:40
  Want to get paid? 10:40 - 10:55
 
US Citizens
 11:00 - 11:20
 
State Residency for US Citizens
   
International Students
 
International Student Employment Information
Taking the ITA Exam
Social Security Workshop
Resources for Academic Excellence
 

Office of Grant and Research Development

 12:00 - 12:15
 

Information Technology/Student Computing

 12:15 - 12:30
 

WSU Libraries

 12:30 - 12:45
 

Your Advisor and You

 1:00 - 2:00
 

Tips for Success for the International Student

 2:00 - 2:45

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Select the seminars you plan to attend by checking the appropriate box
Resources for Teaching Success
 

The TAs Role is the University

 9:00 - 9:15
  Ethics In and Out of the Classroom 9:15 - 10:15
  Campus Teaching Resources 10:30 - 10:45
  Interactive Teaching Assistant Panel 10:45 - 11:15
Communicating in the Classroom
Breakout Session 1 (please choose one)
 
Effective Instruction Strategies
11:15 - 12:00
  Working with your Advisor as an International TA
  Intercultural Communication for the Domestic TA
 
Lunch (provided by the Graduate School for graduate students attending TA Workshops)
12:00 - 12:30
Breakout Session 2 (please choose one)
  Tips for TAs in Lab Settings 12:30 - 1:15
  Traits and Behaviors of Excellent Communicators
 

Responding to Student Writing
Breakout Session 3 (please choose one)
  Dealing with Distress and Distressing Students 1:20 - 2:05
  Interactive Panel of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Note: Please use Internet Explorer to submit your data.

If you have trouble, please contact Wendy Woods at woodsw@wsu.edu or (509) 335-4825.

Graduate School, P.O. Box 641030, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-1030, 509-335-6424, Contact Us