UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources

New Graduate Student Orientation, August 20, 2012

Welcome to the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management (ESPM)!

We will present an overview of the PhD degree requirements, including information about core-course work, research projects, advisor selection, qualifying exams, and teaching service.

Light refreshments will be provided in the morning and lunch in the afternoon.

Tentative Agenda:

9:00–9:30
Registration & Light Refreshments

9:30–10:00

  • Welcome – Chair, Ronald Amundson
  • Introductions – Head Graduate Advisor, Patrick O’Grady
  • ESPM Staff

10:00–10:40
Grad Student Services  — Patrick O’Grady, Head Advisor & Judy Smithson, Graduate Student Affairs Officer

10:40 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:30 Overview of Student Organizations

11:30 – 12:00
“Berkeley Confidential – the Inside Scoop” – ESPM Continuing Graduate Students

12:00 – 1:00
Lunch in 114 Morgan Hall Lounge

1:00 – 3:00
Special ESPM Library Tour — BioScience & Natural Resources Library: 2101 Valley Life Science Building (VLSB) – Norma Kobzina, Librarian Head Information Services

3:10 – 4:50
Environment, Health & Safety Presentation, 132 Mulford Hall – Tim Bean, EH&S Training Manager

4:50 – 5:00 Evaluations

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