Fall 2017 Romance Languages Orientation Schedule

Date / Start Time / End Time / Description of Meeting / Who Attends / Location
Friday 9/15 / 8:00am / 10:00am / SPEAK Test / New International GEs
10:30am / 12:30 pm / New Grad Student Academic Meeting with DGS / All new GEs with DGS Fabienne Moore and Grad Coordinator Lena Cottam / 375 McKenzie
Monday 9/18 / 9:00am / 10:30am / Department Welcome / All Faculty & GEs / HEDCO 220
10:30am / 11:30am / New & Returning PhD Meeting / New & Returning PhDs, DGS Fabienne Moore / HEDCO 220
11:00am / 11:30am / Teaching Material Pickup / All GEs (new & returning) / Supervisor’s Offices
12:30pm / 2:00pm / Supervisor Luncheon with Director of Language Programs / All Supervisors / Excelsior
1:00pm / 2:00pm / GTFF Information Session / New GEs / 252 Straub
2:00pm / 3:00pm / RL Main Office Orientation / New GEs / FR 102
2:00pm / 3:00 pm / MA2 Fall Forum Meeting with DGS / Returning MA students / Allen 101
Tuesday 9/19 / 8:00am / 9:15am / Introduction to RL Program (w/coffee & tea) / All Faculty & GEs / HEDCO 220
9:30am / 10:20am / French Sector Meet and Greet / All French Faculty & GEs / 116 Education
9:30am / 10:20am / Italian Sector Meet and Greet / All Italian Faculty & GEs / 176 Education
9:30am / 10:20am / Spanish Sector Meet and Greet / All Spanish Faculty & GEs / 220 HEDCO
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting – 1st yr French / Instructors & GEs 100-level French / 116 Education
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting – 2nd yr French / Instructors & GEs 200-level
French / 117 Education
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting 1st yr Italian / Instructors & GEs 100-level Italian / 176 Education
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting 2nd-year Italian / Instructors & GEs 200-level Italian / 146 HEDCO
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting 1st-year Spanish / Instructors & GEs 100-level Spanish / 220 HEDCO
10:30am / 12:00pm / Meeting 2nd-year Spanish / Instructors & GEs 200-level Spanish / 276 Education
Noon / 1:30pm / Tenure Track Advising Brown Bag Luncheon / Tenure Track Faculty / Friendly 109
12:30pm / 4:30pm / Mandatory GE Training / New GEs / Graduate School
2:00pm / 3:30pm / Undergraduate Program Updates and Curricular Planning / TTF & Interested NTTF / 101 Allen
Wednesday 9/20
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 1st-yr French / Instructors & GEs 100-level / 116 Education
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 2nd-yr French / Instructors & GEs 200-level / 117 Education
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 1st-year Italian / Instructors & GEs 100-level / 276 Education
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 2nd-year Italian / Instructors & GEs 200-level / 176 Education
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 1st-yr Spanish / Instructors & GEs 100-level / 191 Anstett
9:00am / 11:00am / Course Meeting 2nd-yr Spanish / Instructors & GEs 200-level / 192 Anstett
11:00am / Noon / Affirmative Action Training / New Instructors & GEs / 140 Allen
11:00am / 1:00pm / SHL Instructors Meeting / SHL Instructors / Peterson 101
1:30pm / 3:00pm / - Declared Major Advising
-Advising for all new & returning GEs with faculty adviser (schedule a time with your advisor) / Tenure Track Faculty / Faculty Offices
1:00pm / 4:00pm / RLGSA: Surviving Grad School Panel Q&A and Social / All GES (new & returning) / Condon 104
Thursday 9/21
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 1st yr French / Instructors & GEs
100 level French / 116 Education
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 2nd yr French / Instructors & GEs
200 level French / 117 Education
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 1st yr Italian / Instructors & GEs
100 level Italian / 176 Education
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 2nd yr Italian / Instructors & GEs
200 level Italian / 276 Education
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 1st yr Spanish (101, 2, 3) / Instructors & GEs
teaching Spanish 101 / 191 Anstett
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 1st yr Spanish (111/112) / Instructors & GEs
teaching Spanish 111 / 192 Anstett
9:00am / Noon / Course Meeting – 2nd yr Spanish / Instructors & GEs
200 level Italian / 193 Anstett
1:00pm / 2:00pm / NTTF Luncheon / Non Tenure Track Faculty / EMU Lease Crutcher Lewis
2:00pm / 3:00pm / CANVAS Q&A (optional) / All Faculty & GEs, Robert Davis / Yamada Lab
Friday 9/22 / 9:00am / Noon / Microteaching Workshops / New Instructors & New GEs / Anstett 191
9:00am / Noon / Breakout Group #1 / 175 Lillis
9:00am / Noon / Breakout Group #2 / 185 Lillis
9:00am / Noon / Breakout Group #3 / 101 Peterson
9:00am / Noon / Breakout Group #4 / 102 Peterson
4:00pm / 6:00pm / Department Picnic –catered by Café Yumm / All Faculty, GEs and Family / Wayne Morse Farm (see map)


* updated 8/9/2017