Orientation Schedule

DAY ONE

Thursday, September 21
7:30-8:30AM
Packard Grove
Check-In & Breakfast
8:40-9:00AM
Hewlett 200
Welcome Address

  • Mark Horowitz 
    Fortinet Founders Chair of Electrical Engineering
    Yahoo! Founders Professor in the School of Engineering
    Professor of Electrical Engineering
    Professor of Computer Science
9:00-9:15AM
Hewlett 200

Student Services Staff Introductions

  • Meo Kittiwanich, Director of Student and Academic Services
  • Laura Wuethrich, Degree Progress Officer
  • Jam Kiattinant, Student Financial Officer
  • Chaz Butler, Graduate Admissions Specialist & Student Life Coordinator
  • Patty Ramirez, Graduate Admissions Officer
  • Anirudh Vijay, Graduate Student Advisor
9:15-9:30AM
Hewlett 200
Introduction to Packard Building Resources (IT, Labs, Building)

  • Joe Little, IT Manager
  • John DeSilva, Systems & Network Manager
  • Thomas Carlson, Software Developer
9:30-10:30AM
Hewlett 200

Earning the PhD Degree 

Packard Grove

MS Student Photo Scavenger Hunt

10:45- 11:45AM
Hewlett 200
Earning the MS Degree

Packard Grove

PhD Student Photo Scavenger Hunt

12:00-1:00PM
Packard Grove

 Lunch & Student Services Resource Fair

 

DAY TWO

 
Friday, September 22
8:00-8:50AM
Packard Grove

Check-In & Breakfast

9:00-9:50AM
Gates 403

MS Student Panel

  • Ishan Gaur
  • Matthew Hamilton
  • Nicole Heflin
  • Shreya Shankar
AllenX 101 
Auditorium

PhD Student Panel

  • Anirudh Vijay, Graduate Student Advisor
  • Masismo Giordano
  • Shubh Gupta
  • Sebastian Fernández
  • Calvin Lin

Breakout Session One

Choose one session to attend.

10:00-10:50AM
Hewlett 102

GROUP ONE
Research in Hardware/Software Systems

Hewlett 103

GROUP TWO
Research in Information Systems and Science

AllenX 101

GROUP THREE
Research in Physical Technology and Science

Breakout Session Two

Choose one session to attend.

11:00-11:50AM
Hewlett 102
GROUP ONE
Research in Hardware/Software Systems

Gates B12 GROUP TWO
Research in Information Systems and Science

AllenX 101

GROUP THREE
Research in Physical Technology and Science

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Packard Grove

Student and Faculty Lunch

 

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