New Graduate Student Orientation
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
August 18-20, 2020
Archive of Remote Orientation:
This schedule is tentative and subject to change
Tuesday, August 18
MCIBS Students will be attending MCIBS Retreat. Details will be forthcoming from Drs. Rolls and Glick
Wednesday, August 19
| 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome, Introductions, and Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Huck Graduate Student Advisory Committee (HGSAC) |
| 9:35 - 9:50 a.m. | Graduate Student Professional Development Assessment |
| 9:50 - 10:05 a.m. | Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) |
| 10:05 - 10:15 a.m | Penn State’s Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) |
| 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Nine things to know about Title IX Matters – Office of Student Affairs |
| 11:15 - 12:00 noon | New student health insurance overview |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | BREAK |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Managing Stress, Maintaining a Healthy Life |
| 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. | Group meetings with IGDP Program Chairs |
Thursday, August 20
| 9:00 a.m. | Faculty Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 a.m. | T-32 Training Grant Opportunities within the Huck |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Q & A with Peer Mentors |
| 11:00 - 12:30 a.m. | LUNCH with Peer Mentors - 3rd Floor Bridge, Huck Life Sciences Building |
| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Grad School New Student Orientation (Livestream) |
Friday, August 21
BG incoming students will be attending the BG retreat. Details will be forthcoming from Dr. Perry.
REMINDERS:
CITI - online ethics training required of all graduate students by the graduate school.
When all modules have been completed, take a copy of your certificate to the appropriate program assistant in 101 Huck Life Sciences Building:
Bioinformatics & Genomics; Ecology; Neuroscience:
Jean Pierce
Assistant Training Grant Administrator and Lead Records Specialist
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (MCIBS); Plant Biology; Integrated and Biomedical Physiology:
Final deadline for submission for CITI is Jauary 15, 2021 - We need a copy of the CITI certificate with date completed
Building a Safe Penn State: Reporting Child Abuse – all students being paid on a fellowship or assistantship must complete every calendar year.
We need a copy of the certificate of completion by January 15, 2021