Changes may be made to this calendar occasionally. Please check the schedule periodically for updates.
Please note that the program begins MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH
The calendar is for the two weeks before classes begin in the fall: Monday, August 12th through Friday, August 23rd, 2013.
Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in Lockett 244.
Monday, August 12th
- 9:30: Meet at the Visitors' Center (on the corner of Dalrymple and Highland). Parking passes will be provided to anyone who needs them.
- 10:00-11:00: Combinatorics
- 11:00-12:00: Know Your Resources
- 12:00-1:30: Pizza Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Campus Tour
Tuesday, August 13th
- 10:00-11:00: Departmental Orientation: Paperwork and Computing
- 11:00-12:00: Topology of the Real Line
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session
- 2:30-3:30: Research Talks: Trevor McGuire, Matt Barnes, Eyad Said.
- Evening Social Event: Game Night
Wednesday, August 14th
- 10:00-11:00: Connectedness and Compactness
- 11:00-12:00: Manifolds and Useful Examples
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session
- 2:30-3:30: Graduate Student Panel: How to Survive Your First Year
- 3:30-4:30: Graduate Student Ice Cream Social (Keisler Lounge, Lockett Hall)
- Evening Social Event: $5 Calzone Night at Rotollo's
Thursday, August 15th
- International Student Orientation (starts at 7:45).
- 12:00-3:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
- Evening Social Event: Potluck Dinner
Friday, August 16th
- International Student Orientation (starts at 7:45).
- 9:00-12:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
- Evening Social Event: Frisbee on the Parade Grounds
Monday, August 19th
- 10:00-11:00: Linear Algebra
- 11:00-12:00: Group Theory
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session
- 2:30-3:30: Research Talks: Ben Warren, Matthew Dawson
- 3:30-4:40: Departmental Tea in Keisler Lounge
Tuesday, August 20th
- 10:00-11:00: Ring Theory
- 11:00-12:00: Problem Session
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-4:30: R2R Orientation (REQUIRED!), Pleasant Hall
- Evening Social Event: Buffalo Wild Wings
Wednesday, August 21st
- 9:00-11:30: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
- 12:00: Graduate Student Orientation (LSU Union)
Thursday, August 22nd
- 10:00-11:00: Multivariable Calculus
- 11:00-12:00: Measure Theory
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session
- 2:30-3:30: Research Talks: Ben Harris, Kate Kearney
- 3:30-4:30: Meet & Greet with Postdocs
- Evening Social Event: Girls/Guys Night
Friday, August 23rd
- 10:00-11:00: Interchanging Limits
- 11:00-12:00: Problem Session
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- Evening Social Event: Barbeque