Please note that the program begins MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH
The program 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 (Daniel Guillot, Jesse Taylor)
- 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 I: Topology of Rn (Susan Abernathy)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 2:30-3:30: Research Talks (Trevor McGuire, Matt Barnes, Eyad Said)
- 7pm: Evening Social Event, Game Night
Wednesday, August 14th
- 10:00-11:00: Topology II: Connectedness and Compactness (Peter Lambert-Cole)
- 11:00-12:00: Topology III: Manifolds and Useful Examples (Ying Hu)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 2:30-3:30: Graduate Student Panel: How to Survive Your First Year
- 3:30-4:30: Ice Cream Social for All Graduate Students (Keisler Lounge, Lockett Hall)
- 6pm: Evening Social Event, \$5 Calzone Night at Rotolo's
Thursday, August 15th
- 7:45am: International Student Orientation (required for all international students), Cox Communications Building. Be sure to bring all required documents including passport and I-20.
- 12:00-3:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
- 6pm: Evening Social Event, Potluck Dinner
Friday, August 16th
- 7:45am: International Student Orientation (required for all international students), Cox Communications Building. Be sure to bring all required documents including passport and I-20.
- 9:00-12:00: Advisement with Dr. Adkins
- 6pm: Evening Social Event, Frisbee on the Parade Grounds
Monday, August 19th
- 10:00-11:00: Algebra I: Groups (Eric Bucher)
- 11:00-12:00: Algebra II: Rings (Maitreyee Kulkarni)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 2:30-3:30: Research Talks (Ben Warren, Matthew Dawson)
- 3:30-4:40: Departmental Tea (Keisler Lounge)
Tuesday, August 20th
- 10:00-11:00: Algebra III: Linear Algebra (Jacob Matherne)
- 11:00-12:00: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-4:30: R2R Orientation (REQUIRED!), Pleasant Hall
- 6pm: 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: Analysis I: Multivariable Calculus (Emily McHenry)
- 11:00-12:00: Analysis II: Measure Theory (Yun Peng)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 1:30-2:30: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 2:30-3:30: Postdoc Research Talks (Ben Harris, Kate Kearney)
- 3:30-4:30: Meet & Greet with Postdocs
- 6pm: Evening Social Event, Girls/Guys Night
Friday, August 23rd
- 10:00-11:00: Analysis III: Interchanging Limits (Austin Scirrat)
- 11:00-12:00: Problem Session (Keisler Lounge)
- 12:00-1:30: Lunch
- 6pm: Evening Social Event, BBQ, 2150 Duncan Drive, Family/Pets welcome