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Biostatistics Facts and Figures, 2007-2008:

Department of Biostatistics

Fall 2008 Orientation Schedule (updated 08/13/2008)

Monday, August 25, 2008

When What Where
8:00 - 10:00 Orientation Breakfast 1680 SPH I (Crossroads)
10:00 - 12:30 Biostat 600 - Dr. Sinae Kim 1655 SPH I (Crossroads)
1:00 - 5:00 (GSI Teaching Orientation *) Michigan League 2nd floor
5:00 - 8:00 Happy Hour with the Biostatistics Student Activities Committee The Earle - W. Washington
(Meet in Crossroads Lobby)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

When What Where
8:30 - 4:30 (GSI Teaching Orientation *) Michigan League 2nd floor

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

When What Where
8:00 - 12:30 School of Public Health Orientation 1680 SPHI/SPH II Auditorium
12:30-1:30 Mentor/Mentee Meet/Greet 3755 SPH I
1:30-3:00 SPH Orientation SPH II Auditorium
3:00 - 5:00 Biostat 600 Kathy Welch SPH II Lab A
5:30 - 7:00 Student Organization Dinner 1680 SPH I (Crossroads)

Thursday, August 28, 2008

When What Where
8:00 - 9:30 School of Public Health Welcome 1680 SPH I (Crossroads)
9:30 - 10:30 Biostatistics orientation Session M1112 SPH II
10:30 - 11:30 Department GSI Orientation ** M1112 SPHII
11:30 - 1:00 Lunch/Job Fair (provided by SPH) 1680 SPHI (Crossroads)
1:00 - 2:00 Office of Public Health Practice/CAPS SPH II Auditorium
2:00 - 4:00 Faculty Advising Appointments Faculty Offices
4:00 - 6:00 Epidemiology Exemption Exam 1690 Crossroads
4:00 - 6:00 Biostat 600 SAS Kathy Welch SPH II Lab A

Friday, August 29, 2008

When What Where
8:00 - 12:30 Rackham orientation (optional) Rackham Building
9:00 - 9:30 SPH Computing Orientation. Dave Hunsche 1655 Crossroads
10:00, 12:00, 02:00 Epid. Exemption exams 1690 SPH I
(Crossroads)
12:30 - 2:30 Lunch/Campus Tour by BSAC Meet in Crossroads Lobby)
2:30 - 5:00 Department GSI Orientation** SPH II Lab A
8:00 - TBD Happy Hour with BSAC Arbor Brewing Company

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Classes start.

September 7, 2008

Biostatistics Fall Picnic - Burns Park

Biostatistics Fall 2007 Picnic - Burns Park

NOTE: BIOSTAT 600 has been extended into the semester. See Class Schedule for additional dates/times/locations.

* All new GSI's are required to attend these trainings. Additional information can be found at http://crlt.umich.edu/gsis/gsio.html
On Tuesday 08/26/08 be sure to take the following concurrent sessions:
Teaching Problem Solving and Grading in Quantitative Courses and the Sciences.

**Biostat 503 and 533 GSI's arre required to attend these trainings.