Welcome to the new academic year!
We are excited to invite you to the LLED new student orientation and welcome event on Friday, September 8th. The new student Orientation will start from 10:00AM to 2:50PM. It will be followed by the Welcome Event at 3:00PM where faculty, students, and staff are all welcome to join and chat.
Many thanks to the 2023/24 Graduate Peer Advisors team (Masaru Yamamoto, Opelo Badubi, and Chihiro Furuya) who worked hard to plan this event!
New Graduate Student Orientation (for new graduate students only)
Multipurpose Room 2012 (next to the LLED office), Ponderosa Commons North
| 10:00AM–10:05AM | Opening |
| 10:05AM–10:10AM | Department Head’s Welcome Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen |
| 10:10AM–10:15AM | Graduate Advisor Welcome Dr. George Belliveau |
| 10:15AM–10:25AM | LLED GPA Introduction Opelo Badubi & Chihiro Furuya |
| 10:25AM–11:00AM | Peer Introductions Opelo Badubi & Chihiro Furuya |
| 11:00AM–12:00PM | Graduate Assistant Presentation & Q&A Alya Zhukova |
| 12:00PM–12:50PM | Catered Lunch (in MPR Rm #2012) |
| 12:50PM–01:05PM | PCN Tour Opelo Badubi & Chihiro Furuya |
| 01:05PM–01:50PM | Campus Tour Masaru Yamamoto |
| 02:00PM–02:50PM | Education Library Orientation (Rm #1007, Scarfe) Wendy Traas |
Welcome Event (all are welcome)
Multipurpose Room 2012 (next to the LLED office), Ponderosa Commons North
| 03:00PM–03:05PM | Mingling |
| 03:05PM–03:07PM | Opening Remark GPAs 2023/24 (Opelo Badubi, Chihiro Furuya, Masaru Yamamoto) |
| 03:07PM–03:10PM | Land Acknowledgement Marny Point |
| 03:10PM–03:15PM | Department Head’s Welcome Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen |
| 03:15PM–03:45PM | “EDID and Anti-Racism Efforts in the Faculty and LLED” Dr. Reginald D’Silva, Dr. Nasrin Kowkabi, Sadia Shad, Anastasia Zhuravleva |
| 03:45PM–04:40PM | Faculty & Staff Intros Masaru Yamamoto |
| 04:40PM–04:55PM | Announcements & Final Words |
| 04:55PM–05:00PM | Closing (MPR will be open until 05:30 PM for post-event mingling) |