Orientation - Monday, May 17, 2010

Welcome, introductions, expectations, survey series, schedule review, Journal Club groups, lab etiquette, registration forms and payroll

Comments from Dean Thomson and Assoc. Dean of Research and lunch.

Required Activities

Seminars

• Experimental Design
• Animal Use and Care
• Bioethics/scientific Integrity
• Statistics
• Poster preparation

Journal Club

Research Day

Social activities

• Barbeque Luncheon- at the end of orientation
• Picnic - at local park
• 4th of July Fireworks - Grounds of CVM
• Pizza party- with graduate students

Meetings:

Merial NIH National Symposium, University of Georgia, August 5-8, 2010

Research Day - Friday, August 13, 2010

• Poster session – Public invited
• Research recognition luncheon to follow    – Phi-Zeta Poster& Essay contest award