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English Department Orientation Day 4

August 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: All events will occur in Turlington 2354 unless otherwise specified; will also be available on Zoom

1:00-1:45

 

GAU and You: Graduate Students United at UF

Join Graduate Assistants United leaders to learn about the union, union benefits and dues, key contributions, and key priorities for advocacy.  Members will field your questions about UF’s relationship and Department of English’s relationship with the student union.

Leader: Rachel Hartnett, PhD Student Department of English and Vice Present of the UF chapter of  Graduate Students United.

2:00-3:00 Panel discussion: Advice from the Graduate Front: Finding Home.

Current graduate students discuss navigating graduate school and its challenges, with time for discussion, questions, and advice.  A knockout new roster of current graduate students have volunteered their time to meet and share advice with you.  Featured speakers:

Payal Nagpal
Alison Walsh
Tiffany Pennamon
Kevin Artiga

3:00-4:15

 

Graduate Student and Department Culture

Student leaders from department and University-wide student groups will discuss their work and tell you how to get involved

7:00-9:00 Meet and Greet at Cypress and Grove 1001 NW 4th Street Gainesville, Florida. Please note that this event will not be on Zoom.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, please email Leah Rosenberg (rosenber@ufl.edu) or Raúl Sánchez(rsanchez@english.ufl.edu).

Details

Date:
August 19, 2022
Time:
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm