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welcome. Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Agenda. General Information Facilities. General Information Facilities cont. General Information Facilities Access. UCard Access Some labs Building access,120, 123 Keys Some offices and/or labs
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welcome Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
General InformationFacilities Access • UCard Access • Some labs • Building access,120, 123 • Keys • Some offices and/or labs • $10 deposit (exact amount, the dept. does not have change) • Don’t give your keys to anyone else or let anyone use them • If lost notify Lisa Walt immediately.
General InformationMisc. Information • Faxing, Photocopying, Long Distance Calling • Fax, Copier and Long Distance Telephone calls are reserved for official university business only. • No personal photo copies are allowed. Copy codes are assigned and students are not given codes unless they are a TA for a course or the PI grants them permission to use the PI’s copy code • http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtml • Office Space • All Office Spaces are assigned and you are not allowed to switch without dept. consent • If you have an issue please contact Donna Rosenthal donna@aem.umn.edu • Room Scheduling for Exams & Other Needs • 130A for meetings, conference calls, etc • Library for final oral exams, defenses, meetings • To Schedule a room please contact dept@aem.umn.edu • Mailboxes located in 107 Akerman Hall • Mail sorted by last name • Your responsibility to check once a week for important communication. • Please do not have your personal mail or packages sent to 107 Akerman
General InformationComputers and Email • Courses Database • Email Accounts • Webpages • Computer Networks • Ray Muno, muno@aem.umn.edu • Support
Program Information • Student Handbook • Policies, Program Info • http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/intro1.shtml • Registration Process • Finding an Advisor • Seminar Requirement • http://www.aem.umn.edu/info/seminars/ • Degree Program Form • Filed by the end of two terms • Written Preliminary Exam (WPE) • First attempt in your first year • Oral Preliminary Exam (OPE) • Completed within a year of passing WPE • Grad Student Evaluation Process
Appointment Information • Appointment Types • Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant • 25% (10 hours per week) or 50% (20 hours per week) • Hourly Base Rate $20.17 for TA, RA’s tend to be the same unless otherwise noted by the advisor • http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/gae/index.html & http://policy.umn.edu/Policies/hr/Hiring/GRADSTUDENTEMPLOYMENT.html • TA Responsibilities • Grading • Labs / Discussions • Study Hall/Office Hours (50% TA=4 hrs / 25% TA=2 hrs) • Study Hall Times (Monday: 2:30-3:30pm / Tuesday: 10:10-11am / Thursday: 1:25-2:25pm) • 130A, Akerman Hall • Textbooks, Copy Codes • RA Responsibilities • Work with Advisor towards common research goals • Additional Duties maybe added by the Advisor
Other Important Information • Verification Letter for Traveling Purpose • Minimum of 3-days processing • Always check with ISSS before leaving the country • http://www.isss.umn.edu/ • Travel Reimbursement / General Reimbursement • Prior to any travel get permission from your PI and ask if there is a dollar cap for which you will be reimbursed. • Save ALL receipts except meal receipts those are unnecessary • The departmental travel reimbursement form needs to be filled out within 15 days after the return date of your trip. Be sure to include a detailed justification as to the business purpose: how you and/or the project benefitted from your travel. • http://www.aem.umn.edu/teaching/graduate/handbook/dept_policy.shtml#travel • Purchase Request • Check with PI to see if there is a dollar limit • Complete the form Thoroughly (vendor contact info, correct part #’s, justification, signature from PI and budget # from PI) • Requests are typically processed within 48 hours unless specified • The dept. does not email the individual when the package arrives to please be sure to check 107 Akerman, periodically to see if your package has arrived.
Events • Monday, August 29th • New Student Orientation 3:30pm, to 4:30pm, 107 Akerman Hall Library (required for all new students) • Tuesday, August 30th • DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall • Register immediately following advising appointments • Wednesday, August 31st • DGS Advising Appointments, 107 Akerman Hall • Register immediately following advising appointments • Thursday, September 1st • Courses Database Training 1:00-2:00pm (highly recommended for all students), 227 Akerman Hall • Safety Training 2:00-3:00pm (required for all students), 227 Akerman Hall • Tuesday, September 6th • 1st Day of Fall Classes • TA’s must attend discussion they’re assigned if applicable. Friday, September 9th Department Seminar (AEM 8000): 2:30 to 3:30pm, 209 Akerman Hall New Student Welcome-All Department Gathering 3:30 to 4:30pm, Hangar in Akerman Hall