New Graduate Student Welcome

9:00 AM -10:00 AM, Thursday, 324 Brooks Hall

• Welcome to WVU: Dr. Amy Hessl
• Introduction of faculty members
• Questions and answers: Drs. Hessl and Warner

New Student Advising

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Thursday, 324 Brooks Hall

Following the welcome, the graduate committee will meet with each new student individually to arrange your fall class schedule.  A list of students and appointment times will be posted outside Room 216 White Hall.  This will take the rest of the morning, so please plan to have most of this day free.  You may want to bring a book or something to read while you wait for your turn in meeting with the graduate committee.  After you have met with the graduate committee, you will then need to register for your classes.

Other Details

Before or After the Thursday Morning Advising Session

Once you get to the Department (either before or after the meeting on August 14), make sure you do the following:

1.      Get two codes for the copiers: teaching (if you are a GTA) and personal from Hope Stewart in room 330. 
2.      When you have a local Morgantown address, be sure to give it to Hope Stewart (330).
3..      Be sure to register for classes on August 14, 15, or 16, i.e. BEFORE classes start on August 18, as otherwise you will be assessed late fees.

STAR Registration

To get information on the specific classes offered this fall you can go on-line:

http://www.arc.wvu.edu/courses/

Choose “Fall”, "All offered Courses" (don't just select available, we can often get you into courses that are already full), and then “Geography.”

Courses for graduate credit are level 400 and higher.  Classes at the 600 level are only open to graduate students.

Mail Boxes

Mail boxes are located near the main office (room 330). Your adress will be: Department of Geology & Geography, Box 6300, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506.

Email

Your e-mail address (on the university's MIX system) will be XXXXXXXX@mix.wvu.edu where the Xs are first initial and whatever part of your last name can be fit in 7 characters. If there is another John Doe on campus, your address might be jdoe2@mix.wvu.edu. This is also your log-in username on MIX. The default password for all accounts is 6 digits: two digits for the day of your birth and the last four digits of your WVU ID. Ex: if your birthday is 05/03/1974 and your WVU ID is 700-456-789, then your default password is 036789. You can read all about the MIX system at http://www.wvu.edu/~mix/. You can also log onto MIX and change your password.

If you are a GTA:

See Donna Titus in room 330 for a personnel form (so that you can be paid). Bring your Social Security card (not just the number) and driver's license. You must also have a bank checking account for direct deposit of paychecks. Unfortunately, because of University bureaucracy, your first check will not come until mid-September.

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