Orientation weekend retreat
The program begins with a weekend orientation retreat which will be held at the University of Minnesota’s Itasca Biological Station & Laboratories which is located in northern Minnesota. This weekend retreat provides an opportunity for participants, graduate student coordinators, program staff and some of the faculty to meet and get to know each other before becoming dispersed in separate laboratories across the Twin Cities campus. Everyone will participate in structured group activities and lectures with plenty of free time to explore and enjoy the surroundings and each other. Below is the tentative schedule for the orientation weekend.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
- Depart U of M early afternoon
- Dinner enroute
- Arrival at Lake Itasca
Friday, June 1, 2012
Morning
- Breakfast
- Orientation Session One
- Get to know you activities
- Breakout sessions with Seminar Coordinators
Afternoon
- Lunch
- Bog Tour – Dave Biesboer
- Pontoon Rides
- Free time
Evening
- Dinner
- Graduate student panel
- Bonfire
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Morning
- Breakfast
- Orientation Session Two
- Wrap up any unanswered questions
Afternoon
- Lunch
- Canoe Races
- Volleyball Tourney
- Scavenger Hunt
- Free time
Evening
- Dinner
- Talent Show
- Bonfire
Sunday, June 3, 2012
- Pack & clean up cabins
- Brunch
- Depart for Twin Cities
