The University hosts the Graduate School’s Welcome Week and CEOAS hosts a college-specific Incoming Graduate Student Orientation. You will receive multiple emails regarding these events, and they are on separate timelines. The CEOAS Orientation is required. Please place the dates below on your calendar.
Most incoming students will be participating in a CEOAS field course and will not be able to attend these Graduate School events. Incoming Geology students not participating in any field course would be encouraged to participate in the Graduate School’s Welcome Week. WRGP incoming grads please contact the WRGP Program if you have questions about your Incoming Graduate Orientation.
The Graduate School’s Welcome Week was recorded last year.
September 7th, Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., CEOAS New Student Orientation, Gillfillan Auditorium.
September 19th, Monday: GTA Orientation
8:45 a.m. - Noon, CEOAS GTA Orientation Part I, Burt 193. Organized by Robert Allan.
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: PROGRAM GTA Orientation Part II: Afternoon: Graduate Program. Organized by Drs. Julia Jones and Frank Tepley.
September 20th, Tuesday, note that time and location are approximate and will be updated as soon as confirmed.
Geography (GEOG): 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Wlkn 203
Marine Resource Management (MRM): 12:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Dimmick Lounge
All-MRM including incoming, 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Incoming-only, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (OEAS): 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Burt 193
Geology (GEO): 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Burt 193
These start in early September, before term classes start
CEOAS offers three unique field courses for incoming graduate students. If you are unsure of which course to take, please consult your advisor.
GEOG 595 FIELD GEOGRAPHY OF OREGON: Depart OSU on Sunday 9/11, returning Saturday 9/17. Instructor: Aaron Wolf, aaron.wolf@oregonstate.edu
The group will meet from 12:00-1:50 on Friday, September 9th in WLKN 203 for a pre-trip meeting. Trip dates are Sunday, September 11th - Saturday, September 17th
Participants will meet once a week during the term on Fridays from 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. in WLKN 207 (regular term, 9/21 to 12/2)
OEAS 500 CASCADIA FIELD TRIP. Mandatory orientation meeting on September 8th, 1-4 p.m., Burt 193. Day trip Friday Sept 9th, 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Main trip departs OSU Saturday, Sept 10th @ 7:30 a.m., returns Friday, Sept 16th by 5 p.m. Incoming Geology graduate students are welcome on the Cascadia trip, please contact the instructor. Field Trip instructor: Rick Colwell, rick.colwell@oregonstate.edu
OC 515 OREGON COAST MATH CAMP. Math Camp will have a travel/move-in day approx Sept 6th and the camp will run Sep 7-16. Note that final dates will be confirmed soon. Instructor: Kipp Shearman, kipp.shearman@oregonstate.edu
GEOLOGY ORIENTATION FIELD TRIP. The Geology Field Trip is a fun and cohort-building local trip that is usually held over a long weekend early in the Fall quarter. Frank Tepley III, Geology Program Director, frank.tepley@oregonstate.edu
Some of the field courses require overrides for registration, if you get a SAPR error, please contact Julie.Barlow@oregonstate.edu and provide your name, OSU ID, and Course CRN from the Schedule of Classes for all override requests. Again, for specific questions about the field courses beyond registration, please contact the instructors via email as listed above.
gradadvisor@ceoas.oregonstate.edu
OSU Response
Benton County Response
Oregon Response
Adam Kent, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Advancement
Adam.Kent@oregonstate.edu
Robert Allan, Director of Graduate Services
Robert.Allan@oregonstate.edu
Lori Hartline, Graduate Student Programs Admin
Lori.Hartline@oregonstate.edu
2021-22 Academic Year Graduate Handbooks
Please let us know when you are arriving in Corvallis.
If you are starting in summer for fieldwork or a cruise, please let us know ASAP.
It is recommended that you arrive in Corvallis by late August or early September in order to have time to get settled before it is time to begin student-related tasks, including pre-fall term field courses (see below!) There are some housekeeping activities that you can do before classes begin, and getting these out of the way will make for a less stressful startup.
CEOAS Association of Graduate Students (CAGS)
CAGS is a graduate student led organization and they have information and resources that will be useful to you as you transition to Graduate School. Please take time to review their webpage. CAGS has a section on relocation, along with other topics like professional development and outreach.
There are a variety of ways to look for housing.You may also find the following web addresses helpful. You may also post an ad to the targeted listservs within CEOAS, contact Lori Hartline for those addresses.
These are assigned on a per-term basis by Robert Allan. In August you will receive an email containing the Fall GTA course schedule. You will be asked to provide your top 3 preferences. I will try to accommodate everyone’s requests but please understand this is not always possible. I’m hoping to have specific work assignments completed before September 1st.
If you are starting in the summer, between June 20th and September 15th, please notify Lori Hartline that this is the plan!
Your insurance begin-date is dependent on your position start date.
Position Start Date: 16th – last day of the month, coverage starts the 1st of the following month.
Coverage will end the last day of the same month that your position ends.
Hiring calendar: payday is last working day of the month.