Preview Weekend 2009 Schedule

2009 Fall Preview Weekend Schedule—Wednesday, October 14, 2009

• 5:00 p.m. - Check-in
• 7:00 p.m. - Dinner (Hotel—Sports Zone)
  

2009 Fall Preview Weekend Schedule—Thursday, October 15, 2009

• 6:00 a.m. - Breakfast (Hotel—Sports Zone)
• 8:00 a.m. Depart Hotel for Campus
• 8:30 a.m. - Shadow a Graduate Student
  Experience MU up close and personal by shadowing a current graduate student for the day and attending classes
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
  Use your pre-paid E.Z. Charge card and dine at one of the 17 different residential dining halls, cafes, coffee houses and food courts
• 3:00 p.m. Campus Tour (meet in Jesse Hall 1st floor rotunda)
  Learn more and see more of MU on this personal tour of the campus led by members of the Mizzou Tour Team
• 4:30 p.m. Depart Campus for Hotel
• 5:00- 6:00 p.m. Happy Hour (Hotel—Sports Zone)
• 7:00 p.m. Dinner (Ruby Tuesday)
• 9:30 p.m. Third Thursdays (Nephew’s Nite Life)
  Sponsored by the Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students
  

2009 Fall Preview Weekend Schedule—Friday, October 16, 2009

• 8:00 a.m. Welcome to the University of Missouri—Breakfast (Reynolds Alumni Center—T.O. Wright Room)
  Dr. Brian Foster, Provost
  Dr. George Justice, Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Vice
  Provost for Advanced Studies
• 9:30 a.m. Preparing for Graduate Education—Building a Competitive Application (105 Cornell Hall)
  Panel discussion with MU faculty
  Discover how to successfully pursue graduate studies, learn about our diverse, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and find out what makes a distinctive application at a research institution
• 10:15 a.m. Break
• 10:30 a.m. Networking, Mentoring, Campus Life and Community (105 Cornell Hall)
  Panel Discussion with MU Graduate Students
  Learn about life as a graduate scholar from MU graduate students in various fields of study
• 11:30 a.m. Financing Your Education—Assistantships, Fellowships, Scholarships, etc. (105 Cornell Hall)
  Dr. George Justice
  Learn about opportunities and programs available to assist Master’s and Ph.D. students in financing their graduate education
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch (Heidelberg)
• 1:30 p.m. Academic Department Visits
  Tour the academic program that you have chosen to explore. Meet faculty and graduate scholars
• 3:30 p.m. Writing Personal Statements (105 Cornell Hall)
  NaTashua Davis, Director, McNair Scholars Program
  Discuss various strategies and techniques for making your personal statement stand out
• 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/ Program Evaluations
  
• 4:45 p.m. Depart for Hotel
• 7:00 p.m. Dinner (Flat Branch Pub & Brewing)
• 9:30 p.m. Comedy Show (DeJa Vu Comedy Club)
• 11:00 p.m. Exploring the City
  

2009 Fall Preview Weekend Schedule—Saturday, October 17, 2009

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast/ Wrap-up Program
• 9:00 a.m. Students Depart Columbia