july 26, 2017

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES & DEADLINES

new student welcome & carnival August 18, 2017

Join us in front of Lilly Hall, GAMES, PRIZES, SNACKS AND FREE AG WATER BOTTLES FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS!

ENTOMOLOGY FALL PICNIC!  September 6, 2017

New students will receive their Department of Entomology T-shirt at the picnic. 

Fall 2017 AG Career Fair! Save the Date!!  october 3, 2017

Mark your calendars and plan to attend! The fair is open to all students and alums at Purdue and Ivy Tech.​

The Career Fair is not just for graduating students, it is for freshmen, sophomores and juniors who are exploring career paths or internship opportunities. The Career Fair is a great way to explore careers, pick-up company information and network with future employers and ask questions. The only person who can get you a job or an internship is you.

October 2, 2017- get ready for the career fair at the Resume Blitz, 11:00- 1:00 and 1:00 – 3:00, and the Employer panel 5:30-7:00 pm. Locations TBA.

College of Agriculture Fall Career Fair - Tuesday, October 3, 2017, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, Cordova Recreational Sports Center.

College of Ag Fall 2017 Career Fair Booklet coming September 2017.

GRADUATE STUDENT
EVENTS, OPPORTUNITIES & DEADLINES

ENTM 60000 NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION – NEW TIME AND LOCATION

If you are a new graduate student in the department, you should enroll in ENTM 60000.  The course  to meet at 4:00 PM – 5:50 PM in the Smith conference room, SMTH 131.

Register for Fall Classes and Candidacy Now!

Registration is open for the Fall 2017 semester. Add any courses and your research credit now. If you are planning to graduate, please let Amanda know as soon as possible so you can add candidacy CAND 99100 to your schedule! See attached Graduate Registration document for detailed instructions.

GRADUATE SCHOOL Summer 2017 Dates and Reminders

·         Saturday, August 5, 2016: Preliminary Exam Deadline (Doctoral Students Only)

·         Friday, July 21, 2017: Final Exam Deadline for CAND 99100 Registrants

·         Friday, July 28, 2017: Thesis Deposit Deadline for CAND 99100 Registrants

·         Saturday, August 5, 2017: Commencement

These dates, as well as other key 2016-17 deadlines, are available online on the Graduation Deadlines Calendar webpage for your reference. They have also been posted on a new “Announcements” page in the Graduate School Database.

Summer 2017 Commencement Participation

Major Professors can register to sign up to participate in his or her student’s commencement per and email that was sent out by the graduate school. To participate, you must register by July 24^th, 2017, 10:00 pm. Answers to general questions you or your candidate may have regarding graduation may be found at https://www.purdue.edu/commencement/. Ph.D. candidates who wish to participate in a future commencement ceremony as a returnee must email the request to commencement@purdue.edu prior to the end of the term in which they graduate. 

NEW GRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION august 18, 2017

New graduate students: Plan to meet up with Amanda in Smith 127 at 8:45AM to attend the welcome as a group.

FIREFLY SOCIAL! august 22, 2017  @ 5:00 PM

Faculty and graduate students are encouraged to help us welcome our new graduate students at this year’s Firefly Social.

ENTOMOLOGY FALL PICNIC! september 6, 2017

New students will receive their Department of Entomology T-shirt at the picnic. 

university CALENDARS

·         Monday August 21    Fall Classes Start

·         Monday August 28    Last day to register w/out a late fee

·         Monday Sept. 4         Last day to cancel a course assignment w/out it appearing on record

·         Monday Sept. 4         LABOR DAY (No Classes)

·         Saturday Nov. 4         Family Day

Bug Bytes - News for Department of Entomology Students:  The Bug Bytes e-newsletter is sent on Wednesdays of each week.  To request posting information in the newsletter, email a maximum of 3–4 sentences by noon on the preceding Friday to apendle@purdue.edu.  You should include event title, date, time, location, and a brief event description.  Descriptions and other information can be provided as a webpage link or a pdf document.  Information should pertain to campus-related activities only.

Department of Entomology // 901 W State St // Room 127
West Lafayette, IN  47907  USA  //  765-494-9061  //  apendle@purdue.edu

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