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August 25 - 29, 2008
Monday, August 25 - (required of incoming MFM students)
| 9:00 - 10:00 am |
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Meet the Director, Scot Adams (Start: Vincent 120 - End: Vincent 16) slides |
| 10:00 - 11:00 am |
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Meet the Teachers (Vincent 16) |
| 11:00 am - 12 noon |
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Math Computer Lab Demo, Instructor: Alex Hanhart (Vincent 5) - slides from 2007 |
| 12 noon - 2:00 pm |
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Free Lunch and Photos (Vincent 120) - NOTE: Photos are optional. |
| 2:00 -3:00 pm |
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Schedule Your Interview (Physics 133)
slides
Each incoming MFM student must submit a plan for completion of their degree, and is welcome to request an interview to help develop that plan. Scot Adams will give some information about the plan for completion and, for students who require additional help, there will be a chance to schedule a 15 minute personal interview. |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
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Interviews, Location: TBA
Each incoming MFM student must submit a plan for completion of their degree, and is welcome to request an interview to help develop that plan. |
Tuesday, August 26
| 7:00 - 9:00 am |
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Interviews (Location TBA)
Each incoming MFM student must submit a plan for completion of their degree, and is welcome to request an interview to help develop that plan. |
| 9:00 am - 12 noon |
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TeX Demo, Instructor: Joao Boavida (Vincent 5), slides from 2007,
strongly recommended |
| 12 noon - 1:00 pm |
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Break |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
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Discussion about resumes, informational interviews and income expectations
Instructor: Hunt Blatz (Allianz) (Vincent 16), required of students seeking placement help; optional for others |
| 3:00 - 4:00 pm |
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Lessons from the Binomial Tree, Instructor: Jeremy Graveline (Carlson School of Management)
(Vincent 16), optional, and fun |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
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Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem, Instructor: Scot Adams (Vincent 16),
slides, abstract,
optional, and fun |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
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Interviews, Location: TBA
Each incoming MFM student must submit a plan for completion of their degree, and is welcome to request an interview to help develop that plan. |
Wednesday, August 27
| 10:00 am - 1 pm |
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Introduction to Concepts from Trading and Accounting,
Instructor: John Dodson (RiverSource Investments), (Vincent 16),
slides
optional, and fun |
| 1 pm - 2:00 pm |
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Free Lunch(Vincent 120), optional, and fun |
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm |
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Walk along the Mississippi, Meet in front of Vincent Hall. Two hours planned, but usually takes only one hour.
optional, and fun, Picture from August 2008. Picture from August 2007. |
| 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
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Modern Finance: Capital Structures and Risk Management, Instructor: Gary Hatfield (Securian) (Vincent 16),
abstract,
slides,
optional, and fun |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm |
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Bus ride to cruise, Walk from Vincent 120 to meet the bus to go to the cruise Bus space is limited to 56 people Bus tickets are free, but are required to get on the bus.
NOTE: A cruise ticket is NOT the same as a bus ticket.
Leave from Vincent 120 at 5:10 pm., optional, and fun |
| 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
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Free (but bring your cruise ticket) cruise along the Mississippi., Leave from Boom Island Park.
Free appetizer. Drinks not free. Cruise space is limited to 145 people. Cruise tickets are free, and are required to get on the cruise.
optional, and fun |
Thursday, August 28
Friday, August 29
| 5:00 - 9:00 pm |
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Party at Sgt. Preston's, (at "Seven Corners")
221 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN; Phone: (612) 338-6146
Free appetizers. Drinks not free. optional, and fun |
Archive of previous MFM Orientations:
2007 Orientation
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