Friday, March 3, 2017
9:00 - 9:20 AM Breakfast Buffet, Computer Science Building Atrium
9:20 - 9:30 AM Welcome, Computer Science Building Room 150/151. This will also be an opportunity to discuss questions of a general nature and to provide an introduction to the day's activities.
9:30 - 11:00 Overlapping Activities:
Meetings with faculty members, Faculty Offices
Faculty members will be available in their offices to talk with candidates about research. Sign up for appointments in the Computer Science Main Office, Room 100.
Lab Open House, Research Labs, CS Bldg., 2nd & 3rd Floors
Computer Science graduate students available to talk about their research with the candidates. A list of the research labs and brief descriptions of their research activities is available from this link.
11:00 - 12:00 PM Departmental Introductions, Room 150/151, Computer Science Colloquium Room Plenary get-together. The candidates will gather for a short meeting featuring some short talks from department and campus administrators.
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch Buffet, Computer Science Building Atrium
Buffet Lunch. Candidates, faculty, and grad students share a do-it-yourself buffet lunch.
1:00-1:30 PM Graduate Program Director Comments, Rm 150/151, Computer Science Colloquium Room
Mark Corner, MsPD, will discuss our graduate program.
1:30 - 3:00 PM Graduate Student Panel Discussion, Rm 150/151, Computer Science Colloquium Room
Graduate students will discuss living in the Pioneer Valley. Topics include finding apartments, places to eat, coffee shops, area attractions, etc.
3:00 - 5:00 PM Overlapping Activities:
Meetings with faculty members (Cont.) Faculty Offices
Faculty members will be available in their offices to talk with candidates about research. Sign up for appointments in the Computer Science Main Office, Room 100.
Lab Open House, Robotics Demo, Campus Tour, Research Labs, CS Bldg., Robotics Lab, LGRC
Computer Science department research labs will be open and staffed with graduate students set to give demos and talk about their research with the candidates. A list of the research labs and brief descriptions of their research labs and brief descriptions of their research activities is available from this link.
3:00 PM Afternoon Break, Refreshments will be available in the Computer Science Atrium
5:00 PM Campus/Area Tour, Check out the sights of Amherst and the UMass campus on your way to dinner.
5:45 PM Dinner, University Club, Stockbridge Road, On-Campus
Candidates, graduate students and faculty members will sit down to dinner at round tables to facilitate interactions with each other.
8:00 PM Activities, Events
We are assembling a list of events that will be taking place this evening. We expect to complete our dinner in time for candidates to attend whichever event appeals to them. Past events have included sporting events, ice skating, and movies.