School of Theater, Film and Television Fall Orientation 2021
For Graduate Students in the Department of Theater
Per UCLA Protocols:
All Individuals - whether fully vaccinated or not - are required to wear face masks in all indoor spaces at the UCLA Campus.
TFT ORIENTATION SCHEDULE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
| 2:00 - 5:00 PM | EDI Workshop for All TFT Students: Multi-part, interactive Workshop for equity, diversity and inclusion in the Classroom |
Virtual Meeting Please Register! |
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
| 8:30 AM | Check-In: At check-in, students MUST bring a screenshot or copy of their approved Daily Symptom Check to attend the TFT Orientation! No exceptions. Information for Students - COVID-19 and vaccine resources |
Theater Box Office all Courtyard (under the blue umbrellas) |
| 9:30 - 10:45 AM | Dean's Welcome Orientation | Freud Playhouse |
| 11:00 - 12:15 PM | Chair's Welcome to Theater Students with J. Ed Araiza | Freud Playhouse |
| 1:00 - 3:00 PM | MFA Costume Designers Costume Shop MFA Orientation |
Costume Shop |
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM | MFA Scenic, Lighting and Production Designers Scene Shop, Prop Shop orientation, tour shops, and venues/facilities |
Scene Shop |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | MFA Design Students MFA Lighting Orientation |
Lighting Facility |
| 3:00 - 4:30 PM | MFA Design Students MFA Design Orientation |
Macgowan 2310C |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM | PhD Students meet with Michelle Liu Carriger, Suk Young Kim, and Sean Metzger | Macgowan 1330 |
| 5:30 - 7:00 PM | Theater Graduate Student and Faculty (PhDs and MFAs) Reception | Macgowan 1340 |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
| 9:00 - 10:20 AM | Important Resources for TFT Students Invited departments include: TFT Student Services; TFT Emergency Preparedness; Center for Accessible Education, Accessible Education; Counseling and Psychological Services; TFT Student Awards; Arts Library; Archive Research and Study Center (ARSC); UCLA Film and Television Archive; and ASUCLA |
Bridges Theater |
| 10:30 - 11:45 AM | TFT Teaching Assistant and Special Readers Mandatory for all NEW Teaching Assistants for Fall 2021. (Open to all graduate students who will be or plan to be a Teaching Assistant in 2021-22) |
Bridges Theater |
| 12:00 - 12:50 PM | MFA Costume Design Students meet with Copley Center | Costume Annex |
| 1:00 - 2:20 PM | New Theater Graduate Student Orientation Graduate Counseling with Barret Korerat |
Melnitz 2534 |
| 2:30 - 2:50 Pm | MFA Welcome from Acting Students | Macgowan 1340 |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | PhD students: Funding for Doctorate Students with the Graduate Division | Virtual Meeting |
| 3:15 - 4:50 PM | MFA Directing Students meet with Michael Hackett, Brian Kite, and Marike Splint MFA Playwriting Students meet with Hanay Geiogamah, Sylvan Oswald, Dominic Taylor, and Edit Villareal MFA Acting Students meet with J Ed Araiza and Tom O'Connor |
East Melnitz 202 Macgowan 1350 Macgowan 1340 |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM | Theater 14A TAs Meeting | Virtual Meeting |
| 5:00 - 5:45 PM | Theater 20 TAs Meeting | Macgowan 1340 |
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
UCLA TFT
Theater Graduate Programs: http://www.tft.ucla.edu/programs/theater-department/graduate-degrees/
Graduate Student Handbooks Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study: https://grad.ucla.edu/gasaa/library/spfgs.pdf
Graduate Student Financial Support: https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/financial-aid/funding-for-continuing-students/graduate-student-financial-support/
NEW STUDENTS
New Graduate Student and TA Resources Fair: https://www.gsrc.ucla.edu/resource-fair
New Student Orientation Handbook: https://grad.ucla.edu/academics/graduate-study/new-students-orientation/
Graduate Student Tours: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/visiting-ucla/ucla-graduate-campus-tours/
Graduate Orientation: https://gsrc.ucla.edu/Orientation
Graduate Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion week: https://gsrc.ucla.edu/Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion-Day
New Graduate Student Welcome (September 23): https://grad.ucla.edu/life-at-ucla/events/2021-new-graduate-student-welcome/
TEACHING ASSISTANSHIP
TA Conference: https://teaching.ucla.edu/gradstudent-programs/ta-workshops/#annual-ta-conference
UCLA TA Salary Scales: https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/working-at-ucla/academic-apprentice-salary-scales/
UCLA Housing for Graduate Students: https://portal.housing.ucla.edu/content/housing-single-graduate-students-and-students-families