Introduction

Welcome to the Graduate Program in History at the University of Florida. This Orientation Handbook is a trimmed down version of the longer document that the Graduate Program used to print out and distribute each year. Now most of the material about departmental rules and procedures can be found on the Department’s web page (http://www.history.ufl.edu/) and in the separate pages for the Graduate Program (http://web.history.ufl.edu/new/grad_studies.htm). These pages include a few things that we think you should know as soon as you start your career here. In addition to reading through these pages you should spend some time browsing the web pages. In those pages you will find summaries of the various academic programs within the Department as well as a host of rules and regulations. You should also spend a few moments looking at the various links under “Resources” and the links under “Information for Current Graduate Students.” You will find all sorts of useful things in both places.

Matt Gallman
Graduate Coordinator - 2008-2009
July 2008

Contents

2008-2009
Seminar offerings, 2008-2009
Class periods
Significant dates 07-08

The Department of History
People you should know
Faculty
Mechanics of daily life
Information for TAs and graders