Welcome to the MS in Physics-Quantum Computing program at UW-Madison!

As the graduate program coordinator in the Department of Physics, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the first MS in Physics-Quantum Computing (MSPQC) Class of 2019. There are 13 students in the incoming class and the list of each other’s information is attached here as a PDF. I wanted to provide a few details below about important dates and housing information as those seem to be the most high level things to cover at this time. Professor Bob Joynt, Director of the MSPQC Program will be following up with information about academic preparation and advisor assignments in the near future. We will be in touch at various points before you arrive in Madison as additional information becomes available.

Feel free to contact me with any questions you might have along the way. If you have a question, it is likely that someone else in the group might have the same question too! I look forward to working with you all this summer before the MSPQC program activities begin in August.

Best,

Michelle

IMPORTANT DATES

June 24th: Enrollment for new graduate students begins. You will receive an enrollment email from the Office of the Registrar a few weeks before your enrollment appointment time. Faculty advisors will be assigned soon and you will consult with them before enrolling in courses.

Week of August 26th: New student orientation week. Various campus and Graduate School activities will take place as well as our MSPQC program orientation.

September 4th: First day of class at UW-Madison.

HOUSING INFORMATION

Many of you are probably starting to think about housing, and may have even already made plans for your life as a grad student in Madison. There are a few resources that I wanted to make available regarding housing if you haven’t already started your search.

University Apartments: housing for grad students and students with families including Eagle Heights, University Houses, and Harvey Street Apartments https://www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments/ University Apartments – University Housing – UW–Madisonhttps://www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments/ www.housing.wisc.edu The University Apartments community is known for it's diversity with dozens of nationalities and languages spoken throughout the neighborhoods. We serve UW-Madison graduate students, students with families, postdoctoral researchers, academic staff, and faculty.

Campus Area Housing: UW-Madison's official source for off-campus apartments https://campusareahousing.wisc.edu/

Campus Area Housing - UW Madison's Official Source for Apartments, Roommate Connections and Rentals in the Campus Area - University of Wisconsin–Madisonhttps://campusareahousing.wisc.edu/ campusareahousing.wisc.edu Campus and Visitor Relations is the central Campus Area Housing Office for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, serving faculty, staff, students and the general public.

Guide to Graduate Student Life: online publication produced by graduate students at the Graduate School at UW-Madison each year, contains helpful information about UW Madison and the City of Madison (housing info: page 61) https://grad.wiscweb.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2018/05/GradStude...

Michelle R. Z. Holland Graduate Program Coordinator Department of Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison 2320 F Chamberlin Hall 1150 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 608-262-9678 Michelle.holland@wisc.edumailto:Michelle.holland@wisc.edu