The graduate student community in the mathematics department is a friendly bunch. You'll meet several graduate students during the Integration Workshop before classes begin. In the core classes you'll have the opportunity to meet weekly with an experienced graduate student “super TA” to go over problems and questions. We also run a weekly Graduate Student Colloquium to share ideas and practice speaking. A less formal weekly meeting is the graduate student tea.
Graduate Students are involved in administration. The Mathematics Department Graduate Committee includes a graduate representative elected by the graduate students. At the university level there is a Graduate and Professional Student Council.
Of course one must also take time for fun and games. There are several department intramural sports teams. Most recently softball and flag football have been popular.
To be put in touch with a current graduate student, please contact the graduate student representative.
One of the joys of living in Tucson is the wide variety of affordable housing. This is one aspect of the low cost of living here. There are many charming homes for rent near campus. Often owners will simply post a For Rent sign rather than listing the property in the Classifieds. A day or two driving around can yield wonderful results. Of course, that's not an option if you're arranging housing prior to arriving in Tucson. There are some newspaper links at the bottom of the page and here are some online housing resources to start with: