In-Person Orientation
Thanks for attending the Fall 2026 New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation! See below for more details and materials.
New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation
Free parking will be available in the 3rd Street South Lot behind the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. Paid parking is available closer to Orientation in the Speed Art Museum garage and in the visitor side of the Floyd Street Garage. Please allow extra time to park and walk to Strickler Hall for Orientation.
Note: if you try to enter campus along First Street, you will be turned away as this passage is reserved for Move-In.
Agenda
| 9:00am | Check-In for New Doctoral Student Orientation |
| 9:30am | Opening and Overview |
| 9:50am | Welcome: Deans of the Graduate School |
| 10:00am | Faculty Panel: Expectations and Strategies for Success |
| 11:15am | Concurrent Session 1 |
| 11:55am | Concurrent Session 2 |
| 12:30pm | Getting Involved: Graduate Student Council (GSC) and Multicultural Association of Graduate Students (MAGS) |
| 12:40pm | Getting to Know Student Financial Aid |
| 12:50pm | Resources and Wrap Up |
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Session 1: 11:15 – 11:45am | Money Smart 101 (PNC) | Practicing Wellness and Resiliency in Graduate School (Counseling Center, Kolb) | Research Skills and Tools (Libraries, Reynolds)
| Graduate Level Writing and Work (Writing Center, Steffes & Johnson)
| Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel (Chatterjee, Cook, Froedge-John, Hicks)
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Session 2: 11:55 – 12:25pm | Money Smart 101 (PNC) | Understanding Graduate School Expectations and Culture (Hamilton) | Research Skills and Tools (Libraries, Reynolds) | Graduate Level Writing and Work (Writing Center, Steffes & Johnson )
| Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel (Chatterjee, Cook, Froedge-John, Hicks) |
Agenda
| 1:30pm | Check-In for New Doctoral Student Orientation |
| 2:00pm | Opening and Overview |
| 2:15pm | Welcome: Deans of the Graduate School |
| 2:25pm | Faculty Panel: Expectations and Strategies for Success |
| 3:35pm | Concurrent Session 1 |
| 4:15pm | Concurrent Session 2 |
| 4:50pm | Starting the Semester Well |
| 5:00pm | Getting Involved: Graduate Student Council (GSC) and Multicultural Association of Graduate Students (MAGS) |
| 5:10pm | Getting to Know Student Financial Aid |
| 5:20pm | Resources and Wrap Up |
Davidson, 204 | Davidson, 205 | Davidson, 206 | Davidson, 207 | Davidson, 208A | |
Session 1: 3:35 – 4:05pm | Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel (Chatterjee, Froedge-John, Scalf) | Practicing Wellness and Resiliency in Graduate School (Counseling Center, Kayrouz) | Career Planning for Master’s Students (Career Center, Heakin/ Tracy) | Making the Most of Your Time in a Master’s Program (Rodems) | Understanding Graduate School Expectations and Culture (Hamilton) |
Session 2: 4:15 – 4:45pm | Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel (Chatterjee, Froedge-John, Scalf) | Unconference Session (Campbell-Palmer) | Career Planning for Master’s Students (Career Center, Heakin/ Tracy) | Making the Most of Your Time in a Master’s Program (Rodems) | Understanding Graduate School Expectations and Culture (Hamilton) |
Materials from New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation Sessions