ORIENTATION & WELCOME EVENTS FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS
Date & Time: Thursday, January 9th, 2025, from 4:00 – 6:00pm
Location: Zoom
Event Description: After a welcome message from the Graduate School Dean, you’ll hear all about services offered by the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning and other campus support. Then, from 5:00-6:00, you can hop between convenient breakout sessions to get all your questions answered. Breakout rooms will include:
Date & Time: Thursday, January 16th, 2025, from 4:00 – 6:00pm (EST)
Location: Student Union 340 D-I
Event Description: The perfect introduction for newcomers and a fantastic opportunity for everyone to explore the wealth of resources available around campus! Come meet new grad students from every department, as well as our grad school staff and other campus partners who are here to support you. Plus there will be food, drinks, lawn games, free giveaways, and music! All new grad students are welcome (including part-time and distance education). Rain or shine!
Date & Time: Friday, January 10, 2025, from 9:00 – 11:00am
Location: Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
Event Description: All doctoral students are highly encouraged to join our in-person orientation. The doctoral journey involves unique challenges that undergraduate or even master’s students don’t typically encounter. Therefore, we’ve chosen the morning’s topics with your success in mind, plus we’ve made sure you’ll get opportunities to meet other incoming students. Breakfast included!