Graduate Student Orientation for the fall semester will have three components:
- The Graduate Student Onboarding Portal that was built last summer. The analytics for this site are positive–there were over 6,000 users and more than 29,000 page views during the past 10 months. Like last year, there will be a section where GPDs can list their individual department or program orientations. If you would like to participate, please contact Dan Jones.
- A Graduate Student Virtual Orientation
session, a format that attracts almost twice as many attendees as the previous face-to-face version. This fall’s session is scheduled for Aug.19 at 4 p.m. and will include a welcome from the Graduate School’s Dean and Associate Dean, an overview of CGL support CGL Executive Director Jill Huerta, and a Q&A panel with the CGL’s Graduate Life Fellows, moderated by Assistant Director Aura Young. - New Graduate Student Welcome Receptions will be hosted on three days during the first week of class, divided by college. The schedule is available on the CGL Orientation site. GPDs, faculty, staff, and student organizations from each of the colleges will be invited to attend the appropriate reception. This should be a fantastic opportunity for new students to build a sense of belonging, meet peers, and connect with others within and outside of their programs. More details will be shared at a later date.
