Summer 2012 ONLINE Graduate School Orientation

Access our ongoing ONLINE ORIENTATION below!

Your online orientation is comprised of online videos, online written instructions and a PowerPoint presentation.  When you are finished with your orientation, please complete and submit the online evaluation.

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Online Videos and PowerPoint Slides

Click on the links below to view lecture-style presentations, which were recorded at our last in-person event held August 25, 2011.  The same policies are still in place from last fall.  Any changes to policies will begin next fall.

Follow along using the corresponding PowerPoint presentation.

Be sure to download and install the latest version of QuickTime from Apple to properly view the videos.

1.  Welcome! (Length: 19 min., 27 sec.)
     Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp

     Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

2.  Student Health (Length: 8 min., 7 sec.)
     Dr. Carolyn Smith

     Executive Director, Student Health Service

 

3.  Academic Resources - Libraries (Length: 1 min., 18 sec.)
     Ms. Rosemary Del Toro

     Librarian, Raynor Memorial Libraries

 

4.  Academic Resources - Information Technology Services (Length: 12 min., 29 sec.)
     Ms. Kathy Lang

     Chief Information Officer, IT Services

 

5.  Graduate Student Academic Requirements (Length: 19 min., 38 sec.)
     Dr. Tim Melchert

     Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Programs and

     Associate Professor, Dept. of Counselor Education & Counseling Psychology

 

6.  Graduate School Policies and Procedures (Length: 5 min. 47 sec.)
     Mr. Carl Wainscott

     Assistant Director for Student Records, Graduate School

7.  Campus Life (Length: 6 min., 31 sec.)

     Ms. Erin Fox

     Director of Graduate Admissions, Graduate School

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Important Information to Get Started

Get written instructions and web links now on various items to get you started as a student.

Other Orientation Opportunities

• The orientation hosted by the Graduate School is geared toward students from most graduate programs.  It is not mandatory and it is very general in nature. Some, but not all, departments also offer program-specific orientations; check with your department for more information.

• Graduate School of Management students (accounting, business administration, economics, human resources) please visit the GSM online orientation website or call (414) 288-7145 for your orientation information.
  
  
• A mandatory orientation for international students is held each fall and spring term through the Office of International Education (OIE). Teaching Assistants are also required to participate in OIE's TA orientation. The International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP) is mandatory for all new international Teaching Assistants. Please visit OIE's website for more information or call (414) 288-7289.