Summer 2013 Graduate Student Orientation

Access our ongoing ONLINE ORIENTATION

for Incoming Summer 2013 Graduate Students

The Graduate School is proud to present an online orientation for incoming summer graduate students. Click on the link above to begin your orientation to Marquette University!

Important information:

We offer an in-person orientation for the incoming fall class. Our next in-person event is scheduled to be held Thursday, August 22, 2013.  Information on the last live event is below, and they are similar from year to year.

Since you are beginning your studies in summer, you may access the online orientation now to get started at Marquette. You may also attend the August event along with the incoming fall class to find out about the next academic year's university policy changes.

Please note that neither orientation offered by the Graduate School is mandatory.

We at the Graduate School wish you all the best as you begin your graduate studies at Marquette University.  Please contact us via phone at (414) 288-7137 or via email with any questions or concerns along the way.  We will be happy to assist you.

The Graduate School will host its orientation for incoming graduate students Thursday evening, August 22, 2013. Our goal is to present useful information on how to succeed in your programs, what campus services are available to you, and what it means to study at a Catholic, Jesuit university.

Topics will include:

• Graduate Student Academic Requirements
• Policies of the Graduate School
• Library Resources
• IT Services and Computer Lab Information
• Student Health Service and Health Insurance Options
• Student Organizations of PFF and GSO
• Campus Life / Campus Resources
• Graduate School Office Information
  

The event will be held in the Varsity Theatre (1324 W. Wisconsin Ave.), with a lecture-style presentation starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m., featuring several speakers. Light refreshments will be offered prior to the presentation.

More information:

• View speaker slides for the August 23, 2012 orientation.
  Note: The 2012 speaker slides were printed and placed in the folders.
• View informational slides from the August 2012 event.
  Note: The 2012 informational slides were scrolling in the theatre prior to the presentation.
• View the 2012 speaker video recordings.
• Activities (4:30 - 6 p.m.), Activities will be held in the Varsity Theatre lobby with the exception of getting ID cards and purchasing books. MUID's will be taken in the Alumni Memorial Union; the campus bookstores will be open prior to and during the event.
• Program Agenda (6 - 7:30 p.m.), The presentation will be held in the Varsity Theatre.
• Graduate Student Social (7:30 - 8 p.m.), A student social with light refreshments, hosted by Marquette University's Graduate Student Organization, is scheduled to be held in the lobby of the Varsity Theatre after the presentation.
• Information about parking, directions, and additional information for the event.
• Sign up for our in-person event online now!
• Call the Graduate School at (414) 288-7137 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for additional information, or email mugs@marquette.edu.

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.