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
• On-campus Health and Wellness Services
• 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. Refreshments will be offered prior to the presentation.

More information:

• View speaker slides for this year's orientation.
  Note: The speaker slides will be printed and placed in the folders.
• View informational slides for this week's event.
  Note: The 2013 informational slides will be scrolling in the theatre prior to the presentation.
• View the 2013 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 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.