The Fall 2008 Graduate Student Orientation will be held on Friday, September 19, 2008.
The UCLA Graduate Students Association and the UCLA Graduate Student Resource Center invite all new graduate and professional school students to the Graduate Student Orientation. This comprehensive orientation includes lunch, a resource fair, and workshops that provide information to ease your transition into graduate school, introduce you to campus services and involvement opportunities, and show you just how much UCLA has to offer. Start your graduate career at UCLA off right!
Registration is now open! (click here to go to MyUCLA to sign-up)
Click here for more information on other GradWeek activities!
International Students, click here for information on check-in and visa workshop, a special orientation for international students (you can attend both that orientation and this one), and more.
9am-9:45am
Check-in and Walk-in Registration - Ackerman 2nd Floor Lounge
Light breakfast snacks provided by ASUCLA
10am-11am
Plenary Session in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Speakers:
- UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
- Janina Montero, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
- Claudia Mitchell-Kernan Vice Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Dean, Graduate Division
- Jamal Madni, President, Graduate Students Association
- Lori Pelliccioni, President, UCLA Alumni Association
11:15am - 12:15pm
Keys to Success in Graduate School Workshops (click link to see workshops)
Veteran graduate students give you the insider information.
12:15pm-1pm
Lunch - Kerckhoff Patio
Box lunch sponsored by ASUCLA
12:30pm-4pm
Resource Fair in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Over 70 university services and student groups will be on hand.
1:00pm,
2:15pm,
3:30pm
Afternoon Workshops (various venues)
There will be 6 workshops offered during each of the three afternoon workshop sessions. Pick and choose the ones that interest you the most. The workshop schedule is now posted!
11am-3:30pm (start times)
Graduate Student-Led Tours (click link for more information on campus tours)
90-minute tours of the UCLA campus led by veteran UCLA graduate students. This year we will be offering three tour types for those students attending the orientation.
Registration
Registration is open! Click here to register. Just fill out the short survey (3 questions!), hit submit, and you are registered! The orientation is free of charge, but you must register online to receive lunch. Students who do walk-in registration can purchase a tasty and affordable lunch in Ackerman Union.
Transportation
Graduate students with parking passes must park in their assigned lot. For students without parking permits who will be driving to campus, nearby metered/pay-station parking is available in Lots 4 and 6 for $9/day. For more information about parking, as well as using public transportation, please see the very, very helpful UCLA Transportation website.
*Schedule Conflicts*
The New Graduate Student Orientation is not intended to take the place of your departmental orientation.
If your school or department has planned orientation activities on September 19th, you should attend those events instead.
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