New Graduate Student Orientation

    Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Orientation

    We are excited to have you join the graduate student community at UofL and look forward to connecting with you.

    Below, find all the components needed to complete your New Graduate Student Orientation. Please note that you may be required to participate in multiple orientation sessions. Click the links to get to more information. 

    1. GRADUATE SCHOOL New Graduate Student Orientation Online Module (Available the Week of June 24-June 28)
    2. GRADUATE SCHOOL New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation: Tuesday, August 6, 11am-5pm
    3. GRADUATE SCHOOL New Online Only Graduate Student Orientation: Synchronous, Friday, August 8, 1pm-3pm
    4. INTERNATIONAL CENTER: New International Graduate Student Orientation: Tuesday, August 13.
    5. STUDENT AFFAIRS & GRADUATE SCHOOL: New Graduate Student Welcome Cookout: Tuesday, August 13, 4-7pm
    6. ACADEMIC PROGRAM Orientations

     

    New Graduate Student Orientation Online Module

    COMPLETE your Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Orientation Module before classes begin. There may be multiple UofL orientations in which you will participate – a program orientation, international student orientation, and the over-arching Graduate School New Graduate Student Orientation Online Module (this one) and the New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation (below). While there may be some redundancy, most of the orientation sessions will cover separate material. For the Graduate School, we invite you to complete the module that best matches how you are coming to your Graduate education:

    Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Orientation: this is the standard orientation that most of you will complete.

    Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Orientation for ONLINE ONLY graduate students: this is for graduate students who are in an online-only or primarily online program.

    Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Orientation for RECENT UofL UNDERGRADUATES: this is for graduate students who have graduated from UofL within the last 3-4 years.

     

     

    New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation 

    New Graduate Student In-Person Orientation will be Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 11am-5pm in the Student Activities Center on the Belknap Campus. 

    REGISTER HEREto make sure you receive a lunch. More information about the schedule will be available in July. 

    Campus partners interested in participating in the Resource Fair can reserve a table here. 

    Parking Information

    Free parking is available n the Floyd St. Garage (across the street from McDonalds, see map here). The parking gates should be up and you can enter and park in any of the “blue” spaces. You can then walk across the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks. The Shumaker Research Building is straight ahead. You'll walk between the Student Activities Center (SAC) and the Houchens Building, veer slightly to your left to the left side of the building, and the entrance doors to the building will be up ahead. 

     AGENDA

    10:00am 

    Campus Tour  

    Scott Hendrix, Admissions Specialist, and Graduate Student Ambassadors 

    SAC Multipurpose Room, Near Check-in Table  

    11:00am 

    Opening 

    Patriece Campbell-Palmer, Ed.D., Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, Graduate School 

    with Graduate School Staff 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    11:25am 

    Deans’ Welcome 

    Beth Boehm, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs, Professor of English 

    Paul DeMarco, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate School, Director, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    11:30am 

    Faculty Panel: Student Success in Graduate School 

    Moderator: Beth Boehm, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs, Professor of English 

    Barbara Clark, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies, Director, Integrated Programs in Biomedical Sciences, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics 

    Justin Cooper, Ed.D., Interim Director of Graduate Studies, Department Chair, and Associate Professor, Education 

    Frank Kelderman, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, English 

    Laura Moyer, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies, Professor, Political Science 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    12:15pm 

    Lunch 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    1:00pm 

    Concurrent Sessions Introduction 

    Michelle Rodems, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development, Retention, and Success, Graduate School 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    1:05pm 

    Concurrent Sessions 

    See chart below. 

     

    3:15pm 

    Graduate Student Council Welcome 

    Alexandria Underwood, Graduate Student Council President 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

    3:20pm 

    Wrap Up 

    Michelle Rodems, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development, Retention, and Success, Graduate School 

    SAC Multipurpose Room 

     

    3:30pm 

    Resource Fair 

    North Side Lobby of Multipurpose Room 

    4:30pm 

    Campus Tour  

    Scott Hendrix, Admissions Specialist, and Graduate Student Ambassadors 

    SAC Multipurpose Room, Near Check-in Table 

     CONCURRENT SESSIONS

     

    Multipurpose Room  

    W116 

    W117 

    W118 

    1:15-1:45pm 

    Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel 

    (Froedge-John) 

    Effective Writing in Graduate School 

    (Steffes) 

    Unwritten Rules of Graduate School 

    (Hamilton) 

    Managing Your Mentor with Good Mentee Practices 

    (Boehm) 

    1:55-2:25pm 

    Unwritten Rules of Graduate School 

    (Hamilton) 

    Research Techniques and Resources for Graduate Students 

    (Grote & Reynolds) 

    Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel 

    (Froedge-John) 

    Practicing Wellness and Resiliency in Graduate School 

    (Kayrouz) 

    2:35-3:05pm 

    Research Techniques and Resources for Graduate Students 

    (Grote & Reynolds) 

    Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel 

    (Froedge-John) 

    Unwritten Rules of Graduate School 

    (Hamilton) 

    Practicing Wellness and Resiliency in Graduate School 

    (Kayrouz) 

      

    Concurrent Sessions and Presenters 

    Success in Graduate School: Graduate Student Panel 

    Moderator: Abi Froedge-John, Program Coordinator for Student Success, Graduate School 

    Student Panelists: Chandrima Chatterjee, doctoral student, Public Health; Jon Ellis, doctoral student, Sociology; Sumit Paul, doctoral student, Industrial Engineering; La’Ree Shontee, doctoral student, Sociology 

     

    Effective Writing in Graduate School 

    Annmarie Steffes Ph.D., Associate Director, Writing Center 

     

    Research Techniques and Resources for Graduate Students 

    Lidyia Grote, Associate Professor, University Libraries  

    Latisha Reynolds, Associate Professor, University Libraries  

     

    Unwritten Rules of Graduate School 

    Brian Hamilton, Sr. Associate Director for Inclusive Excellence and Student Success, Graduate School 

     

    Practicing Wellness and Resiliency in Graduate School 

    Christina Kayrouz, Counselor, University Counseling Center 

     

    Managing Your Mentor with Good Mentee Practices 

    Beth Boehm, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School, Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs, Professor of English 

     

    New ONLINE ONLY Graduate Student Synchronous Orientation 

    New ONLINE ONLY Graduate Students are invited to attend a synchronous orientation on Friday, August 9, from 1pm-3pm on Microsoft Teams. 

    REGISTER HERE to receive the link to the orientation. More information about the schedule will be available in July. 



     

    New International Graduate Student Orientation

    The International Center hosts the New International Graduate Student Orientation, to be held on Tuesday, August 13. New International Graduate Student Orientation is for all NEW International Graduate Students. To learn more about the New International Graduate Student Orientation, please see their website here.  are invited to attend the New Graduate Student Resource Fair and Social. Click here to register and learn more. 

     

     

    New Graduate Student Welcome Cookout 

    New Graduate Students are invited to attend the New Graduate Student Welcome Cookout which will be held on Tuesday, August 13, from 4-7pm. More information and registration information coming soon!

     

     

    Academic Program Orientations

    In addition to orientations held by the Graduate School and the International Center, you may also likely have an orientation for your individual academic program. Your Director of Graduate Studies (academic program director), or another faculty or staff member in your program should reach out to you separately to let you know if and when you have a program orientation. You can also email your program director directly to find out more. 

     

     

     We are so looking forward to having you join the UofL Graduate Student Community!