New Student Orientation
New student orientation is an essential step in acclimating graduate students to the university environment. Many programs are using a combination of in-person activities and web-based information covering a wide range of topics to welcome new students to the University of Michigan, become familiar with campus resources, and be successful in their programs.
Quick Tips
- Orientation, PDF
Examples from the University of Michigan
- Department of Chemistry
- Download: Orientation Schedule Fall 2009
- Department of Comparative Literature
- Download: Complit Grad Student Orientation, Complit Orientation Packet
- Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES)
- Download: Center for Russian and East European Studies New Student Orientation
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)
- Download: Fall 2010 Orientation Schedule for New Graduate Students
- Center for Judaic Studies
- Download: Fall 2009 New Graduate Student Orientation
- Department of Mathematics
- Download: Department of Mathematics Orientation 2009
- Program in Biomedical Science (PIBS)
- Download: PIBS Orientation Class of 2009
- Department of Psychology
- Download: New Student Orientation
- Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Download: New Graduate Student Orientation Agenda
- School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE)
- Download: 2009 New Student Orientation
- Department of Sociology
- Download: First Year Graduate Seminar in Sociology
- School of Public Health (SPH)
- Download: SPH 2009 Orientation Agenda
- Women’s Studies
- Download: Women’s Studies 2009 Graduate Student Orientation