Graduate New Student Orientation
Graduate New Student Orientation is our welcome event to our newest Grad Bengal! You will have the opportunity to meet fellow grad students, participate in workshops, and learn about how to best succeed in graduate school.
Please see your email for the link to RSVP.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Location: Tucano’s Brazilian Grill - 1388 S Entertainment Ave. Boise, ID 83709
- 4:30 p.m. - Check-in
- 4:45 p.m. - Welcome & Policy Overview
- 5:15 p.m. - Dinner
Please also join us for our 3rd Annual “Late Nights with the Graduate School” in Boise
Location: Payette Brewing Company (Beer Garden) - 733 S Pioneer Street, Boise, ID 83702
- 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Socialize with students and faculty; appetizers provided
Saturday, August 23, 2025
- 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Check-in; Pond Student Union Building Ballroom
- 10:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. - Welcome and Guest Speakers
- Dr. Tracy Collum - Interim Dean of the Graduate School
- Dr. Craig Chatriand - Vice President of Student Affairs
- Dr. Adam Bradford - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Anna Siddoway - Interim Graduate School Director/Senior Graduate Program Manager
- Ann Thomson - Title IX/Title VI Education Specialist
- Spencer Jardine - University Libraries Coordinator of Instruction
- 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - 1st Workshop Session
- 12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. - 2nd Workshop Session
- Choose two of these three workshops to attend:
- Dr. Ngonidzashe Mpofu - Finding Harmony: Mastering Balance in Graduate Life Through the Eight Dimensions of Wellness; Quad Lounge
- Dr. Cory Bennett - The NOT top 10: New Graduate Student Mistakes in Building Relationships and Making Connections (and How to Do It Right!); Wood River Room
- Graduate Program Managers - Adjusting to Grad Life: Meet your Support Team; Little Wood Room
- Choose two of these three workshops to attend:
- 1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Lunch & Panel; Ballroom
- 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Walking Tour; Meet in the Ballroom
