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.
Whether you have been attending since the Spring, just began this Summer, or will be starting in the Fall, we invite you to attend the Graduate New Student Orientation. This orientation is designed to help you feel welcomed into the Bengal Pride and prepared for your graduate school experience.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Check-in; Pond Student Union Building Ballroom
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10:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Welcome and Guest Speakers
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Dr. Karen Appleby - Dean of the Graduate School
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Dr. Tracy Collum - Associate Dean of the Graduate School
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Dr. Craig Chatriand - Vice President of Student Affairs
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Dr. Adam Bradford - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Anna Siddoway - Interim Graduate School Director/Senior Graduate Program Manager
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Ann Thomson - Title IX/Title VI Education Specialist
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Spencer Jardine - University Libraries Coordinator of Instruction
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11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - 1st Workshop Session
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12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. - 2nd Workshop Session
Choose two of these three workshops to attend:-
Dr. Kristin Stewart Yates - Thriving in Graduate School: Building Confidence, Resilience, and Balance; Quad Lounge
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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
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Graduate Program Managers - Adjusting to Grad Life: Meet your Support Team; Little Wood Room
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1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Lunch & Panel; Ballroom
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Faculty Panelists: Dr. Minhaz Zibran and Dr. Shannon Kobs Nowitniak
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Student Panelists: Christiana Eleh and Suparna Sihna
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2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Walking Tour; Meet in the Ballroom
