Pre-orientation & Orientation Activities

August 25, 2013
Time: 4:00 - 5:15 PM | Location:  Room (to be announced), Idaho Commons

• Opening Remarks and Overview of the University of Idaho | acting President or Provost Baker
• Welcome to Graduate School | Dr. Jie Chen, Dean
• Quick Tips for Success | Dr. Jerry McMurtry, Associate Dean
• Welcome by GPSA President | Kate Cobb
• Peer Advice | Panel of Graduate Students
• Get acquainted with your classmates, staff and current students. Soft drinks served.

President’s Welcome BBQ | 5:15 - 7:00 PM | Location: Administration Lawn
The President cordially invites you and your immediate family to join him for this festive kick-off to school year! It’s FREE! There is a delicious menu planned complete with both vegetarian and meat-lovers options. The Marching Band and other live music for your entertainment.

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Pre-orientation Activities

You will find the following action items on the left-hand side of this webpage:

• Set Up Your Accounts
• Review the Class Schedule
• Register for Classes | Fall Registration begins April 15 at 7:00 pm PT
• Buy your Books
• Pay your Fees
• Moscow campus student? Find a Place to Live - on-campus | off-campus 
• Coeur d’Alene, Boise or Idaho Falls Student? Check your campus center website for special events.

Virtual Orientation Activities:

• Navigating Grad School Part I: Form, Policies and Procedures (link to video)
• Review the How to Guides: Welcome and Tips for Success, Appointment of Major Professor, Committee Appointment, Steps to Degree and Study Plan/Degree Audit
• Navigating Grad School Part II: Committees, Writing, Defending and Graduating (video)

All new graduate students should review and view these items before the end of the first semester.

Teaching Assistant Institute:

Please note: if you will be on a Teaching Assistantship on the Moscow campus, you are required to complete the TA Training Institute. Details for the Fall TA Training Institute will be announced soon.