Academic Calendar
Please refer to the Office of the Registrar's Academic Calendar
located here.
Graduate Student Orientation
Fall: August 21, 2008
All new graduate students are invited to attend Graduate Student
Orientation. This program, which is a half day program each fall and spring, provides information helpful to graduate students.
Individuals from across campus present information on numerous subjects
including library resources, technology labs and workshops, offices on campus
which assist graduate students, and graduate policies. During Graduate Student
Orientation, students also receive a packet of written materials which includes
the Graduate Handbook, information on various university resources, and
information on campus and community activities which might be of interest to
graduate students.
Graduate Assistant Training
Fall: August 22nd, 2008
All graduate students who receive graduate assistantships are required
to attend Graduate Student Assistant Training. This program which is a
full day program each fall, provides information with which students, as
employees of the university, must be familiar. For instance, students
must know about the American with Disabilities Act and they must also be
familiar with the definition of sexual harassment. Depending upon the
type of assistantship students receive, they must also participate in
sessions designed to either build teaching skills or research skills.
Workshops may focus on various teaching strategies, statistical software
packages, and/or database searches.
