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Incoming Master's & Ph.D. Students
WELCOME & ORIENTATION SCHEDULE

Pre-On Campus Activities
(VIRTUAL)
JULY - AUGUST
TBA
Available after August 1st

International Graduate Student Institute (IGSI)
AUGUST 17 - 21, 2026
The one-week institute is designed to work with international teaching assistants (ITAs). The mission of the IGSI is to help graduate students for whom English is a second language understand the culture and norms of college classrooms in the U.S., as well as provide opportunities for teaching practice as they work on developing their language skills in their disciplines.


Teacher-Assistant (TA) & Graduate Assistant (GA)
Symposium
(IN-PERSON)
AUGUST 25, 2026
New Student Orientation (NSO)
(IN-PERSON)
AUGUST 26 & 27, 2026
August 26
8:30 - 4:00
August 27
8:30 - 1:00
Responsible Conduct for Research
*Required for PhD students & Master's students invited

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