Schedule of Events


UCLA Graduate Student Orientation
Friday, September 18th, 2009
9am-4:30pm

CLICK HERE TO VIEW A PDF OF THE ORIENTATION PROGRAM


9am-9:45am
Check-in and Walk-in Registration Ackerman Union 2nd Floor Lounge
Light breakfast snacks provided by ASUCLA

10am-11am
Plenary Session in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom
- UCLA Chancellor Gene Block
- GSA President Jamal Madni
- Janina Montero, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
- Claudia Mitchell-Kernan Vice Chancellor, Graduate Studies and Dean, Graduate Division
- Lori Pelliccioni, UCLA Alumni Association President

11:15am - 12:15pm
Keys to Success in Graduate School Workshops
Veteran Graduate Students give you the insider information.

12:15pm-1pm
Lunch - Box Lunch sponsored by ASUCLA
Lunch will be served on the Kerckhoff Coffee House patio

12:30pm-3pm
Resource Fair in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Over 70 university services and student groups will be on hand.

1:00pm, 2:15pm, 3:30pm
Afternoon Workshops (Schedule is now posted)
There will be 6 workshops offered during each of the three afternoon workshop sessions. Pick and choose the ones that interest you the most. The complete workshop schedule will be posted in a few weeks.

11am-3:30pm (start times: 11am, 12:45pm, 2pm, 3:30pm)
Graduate Student Led Tours - Tours start at Kerckhoff Patio
90-minute tours of the UCLA campus led by veteran UCLA graduate students.




ORIENTATION INFO

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. If you have not registered and still wish to attend orientation, you are welcome to attend, but because the lunch order has been made, you will need to bring a lunch or purchase lunch on campus (there are many excellent and inexpensive food options in the Ackerman Student Union where much of the orientation takes place).

Transportation

Graduate students with parking passes must park in their assigned lot. For students without parking permits who will be driving to campus, nearby metered/pay-station parking is available in Lots 4 and 6 for $10/day. For more information about parking, as well as using public transportation, please see the very, very helpful UCLA Transportation Services website.

Schedule Conflicts

The Graduate Student Orientation is not intended to take the place of your departmental orientation. If your school or department has planned orientation activities on September 18, you should attend those events.

Grad Week Activities

For a schedule of graduate student events leading up to the beginning of the academic year, click here for the GRADWEEK flyer.

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah will begin at sundown on September 18th. Students who wish to attend services near campus are able to obtain free tickets to both Liberal and Traditional services through UCLA Hillel. The website also provides information about accessing Orthodox serives. Click here for more information.