Graduate Orientation introduces our new students to their new community and connects them to an array of resources that support academic success and overall well-being.
Please direct any questions to gradlife@nd.edu.
2019 Graduate Orientation Schedule
| Monday, August 19 | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction to Graduate Studies at Notre Dame |
| 9:15 a.m. | Morning Session 1: Diversity & Inclusion, Disability Services, and Well-Being |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break and Tours of DPAC |
| 10:30 a.m. | Morning Session 2: Community Standards and Title IX |
| 11:15 a.m. | Announcements & Door Prizes |
| 11:30 a.m. | President's Address |
| 11:45 a.m. | Walk to Lunch |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch and Resource Fair at Duncan Student Center |
| 2:00 p.m. | Breakout Sessions at DeBartolo Classroom Building |
| Tuesday, August 20 | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 p.m. | Campus-wide Scavenger Hunt starting at Duncan |
| 3:00 p.m. | International Student Orientation - Requirements & Resources* |
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*Mandatory for all new international graduate students |
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| Games & Goodies at the Grad Life Lounge (2nd floor Duncan) | |
| 5:45 p.m. | Shuttle Service begins from Notre Dame to the Century Center in Downtown South Bend (ends at 10:15 p.m.) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Small Group Dinners at Restaurants in South Bend |
| 8:00 p.m. | River Lights Reception at the Century Center |