To ease incoming the graduate students’ transition to UD, we invite all new graduate students to participate in New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO), a hybrid experience including both virtual and in-person components designed to introduce them to the UD Graduate community, help them learn everything you need to know to be successful and welcome them to UD!
The NGSO Experience(s) Includes:
- An in-person orientation program held on-campus on August 22, 2023.
- A Resource Fair introducing you to the many University services and Graduate Student Organizations on campus
- Departmental /program orientation (Please contact your department for more information)
- A self-paced online orientation course through Canvas, UD’s Learning Management System (Virtual)
Any questions about the New Graduate Student Orientation can be directed to grad@udel.edu.
NGSO Agenda
| Time | Agenda | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Check-in Light Breakfast |
Trabant Delaware Ave. Entrance Trabant Multipurpose Room |
| 9 – 9:25 a.m. | Welcome Session | Trabant Multipurpose Room |
| 9:25 – 10:15 a.m. | Meet the Graduate College Team | Trabant Multipurpose Room |
| 10:15 -10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | Essential Community Services | Trabant Multipurpose Room |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Debra Hess Norris, Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Chair, Department of Art Conservation
Lessons Learned “In My Life”: |
Trabant Multipurpose Room |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | Lunch | Trabant Patio / Food Court Seating / Outside |
| 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Resource Fair | Carpenter Sports Building Gym 2 |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Moo Mobile outside of Resource Fair | In front of Carpenter Sports Building |
TAO Agenda
| Time | Agenda | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 a.m. | Check-in |
Clayton Hall Lobby |
| 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Preparing for Your First Day: Practical Strategies and Tips for New Teaching Assistants | Clayton Hall Auditorium (Room 128) |
| 10:00-10:50 a.m. | We Have an App for That!: A Pedagogy-First Approach to Using Academic Technology in the Classroom | Clayton Hall Auditorium (Room 128) |
| 10:50-11:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Getting Started With Canvas: A Hands-On Workshop | Clayton Hall Auditorium (Room 128) |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
Clayton Hall Multipurpose Room 101A/B |
| 1:00-2:00 p.m. | Handling Tough Situations: Resources & Policies for Helping Your Students Succeed | Clayton Hall Auditorium (Room 128) |
| 2:00-2:20 p.m. | Accessibility and Accommodation in the Classroom | Clayton Hall Auditorium (Room 128) |
| 2:20-2:30 p.m. | Break | |
| 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
TA Breakout Panels
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Clayton Hall Various Locations |