Graduate Student Orientation

The School of Graduate Studies welcomes new and current graduate students to campus!

New Graduate Student Online Orientation

The School of Graduate Studies hosts a New Graduate Student Orientation in a completely online, self-paced format.

Through the online program, new graduate students will be provided with information to help them prepare for, and navigate through, the first year of their graduate education. The program will also introduce new students to available resources on campus including but not limited to:

• One Stop Student Services
• Chester Fritz Library
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Center for Innovation
• Teaching Transformation & Development Academy
• Computational Research Center

Additional information will be provided to help students learn how to maximize their graduate experience.

Logging Into Orientation

Beginning July 17, new and returning graduate students will be able to access the online Orientation program for the 2023-2024 academic year. To access the portal, complete the following steps:

1. Claim Account and Confirm Enrollment: If you haven't already done so, you must claim your NDUS account and accept your offer at least two business days before you'll be able to complete Step 2 of this process to log into the online Orientation program.
2. Logging into Orientation: After claiming your account and confirming enrollment, you will be able to access the online Orientation portal.
   • Log into the Orientation program in the link below with your UND username and password.
   • The program will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and does not need to be completed in one sitting. Students can log back in to the program at any time and pick up where they left off.

If you have any questions about Orientation, please contact the School of Graduate Studies at gradschool@UND.edu.

Graduate Student Online Orientation

Fall 2023 New Graduate Student Reception & Welcome Event

The School of Graduate Studies will be hosting a New Graduate Student Reception and Welcome Event Picnic on Monday, August 21 for our new and current graduate students.

The event will feature information on graduate student resources, food, outdoor games, door prizes and graduate school giveaways! Students will also be able to explore the Gershman Graduate Center, a newly renovated historic building designed especially for graduate students.

New Graduate Student Reception

New graduate students are invited to attend. Please RSVP for the new student reception.

• Monday, August 21 at 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. (students may attend either time)
• Gershman Graduate Center, Room 302

If you are unable to attend the reception in person, please join us through Zoom at 10 a.m.

Graduate Welcome Event & Picnic Lunch

New and returning UND graduate students are invited to attend. Please RSVP for the luncheon.

• Monday, August 21 | 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Welcome remarks at 12 p.m.
• Gershman Graduate Center, check in at green tent on front lawn

The Gershman Graduate Center is located at 3233 University Avenue.