Graduate Student Orientation

The School of Graduate Studies welcomes new and current graduate students to the University of North Dakota!

New Graduate Student Online Orientation

Our self-paced online orientation is now hosted on the Graduate Student Resources Blackboard organization. This orientation is designed to help you prepare for and navigate your first year of graduate school. It includes essential information about:

• Campus resources
• Academic support services
• Community and belonging
• Graduate school events and programming
• Research and innovation opportunities

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

Logging Into Orientation

New and returning graduate students are now able to access the online Orientation module for the 2025-2026 academic year through Blackboard. To access the orientation module through Blackboard, 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 Blackboard.
2. After claiming your account and confirming enrollment, you will be able to access Blackboard.
   • Log in to Blackboard using your UND credentials.
   • Navigate to the "Organizations" tab, located in the left hand navigation menu.
   • Once in organizations, here you will find the Graduate Student Resources organization site.
   • Click through the orientation module. The module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and does not need to be completed in one sitting. Students can access the module 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.

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Spring 2026 New Graduate Student Socials

New Graduate Student Open House
Monday, January 12 | 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Gershman Graduate Center, 1st Floor

Visit the Gershman Graduate Center to meet your peers, enjoy refreshments, and receive an introduction to graduate life! This event will feature a presentation and Q&A session at 11:15 a.m. led by Dr. Soojung Kim, Graduate School Interim Dean.

Please RSVP here to attend.
The Gershman Graduate Center is located at 3233 University Ave, Stop 8179 Grand Forks, ND 58202.

Spring Welcome: Online/Distance Graduate Student Social
Tuesday, January 13 | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. CST | Zoom

New and returning online graduate students are invited to an online social hosted through Zoom! Meet your peers and learn about all the resources UND has to offer at a distance. This event will feature a presentation and Q&A session led by Dr. Soojung Kim, Graduate School Interim Dean.

Register here to receive the Zoom link for the event.