Graduate Student Fall Orientation Program

These events are a great way to meet graduate students from outside your department. Several events have limited capacity and require an RSVP. For those events please respond to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu.

International Student Orientation

• September 3: 9:00-3:00 Campus Center Ballroom

New Student Welcome (returning students welcome as well)

Pizza and Conversation (with individuals prepared to answer questions about GEO/GSA, stipends, billing, international student issues, health services etc.)
• Tuesday Sept. 8: 4:00-5:30, Campus Center 2215
• Wednesday, Sept. 9: 4:00-5:30 Campus Center 2215
• Thursday, Sept. 10: 4:00-5:30, Campus Center 2215
• Friday, Sept. 11: 3:00-4:30, Campus Center 2215

Using Library Resources and Online Services for Class Assignments, Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations – Library Staff

Healey Library Classroom 015 - 4th Floor (Center for Library Instruction)
Since the classroom holds a maximum of 25-30 students, please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu.
• Thursday, Sept. 10: 7:00-8:30
• Wednesday, Sept. 16: 4:00-5:30; or 7:00-8:30
• Monday, Sept. 21: 4:00-5:30; or 7:00-8:30
• Tuesday, Sept. 29: 4:00-5:30 or 7:00-8:30

Dessert Social with the Graduate Student Assembly

• Tuesday, September 15: 4:00-6:30, University Club, Second Floor Campus Center

Harbor Cruise (Meet at the Boat Dock at Fox Point at 2:45; bring a jacket).

The boat holds a maximum of 100 students. Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu
• Friday, September 18: 3:00-5:00

Stress Management Workshop – Brenda Hamady

Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu.
• Wednesday, September 23: 4:30-5:30 Campus Center 2540

Using SPSS and SAS in Research – Jie Chen

The Purple Lab, Healy Library, Upper Level Room 0042
Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu
• Monday, Sept. 14: 4:00-5:30
• Wednesday, Sept. 30: 2:30-4:00

Teaching Assistant Workshops – John Saltmarsh, Faculty and Director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and Elaine Ward, Doctoral Candidate, Higher Education Administration

NERCHE Conference Room (Wheatley, GCOE Suite, First Floor)
Please RSVP to Graduate Studies@umb.edu

• Tuesday September 15th, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Monday September 21st, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Tuesday October 20th, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Monday October 26th, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Writing Workshops – Meesh McCarthy & Erin O’Brien, Graduate Writing Center

Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu
(Meesh to arrange rooms)

• Thursday, Sept. 10: 4:30-6:00
• Tuesday, Sept. 15: 2:30-4:00
• Wednesday, Sept. 23: 5:30-7:00

Academic Integrity Workshop (Learn how to avoid plagiarism by citing and quoting properly) – Joan Liem & Rita Nethersole

Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu

• Thursday, Sept. 17: 3:00-4:30
Campus Center 3545

The Ethical Conduct of Research and the IRB Process – Kristen Kenny

Please RSVP to Graduate.Studies@umb.edu

• Wednesday September 30, 4:00-5:30
Campus Center 3545