Location: The Hotel at University of Maryland
The Graduate School will host its campus-wide New Graduate Student Orientation on Monday, August 19, 2019, from 9:00 to 11:00am, in the Calvert and Crossland Ballrooms at The Hotel, 7777 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD 20740.
The Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) will host its fourth Spouses and Partners of Doctoral Students Community (Spartners) Orientation concurrently with the New Graduate Student Orientation from 9:00 to 11:00am on August 19, 2019.
RSVP HERE: https://go.umd.edu/spartners2019
PASTRIES, COFFEE AND TEA WILL BE SERVED OUTSIDE THE BALLROOMS FROM 8:00 AM-9:00AM
A tentative agenda is below. We will continue to update this webpage as the event approaches. Until then, please take a moment to learn more about our Spartners Community and activities The Graduate School hosts for Spartners: https://gradschool.umd.edu/spartners
TENTATIVE AGENDA – ORIENTATION BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M.
Open to all spouses and partners of new incoming AND RETURNING graduate students.
9am
Doors open and attendees sign-in
9:15am
Welcome and brief PowerPoint Presentation of Spartners Mission and Activities given by Christopher Perez, Director, The Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
9:35am
Campus resources for families, spartners, children are discussed
9:45am
Q and A by attendees
10:30am
SPARTNERS BINGO
10:45am
Prizes are given to several lucky winners in attendance! (prizes for all winners - total value of prizes $200.00)
*Please note that the agenda is subject to change as Graduate School events are finalized.