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DGS Orientation

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

1:00-3:00pm

Maryland Room (0111 Marie Mount Hall)

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Slideshow from Orientation

Video from In-Person Orientation, Spring 2023

DGS Handbook [also as PDF]

 

ONBOARDING FOR DGS/CGS

SESSION TOPICS

  • DGS Handbook
  • Future Orientations 
  • Systems Access (SIS, uAchieve, TerpEngage, Grad Optix)
  • FERPA Training
  • Graduate School Points of Contact

RECRUITMENT & ADMISSIONS

SESSION TOPICS

  • UM Recruitment / URG Support 
  • Grad School Application
  • Salesforce (Branded as TerpEngage)
  • Admissions Tookit
  • Admissions Overview
  • Assistantship Offer Letter Template
  • Non-Competitive Recruitment Fellowship - Dean’s Fellowship Program and Exceptional Recruitment Funds
  • Graduate School Recruitment Fellowships 

 NEW STUDENTS

SESSION TOPICS

  • New Graduate Student Orientation
  • Health Insurance Requirement 
  • Mentorship Expectations
  • TerrapinSTRONG Initiative

CURRENT STUDENTS: RESOURCES & SUPPORT

SESSION TOPICS

  • Graduate Pathways
  • Graduate Academic Counselor 
  • Red Folder & Mental Health
  •  Graduate School Fellowships and Awards 

CURRENT STUDENTS: POLICIES & PROCEDURES

SESSION TOPICS

  • Academic Services for Current Students
  • Petitions
  • Degree Audit for Master’s and Certificate Students
  • Dissertation / Thesis Policies & Procedures
  • Report of Examining Committee (REC)
  • Determining Status - Credits vs Units
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Impacts on Funding
  • GS Support/Reimbursements
  • Graduate Learning Outcomes Assessment (GLOA)
  • GradSERU
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