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Welcome Fall 2023 CEE Graduate Students!
Orientation Sessions
(Virtual) Advising Orientation
with Danielle Ramirez, Graduate Programs Manager
August 11, 2023
10:00am-12:00pm EST
https://gatech.zoom.us/j/96058882671
Danielle will give a brief advising presentation and answer all your the questions you may have as an incoming CEEatGT student!
Civil and Environmental Engineering Orientation!
August 18, 2023
Starting at 10:00am
Ford ES&T Building-aka “BioQuad” Enter at Atlantic and First Drive and walk straight back. Building also houses Chemistry and Biochemistry, Molecular Sciences and Eng and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
| 10:00 am-11:00am | CEE Overview with Dr. Lauren Stewart, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs and Danielle Ramirez, Graduate Programs Manager-ES&T L1205 |
| 11:00am- 12:00pm | Campus Tour with Robert Simon-Meet in ES&T L1205 |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | BREAK |
| 1:00pm-1:30pm | GRA Orientation (for new and current GRAs only)-MASON 3132 |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Specialization Group Orientations |
| CISE-Mason 2117 | |
| ENVE-ES&T L1205 | |
| GEO-Mason 1132 | |
| SEMM (includes ESM students)-MASON 3133 | |
| TSE-SEB 122 | |
| Water (includes OSE students)-Mason 222 | |
| 2:30pm-4:30pm | Q&A Tables: MASON 3132 |
| Student Services: Granting permits and general advising | |
| Information Systems Group: IT advice, granting building access, etc. | |
| Business Office: Answering financial questions, including payroll for new GRAs. | |
| Graduate Student Advisory Council: Answering questions related to the student experience. | |
| 4:30pm-7:00pm | Join us in the Mason Lobby for our orientation reception! Enjoy food and drink while mingling and current graduate students. |
Orientation Videos:
View important Orientation Information videos from the:
Dr. Lisa Rosenstein’s Engineering Communications course.
Other Important Orientation Sessions
Week of Welcome-a huge series of events welcoming you to campus
OIE Orientations for International students.
GT 6000 -Extended orientation program for first-semester graduate students. 8 Weeks long, hybrid format, 1 credit, pass/fail.
Graduate Institute Orientation (GradIO): Graduate Studies hosts several orientation sessions to introduce you to campuswide resources and policies:
| GradIO Session | Format | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | Virtual | Tuesday, August 8 | 9 a.m. Eastern Time / UTC – 4 |
| Session 2 | Virtual | Thursday, August 10 | 2 p.m. Eastern Time / UTC – 4 |
| Session 3 | Virtual | Friday, August 11 | 10 a.m. Eastern Time / UTC – 4 |
| Session 4 | Virtual | Tuesday, August 15 | 11 a.m. Eastern Time / UTC – 4 |
| Session 5 | In-Person | Thursday, August 17 | 10 a.m. Eastern Time |
| Session 6 | In-Person | Thursday, August 17 | 2 p.m. Eastern Time |
| Session 7 | In-Person | Thursday, August 17 | 4 p.m. Eastern Time |
Office of International Education: Visit https://isss.oie.gatech.edu/welcome-series to view OIE’s virtual orientation sessions as well lots of information about Pre-Arrival, Check-in and other important information sessions.
CSE Orientation:
The CSE PhD student orientation will be on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. The orientation will be hybrid. You have the option to attend in person or virtually.
If you want to attend the orientation in person, please come to the Coda building Room 230 on the orientation date and time. The campus map is at the link
https://map.gatech.edu/?id=82#!ct/56246,15646?s/. Once inside the building, please take the escalator to the 2nd floor.
If you want to attend the orientation virtually, the Zoom meeting link is https://gatech.zoom.us/j/98963738717?pwd=SFFEbk9HQWxjQnNyRllYNlBFS2tWdz09.
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The CSE MS student orientation will be on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. The orientation will be virtual.
The Zoom meeting link is
https://gatech.zoom.us/j/92793248027?pwd=ZHFlb1FSNjRRUUZVZXVpc2E0bTRBQT09.
BIOE Orientation:
Thursday, August 17 from 1130-5 in 1128 IBB