Graduate Student Life

Graduate Orientation Week

Graduate Orientation Week occurs two weeks before the start of fall term. Hosted by both the Graduate School and the Department of Chemistry, the mandatory orientation activities help incoming graduate students register for their classes, complete their paperwork, integrate into their divisions and learn how to be teaching assistants. Just as important, Orientation Week allows students to get to know each other, their faculty mentors and the senior graduate students with whom they will be spending time. While the events are similar from one year to another, the schedule does vary slightly. As such, rather than posting a schedule online, we send each incoming graduate student a Graduate Orientation Week schedule before they arrive in the fall.

Join us for Orientation Week to learn about

• Safety training
• Registration for classes
• Teaching Assistant training
• Human Resources paperwork
• Laboratory workshops

Engagement and leadership opportunities

The Graduate Student Ambassador program is designed to connect prospective students with current Oregon State graduate students. This program provides prospective and current graduate students with positive peer relationships that promote a more involved community on campus.

The Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) provides a graduate student perspective on topics related to the graduate student experience. The GSAC serves as a focus group for the Graduate School, student affairs and other administrative units at Oregon State University.

Disability Access Services

Disability Access Services provides accommodations including alternative testing and classroom access, deaf and hard-of-hearing services and academic coaching to enhance student success at Oregon State University.