New Graduate Student Virtual Orientation 2025

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Schedule

Thursday, August 21
-CIE: International Grad Students with Assistantship 10:00am – 4:00pm

Monday, August 25
-1:00pm – 4:00pm — All New Graduate Students Orientation (Virtual) / Followed by “Meet-and-Greet & Resource Fair” (In-person) 4:30pm-6:00pm in the Student Union Ballroom.

Thursday, August 28
-CIE Orientation: International Grad Students without Assistantships (and any with Assistantships that missed the session on 8/21) 10:00am – 4:00pm

Friday, September 5th
-9:00am – 12:00pm in Bolton Hall rm 150 — All New Teaching Assistants CETL Training

Your program may also have their own orientation in addition to the required orientations. Please see the chart at the bottom of this page for more information.

Information and Registration For:

Image with text that reads All New Graduate Students
All New Graduate Students
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CIE: All New International Graduate Students
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All New Teaching Assistants

Note: All new graduate students should attend the All New Graduate Student Orientation. If you are an international student or have an assistantship, you may be required to attend multiple orientations listed above.

All New Graduate Students

The UWM Graduate School will host their New Graduate Student Orientation on Monday, August 25th, 2025. The event will be hosted virtually from 1:00pm to approximately 4:00pm

Orientation is designed to serve as a general overview of topics related to graduate student life at UWM.

The Graduate School’s orientation is different from any new graduate student orientation that may be offered by your academic program. Please check with your department for program-specific information.

Register before 1:00 (CDT) on Monday, August 25 to receive your link to the event.

Registration is closed for this event.

New Graduate Student Orientation Agenda

  • 1:00pm – 1:15pm: Main Presentation – Welcome to Graduate School
    • Welcome – Chancellor
    • Welcome  – Dean of the Graduate School, Bryan Porter
  • 1:15pm-1:45pm: Keys to Success & Graduate Assistants AND What are Fellowships and Assistantships?
    • Victoria Moerchen, Associate Dean
  • 1:45pm – 2:25pm: Campus Resources
    • Lori Bokowy, M.Ed., CHES, Emotional Health Promotion Coordinator
    • Chia Youyee Vang, Vice Chancellor for Division of Community Empowerment and Institutional Inclusivity
    • Andrew Snitka, Dean of Students
    • Michael Doylen, Associate Vice Provost and Library Director
    • Amanda Kienow, UWM Center for Student Experience and Talent (SET) Outreach and Communications Coordinator
    • Benjamin Schneider, UWM Ombuds
  • 2:30pm – 3:00pm: Alumni/Current Grad Student Panel 
  • 3:00pm – 3:30pm: Technology Q&As
  • 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Financial aid Q&As

Please check out our Graduate Resource page for all resources on campus that are here to support you during your graduate education experience! Graduate School and Campus Resources

Other graduate student orientations

Aside from the Graduate School’s New Graduate Student Orientation, the following orientations are specifically for students that are admitted to the listed program or department. This list is updated often so please check back for new orientations. Please contact the program or department for more details.

Graduate Program Orientations Fall 2025
ProgramDateTimeFormatLocationLinkContact NameContact EmailContact #2 NameContact #2 Email
Communication Welcome Event (for all graduate students & faculty)Wednesday, August 274:00PMface-to-faceVogel Hall 170Erin Ruppelruppele@uwm.edu
Communication and JAMs Teaching Assistants OrientationWednesday, August 279:00AM-3:30PMface-to-faceEnderis 103 (tentative)Sabrina Fuller Muñizsafuller@uwm.edu   
Communication Sciences & Disorders (CSD) Workshop with Dr. Liz DrameWednesday, August 209:00AM-11:00AMface-to-faceCunningham Hall, Room 107Shelley Lundsklund@uwm.edu
Communication Sciences & Disorders MS New Graduate Student OrientationMonday, August 259:00-11:00AMface-to-faceKenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (IRC), Room 1150Shelley Lundsklund@uwm.edu
Communication Sciences & Disorders Academic AdvisingTuesday, August 269:00AM-4:30PM by appointmentface-to-faceAdvising appointments will be sent to students' UWM email.Aliah Taylortaylo528@uwm.edu
Communication Sciences & Disorders Clinic Kick OffWednesday, August 279:00AM-12:00PMface-to-faceKenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (IRC), Room 1150Emily Belterbelterem@uwm.edu
Communication Sciences & Disorders Workshop with Dr. Sarah MacDonaldWednesday, August 271:00-3:00PMface-to-faceKenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (IRC), Room 1150Shelley Lundsklund@uwm.edu
Communication Sciences & Disorders Clinic Orientation with the Children's Learning Center (CLC)Thursday, August 2810:30AM-12:30PMONLINEMeeting link to come through the CLC or the CSD clinic.Bethanne Mazurczakmazurcza@uwm.edu
Criminal Justice & Criminology MSOnline VideoMSCJC_Orientation-Video 3.mp4Alyssa Sheeranasheeran@uwm.edu 
MSCJC_Orientation-PowerPoint.pptx
Economics MA & PhD; Graduate Certificate in Applied Econometrics and Data AnalysisMonday, August 2510:00AM-12:00PMface-to-faceBolton Hall 827Itzi Lazkanolazkano@uwm.edu
Educational Psychology Wednesday, August 275:00-6:30PMface-to-faceEnderis Hall 107Chris Lawsonlawson2@uwm.edu
English - MA, PhD, MA/MLISMonday, August 258:00-9:00AMface-to-faceCurtin Hall 368Andrew Kincaid akincaid@uwm.eduAlex Gillenagillen@uwm.edu
GeographyWednesday, August 279:30AM-2:00PMface-to-faceBolton Hall 410Alison Donnellydonnela@uwm.edu
Healthcare Administration (MHA)Tuesday, August 264:30-5:30PMONLINE TEAMS MeetingAnastassia Whitechris478@uwm.edu
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HistoryFriday, August 2911:00AM-TBDface-to-faceHolton Hall 341Filipellofilippem@uwm.edu
Information, Science & Technology MS (MSIST)By appointmentBy appointmentface-to-face/ONLINENorthwest Quadrant 3860https://uwm.edu/informationstudies/students/graduate-orientation/Toby Deutschdeutsch@uwm.edu
Milwaukee International Teaching Assistant AssessmentWednesday August 27 and Thursday August 289am-4pm in 30 minute individual assessments on Wednesday/ and 1pm-5pm in 30 minute individual assessments on ThursdayBrooke Haleyhaleyb@uwm.edu
Nursing DNPTuesday, August 269:00AM-4:00PMface-to-faceCunningham Hall G40Jennifer Carrerajcarrera@uwm.edu
Nursing MN-DETuesday, August 269:00AM-4:00PMface-to-faceCunningham Hall G40Jennifer Carrerajcarrera@uwm.edu
Nursing PhDTuesday, August 269:00AM-4:00PMface-to-faceCunningham Hall G40Jennifer Carrerajcarrera@uwm.edu
Wednesday, August 279:00AM-4:00PMface-to-faceCunningham Hall 795Jennifer Carrerajcarrera@uwm.edu
Thursday, August 289:00AM-4:00PMface-to-faceCunningham Hall 795Jennifer Carrerajcarrera@uwm.edu
Occupational TherapyMonday, May 199:00AM-12:00PMvirtualDana Washburnwashburd@uwm.edu
Wednesday, May 309:00AM-12:30PMface-to-faceEnderis Hall 995Dana Washburnwashburd@uwm.edu
Psychology - Clinical Psychology PhDWednesday, August 2711:00AM-12:30PMface-to-faceGarland Hall 204Chris Larsonlarsoncl@uwm.edu
Psychology - Psychology Doctoral ProgramWednesday, August 271:00-2:00PMface-to-faceGarland Hall 204Chris Larsonlarsoncl@uwm.edu
Psychology - Departmental New TA OrientationWednesday, August 279:30-10:30AMface-to-faceGarland Hall 204Jennifer Kunzkunzj@uwm.edu
Social Work MSW (Traditional, on-campus program)Saturday, April 510:00AM-1:00PMface-to-faceMitchell Hall 195Zach Chartrandchartra2@uwm.edu
Tuesday, April 85:00-8:00PMZoomhttps://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/96948036335Zach Chartrandchartra2@uwm.edu
Saturday, April 2610:00AM-1:00PMface-to-faceMitchell Hall 195Zach Chartrandchartra2@uwm.edu
Tuesday, May 65:00-8:00PMZoomhttps://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/91325056239Zach Chartrandchartra2@uwm.edu
Saturday, May 3110:00AM-1:00PMface-to-faceMitchell Hall 195Zach Chartrandchartra2@uwm.edu
Social Work MSW (ONLINE)Wednesday, May 712:00-2:00PMZoomhttps://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/92491520256?pwd=SO0aU2JiLG1VDMy5W4UYmvhvi8tYmN.1Michelle Jurvelinwilli574@uwm.edu
Thursday, May 295:30-7:30PMZoomhttps://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/97760511637?pwd=q2qpRbWooW0v6htcTDBKbQ8f3KQOhi.1Michelle Jurvelinwilli574@uwm.edu
Sociology MA & PhDWednesday, August 2712:15PM-3:30PMface-to-faceBolton Hall 714John Robertsjmrob@uwm.edu
Sociology MA & PhD w/ assistantshipsWednesday, August 2710:00AM-3:30PMface-to-faceBolton Hall 714John Robertsjmrob@uwm.edu
Translation and Interpeting Studies (TIS)Thursday, August 283:00-4:00PMONLINEMicrosoft TEAMSViktorija Bilicbilic@uwm.edu