New Graduate Student Virtual Orientation 2025

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.

Tuesday, August 26
-9:00am – 4:30pm — All New Teaching Assistants CETL Training

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

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:

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.

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
  • Adam Jussel, 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 – Shane Haensgen, Graduate Academic Services Manager (moderator).
• 3:00pm – 3:30pm: Technology Q&As – Therese Bohn, IT Training & Outreach Manager (presenter) & Cassia Patrick (Moderator)
• 3:30pm – 4:00pm: Financial aid Q&As – Ashley Williams, Financial Aid Adviser – Student Financial Services Center

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.