New Graduate Student Orientation
New Graduate Student Orientation welcomes you to campus and the larger College of Liberal Arts and Sciences community. You'll learn more about the academic, personal, professional, social and cultural resources available to you at PSU.
All new graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend New Graduate Student Orientation.
Your graduate program may host a separate orientation program; contact your department for more information.
Fall 2024 Orientation
When: Monday, Sept. 23, 2024; 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. [Add to Calendar]
Where: Cramer Hall, Room 71 (basement level)
Who: Open to all; required for new graduate assistants and returning GAs who were not able to attend last year's event
Agenda:
- 8:30-9 a.m.: Light refreshments, including gluten-free and vegan options
- 9-11 a.m.: Welcome from CLAS and the Graduate School and introduction to campus resources
- 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Geared toward graduate assistants but open to all with an overview of GA employment and benefits, a presentation from the Graduate Employees Union (GEU), and an overview of pedagogy resources from the Office of Academic Innovation
Graduate Assistant Training
Graduate Assistant (GA) Training is designed to help you succeed in your role as graduate assistants and work toward creating inclusive learning and mentoring environments for undergraduate students.
This training is required for all newly appointed graduate assistants (as well as those who hold an appointment but were not able to attend last year's training). All graduate students are welcome to attend.
The diversity and pedagogy training consists of two sessions:
Living as and Supporting Diverse Graduate Students
In this session, we will discuss resources and strategies for graduate students entering a diverse university. All graduate students need support navigating the ins-and-outs of academia, though some are more likely than others to experience bias and discrimination along the way. This session aims to provide resources for all incoming graduate students, whether they are at increased risk for experiencing bias/discrimination, or whether they are well-positioned for reducing the amount of bias/discrimination faced by others.
CLAS is co-hosting this training with the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, so attendees will also have the opportunity to meet incoming students from units outside of our College.
When: Friday, Sept. 27, 9-11 a.m. [Add to Calendar]
Where: Shattuck Hall Annex
Facilitator: Tessa Dover, assistant professor, Psychology
Inclusive Pedagogy Training
This training provides practical, evidence-based, inclusive teaching tips that can be used in any classroom. Separate concurrent sessions will be held, one for STEM disciplines and another for humanities and social sciences disciplines.
When: Friday, Sept. 27, 3-4:30 p.m. [Add to Calendar]
STEM Session
Where: Cramer Hall, Room 401
Facilitator: Erin Shortlidge, associate professor, Biology
Humanities and Social Sciences Session
Where: Cramer Hall, Room 325
Facilitators: Lynn Santelmann, professor and chair, Applied Linguistics; Kate Comer, associate professor, English
Questions
If you have questions about the New Graduate Student Orientation or GA Training, please contact Heejun Chang, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs, at changh@pdx.edu, or Matt Swetnam, Graduate Assistant Program Administrator, at clasgrad@pdx.edu.