2019 Graduate & Professional Student Orientation
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
GPSG will be hosting new student orientation at the 7th Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall on Tuesday, August 20th from 2:00pm – 4:30pm, with a welcome picnic following at the Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall from 4:30pm – 6:30pm. Orientation is designed to welcome new and returning graduate and professional students and to introduce them to all that Pitt has to offer. The Welcome Address will provide an introduction to the administration and GPSG mission. The Resource Fair will showcase tables of organizations and services at The University of Pittsburgh and offer new students the opportunity to seek information and ask questions.
Please see here for the detailed agenda or look below for a brief overview:
ORIENTATION
2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Venue: 7th Floor, Alumni Hall & Posvar Patio
Welcome Address
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm – 7th Floor, Alumni Hall
Kenyon Bonner, Vice Provost and Dean of Students
Dr. Nathan Urban, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Strategic Initiatives
Yashar Aucie, Vice President of Finance, Graduate & Professional Student Government
Informational Sessions
2:30 pm to 3:20 pm – 7th Floor, Alumni Hall
2:30pm–2:45 pm
Title IX
Katie Pope, Title IX Coordinator
2:45pm–3:00 pm
University Counseling Center
Jay Darr, Director
3:00pm–3:20 pm
Mentoring Panel
Sharon Mickens – Career Center
Lisa Belczyk – PittCommons
Malena Hirsch – Graduate Student, Public Health and Katz Graduate School of Business
Sam Poloyac – School of Pharmacy
Trevor Sleight – Graduate Student, Swanson School of Engineering
Resource Fair
3:00pm-4:30pm Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
PICNIC & STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Posvar Patio
