Orientation

Orientation Handbook Sept/2018 [PDF - 734kb]

Winter Graduate Student Orientation (January 2019)

The Faculty of Graduate Studies invites you to an orientation session for all incoming graduate students.

Date: January 8^th
Time: 2:45-3:45 pm
Location: Halifax Sexton (Engineering) Campus Richard Murray Design Building, Room G109 (Irving Oil Auditorium) [PDF - 224kb].

Light refreshments will be served. This orientation is for all new graduate students and will include a panel of current graduate students, information on students’ rights and responsibilities, academic integrity, and useful resources.

Please register for orientation by January 4^th, 2017.

Pre-arrival Webinars

"How to apply for a Student Visa" featuring Kewoba Carter from the Dalhousie International Centre to answer specific questions about visas, as well as services for international students. You can watch a recording on vimeo.

"Getting involved in Graduate Student life at Dalhousie" featuring Kaitlynne Lowe, who is a current Master's student and the President of the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Studies, you can view a recording on vimeo.

Online Orientation Modules

Start On Track - Online has 4 modules for incoming graduate students and is a great way to for you to get a head start and prepare yourself for your first semester. By completing the modules within this course, you will:

• learn tips and tricks to be successful in your first year at Dal
• identify on-campus resources that are available to you as a student
• navigate various university systems and processes (like Brightspace - did you know class information will be in there too?)

How to access the modules:
• Visit dal.brightspace.com
• Login using your NetID & password
• Click "Online Community - Start on Track Orientation" under "MyCourses"

Topics you will explore:

2018/2019 Orientation Presentations

Below you will find a list of the presentations (for the 2018/2019 academic year). The links in the Title column connect you to the video on Youtube. Their supporting file, if applicable, will be in the File column.