Incoming first-years must also complete the Graduate Student Orientation Checklist.

Date Activity
Thursday, August 10

Graduate Student Funding and Employment (Zoom recording)

  • Morgan Sibley, Student Affairs Manager
Friday, August 25

Chemistry Incoming Grad Student Meeting - Virtual

  • Professor Christopher Vanderwal, Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs
August 2023 Individual Area Advisor Meetings - Virtual
Online Modules

Campus-wide Graduate Welcome and Orientation

  • All domestic and international students
  • Registration required: you should have received information on how to register from GradOrientation@uci.edu If you have issues registering please contact GradOrientation@uci.edu

Environmental Health and Safety Training (TANGO)

School of Physical Sciences - NSF GRFP Workshop

Monday, September 4 Labor Day

Tuesday, September 5

9:00am - 3:00pm Department of Chemistry Orientation Day 1 (Zoom recording timestamps below)

  • Foundational Principles - Professor Christopher Vanderwal, Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs (00:00:05)
  • Becoming anti-Racist in The Physical Sciences - Professor Maxx Arguilla 
  • Establishing California Residency - Erika Montano, Assistant Residency Officer (00:41:59)
  • Counseling Center - Dr. Shaozhuan Li, Senior Counseling Psychologist (00:56:42)
  • UCI CARE - Joan Rich, Assistant Director (01:23:19)
  • Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity - Beverly Falco, Senior Investigator (00:00:01)
  • UC SHIP - Jennifer Burdick, Insurance Coordinator (00:27:56)

Wednesday, September 6

10:15am - 2:00pm Department of Chemistry Orientation Day 2 (Zoom recording timestamps below)

  • ChemUNITY - Graduate Students, Catherine Seo and Jordan Thompson (00:00:001)
  • Graduate Safety Team - Graduate Safety Fellow, Ethan Raffman (00:14:24)
  • UCI SACNAS - Graduate Student, Lydia Dean (00:25:18)
  • Iota Sigma Pi - Graduate Student, Camryn Wallace (00:38:47)
  • ReachOut TeachOut (ROTO) - Graduate Student, Jharrayne McKnight (00:49:33)
  • Mass Spectrometry Facility Virtual Tour - Felix Grun, Director (00:00:03)
  • Science Library - Mitchell Brown, Research Librarian (00:25:38)

Thursday, September 7

9:00 - 10:00am Faculty Presentations - Virtual

Friday, September 8

1:00 - 3:00pm Faculty Presentations - Virtual

Monday, September 11

9:00 - 9:30am Academic Counseling - Phong Luong, Assistant Director Zoom Recording

Faculty Presentations (CANCELLED)

Tuesday, September 12

Faculty Presentations (CANCELLED)

Wednesday, September 13

8:00am - 3:30pm Chemistry Lab TA Training - In-Person Sessions

4:00pm Welcome Event

  • Location: Aldrich Park

Thursday, September 14

8:00am - 5:00pm Chemistry Lab TA Training - In-Person Sessions

  • Location: RH 251
  • Required item(s): laptop, PPE (long pants [not yoga pants or ripped pants], sturdy closed toe and heel shoes, lab coat, safety glasses)

Friday, September 15

8:00am - 5:00pm Chemistry Lab TA Training - In-Person Sessions

Friday, September 15 - Sunday, September 17 Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, September 19

9:15am - 3:00pm Faculty Presentations - In-Person Sessions

Sunday, September 24 - Monday, September 25 Yom Kippur

Tuesday, September 26

8:00 - 9:30am Individual and Group Photos - Laurel Hungerford Photography (In-person)

1:00 - 5:00pm TA Professional Development Program (TAPDP)

  • All students, In-Person Sessions
  • Location: DBH 1600

Wednesday, September 27

1:00 - 5:00pm TA Professional Development Program (TAPDP)

  • All TAs, In-Person Sessions
  • Location: DBH 1600
Thursday, September 28 Fall Classes Begin