Graduate Student Orientation (GSO) helps new graduate students connect to university life and their colleagues through program-specific orientation sessions, workshops to acclimate them to campus resources available to them, and vibrant and enjoyable activities like the Bison Walk, Personal Discovery team-building activities, or a Gallaudet Trivia Night.
GSO will take place on Gallaudet University campus from Wednesday, August 26 to Friday, August 28 and is open to all incoming graduate students.
Students who will be living on campus are encouraged to move in on Wednesday, August 26*. Orientation activities will be held from Wednesday, August 26 and last through Friday, August 28.
*Graduate Languaculture Immersion Program (GLIP) participants will move in on Sunday, August 9.
International graduate students who will be living on campus will move in on Friday, August 21.
Orientation Schedule
9:00 AM —
4:00 PM
Student Information Center
SLCC
9:00 AM —
11:30 AM
Orientation Check-in
First Floor of Edward Miner Gallaudet (EMG)
11:30 AM —
12:00 PM
Bison Walk
12:00 PM —
1:30 PM
Community BBQ
1:00 PM —
4:30 PM
Orientation Check-in
First Floor of Edward Miner Gallaudet (EMG)
9:00 PM —
11:00 PM
Drag Bingo
Graduate Program Orientations
11:30 AM —
1:30 PM
Lunch at Hanson Plaza
Hanson Plaza
Graduate Program Orientations
7:00 PM —
9:00 PM
ASL Trivia Night
9:00 PM —
11:00 PM
Movie & Food Truck on the Green
10:00 AM —
11:00 AM
Graduate Services and Resources - Meet and Greet with the Associate Dean of Graduate School
SAC 2221
11:30 AM —
1:30 PM
Lunch Reception with University President
Plaza Dining Hall 2nd floor
2:30 PM —
4:30 PM
Personal Discovery Program
7:00 PM —
9:00 PM
Community Night
9:00 PM —
11:00 PM
ASL SLAM!
Program Orientations Schedule
1:00 PM —
3:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
SLCC 1125
11:00 AM —
12:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
9:00 AM —
4:00 PM
Monday, August 24
HMBS403 and HMBS404
9:00 AM —
4:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25
HMBS403 and HMBS404
N/A - will take place before GSO
N/A - will take place before GSO
6 p.m.
Thursday, August 20
1:00 PM —
3:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
N/A - will take place before GSO
N/A - will take place before GSO
10:00 AM —
12:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
9:30 AM —
10:45 AM
Thursday, August 27
11:00 AM —
12:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
10:00 AM —
12:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
10:00 AM —
11:30 AM
Thursday, August 27
SLCC 3233
N/A - will take place online
9:00 AM —
4:00 PM
Monday, August 24
HMBS403 and HMBS404
9:00 AM —
4:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25
HMBS403 and HMBS404
N/A - will take place before GSO
N/A - will take place online
11:00 AM —
12:00 PM
Thursday, August 27
N/A - will take place before GSO
