Orientation

Grad Gator Starter Kit

Resources to Point Your New Students in the Right Direction

This webpage is a one-stop launch pad of orientation resources to help our newest Grad Gators get off to a good start in their graduate education at the University of Florida.

Also, click here to check out the latest details and dates for GradStart, our on-demand Canvas course orientation for our newest Grad Gators. Its convenient multimodal format provides information and insights that point them in the direction of success.

• Orientation Best Practices Video – A video on orientation best practices from the UF Graduate School.
• Orientation Best Practices PowerPoint Slides – The companion Microsoft PowerPoint slides to the Orientation Best Practices video.
• Downloadable Orientation PowerPoint Template – A starting point for your department and degree program new student orientation presentation.
• GradStart Faculty/Staff Course – This course mirrors the student GradStart experience, focusing on academic expectations, graduate student success support, and resources tailored to different student demographics (Masters, International, Online).
• New Graduate Student Guide – A PDF publication that helps newcomers get their bearings on campus and in Gainesville.
• Onboarding Checklist – Courtesy of the UF Genetics and Genomics graduate program, a sample onboarding checklist that you can mimic and adapt to let your new students what steps they must take after admission.

Questions?

• Email the UF Graduate Student Success Center at grad-success@ufl.edu.