The start of Fall term seems to breathe new life into campus
as we welcome back our returning students, and
the College of Graduate Studies
(COGS) recently welcomed about 800 new graduate students to The University of
Toledo. Over the past two weeks, COGS
had the opportunity to assist hundreds of new students in their transition to
graduate programs. Below are just a few of the events designed to help our
students start the year off right.
Graduate Student Orientation
COGS held two orientation programs last week: one program
for Main Campus (MC) students, and one for Health Science Campus (HSC) students.
During these face-to-face orientation programs, over 600 of our new students
received information on campus resources, heard tips on how to be successful in
graduate school, and learned skills that will help them develop both personally
and professionally. Since many graduate
students are also working professionals, COGS captured the orientation programs
so another 250 students will ‘attend’ orientation online.
Teaching Assistant Training
The Teaching Assistant (TA) Training program was held on
Thursday, August 15th and provided additional training to over 150
students who have received teaching assistantships through their department.
Information was provided to new TAs on topics such as getting started in the
classroom, creating an inclusive classroom, dealing with academic dishonesty
and accessibility resources.
Graduate Student Association Picnic
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is hosting a picnic
this Friday, August 23rd from 5-7pm in Swan Creek Metropark. The
picnic will help to kick off the new academic year and to provide information about
the important role that the GSA plays
here at UT. More information may be
found on the GSA website: http://utoledogsa.com/.
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