Orientation Resources

GradStart is the Graduate School's home for orientation resources for all incoming graduate students. GradStart is a Canvas-based orientation program. It provides asynchronous modules which contain an introduction to academic expectations at UF. GradStart materials and the event schedule are both accessible through eLearning, and all graduate students are invited to begin navigating the course prior their first semester.  Most live sessions will be recorded and posted in the GradStart Canvas course. 

Master's and Doctoral students who have been admitted will be added to GradStart. The course will open, Thursday, August 1st, 2024. 

Note: GradStart event attendance is strongly encouraged. They are not meant to replace program-level activities, which will be held separately, but are very helpful for acquainting new graduate students with available resources. The F-1 session is required for international students, beginning at 1:00 pm on August  14th.

August 13^th, 2024

10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST): Graduate School welcome and Keynote   

August 14^th, 2024

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm  pm (EST): F1- International Student Orientation and Cross Cultural Adjustment (Mandatory for F-1 International Students)

August 15^th, 2024

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Virtual OneStop- Graduate Student Edition. Learn about and visit with team members in UF's OneStop and the Human Resources -Benefits and Gator Grad Care.

August 30th, 2024

11:00am- 2:00pm: Fall Welcome and Organization & Resource Fair. This event is in-person located in the Reitz Student Union

All Zoom Session links and recordings can be found in the GradStart Canvas Course. If you do not See the course in your dashboard at  https://elearning.ufl.edu/, AFTER August 1st, Please send your Gatorlink to Grad-Success@ufl.edu 

In collaboration with the Center for Teaching Excellence, the UF Graduate School will host the Fall 2024 New Teaching Assistant (TA) Orientation. TA Orientation is offered in two parts and mandatory for graduate students who will be teaching assistants for the first time, beginning with the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 semesters. 

• Part one will feature a welcome and overview of the TA role, a keynote speaker, opportunities to learn from experienced TAs and Faculty while engaging with the panel of experts, and pertinent information from Graduate Assistants United (GAU).   
• Part two will take place via a Canvas course for the duration of the fall semester. New TAs will navigate through modules in Canvas/E-Learning to learn about regulations and policies such as student records, classroom management, disability and academic accommodations, best practices, and resources for new TAs.  

Registration 

New TAs can self-register for the TA Orientation 2024 here.

Questions 

If you have any questions about TA Orientation, please email grad-success@ufl.edu