University-wide Orientation

University-wide Graduate and Professional Student Orientation

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Alumni Hall

2–2:30 p.m. – Welcome & Introductions
7th Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall

2:30-3:20 p.m. – Information Sessions
7th Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall

Student Wellness
Jay Darr, Associate Dean of Students for Wellness
Graduate School Ombudspersons
Philippa Carter, Graduate Ombuds in the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences
Introduction to the & Office of Compliance, Investigations & Ethics
Laurel Gift, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Compliance, Investigations & Ethics
Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Clyde Wilson Pickett, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Career Services and Graduate Professional Development
Treviene Harris, Graduate Career and Professional Development Manager, Office of the Provost
and Ryan Sweeny, Interim Director, Career Center, Division of Student Affairs

View and download the Information Sessions slides as PDFs:

Information Sessions Slides Part 1: Student Wellness; Ombudspersons; Compliance, Investigations, & Ethics Office
Information Sessions Slides Part 2: Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Information Sessions Slides Part 3: Career Services; Graduate Professional Development

3:30-4:30 p.m. – Resource Fair
Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
See the list of participating organizations.

4:30–6:30 p.m. – Welcome Picnic
Posvar Hall Patio (facing Hillman Library)

Keep in Mind

For the Fall 2022 semester:

In-person classes will return to in-person. For masking guidelines, see coronavirus.pitt.edu. We do not anticipate a return to all online.

Absences for students who are isolating should follow the practice used when a student is sick with any illness.