Congratulations to our newly admitted graduate students! Join us for Graduate New Student Day! This program is designed to provide information to ease your transition into graduate school.

Welcome Reception and Orientation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Faculty Dining Room, Music Building
Check-in opens at 5:30 PM
 - Learn what to expect as a graduate student
 - Meet, greet and eat with departments, Deans and faculty members!

Grad Student Central
We recognize that some students may still have questions, need their ID or to visit with their graduate departmental advisor. Because of that, we have arranged a days’ worth of optional activities that you can attend. Everything will lead up to our Welcome Reception and Orientation in the Faculty Dining Room at 6:00 PM! Check out the schedule below!

12:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Visit Grad Student Central!
Shuster Hall CIS Information Desk
 - Staff and volunteers will be available to assist students in getting to Common Departmental Advising and the ID Room.
 - Graduate Admissions and Graduate Studies will also be available for assistance.
 - From 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM an IT staff member will be assisting students in the Shuster Hall Computer lab.

3:30 PM - 5:20 PM: Attend a Workshop! 
Carman Hall Classrooms 
Choose one workshop per time slot

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM: Concurrent Graduate Workshops
4:30 PM - 5:20 PM: Concurrent Graduate Workshops

Workshops:

Introduction to the Leonard Lief Library: Ready to Meet Your Graduate Research Needs
Get a head start on your coursework by exploring the ins and outs of the Leonard Lief Library through a virtual tour and introduction to discovery tools and online resources. You will leave the session being able to identify ways that the library can support you as you begin your Lehman graduate program.

IT @ Lehman
Session will cover access to essential IT services including email, CUNYfirst and Blackboard; support services including the Help Desk, instructor-led and online -IT training, and documentation; mobile computing; facilities including the IT -Center, smart classrooms and the Media Services.

Summarizing and Synthesizing Sources – A Refresher Workshop (ISSP)
This workshop will provide an overview of some key elements of writing a research paper, with a focus on using sources ethically during the preliminary stages of the researching and writing process. We’ll look at samples of accurate and fair paraphrase, and discuss strategies for avoiding inadvertent plagiarism of sources. In an interactive exercise, we’ll also practice the art of concise summary while looking at stand-up comedy clips.

To register for Graduate Student Welcome Day please click here.