Location: School of Public Health
The SPH Graduate Student Orientation will be a hybrid event from August 20 to 23.
The in-person component will happen on August 20.
Tuesday, August 20 | SPH In-Person Orientation
8:00 am 8:30 am | Check-in and light refreshments
8:30 am - 9:00 am | Welcome and SPH Information
9:00 am - 11:15 am | Terrapin Strong interactive session
11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Resource Fair
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch Pick-up and Student Panels
1:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Departmental Sessions:
- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics:
Programs: MPH in Biostatistics, MPH in Epidemiology, PhD Epidemiology - Department of Family Science:
Programs: MS Couples and Family Therapy, Ph.D. Family Science, PhD Maternal and Child Health - Department of Health Policy & Management:
Programs: MPH Health Care Management, MPH Health Equity, MPH Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation, PhD Health Services Research - Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health:
Programs: MPH, MS, and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences
3:45 pm | GSPH Ice Cream Social
Wednesday, August 21
10:30 am - 12:15 pm | Orientation Workbinars (Online)
- Graduate School Writing Center
- Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct
Alejandra K Galarce Diaz
Training Manager for Policy and Prevention @ UMD Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Overview of Career Resources for Masters Students Workshop (Online)
- University Career Center@SPH Team, Jodi Hammer and Nealofar Madani
1:00 pm - 4 pm | Department of Behavioral and Community Health Doctoral Student Orientation
Thursday, August 22
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | Department of Behavioral and Community Health - MPH Orientation
10:30 am - 11:30 am | Graduate School Resources for Doctoral Students Workshop (Online)
6:00 pm | Department of Behavioral and Community Health - Online MPH Orientation (Online)
Incoming graduate students are required to register. Visit the SPH Graduate Student Handbook for registration links and departmental orientation information.
Don't have access to the SPH Graduate Student Handbook? Email us at sph-grad-admissions@umd.edu