# Orientation

**Source**: https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/starter-kit/
**Parent**: https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/training/

- [Faculty & Staff](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/)
- [Orientation](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/starter-kit/)

# Orientation

- [Faculty & Staff](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/)
- [A Word of Thanks](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/welcome/)
- [Graduate Faculty](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/faculty/)
- [Graduate Assistants](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/ga/)
- [Contacts](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/contacts/)
- [Recruitment Resources](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/recruitment/)
- [Training](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/training/)
- [Policy Library](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/policy/)
- [Graduate Catalog](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/catalog/)
- [Student Handbooks](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/handbook/)
- [IDP Policy for Faculty & Staff](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/idp-policy/)
- [Petitions](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/petition/)
- [Forms](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/forms/)
- [GIMS](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/gims/)
- [Awards](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/work/awards/)

## Grad Gator Starter Kit

#### Resources to Point Your New Students in the Right Direction

This webpage is a one-stop launch pad of orientation resources to help our newest Grad Gators get off to a good start in their graduate education at the University of Florida.

Also, [click here](https://gradadvance.graduateschool.ufl.edu/programs/orientation/) to check out the latest details and dates for GradStart, our on-demand Canvas course orientation for our newest Grad Gators. Its convenient multimodal format provides information and insights that point them in the direction of success.

- [Orientation Best Practices Video](https://youtu.be/laNlZ73pybg) – A video on orientation best practices from the UF Graduate School.
- [Orientation Best Practices PowerPoint Slides](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/ppt/obp-ppt.pptx) – The companion Microsoft PowerPoint slides to the Orientation Best Practices video.
- [Downloadable Orientation PowerPoint Template](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/ppt/orientation-ppt.pptx) – A starting point for your department and degree program new student orientation presentation.
- [GradStart Faculty/Staff Course](https://reg.pwd.aa.ufl.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=14786645&selectedProgramAreaId=10068132&selectedProgramStreamId=) – This course mirrors the student GradStart experience, focusing on academic expectations, graduate student success support, and resources tailored to different student demographics (Masters, International, Online).
- [New Graduate Student Guide](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/pdf/ngsg.pdf)  – A PDF publication that helps newcomers get their bearings on campus and in Gainesville.
- [Onboarding Checklist](https://graduateschool.ufl.edu/media/gradufledu/ms-word/onboarding.docx) – Courtesy of the UF Genetics and Genomics graduate program, a sample onboarding checklist that you can mimic and adapt to let your new students what steps they must take after admission.

##### Questions?

- Email the UF Graduate Student Success Center at [grad-success@ufl.edu](mailto:grad-success@ufl.edu).