Are you looking for a program that goes beyond the typical student orientation? A program to help you prepare for all aspects of being a successful graduate student or graduate assistant? Then you've just taken your first step in the right direction. You may have heard us referred to as GradSTEP.  Please don't let the new program name, Graduate Student Orientation, make you think this will be anything like what you experienced as an undergraduate student.  We have made some great changes to our program -- changes that will benefit you during your time here at BGSU and beyond!  

BGSU's Graduate Student Orientation ( GSO ) is here to provide graduate assistant professional development and to assist all graduate students reach higher skill levels in technology, research, and teaching competence, as well as personal development and academic proficiency. GSO is open to all graduate students, faculty, and staff and is required for graduate students receiving their first assistantship contract from BGSU. GSO is offered throughout the year as either The August Program or The Ongoing Program.

If you have not already completed our program, as a new graduate student or graduate assistant, you will soon be participating in the Graduate Student Orientation. GSO has a long history of helping new and continuing graduate students like you become familiar with the community and campus services available to them during their tenure at Bowling Green State University. Although the primary goal of GSO is to ensure that our graduate assistants are well prepared to meet the requirements of their assistantship assignments; we are also dedicated to you as an individual graduate student and are here to help you succeed with your academic goals. GSO has been developed and refined over more than thirty years. We continue to improve our program to ensure that the transition process is easier for students and faculty who participate, and that it has become a model program for many other institutions of higher learning.

GSO News !

Check out our library of video sessions! 
If you want to get a jump on GSO week, get familiar with campus, or for additional professional development - 
click here or on the Video Sessions navigation link and watch from the comfort of your own home computer.

Mandatory Training Sessions 
Information for GSO mandatory sessions on "Preventing Workplace Harassment" and "Preventing Employment Discrimination"
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These should be completed before you arrive for Orientation Week.

Welcome to the latest info for the upcoming Graduate Student Orientation!
August 13-17, 2012
Check out our great selection of resources to help get you started before you even arrive on campus!  Click here or on the Graduate Student Resources link on the left navigation bar.

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For detailed information about the BG community such as shopping, restaurants, maps, or places to stay while you are looking for housing, click on the button below.  Check the Graduate Student Resources link for more housing resources.