Graduate Student Orientation

Time

Event/Partner

Location

10:15am

Grab a tea or coffee and get ready for the day.

RAR

10:30 am

Start connecting!

Meet your group and grad leader.

RAR

11:00 am

What’s it like to be a Grad student in Canada?

· Intercultural competencies

· Critical thinking

Fynn Adjei (International Education)

RAR

11:45 am

GenAI and Graduate Studies

Guidelines for using AI in academic & research contexts.

Kendra Stiwich

RAR

12:15 pm

Where did you come from? Where are you now?

Reflect on where we came from. What does it mean for you to be in Nanaimo on Snuneymuxw territory?

· Indigenous protocol intro

· A little Hul’qumi’num

Kendra Stiwich and Vanessa Moraes

RAR

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Lunch break

Main Cafeteria

2:00 pm

Creating Welcoming & Inclusive Spaces

Workshop presented in partnership with VIU Positive Space Alliance

Chris Yeast

RAR

3:00 pm

Graduate Students Mental Health

Realities faced by students and the resources available at VIU.

Kendra Stiwich and Vanessa Moraes

RAR

3:30 pm

Student Resources

· Research and Writing support

· On-campus employment

• Career Studio

Vanessa Moraes

RAR

4:00-5:00pm

Grads Connect

Mingle and meet

TBD