Fall 2025 Graduate Student Orientation Schedule

Welcome to RIT, new Tigers! We’re here to help you get acquainted with the campus and all the people and places that make up our community! As you prepare for arrival, mark your calendars for the following orientation events.

August 17 & 18

Orientation Check-in and Campus Resource Fair
9:00 am–5:00 pm | Gordon Field House

Stop by the Resource Fair to get your questions answered, meet members of the RIT community, take care of business with Graduate Enrollment, and receive info about available RIT and area resources and services.

Graduate School Orientation Events

August 20

Graduate Career Bootcamp w/ Career Services & Co-op
1-4 pm | SHED -4300

Did you know employers start recruiting graduate students a year or more in advance? Set yourself up for success and get ready for the Fall recruiting season by attending our Graduate Career Bootcamp!

(registration required)

August 21

Graduate School Orientation
1-3 pm | SAU-Ingle Auditorium

A comprehensive introduction to services and resources offered by the Graduate School and across the RIT campus. Gain valuable insights into key resources you’ll need throughout your academic journey. Don’t miss this essential event to start your graduate school experience on the right foot!

August 21

Semester Kick-off Social
5-6:30 pm | SHED Atrium

Join graduate students, faculty, and staff at our welcome reception to celebrate the start of the semester! Various self-guided icebreaker activities will be provided to help you get to know fellow graduate students. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Department and Program-Specific Orientations

In addition to Graduate School orientation, you should attend your graduate program department orientation sessions. These orientations are often required. Times and locations will vary by program. View the complete list of department-specific events.

Department and program-specific orientations

Campus-wide Orientation Events

Additional campus-wide events have been organized for both graduate and undergrad students to inform, entertain, and ultimately make you feel welcome.

To see the full list of Orientation events, sign into CampusGroups and type Orientation into the search bar under the Events tab.

Sign into CampusGroups

Download the CampusGroups App

Steps to using the CampusGroups app for the Orientation schedule:

Download the CampusGroups app
Search for and select Rochester Institute of Technology
Then, select RIT Orientation 2025 and log in using your RIT account

Or visit campusgroups.rit.edu.

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