📅 Date: Monday, August 18 - Tuesday, August 19, 2025
📍 Location: Check the Orientation Schedule
🕒 Time: 9 am daily
✨ What to Expect:
Meet your classmates & the GO Team
Learn about essential campus services
Grab some free swag and snacks
Explore your new home away from home
🎓 Welcome to the Start of Your Grad Journey!
Graduate Student Orientation is almost here, and we can’t wait to meet you! This is your chance to connect with fellow new grad students, discover campus resources, and get a head start on your academic and social life at @NotreDame
From planning events to answering your questions (and handing out the best swag 👀), we’re here to make sure your first week as a grad student is unforgettable. 💚💛
📅 Orientation kicks off next week - Monday Aug. 18!
Meet Your GO Team 2025!
These are some of the friendly faces behind Graduate Orientation 2025 - your guides, hype squad, and go-to people for all things grad life at the Orientation!
📸 Swipe through to relive the sunshine, the sizzle, and the scenic views of Potato Creek State Park.
💡 Don’t miss the grand finale of the Summer Soirée Series - Rafting on the East Race on Saturday, August 30
#NDGradLife#SummerSoireeSeries#PotatoCreekMemories#NDGradSummer
☀️🌭🚣 What a Sunday to remember!
Our Cookout & Canoeing at Potato Creek on August 10 was pure summer magic - great food, peaceful paddling, and plenty of laughs. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us and made the day so memorable.
Need a paws-itive break from your day? 🐶💖 Whether it's for the ice cream, puppy snuggles, or both – you won't want to miss "Pups & Pints (of Ice Cream)"!
🗓️ Tuesday, July 22 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM 📍 Field House Mall, LaFortune Student Center
RSVP now: gradlife.nd.edu/programs-event…
🚨 New Date!
Grad Life Rafting on the East Race - Summer Soirée Series is now set for Saturday, August 30 🌊🚣♀️
Join us for a fun summer day on the water with fellow grad students!
🕒 10 am - 12 pm | 📍 East Race Waterway
🔗 gradlife.nd.edu/programs-event…#SummerSoireeSeries#Rafting
⚠️ Event Canceled
Due to forecasted thunderstorms, Grad Life Rafting on Sat, July 12 has been canceled for safety. 🌧️
Please notify any guests you planned to bring. We hope to reschedule -stay tuned for updates!
#NDGradLife#SummerSoireeSeries
GRAD STUDENTS LISTEN UP! Join SAO for a board game night in Hagerty Cafe (Duncan Student Center) on July 29 from 5-7pm. We will have Insomnia Cookies and a variety of different card games and board games for you to play, so grab some friends and come out for an evening of fun!
Stop by the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to enjoy lunch from Franky’s Tacos 🌮, painting🎨, and conversation about all the Center has to offer! Please RSVP by July 15th so we have enough food!
Link in bio.
🌞Summer Soiree Series is officially here!🌞
We have many exciting events coming up that are free and open to all graduate students, post-docs and their families. You don’t want to miss out on FREE 🆓 food, fun times and good company. Link in our bio!
This Friday is National greeNDot Day on Library Lawn from 9-11 p.m. Come celebrate, win prizes, eat free food, and sign up for trainings with GSL & SAO.
We're really excited to welcome the new academic year and new graduate and professional students to campus with the beginning of Graduate Student Orientation 🥳