Welcome Week

Campus Tours

All tours meet in Mason Hall Lobby.

Monday, August 26, 2013
Tour 1: 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Tour 2: 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tour 1: 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Tour 2: 3:45 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.

Orientation Schedule for Full-time Graduate Students

Orientation is an opportunity for new full-time graduate students to become acquainted with the Homewood campus, services and policies, departments and colleagues. Prior to the start of the fall semester, graduate students are expected to attend both departmental and division-wide orientations.

August 26, 2013
International Graduate Student Bridge Program
11:00 – 12:00 P.M. – Successfully Transitioning to the JHU Culture and Campus Resources (location TBD)

August 27, 2013
New Graduate Student Orientation Schedule (Draft)

  • 7:30 – 8:30 A.M. – Breakfast and Welcome Bags (Shriver Hall)
  • 8:30 – 9:05 A.M. – Welcome
  • 9:10 – 9:40 A.M. – Orientation Session 1
  • 9:45 – 10:15 A.M. – Orientation Session 2
  • 10:20 – 10:50 A.M. – Orientation Session 3
  • 10:55 – 11:25 A.M. – Orientation Session 4
  • 11:30 – 1:15 P.M. – Administrative Office Information Tables
  • 11:30 – 1:00 P.M. – Lunch
  • 1:15 – 1:45 P.M. – Orientation Session 5
  • 1:50 – 2:20 P.M. – Orientation Session 6
  • 2:30 – 4:30 P.M. – International Student Program (Hodson Hall)
  • 2:30 – 3:30 P.M. – Campus Tour 1 (Mason Hall lobby)
  • 3:45 – 4:45 P.M. – Campus Tour 2 (Mason Hall lobby)

August 28, 2013
International Graduate Student Bridge Program
10:00 – 11:00 A.M. – Understanding the Academic Culture at Johns Hopkins (Location TBD)

August 30, 2013
8:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. – Mandatory TA orientation (sponsored by the TA Training Institute)

September 3, 2013
6:00 – 7:30 P.M. – Graduate Student Diversity Welcome Gathering (Location TBD)

Welcome Week Contact Information
Office of Graduate Affairs and Admissions
Shriver Hall 28
graduateaffairs@jhu.edu
(410) 516-2928 or (410) 516-8174

Part-time Students at AAP and EP
The orientation schedule above is pertinent only to full-time graduate students in Arts, Sciences and Engineering. Students in Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) or the Engineering for Professionals (EP) program are part-time students. Information about orientation for part-time graduate programs can be found at Advanced Academic Programs and Engineering for Professionals.