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Graduate School New Student Orientation

   

 

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Crown Center Auditorium & Lobby
Lake Shore Campus

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ORIENTATION

The Graduate School is delighted to welcome you to Loyola University Chicago. While you probably know that your program offers you many services and resources as you begin your studies, you should also be aware of additional support available to you from other Loyola offices and the Graduate School.

The Graduate School New Student Orientation is a daylong program where you will learn more about campus resources and have the opportunity to meet your peers in the incoming class.

At the orientation, you will meet the Graduate School staff and hear from some key departmental offices that can support your scholarly activity and research. We will also have time to socialize at an evening boat cruise with all our new students, faculty, and graduate school staff. 

Please register by Tuesday, August 11.

   Graduate School New Student Orientation Program
9:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast & Registration

Mingle with your graduate student peers and meet representative from the Graduate School Advisory Council (GSAC) and the Graduate Students of Color Alliance (GSCA)

9:45 a.m.

Graduate School Welcome: Graduate School Deans and Staff, GSAC and GSCA

Departmental Information Sessions (tentative)
10:00 a.m. Information Technology Services (ITS)
10:30 p.m. Student Health Insurance (Bursar) and Wellness Center
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Campus Card & U-Pass
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lake Shore Campus Tour
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch, Graduate Student & Faculty Panel
2:15 p.m. -2:45 p.m. Community Relations: Helping graduate students connect to their new neighborhood
2:50 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Library Services
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Debut of New Graduate Student Lounge & Dessert Social
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Time: Get your Loyola Campus Card, meet with your advisor or tie up any other loose ends before the first day of classes.
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Chicago Skyline Boat Cruise sponsored by the Graduate School Alumni Group.

Only $25 for new and returning Graduate School students. You must register for the orientation in order to attend the boat cruise. Upon successful registration for orientation, a link to purchase tickets for the Boat Cruise will follow.

   Graduate Program Director

Each Graduate School student has a faculty advisor and a Graduate Program Director (GPD) in his or her selected program or department (in some cases, these may be the same person). The GPD is your programs central source of basic information about Graduate School procedures, forms, policies and services. Click here for a list of Graduate Program Directors.

   LOCUS

By now, you should already be familiar with LOCUS, Loyola's online connection to university services. LOCUS allows students to enroll in courses, view and process financial information, change addresses and phone numbers, request official transcripts and more. You will need a user name and password to access LOCUS, which you should have received with your admission packet. After you are enrolled in courses, you will be added to the Graduate School’s listserv, where we send out information and announcements throughout the year. Click here to link to LOCUS.

   Financial Affairs

Award Letters

Final Award letters are mailed to graduate students after all other required documents are reviewed by Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA). Final awards can include eligibility for Federal Stafford Loans; academic department scholarships and assistantships when graduate departments have notified OSFA; and other assistance for which OSFA has received notification. Award notifications to continuing graduate students are sent by email to the student's University email address and the awards are posted for student review in LOCUS.

Revised Award letters are emailed by OSFA to graduate students, as needed, throughout the academic year. Revised Award letters are notifications of a change in your aid resulting from, for example, a change in your enrollment, a request from you to reduce or reject aid, or notification of addition assistance.

For general financial assistance information, contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance at: 773.508.7704 or e-mail: lufinaid@luc.edu.

Billing, Payment Plans and Refunds

The Office of the Bursar is responsible for the billing of tuition and fees, collecting payments, processing refunds, and adjusting students' accounts. The Office can also assist students with payment plan options, account and fee questions, student health insurance, and withdrawal policies and procedures. Click here to link to the Office of the Bursar.

Student Health Insurance

Loyola University Chicago's Board of Trustees requires that all undergraduate students enrolled for 12 or more credit hours and all graduate and professional students enrolled for 8 or more credit hours (or registered for thesis or dissertation supervision) at the start of the fall or spring semester have individual health care insurance.

All students meeting the eligibility requirements will be enrolled in and charged for Student Health Insurance by the University to their student account.  If you already have your own insurance or are covered under a parent's plan, you may waive out of Loyola's Student Health Insurance by providing proof of other coverage and a credit for the insurance charge will post to your student account. Click here for more information about Student Health Insurance.

   Graduate Programs Orientations

In addition to the Graduate School orientation, your graduate program will host an orientation specifically geared to your program. You will meet faculty, personnel and other graduate students in your program. Click here for a list of Graduate Program Orientations.

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