Campus-wide Graduate Welcome and Orientation

• All domestic and international students
• Registration required: you should have received information on how to register from GradOrientation@uci.edu If you have issues registering please contact GradOrientation@uci.edu

School of Physical Sciences - NSF GRFP Workshop

Incoming Graduate Student Meeting — Virtual (Zoom recording timestamps below)

• Introduction to UCI Chemistry and Pre-Advising — Professor Christopher Vanderwal, Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs (starts at 00:00:02)
• Graduate Student Funding and Employment — Jean Macneil, Student Affairs Manager (starts at 00:35:32)

August 2026

Environmental Health and Safety Training (TANGO) — Virtual

Tuesday, September 1

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Department of Chemistry Orientation Day 1 — Virtual (Zoom recording timestamps below)

• Establishing California Residency — Anthony Wisman, Senior Residency Officer (starts at 00:00:19)
• Counseling Center — Dr. Saimir Thano, Senior Counseling Psychologist (starts at 00:13:12)
• UCI SHIP — Giani Sek, Manager, Insurance and Billing Services (starts at 00:22:22)
• UCI CARE — Madelinne Verdin, Violence Prevention Coordinator (starts at 00:39:38)
• Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity — Raid Faraj, Senior Investigator, and Kate Nespeca, Investigator (not recorded)
• Graduate Writing Hub — Dr. Evin Groundwater, Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication (starts at 01:12:48)

Wednesday, September 2

11:00 AM - 2:30 PM Department of Chemistry Orientation Day 2 — Virtual (Zoom recording timestamps below)

• Office of Access, Outreach, and Inclusion — Ash Hormaza, Community Outreach and External Relations Coordinator (starts at 00:00:27)
• UCI SACNAS — Loraine Sandoval Ascencio, Graduate Student (starts at 00:07:39)
• ChemUNITY — Annie McAllister, Graduate Student (starts at 00:18:55)
• Payroll Time Reporting System (TRS) — Physical Sciences (PS) Payroll Team (starts at 00:21:01)
• Mass Spectrometry Facility Virtual Tour — Felix Grun, Director (starts at 00:37:15)
• Science Library — Mitchell Brown, Research Librarian (starts at 01:00:04)
• Graduate Safety Team — Riya Singh, Graduate Student (starts at 01:35:41)
• Iota Sigma PI — Berenice Rojas, Graduate Student (starts at 01:39:37)

Thursday, September 3

1:00 - 3:00 PM Faculty Presentations - Virtual

8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Chemistry Lab TA Training — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: NS2 2201
• Required item(s): laptop
  • UCInet Mobile Access (Wi-Fi)

4:00 - 7:00 PM Welcome Event

• Location: Aldrich Park

Thursday, September 10

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Chemistry Lab TA Training — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: meet in RH 251
  • Lab training in RH 251, 261, and 581
• Required item(s): laptop, PPE (long pants [not yoga pants or ripped pants], sturdy closed toe and heel shoes, lab coat, safety glasses)
  • UCInet Mobile Access (Wi-Fi)

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM Chemistry Lab TA Training — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: meet in RH 251
• Required item(s): laptop
  • UCInet Mobile Access (Wi-Fi)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Faculty Presentations — In-Person

• Location: NS2 1201

9:00 - 11:00 AM Faculty Presentations — In-Person

• Location: NS2 1201

8:00 - 9:00 AM Individual and Group Photos — Laurel Hungerford Photography 

• Location: Outside Frederick Reines Hall
• Dress: Business Casual

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Research Education and Applied Chemistry Training for Safety (REACTS) — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: meet at FRH loading dock
• Required item(s): PPE (long pants [not yoga pants or ripped pants], sturdy closed toe and heel shoes, lab coat, safety glasses)

Tuesday, September 22

1:00 - 5:00 PM TA Professional Development Program (TAPDP) — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: HH 262

Wednesday, September 23

1:00 - 4:00 PM TA Professional Development Program (TAPDP) — In-Person (Mandatory)

• Location: HH 262