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Orientation is an exciting and important start to your experience as a student at Gillings. All new students are expected to attend and actively participate in all sessions. Please note that these are the only times during which orientation sessions will occur, and you are highly encouraged to attend all in-person/online synchronous sessions. Register for the schoolwide sessions/events. Please note that you will receive a specific agenda directly from your department/concentration with all of your other degree or concentration-specific orientation events. *Denotes required sessions for all new students.

Fall 2023 Gillings School
Virtual Orientation Agenda

These events are for newly admitted matriculated residential students of UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Thursday, August 10

Inclusive Excellence Videos:
1 and 2 release

Friday, August 11

Inclusive Excellence Videos:
3 and 4 release

Orientation Day 1: Monday, August 14

Schoolwide Welcome Recording: Watch Zoom Recording.
Passcode: .9Y8@?nk
School Wide Recourses and Introductions: : Watch Zoom Recording.
Passcode: ZbViDD$2
Orientation MPH Degree Overview Recording: Watch Zoom Recording.
Passcode: &d3fNb?p

Noon - 12:30 p.m. ET / Zoom
Gillings Dean
Academic Affairs
Inclusive Excellence
Student Government

Schedule a Visit with UNC Visitors Center.

Orientation Day 2: Tuesday, August 15

Schoolwide Resources and Services
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET / Zoom
Embedded Counselor
Student Resources
Career Services
Global Resources
Watch on Zoom.

MPH Degree Overview
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET / Zoom
Welcome to the MPH
Degree Requirements/Timeline
MPH Core Overview
MPH Practicum Overview
Advising and Course Registration
Watch on Zoom.

Inclusive Excellence Debrief Discussion Session (In-person)
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
133 Rosenau Hall

Orientation Day 3: Wednesday, August 16

In-person Graduate School New Student Orientation
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Click Here

New student T-shirt pick-up in the MHRC Atrium
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Orientation Day 4: Thursday, August 17

MPH Concentration Sessions
9 a.m. - Noon

MPH Concentrations
1. Environment, Climate and Health: 228 Rosenau Hall
2. Health Behavior: 235 Rosenau Hall
3. Nutrition: 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
4. Maternal, Child and Family Health: 2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
5. Leadership in Practice: 2308 McGavran-Greenberg Hall

Noon - 12:30 p.m.: Students leaving their session can grab a boxed lunch and take it to the outdoor/atrium seats.
12:30 - 1 p.m.: Students entering a session can grab a boxed lunch and take it to their assigned room.

MPH Concentration Sessions
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
6. Nutrition and Dietetics: 2308 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
7. Applied Epidemiology: 2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
8. Global Health: 228 Rosenau Hall
9. Health Policy and Management: 235 Rosenau Hall<
10. Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights: 2306 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
11. Population Health for Clinicians: 1304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall

Inclusive Excellence Debrief Discussion Session (In person)
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
133 Rosenau Hall

Orientation Day 5: Friday, August 18

Non-MPH Program Sessions
In person 9 a.m.-Noon
1. MCH PhD/RO 228
2. EPID PhD/MCG 2306
3. HB PhD/MCG 2305
4. ESE Grad degrees/RO 235
5. NUTR PhD/MCG 2301
6. BIOS All/RO 133 & MCG 2308
7. HPM PhD/RO 123

Noon - 12:30 p.m.: Leaving students grab a boxed lunch and take to outdoor/atrium seats.
12:30 - 1 p.m.: Entering students grab a boxed lunch and take it to assigned room.

Non-MPH Program Sessions
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8. HPM BSPH/MCG 2308
9. ENHS BSPH/MHRC 001
10. NUTR BSPH/MCG 2306

MPH Students Only: MPH STATA Bootcamp (In-person)
1 p.m.- 3 p.m.
235 Rosenau Hall
Residential MPH: Register Here
MPH@UNC & Asheville: Register Here

Connecting to Campus Resources
Accessing STATA Through Virtual Lab

Inclusive Excellence Debrief Discussion Session (In-person)

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
133 Rosenau Hall

Gillings Day of Service: Saturday, August 19th

Gillings Virtual Schoolwide Welcome and Orientation Webinars

Monday, August 14, Noon-12:30 p.m.
School Wide Welcome Passcode: .9Y8@?nk
School Wide Recourses and Introductions Passcode: ZbViDD$2
Orientation MPH Degree Overview Passcode: &d3fNb?p

Connect with Your Academic Coordinator Sessions

Monday, August 14 - Thursday, August 17

MOSAIC Building Community Event (Meeting Other Students and Colleagues to Advance an Inclusive Climate)

This event was originally created to welcome incoming students of color into the Gillings Community where they can engage with other Gillings students, staff, faculty and administrators of color. Today, we welcome all incoming students adding their diverse and nuanced experiences to stop by for refreshments and camaraderie at this year’s MOSAIC Building Community Event as part of the Gillings orientation. We are committed to ensuring you feel connected and supported throughout your time at Gillings. Registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, August 17th
6 p.m. in the Atrium (Michael Hooker Research Center)

If you have questions about this event, please contact Gemma Herrera, Coordinator of Diversity Programs & Recruitment for Inclusive Excellence, at ggherrer@unc.edu

Gillings Inclusive Excellence Trainings and Debrief Discussions

Gillings Inclusive Excellence recorded sessions will be posted on August 10 and 11. Students must register for one Inclusive Excellence discussion session to attend on August 15, 17 or 18 in Rosenau 133.

UNC Graduate School Orientation for all Graduate Students

To help you prepare for your graduate studies here at Carolina, we invite you to attend this orientation, which will feature important resources, university policies, and panel discussions with faculty and graduate students.

Thursday, August 17

MPH Concentrations Overview

More Concentration Agendas Coming Soon
A boxed lunch will be provided to all students attending in-person sessions on August 17-18; seating is available outdoors, in the upper/lower atriums, and within classrooms.

Non-MPH Programs Overview

More Program agendas coming soon
A boxed lunch will be provided to all students attending in-person sessions on August 17-18; seating is available outdoors, in the upper/lower atriums, and within classrooms.

University International Graduate Student Welcome and Orientation (Hosted by UNC ISSS)

All international students are required to attend International Student Orientation. This session is mandatory for all F-1 and J-1 students and will cover crucial immigration information and campus resources for new international students. (Note that International Student Orientation is separate from other orientation sessions you may be required to attend.) Please use the registration link below to register. You will need to register using your UNC email account.

Orientation: Friday, August 18th, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Gillings T-shirt Days

As a new student, pick up your Gillings t-shirt in the atrium of Michael Hooker Research Center on
Wednesday, August 16- Friday, August 18.

Student Organizations and Activities Fair

TBD

Carolina Family Weekend

Carolina Family Weekend is full of tradition and excitement. It is a wonderful time for families to reconnect with their student(s), meet other Carolina families, and connect with faculty and staff. There are exciting programs and events to explore and enjoy all within the vibrant, Carolina community.

Friday, October 27- Sunday, October 29

University Day

University Day is an occasion to remember the University’s past and celebrate its future. The date, October 12, marks the laying of the cornerstone of Old East, the institution’s first building and the oldest state university building in the nation.

Gillings Building Community: Welcoming Our International Student Community

Tuesday, August 15
9 a.m.-11 a.m.


We welcome all incoming students to hear from current international students and friends to build camaraderie and help transition to a U.S. academic setting. This is a new events that is part of the Gillings orientation. We are committed to ensuring you feel connected and supported throughout your time at Gillings. Registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

Gilling's Day of Service

Hosted by Student Government on Saturday, August 19
Habitat for Humanity
8 a.m. - Noon

Bolin Creek Trail Clean Up
9 a.m. - Noon

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