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Graduate New Student Orientation

The Orientation Forum for new graduate students is scheduled to take place on Tuesday August 27, 2024 at 5.30 pm in Lecture Theatre 1 (LT1), Roy Marshall Teaching Complex. Immediatey following the Forum, students of Taught Masters Programmes will meet in groups with their programme coordinators and faculty and departmental representatives for a pre-registration briefing and advising session.  Some programmes will offer this session virtually or at another date and coordinators will advise students accordingly.

Other Orientation Activites planned for new postgradate students include:
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  2. 1. A Virtual Panel Discussion: Surviving and Thriving in Graduate School:  A Discussion With Grad Students for Grad Students 
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  4. WHEN: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
  5. TIME: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
  6. WHERE: Online via Zoom 

2. Online Workshop: Time Management for Graduate Students, presented by Prof. Dwayne Devonish
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  2. WHEN: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  3. TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
  4. WHERE: Online via Zoom

3. Orientation Session for Research (MPhil, PhD) Programmes 
WHEN: Thursday, August 29, 2024
TIME: 6:00 pm
WHERE: School for Graduate Studies & Research (in person)

4. The Online Self-paced Orientation 
Access at: https://myelearning.cavehill.uwi.edu/course/view.php?id=101259
To log in, enter your Student ID Number as the Username
The Password is the initials of your first and last name, followed by @, followed by your date of birth in the format:FL@ddmmyy 

The Office of Student Services and Development (OSSD) manages a New Student Orientation webpage.  Visit this page for information on other orientation and welcome activities open to all students.

Any postgraduate student who encounters a problem with registering should contact the Customer Service Centre, Student Enrolment and Retention Unit (SERU) as follows: 
 
  1. Emailgradstudies@cavehill.uwi.edu (preferred method of contact)
Telephone: (+1-246) 417-4905 / 4125 / 4994 / 4977
WhatsApp: (+1-246) 230-5052/ (+1246) 826-0626