Welcome to the Graduate School at Colorado State University!
We are so pleased to have you join us for your graduate education.
The Graduate Student Council invites all incoming and returning graduate students to a welcome picnic. This event is focused on community building and is a casual event specifically for the graduate community.
Welcome Picnic
August 17 5 – 8 p.m. (moved from Aug. 18)
Lee Martinez Park Shelter
Add to your calendar
Self-paced online orientation
Below, you will find short, pre-recorded videos, slides, and flyers featuring resources and information for the graduate community. You are encouraged, as a new or returning student, to review or reintroduce yourself to the resources provided by the Graduate School and other university offices.
In-person orientation events may also be hosted by your department. Please check with your department for dates and offerings.
This page will be continually updated during the summer.
Go Graduate Rams!
CSU Land Acknowledgement
Graduate Student Council
Graduate Center for Inclusive Mentoring (GCIM)
Presenters: Dean Colleen Webb and Dr. Jozsef Vigh
Download the Breakfast with the Dean flyer as a pdf | Download the Mentor Monday flyer as a pdf | Download Find Your Community flyer as PDF
Webpage: Diversity and Mentoring webpage with GCIM information
CSU Writes
Presenter: Kristina Quynn, Director of CSU Writes
Download Fall 2023 CSU Writes flyer
Website: csuwrites.colostate.edu
Women and Gender Advocacy Center
Presenter: Mytch Cearley
Download resource slides and notes
Website: wgac.colostate.edu
Adult Learner and Veteran Services
Presenter: Lisa ChandlerLisa Chandler
Download resource slides and notes
Websites: alvs.colostate.edu/
Ram Kidz Village webpage: alvs.colostate.edu/student-parent/rkv/
Parking and Transportation Services
Presenter: Bradley Calahan | email: parking@colostate.edu
Website: pts.colostate.edu/
Please visit ridetransfort.com for the most accurate TransFort route information.
CSU Libraries
Presenter: Rachelle Ramer, Graduate Student Success and Inclusion Librarian
Download CSU Libraries flyer as a PDF | Download the GradChats flyer as a pdf
Download invitation to Grad Chats session on Aug. 17 or Sept. 8.
Website: lib.colostate.edu/meet-your-library
Career Center
Student Leadership Involvement and Community Engagement
Presenter: Catrina Vininski
Download SLiCE flyer as PDF
Website: lsc.colostate.edu/slice
Rams Against Hunger
Student Case Management
Conflict Resolution Services at the Student Resolution Center
Presenter: Ashlyn Friend, Assistant Director of Conflict Resolution Services
Download the Conflict Resolution Flyer as a PDF
Resource slides: Student Resolution Center
Website: resolutioncenter.colostate.edu
Student Legal Services
Presenters: Student Legal Services Team and Penny Gonzales-Soto
Resource slides: Student Legal Services
Website: sls.colostate.edu
Division of Student Affairs
Email: vpsa@colostate.edu
Website: studentaffairs.colostate.edu/resource/students
Center for Family and Couple Therapy
Parents and Family Programs
Email: parentfamilyprograms@colostate.edu | Phone: 970-491-6680
Website: https://parentsandfamily.colostate.edu/
Housing & Dining Services
RamCard Office
Email: ramcard@colostate.edu
Website: ramcard.colostate.edu
Download RamCard Flyer as PDF
Your RamCard is your student ID and is your ticket to just about everything at Colorado State University. They are required for all students attending on-campus classes.
Graybill Statistics & Data Science Laboratory
Presenter: Julia Sharp
Download informational postcard as a PDF
Resource slides: Graybill Statistics & Data Science Laboratory
Website: statlab.colostate.edu
Office of Financial Aid - Tuition Classification
Presenter: Lindsay Snyder
Email: tuitionclassification@colostate.edu
Resource slides: Tuition Classification
Website: financialaid.colostate.edu/residency
Research Integrity and Compliance Review
Presenter: Kimberly Cox-York, PhD
Resource slides: Research Integrity and Compliance Review
Website: research.colostate.edu/ricro
Research Safety Culture Program
Analytical Resources Core
The Institute for Learning and Teaching
Presenter: Katy Little, Associate Director of Faculty Success
Resource slides: TILT
Website: tilt.colostate.edu
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Module
As our CSU Principles of Community state, we have a commitment to inclusion, integrity, respect, service, and social justice to create a community where students feel safe, included, and able to learn. The Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Module is an important step to help students understand the principles and apply them to their work, education, and life.
Required Training Seminar for New Graduate Teaching Assistants
In the ongoing effort to enhance the effectiveness of undergraduate teaching and learning at Colorado State University, the goal of this annual required GTA Training is to equip every incoming GTA with basic institutional knowledge about CSU, review current learning and teaching Best Practices, and introduce a wide variety of resources that will help further their career as a CSU graduate teaching assistant.