New Graduate Student Orientation
Welcome to Virginia Tech!
Fall 2026 Orientation for New Graduate Students
Online Students
Thursday, August 20, 2026
6-7:30pm, Zoom
Blacksburg Campus
Friday, August 21, 2026
9:00am, Graduate Life Center (GLC) Auditorium
Coffee and breakfast refreshments will be available from 8:30-9:00am
Register for the Blacksburg Orientation
D.C. Area Campus
Saturday, August 22, 2026
8:30am-12:00pm, Academic Builiding One, Alexandria
You can also view the checklist for grad students, check out events and activities, learn how to get started as a student, and view the pre-recorded resource videos below.
Getting Started as a Student, December 2025
How to Find Community, Zoom session, June 2025
Accepted, Now What? Zoom session, March 2025 (View the workshop slides)
Managing Expectations in a Research Program
I Have an Assistantship. Now What?