The CECS New Graduate Student Orientation provides the information necessary for our newest members of the UCF community to start the CECS graduate program successfully. The event will be hybrid (in person meeting begins at 8:00 AM in HEC Room 101 and the online meeting begins at 9:00 AM on Zoom) The tentative agenda is as follows (all times ET):
In-Person Only Program:
8:00 AM General Discussion – Dr. Ali P. Gordon and Heather Houser
Hybrid Program:
9:02 AM Introduction – Dr. Ali P. Gordon
9:07 AM Welcome Message CECS Dean – Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos
9:12 AM Welcome Message CGS – Dr. John Weishampel and Mr. Tyler Campbell
9:27 AM Program Specifics – Ms. Heather Houser
9:52 AM About CECS SAGE – Mr. Kevin Chan
9:57 AM Lockheed CWEP Program for Graduate Students – Ms. Alia Hall
10:07 AM UCF Libraries – Mr. Buenaventura (Ven) Basco
10:17 AM Q&A and Short Break
10:30 AM Academic Integrity – Ms. Jennifer Wright
10:40 AM Career Services and Experiential Learning – Ms. Sandra Leon-Barth and Ms. Madhvi Acharya
10:50 AM Insight from a Faculty Advisor and Department Chair – Dr. Abdolvand, Professor and Chair ECE Department
11:20 AM Welcome from UCF Global – Ms. Jennifer Haddad and Mr. Mark Hartman
11:30 AM Q&A and Short Break
11:40 AM Outlook and Closing – Dr. Ali P. Gordon
12:00 PM Program Concludes
Please plan to arrive to the in-person meeting at 8:00 AM ET or login to the virtual meeting at 8:50 AM ET. The link for the virtual meeting will be available soon. All CECS orientations for new graduate students are available here. Below are the slides from New Student Orientation.
CECS Program Specific Slides
CECS Fall 2023 New Student Orientation Video Presentation (Wednesday, August 16th, 2023)
Library Resources and Services
Library Resources and Services 2022 Spring CECS Graduate Orientation
CECS Scholastic Association of Graduate Engineers (SAGE)
SAGE CECS Graduate Orientation
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning Graduate Orientation
Lockheed College Work Experience Program (CWEP)
Lockheed CWEP Graduate Orientation
UCF Global
UCF IT CECS IT
CECS Grad Orientation – UCF IT CECS IT
Please visit the following to access the CECS Graduate Orientation Webcourse: https://webcourses.ucf.edu/enroll/7M7MPW
New Student Orientation Handouts
To-Do List for New Graduate Students