Graduate Student Resources

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Check-In and Lunch (Dahlgren Quadrangle Tent)

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Plenary Session: Welcome to SFS! (Gaston Hall)

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Information Sessions (ICC Classrooms)

Optional concurrent breakouts where you can learn more about SFS graduate certificates and the many resources available to you across Georgetown.

2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Session 1
2:55 – 3:15 p.m. Session 2
3:20 – 3:40 p.m. Session 3

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reception (White Gravenor Esplanade Tent/Copley Lawn)

Please complete the GSFS Orientation RSVP form by Friday, August 12. Please fill out this form whether or not you are able to attend. Only students with valid conflicts are excused to miss orientation. Please check in with your program staff or email sfsevents@georgetown.edu if you have questions.

In the event that you are no longer able to attend orientation for any reason, please contact sfsevents@geogetown.edu.

**Please note that the combined GSFS orientation and your individual program’s orientation are separate required events. If you have any questions regarding your program orientation, please contact your program staff.**

In addition to formal SFS orientation programming, we have also scheduled opportunities for you to meet and socialize with students across all eight SFS graduate programs who share your interests. We invite you to participate in one or more of the informal SFS mixers we will hold over the next several weeks.

Migration and Refugees
Monday, August 22 at 12:00 p.m.
Location: ICC 700
Register for the Migration and Refugees mixer here.

Religion, Faith and Values (For Students of Any Faith or No Faith)
Monday, August 22 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: ICC 241
Register for the Religion, Faith and Values mixer here.

Veterans and Military-Connected Students
Monday, August 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Car Barn 250
Register for the Veterans and Military-Connected Students mixer here.

Students from Africa and the Middle East
Monday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Location: ICC 241
Register for the Students from Africa and the Middle East mixer here.

Students from the Americas
Monday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m.
Location: ICC 484
Register for the Students from the Americas mixer here.

Students from Europe/Eurasia
Monday, August 22 at 4:00 p.m.
Location: ICC 5th Floor – BMW Center
Register for the Students from Europe/Eurasia mixer here.

Students from Asia and Oceania
Monday, August 22 at 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBC
Register for the Students from Asia and Oceania mixer here.

Diplomacy Careers
Monday, August 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: ICC 700
Register for the Diplomacy Careers mixer here.

Business/Private-Sector Careers 
Tuesday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: ICC 700
Register for the Business/Private-Sector Careers mixer here.

LGBTQ+ Students
Tuesday, August 23 at 4:00 p.m.
Location: Car Barn Patio
Register for the LGBTQ+ Students mixer here.

Recommended attire for this event is casual to business casual. Except in the case of severe inclement weather, lunch and the reception will be held outdoors, and students will be walking between several buildings on campus throughout the afternoon. We recommend that you dress for the weather!

In case of severe inclement weather, we will communicate rain sites for the outdoor portions of the schedule.

Georgetown Transportation Shuttle (GUTS): Many students will take the GUTS buses to and from campus. Learn more about the different bus routes and schedules.

Georgetown Parking: While parking is limited on campus, and we encourage students to use public transportation, there are some parking options available. Learn more about driving and parking at Georgetown.

Click here for detailed directions to Georgetown from various points in the region.

Georgetown requires students, faculty, staff and visitors to have received a primary series (e.g., two doses of an mRNA vaccine) and, when eligible, an additional dose (first booster) of a COVID-19 vaccine, or to have an approved medical or religious exemption. Learn more about how to meet the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.

All students are required to take a COVID-19 test between 48 hours before and 24 hours after arriving on campus. Learn more about how to access free COVID-19 testing on campus.

Masks are still required in indoor instructional settings, such as classrooms and teaching laboratories, on the Main and Medical Center campuses. This applies to organized classes, but not to informal gatherings (e.g., in libraries, study spaces).

Masks will be required during the indoor portions of SFS’s graduate orientation.

More information is available about Georgetown University’s response to COVID-19 and public health guidance for Fall 2022.

Please email sfsevents@georgetown.edu with any questions regarding the combined SFS graduate orientation on August 17.

In the event that you are no longer able to attend orientation for any reason, please contact sfsevents@georgetown.edu.

**Please note that the combined GSFS orientation and your individual program’s orientation are separate required events. If you have any questions regarding your program orientation, please contact your program staff.**