Welcome to the CUNY Graduate Center!
We are excited to welcome our first-year Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics doctoral students to the Graduate Center. Congratulations, you are now members of one of the largest and most diverse set of STEM doctoral programs in the United States. To welcome you aboard, we would like to invite you to attend the GC Sciences Student Orientation, which gives you the opportunity to learn more about your program as well as the Graduate Center resources available to you.
An in-person orientation will take place on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the CUNY Graduate Center. It is advisable that the videos on the website be viewed ahead of time.
Hybrid Orientation
As part of the virtual orientation, we provide videos that students can view at their own pace, these resources supplement the general Graduate Center Orientation and One Stop process.
In order to make the most of this orientation site, we recommend viewing:
- Welcome message from the Dean for Sciences, Brian Gibney (below)
- Program-specific information from your Program Executive Officer on the Program Information page
- Information about GC Resources that are available to you on the Resources page
In addition, you are required to attend the following in-person sessions on Friday, August 22, 2025.
Schedule:
| 12:30 p.m. |
Registration | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Welcome from the Dean for the Sciences Brian Gibney | |
| 1:30 pm. |
Program-specific breakout sessions | |
| 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Poster Session |
You can participate in our in-person poster session which will allow you to get a sense of the exciting research that is ongoing within the Graduate Center Bench Science Ph.D. programs.
Message from the Dean for Sciences
B
rian Gibney, interim dean for sciences, welcomes new Bench Science Ph.D. students and provides a brief overview of what you can expect while pursuing your studies at the Graduate Center.
You can view the program videos here to learn about your program, and what to expect as you begin your doctoral studies at the Graduate Center.
Have questions? You will have the opportunity to have your questions answered when you meet with your Program Executive Officers, Assistant Program Officers, and representative faculty members in person during program breakout sessions on August 22.
The Graduate Center offers a number of excellent support services to help you navigate through your doctoral studies. You can view the resource videos here to learn about these services.
Resources highlighted include: Career Planning, Teaching and Learning Center, Student Disability Services, Research and Sponsored Programs, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Quantitative Research Consulting Center, GC Library, Writing Center, Wellness Center, Union Membership, and Core Facilities.
