UC Irvine Student Housing - Graduate Student First Year Initiative

Graduate Student First Year Initiative

The Graduate Student First Year Initiative (GFYI) addresses the transitional and developmental needs of graduate students by providing coordinated resources and services in on-campus housing communities. GFYI supports broader efforts to enhance the graduate student experience at UCI, with the goal of providing an “on-campus experience for graduate students [that] will be among the best in the nation, with exceptional opportunities for research, housing, and co-curricular activities.”*

GFYI Goals

Help students identify and utilize the fulll range of academic and non-academic resources available on the campus and the surrounding community.
Support academic and personal development.
Help students build social connections, both in the residential community and academically across the campus.

Graduate Student First Year Initiative

examples of past programs and services:

Welcome Week Orientation to campus and community resources for students, spouses and families, including walking tours offered in several languages.
The PhD Comic Guy, Jorge Cham - a campus wide welcome event and reception.
Financial planning and stress workshop related to personal finances.
U.S. Slang and Idioms workshop.
Grad Central Station, a monthly newsletter featuring information on a wide range of campus and community resources.

*(UCI Campus Strategic Plan)

Grad Central Station

Current Issue

The Newsletter of the Graduate Student First Year Initiative

Contact Information:
E-mail: gradfyi@uci.edu
Phone: 949.824.5513

GRADUATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE GRADUATE DIVISION WEBPAGE BY CLICKING HERE.