BME Student Orientation Fall 2025
Mandatory BME Graduate Student Orientation
Fall 2025 - Schedule of Events
Below is the list of activities and information sessions being held during orientation. Please pay attention to the "mandatory" information in italics to know what sessions you will need to attend. There are several different graduate programs that are meeting from BME this week. Please note that this schedule is tentative and may be subject to change as needed.
Prior to Orientation
- Register for classes
- Complete CITI online certification for Purdue University (other institutions will not count) (send completion report to [email protected])
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Attend a 2 hour Responsible Conduct in Research workshop hosted by the Purdue Graduate School
- Choose Summer on the left hand side
- Choose Research and Ethics under Summer
- Choose a course with RCR in the title
Monday, August 18, 2025--Welcome to Campus, PhD West Lafayette Overview
| 11:00 am- | 12:00 pm |
Welcome to Campus Picnic with Current BME Graduate Students Location: MJIS South Lawn All students welcome! |
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| 12:00 pm- | 1:00 pm |
PhD, BME and IBSc Program Overview Mandatory for all West Lafayette PhD thesis students |
| 1:00 pm- | 1:45 pm |
Mentoring Discussion and Q&A MJIS 2001 Mandatory for all West Lafayette PhD thesis students |
| 1:45 pm- | 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm- | 3:00 pm |
Meet your Peer Mentor Coffee Chat MJIS 2001 Mandatory for all West Lafayette PhD thesis students |
Tuesday, August 19, 2025--Professional MS Job Search Training (Bring Resume)
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am |
Breakfast Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
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| 8:30 am- | 9:00 am |
Success in Industry & Career Overview Presenter: Bev Mentzer Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette)
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| 9:00 am- | 10:15 am |
Elevator Pitch Expectations and Practice Presenter: Bev Mentzer Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 10:15 am- | 11:30 am |
3 in 1: An Integrated Approach to Marketing Your Skills, Skills Marketing Plans & Practice Presenter: Bev Mentzer Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 11:30 am- | 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:00 pm- | 1:00 pm |
Converting your CV to a Resume Presenter: Amruta Inamdar Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 1:00 pm- | 2:15 pm |
Resume Review & Job Interview Practice + Break Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 2:15 pm- | 2:45 pm |
Internships, Co-ops & OPP Services Presenter: Jenny Strickland Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 2:45 pm- | 3:45 pm |
CCO (Center for Career Opportuities) Services & Toollkit Demonstration Presenter: Stephan Roach Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 3:45 pm- | 4:15 pm |
September Industrial Roundtable (IR) & Career Fair Plus App Presenter: Bev Mentzer Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 4:15 pm- | 5:00 pm |
Guidance for International Students Presenter: Shihling Chui-Dwyer Room: WALC B074 (West Lafayette) |
| 7:45 pm | 9:45 pm |
BMEGSA Trivia Night (West Lafayette) The Tap, West Lafayette (100 S. Chauncey Ave.) |
Wednesday, August 20, 2025--Indianapolis Overview Day
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am |
Professional Photos Mandatory for all Indianapolis students. Business professional attire; these photos will be used for our website and other announcements during your training at Purdue |
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| 11:30 am- | 1:00 pm |
Welcome to Campus Picnic with Current BME Graduate Students Location: SL220A All students welcome! |
| 1:00 pm- | 1:15 pm | Break |
| 1:15 pm | 2:15 pm |
Program Overviews Room: SL220A Mandatory for all Indianapolis students |
| 2:15 pm- | 3:00 pm |
Meet your Peer Mentor Coffee Chat Room: SL220A Mandatory for all Indianapolis students |
| 7:30 pm- | 10:30 pm |
BMEGSA Trivia Night (Indianapolis) Guggman Haus. 1701 Gent Avenue |
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Thursday, August 21, 2025--Professional Photos, MS Thesis Overview and MS PMP Overview
| 9:00 am- | 10:00am |
Professional Photos Mandatory for all West Lafayette students. Business professional attire; these photos will be used for our website and other announcements during your training at Purdue. |
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| 9:00 am | 10:00 am |
BMEGSA Coffee Social (West Lafayette) Room: MJIS 2001 (join our current students for coffee during the photo session) |
| 10:00 am- | 11:00 am |
MS Thesis Program Overview Room: MJIS 2001 |
| 11:00 pm | 12:00 pm |
MS PMP Program Overview Room: MJIS 2001 |
Friday, August 22, 2025--Purdue Graduate School Orientation Day
| 8:30am- | 4:00pm |
Graduate School New Student Orientation (different than BME student orientation) https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/admitted/orientation/orientation-schedule.php
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Monday, August 25, 2025--BME TA Training
| 5:30pm- | 7:30pm |
BME TA Training Location: MJIS 1097 Mandatory for all Fall 2025-Spring 2026 TA's (you would have received an email if you are supposed to attend.) |
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