Grad Knights: First Weeks @ RU Fall 2026

Find all Welcome Week activities for Grads in one place!!

First Weeks @ RU Welcome Program is a series of September programs designed to help graduate students connect, build community, discover student organizations, learn about campus resources and services, explore New Brunswick, and participate in campus-wide events. Highlights include the LGBTQIA2S+ Graduate Student Welcome, Sex & Art Tour at the Zimmerli Art Museum, PRCC & Council of Black Graduates Student Mixer, APIDA Graduate Student Paint & Sip Social, Weekly Grad Student Pilates, and Community Walking Tour of New Brunswick. Details are available on the website. Subscribe to the weekly grad student life digest to receive weekly information on events and opportunities for graduate students. Subscribe at go.rutgers.edu/subscribe2GSL. We also encourage students, staff and faculty to follow us on Instagram @rugradstudentlife for program updates and reminders.

Registration / event information can be found here:

https://graduatestudentlife.rutgers.edu/programs-community/grad-knights-first-weeks-ru-fall-2026