WELCOME WEEK
Monday, September 18th 7:30 – 10:15 am Program Check In Harris Student Lounge 8:45 – 10:15 am Math Placement Exam: Algebra Harris Lecture Hall 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Math Placement Exam: Calculus Throughout Harris Last Names A – F 140C Last Names G – L Lecture Hall Last Names M – P 289A Last Names R – V 289B Last Names W – Z 224 12:00 – 1:30 pm AfterMath Lunch Chicago Theological Seminary 1:30 – 4:30 pm Chicago Trolley Tours Leaving from Seminary 5:00 – 6:30 pm Day One Address Logan Performance Hall (Doors Open at 4:30 pm) Harris Student Government Welcome Sarah Boyle, MPP’18 Alumni Welcome CC Dubois, MPP’10 Dean’s Welcome Dean Katherine Baicker, Ph.D. Aims of Public Policy Address William Howell, Ph.D. 6:30 – 8:00 pm Day One Reception Gordon Parks Arts Hall
Tuesday, September 19th 10:00 – 11:00 am Coffee & Networking Harris Student Lounge & Cafe 10:00 – 11:00 am Running Building Tours Leaves from Student Lounge 11:15 am Graduate Student Procession Main Quad 12:00 – 1:00pm Welcome Convocation Rockefeller Chapel 1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch on the Midway Midway – Outside of Ida Noyes 1:00 – 3:30 pm Graduate Information Fair Ida Noyes Hall 2:30 – 3:30 pm Student Health Insurance Info Session Ida Noyes Hall 3:00 – 5:00 pm Graduate Student Social Midway – Outside of Ida Noyes 5:00 – 8:00 pm Graduate Council Welcome Party and BBQ Midway – Outside of Ida Noyes *RSVP Online for Convocation/Lunch/Social
Wednesday, September 20st (Business Casual Dress) 10:45 am – 12:15 pm Rotating Breakout Sessions Harris Classrooms (30 minutes each) Alumni Relations 224 Harris Policy Competitions Teams 140C Harris Student Government 289A
WELCOME WEEK
Library Orientation 298B Mentor Program Lecture Hall 142 12:30 – 2:00 pm Diversity Luncheon International House Featuring Audrey Petty, Editor of High Rise Stories 2:00 – 4:00 pm Harris Engagement Fair Throughout Harris 4:30 – 5:30 pm Day One Keynote International House (Doors Open at 4:00 pm) Featuring Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to President Obama 7:00 – 9:30 pm 8th Annual Academic Year Kick Off Downtown Chicago – Navy Pier Boat Cruise Aboard the Mystic Blue
Thursday, September 21st 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Survey Volunteer Day Gary, Indiana *Must RSVP Online (space limited) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Make Up Info Sessions 140C Career Development Office Student Life Advising and Academic Success ` Navigating UChicago 10:00 am – 12:00 pm “STATA” Program Training Harris Lecture Hall 142 2:00 - 3:00 pm Math Stat/Advanced Micro Panel Harris Lecture Hall 142
Friday, September 22nd 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Survey Volunteer Day Gary, Indiana *Must RSVP Online (space limited) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm “R” Program Training Harris Lecture Hall 142 1:00 – 2:00 pm Harris Link Overview Harris Lecture Hall 142 4:00 – 6:00 pm Harris After Hours The Pub, Ida Noyes Hall
Saturday, September 23rd & Sunday, September 24th All Day Hyde Park Jazz Festival Midway Plaisance
Wednesday, September 27th 5:00 – 7:30 pm Peace in the Age of Uncertainty International House Sponsored by the Pearson Institute
Wednesday, September 27th – 29th 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Incoming Class Photos 140A *Must Sign Up Online
* Schedule Subject To Change *