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Hello, my name is O-BOOK 2014 1 WELCOME NEW STUDENTS! ORIENTATION 2014 On behalf of the College of the University of Chicago, we would like to welcome you and your family to the University. You are joining a growing community of 350,000 students, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends from around the world who will enrich your education every day. O-Book This Orientation Book (O-Book) is your primary resource for the schedule of Orientation activities and meetings. Read through the O-Book carefully to learn about campus resources and activities, as well as to ensure that you know when to attend required meetings and when to register for Autumn Quarter classes. You can also access the O-Book online and via your mobile device by visiting obook.uchicago.edu. You’ll be able to download Orientation events to your calendar. Throughout the week-long Orientation program, our staff and over 200 student volunteers (collectively referred to as O-Aides), including Student Directors, Orientation Leaders, International O-Aides, House O-Aides, and Registration O-Aides, will be on hand to answer your questions. Our community cares about your success and we hope you will take advantage of the many opportunities and resources presented to you this week. They will come in handy over the course of your education in the College, and you will learn how they will benefit you for the rest of your life. Orientation is coordinated by the College Programming Office (CPO), located in Harper Memorial 152, at 1116 East 59th Street. (See the map on the back.) If we can help in any way during Orientation, as well as during the academic year, please stop by, call us at 773.702.8616, or e-mail us at [email protected]. You can also find information at orientation.uchicago.edu and at my.uchicago.edu in the “My O-Week” tab of the Incoming Student portlet. If you enjoy Orientation, be sure to like us on Facebook at facebook.com/UChicagoCPO and keep up with the CPO and other College news by following us on Twitter @UChicagoCollege. We hope you enjoy this exciting week—a chance to meet your classmates and become acclimated to campus before classes begin! College Programming Office Staff Lori Hurvitz Elizabeth Bynum, Class of 2015 Associate Dean for College Programming Avra Mouzakis, Class of 2015 and Student Services Miguel Ortega, Class of 2017 Régine Enuson, AB’03 Amanda Pagul, Class of 2015 Director of Class Programs Ray Thamthieng, Class of 2016 Matthew Hendricks Freddy Tsao, Class of 2016 Associate Director for Parent and Family Relations Shiro Wachira, Class of 2016 Carrie Murphey Jeff Wang, Class of 2016 Assistant Director of Class Programs Shoshannah Feinberg College Events Coordinator College Programming Assistants 1 Orientation Week Highlights Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Move-In and Class Day Maroon Monday Pre-Registration Registration for Group Meeting #2 Academic Year Begins Orientation Check-In Chicago Life Meeting: or Transfer Student City Life Meeting #2 Academic Interest and Family Resources Fair Information Sessions: with IT Services and Pre-Registration Calculus Accreditation • The Economics Major Blackstone Bike Sale Group Meeting #1 Test • The Universe of Languages or Transfer Student at the University of Chicago Drop-In Hours and Meeting #1 Language Placement • Meetings for Students who Open Houses: Test Consultations Placed into Upper-Level • Financial Aid Family Lunch in the Mathematics • Maroon Financial Credit Dining Commons Understanding the • Preparing for a Career in Union Core Requirements Health and Medicine • Office of the Bursar Opening Convocation and Preparing for a • Ratner Athletics Center Major Shake Day: A UChicago • Student Disability Services Bagpipe Procession Tradition • Student Health Services and Class of 2018 • Student Loan Photo Aims of Education Chicago Life Meeting: Administration Address RISE to the Challenge House Activities Night Mansueto Library & Aims of Education Registration closes Special Collections House Colloquia for Engage Chicago Tour Through Service Office of Multicultural Movie on the Quad Student Affairs (OMSA) Reception Mandatory House Dinners and Meetings 2 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Registration for Registration for Engage Chicago Various Religious Academic Year Academic Year Through Service Day Services Continues Continues Various Religious Eighth Annual Hyde DiscoverServices Chicago Day Mandatory Target Trips Park Jazz Festival International Student “OnDiscover Top of the Chicago World” Orientation The Quest Varsity Football Game ReceptionDay at 360° (UChicago vs. Pacific Chicago at the John Recognized Student Recognized Student University) Hancock“On Top Building of the Organization (RSO) Organization (RSO) World” Reception at Open Houses Open Houses College Night at the Eighththe AnnualJohn Hancock Hyde Museum of Science ParkTower Jazz Festival UChicago Bookstore Career Advancement and Industry VIP Shopping Event Meet & Greet CLASSESFootball BEGIN Sunday Midnight Madness on TOMORROW!at the Institute of Meetings about: Student Employment/ 57th Street Politics • Banking and Credit Work Study Orientation • Financial Aid, Billing & Seventh Annual Loans Queer 101: LGBTQ Hyde Park Jazz • Tax Information Orientation Festival Office of Multicultural Chicago Life Student Affairs (OMSA) Meeting: Sex Signals Multicultural Festival Presentation and CLASSES BEGIN UChoose TOMORROW! Resident Masters’ and Community Activities O-Party! (Reynolds Night Club and Logan Center Orientation Party) 3 At UChicago, our dining commons offer the convenience of “continuous dining.” You may come and go freely with access to all-you-care-to-eat dining from the time the dining commons open until they close. You simply present your UChicago Card each time you enter to gain access. Except in the case of the Unlimited Meal Plan, each visit deducts one visit from the meal plan total. Due to the flexibility of the meal plan, food items other than an ice cream cone or cookie may not be removed from the dining commons. DURING O-WEEK CONTINOUS HOURS OF OPERATION In the interest of developing strong House communities, during O-Week students are Bartlett & Cathey Dining limited to eating in the dining locations Commons where their House Tables are located. Monday - Thursday During O-Week, it is important to plan ahead 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM and leave extra time at popular meal times to Friday avoid long lines and being late to 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM scheduled events and meetings. Please note that the dining commons close one hour Saturday earlier on Fridays than on other nights and 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM close at 2:30 PM on Saturdays. Sunday Campus Dining 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM The third week of fall quarter through Finals Week, Cathey Dining Commons will have a late night dining option from 9:00 PM - MIDNIGHT, Monday through Thursday. During winter quarter, late night dining will take place in Bartlett Dining Commons. Bartlett Dining Commons Arley D. Cathey Dining Commons An all-you-care-to-eat location that features a Glatt A state-of-the-art dining commons that offers made-to-order Kosher station*, a Halal station, a Parve vegan and meals. Cathey also features a Glatt Kosher station*, a Halal vegetarian station, a full salad and sandwich bar, station, a Parve vegan and vegetarian station, a made-to-order stir-fry and pasta, a pizza station, comfort Mediterranean pizza and pasta station, and a full salad and food diner favorites, and global cuisines. sandwich bar. *The Glatt Kosher stations are Chicago Rabbinical Council approved and staffed. 4 Retail Dining Locations All retail locations below accept Maroon Dollars as a form of payment C-SHOP Features an Einstein Bros. Bagels specializing in freshly baked items, breakfast and gourmet bagel sandwiches, soups, specialty salads, and gourmet coffees. Plus, in support of a revered long-standing tradition, you can enjoy a 12 oz. shake for only $1 on Wednesdays! Located on the first floor of the Reynolds Club MONDAY – FRIDAY: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM SATURDAY: 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM HUTCHINSON COMMONS SUNDAY: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM A great food court that has a mix of local vendors and national brands. There is something for everyone including a Qdoba Mexican Grill, Saffron Indian Cuisine that is 100% Zabiha Halal, grab-and-go sushi, a Papa John’s MIDWAY MARKET Pizza, and more. Features a Subway Café, fresh and Located on the first floor of the Reynolds Club packaged snacks, beverages, apartment supplies, and health and MONDAY – FRIDAY: 10:30 AM – 10:30 PM beauty items. FRIDAY: 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM SATURDAY: 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM Located at the South Campus Residence Hall garden level MAROON MARKET (AKA BART MART) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK: 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM Features Starbucks Coffee, smoothies, and a convenience store filled with fresh and tasty snacks, fresh produce, sushi, frozen foods, freshly baked breads and cookies, beverages, school and apartment supplies, and health and beauty items. A fresh take on a convenience store. Located on the first floor of Bartlett Dining Commons OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK: 11:00 AM – 3:00 AM UCHICAGO DINING CAFÉS Open the first week of classes. These cafés are Stuart Café in Stuart Hall (Basement), Classics Café in the Classics Building (2nd Floor), Law School Café in the Law School (Main Lobby), SSA Café in the Social Services Administration Building (Main Level), Press Café in the Press Building (Main Level), Harris Café in the Harris School (Main Level), Bio Sciences Café in the Biological Sciences Learning Center (2nd Floor), Gordon Center Café in the Gordon Center (3rd Floor), Tiffin Café in the International House (Main Level), and Café Logan in the Logan Center for the Arts. There are also student-run cafés—Cobb Coffee Shop in Cobb Hall (Basement), Ex Libris in Regenstein Library (1st Floor), Hallowed Grounds in the Reynolds Club (2nd Floor), and Harper Café in Harper Memorial Library (Arley D.