Graduate College New Student Orientation
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
This event is full and registration is now CLOSED.
Students who do not attend orientation may still acquire a copy of the New Student Handbook from the Graduate College office
Room 606 University Hall.
Congratulations on beginning your graduate education!
The Graduate College will host the campus-wide orientation for new graduate students this fall on Wednesday, August 19, 2009. It will be held in the Illinois Room of Student Center East (3rd Floor). Please see the campus map here. Check-in begins at 8:30 am, with opening remarks at 9:00. The program concludes around noon, with lunch provided afterwards.
Orientation will offer you the opportunity to become familiar with Graduate College and University staff, procedures, and services. Participating offices in the past have included the Library, Student Accounts, Student health, and Athletics. We will also have several speakers, including senior administrators at UIC and from the Graduate College.
For the full orientation schedule click here.
This event has a capacity of 300 students and reservations will be taken online, through UIC Connect (login information is provided with your official admission letter from the Office of Admissions and Records). Orientation information appears as a checklist item on the student's UIC Connect homepage.
Congratulations again on your decision to pursue graduate study. We look forward to seeing you on August 19!
Students should, if possible, also obtain the I-card student ID while on campus from the Photo ID center in Student Services Building (they will need to bring a printout of their class schedules and a photo ID). For more information about the I-card and for locations on campus where students may obtain one, click here.
Other Information:
Directions to UIC (public transit and by car)
Student Center East webpage
Campus Parking
**To view a list of graduate programs that are not within the Graduate College click here. If your program is not within the Graduate College but you wish to attend the Graduate College New Student Orientation, you will need to be placed on the waiting list (see above).
Please be aware that UIC offers several different orientation sessions for graduate students:
- Graduate College new student orientation - for any new graduate student, degree-seeking or nondegree, whose program is within the Graduate College**; sign-up is through UIC Connect (url is provided with the official admission letter from the Office of Admissions and Records) once the student has registered for classes.
- Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant (TA) orientation - for new teaching assistants; sign-up is through UIC Connect for newly-admitted students (url is provided with the official admission letter from the Office of Admissions and Records) once the student has registered for classes - continuing students and those with questions should contact Barbara Boockmeier at bwboock@uic.edu.
- Office of International Services (OIS) new student orientation - mandatory orientation for new international (student visa holders) students; information is sent to student from OIS
- Individual degree program orientation(s) - for new students to the individual academic program; may be on multiple dates and may involve a program-specific assistantship session; consult with your academic program and the program-specific information on UIC Connect (url is provided with the official admission letter from the Office of Admissions and Records)
