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Student Orientations

Future Graduate Student Orientations

Orientations are scheduled to take place at The Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum, located on the East Campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, at the intersection of Halsted St. & Roosevelt Rd. Dates listed below are for planning purposes and may change. Details and official event postings will appear on this page as they are finalized.
Event Date
Graduate College New Student Orientation (AY 2025) 8/20/25
Graduate College New Student Orientation (AY 2026) 8/19/26
Graduate College New Student Orientation (AY 2027) 8/18/27
Graduate College New Student Orientation (AY 2028) 8/23/28

Campus Wide New TA Orientation

This mandatory Campus-Wide New Teaching Assistant (TA) Orientation is hosted by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) in partnership with the Graduate College. This orientation consists of asynchronous videos and resources and workshops, which are held each fall beginning in August, and is designed to supplement departmental-based orientations and training for new graduate student teaching assistants.

Fall 2025 TA Orientation

Workshops will be held in person and via Zoom beginning the week of August 18 and throughout the beginning of the semester, including a number of in-person workshop opportunities on the afternoon of Thursday, August 21. Registration for individual workshops will be available in late July and updated asynchronous resources and videos will be available by mid-August. You can learn more about the TA Orientation and register on the event website.

Past Graduate Student Orientations