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Welcome Week Schedule

Welcome Week 2024 kicks off on Monday, August 12, with Move-In and the Welcome Back Bash!

You鈥檒l receive a physical copy of the detailed schedule upon checking in to your residence hall (for on-campus students) or at The MTCC Welcome Desk (for commuters).

Many Welcome Week events are integral to a successful transition to the Illinois Tech community and are marked as 鈥渞equired.鈥

As you connect with your First Year Experience (FYE) Mentor, they will share where your group will meet up throughout the FYE program times listed on the schedule. Larger FYE events are included below, but are not the only aspects of the program.

2024 Welcome Week Schedule

Monday, August 12
9 a.m.鈥5 p.m.Move-InVarious locations
9 a.m.鈥3 p.m.Financial Aid and Student Accounting CounselingMTCC Color Rooms
5鈥8 p.m.

Welcome Back Bash (required)

  • MTCC: Illinois Tech Create-Your-Own Items
  • The Commons: Family Dinner (closes at 7 p.m.)
The Commons and MTCC
8鈥9 p.m.Floor/Hall Meetings (required for residents)Various locations 
Tuesday, August 13
11 a.m.鈥2 p.m.

First Year Experience (FYE) (required)

  • 11 a.m.: Initial Mentor and Student Meet and Greet
  • Noon: First-Year BBQ Lunch in The Commons
Various locations 
1鈥2 p.m.Bark Bash with Undergraduate AdmissionsPerlstein Hall Lawn
2鈥4 p.m.Playfair (required)Man on a Bench Park 
4鈥6 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) Picnic Fest on Hermann Hall North Lawn
  • Photography Club Tote Bags and T-Shirts in the Pritzker Club in The MTCC
  • Women in STEM Italian Ice Walk (departs from the south patio of John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center)
Various locations
4鈥6 p.m.Academic Unit GatheringsVarious locations
6鈥8 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Engineers Without Borders Pickleball Social on the Tennis Courts
  • EcoCars and Cones in the EcoCar Garage
  • National Society of Black Engineers Ice Cream Social in the Robert A. Pritzker Science Center, Room 129
Various locations
8鈥10 p.m.

Headphone Disco (required)

  • Check-in: Footlik Lane in Front of Hermann Hall

Man on a Bench Park (undergraduate students)

Rettaliata West Field (graduate students)

Wednesday, August 14
10 a.m.鈥揘oon

Dedicated FYE Time (required)

  • 11 a.m.: FYE Seminar in Hermann Hall Auditorium
Various locations
1鈥3 p.m.

Academic Unit Gatherings

  • Armour College of Engineering 
MTCC Volleyball Court
2鈥4 p.m.Student Research Showcase (doors open at 1 p.m.)Hermann Hall Expo
4鈥6 p.m.

Academic Unit Gathering

  • College of Architecture (undergraduates only)
S. R. Crown Hall
4鈥6 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Catholic Campus Ministries Taco Toss at The MTCC Volleyball Court
  • Bridges International Chai and Chat at Man on a Bench Park
  • Robotics Interactive Showcase in The MTCC Pritzker Club
Various locations
7鈥9 p.m.Student Athlete Advisory Council and Black Student Athlete Association Carnival (required)Keating Sports Center
Thursday, August 15
8鈥10 a.m.Honors BreakfastLocation shared via invitation
11 a.m.鈥2 p.m.

Dedicated FYE Time (required)

  • 11 a.m.: Lunch with Mentors in The Commons
  • Noon: Mentor Team Games and Scavenger Hunt
Various locations
2鈥6 p.m.

Introduction to Bronzeville and Trolley Tours

  • Multiple trolleys will depart during the program. Attendance for the entire duration of the listed time is not expected.
MTCC Auditorium
2鈥4 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Martial Arts Club
MTCC Volleyball Court
3鈥5 p.m.

Academic Unit Gathering

  • College of Architecture (graduate students only)
S. R. Crown Hall
4鈥6 p.m.International Get Together

Man on a Bench Park

Rain Location: Hermann Hall Expo

5:30鈥8 p.m.Stuart School of Business WelcomeConviser Law Center
6鈥8 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Volleyball Club Match at the MTCC Volleyball Court
  • Alpha Psi Lambda Loteria Night in the Robert S. Pritzker Science Center, Room 129

In case of inclement weather, updates or new locations will be posted prior to the start of the event.

Various locations
8鈥10 p.m.Live Band KaraokePritzker Club in The MTCC
Friday, August 16
10鈥11 a.m.Elevate Session with Career ServicesMTCC Auditorium
11 a.m.鈥揘oonThe 电车无码 Difference SocialThe Bog
Noon鈥12:45 p.m.First-Year Residence Hall Floor LunchThe Commons
1鈥2 p.m.Convocation (required)Hermann Hall, McCormick Auditorium
2鈥6 p.m.

Involvement Fair (required)*

  • Performances by The Great Dubois
  • Inflatables and Games from Record-A-Hit
  • Voter Registration Table

*The involvement fair spans over several hours; attendance for the entire duration is not expected.

Footlik Lane
2鈥5 p.m.

Galvin Library Open House

  • Friendship Bracelet Making
  • DIY Pet Rocks
  • Library Mystery Game鈥RSVP required! .
Paul V. Galvin Library
7鈥9 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Hillel and Jewish Cultural Club Community Shabbat
Robert A. Pritzker Science Center, Room 121
9鈥10 p.m.Magician Daniel Martin (required)Hermann Hall, McCormick Auditorium
Saturday, August 17
10 a.m.鈥揘oonRise Against HungerMTCC Ballroom
Noon鈥4 p.m.

Taste of the Quad (required)

  • Inflatables and Games from Record-A-Hit
Greek Quad
3鈥5 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Cru Chance and Churros
MTCC Volleyball Court
5鈥7 p.m.

Student Organization Programming

  • Vedic Vision Society Welcome Week Dinner at Man on a Bench Park
  • Prism Mocktail Night in The MTCC Pritzker Club
Various locations
9-10 p.m.Hypnotist Evan Gambardella (required)Hermann Hall, McCormick Auditorium
Sunday, August 18

CTA Tour
Departing from Global Grounds at 1 p.m.
Returning to campus from the Washington and Wabash Green Line at approximately 3 p.m.

Classroom Tours
Tour 1: Departing from the Welcome Desk at 1 p.m.
Tour 2: Departing from the Welcome Desk at 2 p.m.

CTA Tour
Departing from Global Grounds at 2 p.m.
Returning to campus from the Washington and Wabash Green Line at approximately 4 p.m.

Classroom Tours
Tour 3: Departing from the Welcome Desk at 3 p.m.
Tour 4: Departing from the Welcome Desk at 4 p.m.

Please note that CTA tours are led by students, and you will need to ensure you bring your UPass. The group will leave at the established times. If you do not want to travel with the group, you are not required to do so.

UPass Pick-up

UPass pickup will begin during Welcome Week. Students will receive an email from the Campus Business Services Center (CBSC) when your Ventra UPass card is ready with pickup instructions. Please visit the UPass Program page to learn more about opting-in.

Pickup will be available at the Campus Business Services Center, MTCC 514, from 8 a.m.鈥5 p.m, Monday鈥揊riday.

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