GRAD Orientation 2024 
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | On campus 

Incoming graduate students are invited to mark the beginning of the new year with a Welcome Convocation, featuring distinguished faculty speakers and a welcome from Graduate Council and UChicagoGRAD.

Following the Convocation, a campus resource fair and outdoor luncheon are capped by a graduate student social. Due to the size of the event, it is only open to incoming graduate students.

11:00 a.m.: Doors Open, Rockefeller Chapel 
12:00 noon: Welcome Convocation, Rockefeller Chapel 
1:00–3:00 p.m.: Ida Noyes Courtyard and Midway 
1:00–3:00 p.m.: Resource Fair, Ida Noyes Hall 
1:30 p.m.: International Student Welcome, Ida Noyes Hall 
2:30 p.m.: The Chicago Tradition of Free Inquiry and Expression, Ida Noyes Hall 
5:00–7:00 p.m.: Graduate Council Reception, Ida Noyes Hall