Location: Your Residence Hall
Audience: All students
Welcome to life on campus! Check in at your assigned residence hall during your move-in time to receive your welcome packet. Current students will be on hand to help you move your belongings into the building. If you are a commuter student, you can pick up your welcome packet at the MTCC Welcome Desk.
Did you play Talon’s Galactic Trip? Winning students can receive their prizes at the Welcome Desk.
Location: Blue Room, MTCC
Audience: All students
Meet the staff from the financial aid and student accounting teams to review your financial aid offer and billing statement.
Location: Hermann Hall Auditorium
Audience: All students, Required for First Year Students
Convocation, along with Commencement, bookends the college experience for our students. Join us for your official welcome to Illinois Tech by students, faculty and staff. Dinner will follow, families are welcome.
Location: The Bog (lower level of Hermann Hall)
Audience: Graduate Students Only
We are excited you decided to continue your education with us. Come join staff, faculty, and other graduate students and get to know the Illinois Tech community!
Location: Your Residence Hall Floor
Audience: Undergraduate Students
Living on campus? Attend this mandatory hall meeting to meet your resident adviser and other students in your residence hall. You’ll learn about hall expectations, how to navigate on-campus living, and more!
Monday - Friday, 9a.m. - 5p.m.
Location: The McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC)
All incoming international students with an approved F-1 or J-1 visa stamp, including international students who are transferring to Illinois Tech from another university, are required to check in with the Office of Global Services. The suggested timeline to check-in is within 24 hours of arriving in the United States. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email OGS at global@iit.edu
Be sure to collect your meal ticket when you attend the New International Student Get-Together on Thursday!
Location: Man on the Bench Park (behind Perlstein Hall) / Rain Location: Hermann Hall Ballroom
Audience: Undergraduate first-year students only, Required Event
Meet your first-year mentor and mentor group at the official kickoff for the First-Year Elevate (FYE) program! It’s the perfect way to make new campus friendships!
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) The Commons
Audience: Undergraduate first-year students only, Required Event
Have lunch with our FYE leaders and fellow first-year students.
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC) Auditorium
Audience: All students
Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Learn more about Illinois Tech’s historic neighborhood, Bronzeville, with Director of Community Affairs Alicia Bunton.
Location: Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Audience: All students
Last-minute course registration and advising questions? Advisers will be available to meet and ensure you’ll be semester-ready. Some departments are offering major specific advising as well, more information can be found here.
Location: Various locations
Audience: All students
Meet and learn about different clubs and organizations throughout the afternoon. View Locations
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center, The Commons
Audience: All students
Join us for a home-cooked meal in the commons in honor of our "Home is Where the Hawk is" theme. Meal plans will be used.
Location: Man on the Bench Park (behind Perlstein Hall)/ Rain Location: Hermann Hall Auditorium
Audience: All students
Join Union Board and Student Government Association to hear the sick beats of two DJs through a silent disco. Grab headphones and get dancing!
Location: Hermann Hall Auditorium
Audience: All students, Required Event for First Year Students
This one hour presentation features songs from the award-winning musical TRU performed by Chicago and New York based artists, and conversations with Gosz and Fotos as they unpack the origins of their own mental health journeys through the medium of musical theatre, while encouraging students to find their own ways to share their stories and speak their truths.
Location: Hermann Hall Ballroom
Audience: All students
Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives, and responding to emergencies. Come give back by helping Illinois Tech pack meals for people facing hunger around the globe.
Location: Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Audience: All students
Last-minute course registration and advising questions? Advisers will be available to meet and ensure you’ll be semester-ready. Some departments are offering major specific advising as well, more information can be found here.
Location: Various locations
Audience: Undergraduate students
Meet faculty members and classmates from your academic college for a reception and orientation to your major. Locations here.
Location: Keating Sports Center
Audience: All students
The Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) is hosting their first carnival! Join them to learn more about our athletic teams while competing in some fun games.
Location: The Bog (lower level of Hermann Hall)
Audience: All students
Join us at Illinois Tech's famous BOG. Enjoy arcade games, bowling, great food, a live band. Enjoy all the BOG has to offer!
Location: Michael Paul Galvin Tower, Room IT 14C5-1 and 14C7-1
Audience: Select international students
International students who are required to take the English Language Proficiency Test should do so at this time. Check your student email to see if you need to take this test.
Location: Gunsaulus Hall Lawn / Rain Location: Hermann Hall Ballrom
Audience: Undergraduate first-year students only, Required Event
Participate in team bonding activities and get a small taste of one of Illinois Tech’s biggest traditions—the Sophomore Leadership Retreat.
Location: Michael Paul Galvin Tower, Room IT BE-T3 (BC-4)
Audience: All students
Check out the Elevate Underground Lab Space, which is our shared lab space where many of our organizations work!
Location: East 33rd Street, south entrance of MTCC by the sand volleyball courts
Audience: All students
The Office of Community Affairs is offering a historic trolley tour of Illinois Tech’s neighborhood, Bronzeville! Tours will depart at 1 PM and 3 PM and will last a total of two hours.
Location: Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Audience: All students
Last-minute course registration and advising questions? Advisers will be available to meet and ensure you’ll be semester-ready. Some departments are offering major specific advising as well, more information can be found here.
Location: Hermann Hall EXPO Center
Audience: International students only
Come join us to meet fellow international classmates, international alum, and the Office of Global Services team. We have a fun time planned! All attendees receive a meal ticket for The Commons Dining Hall.
Location: Various locations
Audience: All students
Meet and learn about different clubs and organizations throughout the evening. View Locations
Location: Conviser Law Center, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago
Audience: New and returning Stuart School of Business students
Join Stuart's Community Assembly to connect with new and returning students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. This year, Stuart is celebrating 125 years of business education at Illinois Tech! Stuart students will receive an email with additional information.
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center Auditorium
Audience: All students
Hear from Public Safety about safety resources on campus.
Location: Galvin Library
Audience: All students
Stop by to learn more about the resources available at the library and enjoy a tour of the building. See where you will spend time studying! After your tour, stick around for more events at the Galvin Library.
Location: Hermann Hall EXPO Center
Audience: All students
Research is in our DNA at Illinois Tech! Hear about various research projects that students worked on during the summer.
Location: Perlstein Hall Lawn (near fountain)/ Rain Location: Perlstein Lobby
Audience: Undergraduate students
Join the undergraduate admissions office to learn about the Junior Hawks program, all while playing with puppies. Grab a hotdog and make a new four-pawed friend!
Location: Man on the Bench Park (behind Perlstein Hall) / Rain Location: Hermann Hall
Audience: All students, Required for First Year Students
Want to get involved on campus ? The Student Involvement Fair is your opportunity to learn about our student organizations, various departments, and more!
Location: Hermann Hall Auditorium
Audience: All students
Get ready to laugh the night away with Illinois Tech's own Comedy Club and our special guest, Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson! Doors open at 7 PM, make sure you arrive early to get a good seat!
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center Bookstore
Audience: All students
Stop by the bookstore to get any supplies you need before the start of classes!
Location: Fraternity and Sorority Life Quad
Audience: All students, Required Event for First Year Students
Whether you’re already thinking about joining a fraternity/sorority or you’re still undecided, this is the event for you. Enjoy a free lunch provided by all our Greek houses. All are students welcome to attend!
Location: Ask your FYE mentor
Audience: First-year students, Required Event
Meet with your peer mentors on campus and connect before school begins. Learn any tips and tricks they have.
Location: McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Audience: All students
Visit the bookstore to get any supplies you need before the first day of classes!