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Welcome Week Schedule

Welcome Week 2025 kicks off on Sunday, August 10, with Move-In for new students.

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.

2025 Welcome Week Tentative Schedule

Sunday, August 10
9 a.m.鈥�5 p.m.Move-InVarious locations
9鈥�10 p.m.Floor MeetingsResidence Halls
Monday, August 11
9 a.m.鈥�5 p.m.SOARVarious locations 
6鈥�7 p.m.SOAR/Dinner 
7鈥�10 p.m.SOARVarious locations
Tuesday, August 12
7 a.m.鈥揘oonSOARVarious locations
1鈥�3 p.m.SOAR鈥揚lacement Testing 
2鈥�4 p.m.Research ShowcaseHermann Hall, Gallery Lounge
4鈥�6 p.m.Academic Unit GatheringsVarious locations
6鈥�7 p.m.Dinner 
7鈥�9 p.m.BOG SocialThe BOG
Wednesday, August 13
8鈥�10 a.m.Academic Unit GatheringsVarious locations
10鈥�11 a.m.Leadership as a First Year StudentThe McCormick Tribune Campus Center
Noon鈥�1:30 p.m.First Year PicnicThe Commons
2鈥�4 p.m.PlayfairMan On A Bench Park
4鈥�6 p.m.Academic Unit GatheringsVarious locations
6鈥�7 p.m.DinnerThe Commons
Thursday, August 14
7 a.m.鈥�1 p.m.GO Graduate OrientationHermann Hall
2鈥�3 p.m.Student Success and FYE SocialBallroom, The McCormick Tribune Campus Center
3鈥�5 p.m.FYE Scavenger HuntVarious locations
5鈥�7 p.m.DinnerThe Commons
6鈥�8 p.m.Keating CarnivalKeating Sports Center
8鈥�10 p.m.Outdoor MovieGunsaulus Field
Friday, August 15
1鈥�2 p.m.ConvocationHermann Hall, McCormick Auditorium
2鈥�4 p.m.Involvement FairMan On A Bench Park
6鈥�8 p.m.DinnerThe Commons
8鈥�10 p.m.Throwback Time MachineHermann Hall
Saturday, August 16
Noon鈥�4 p.m.Taste of the QuadGreek Quad (across the street from the McCormick Tribune Campus Center)
8鈥�10 p.m.Operation GlowMan On A Bench Park
Sunday, August 17
3鈥�4 p.m.SGA Meet and GreetGunsaulus Field

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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