Welcome Week 2025 kicks off on Sunday, August 10, with Move-In for new students.
You’ll 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 “required.”
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.–5 p.m. | Move-In | Various locations |
| 9–10 p.m. | Floor Meetings | Residence Halls |
| Monday, August 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 a.m.–5 p.m. | SOAR | Various locations |
| 6–7 p.m. | SOAR/Dinner | |
| 7–10 p.m. | SOAR | Various locations |
| Tuesday, August 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7 a.m.–Noon | SOAR | Various locations |
| 1–3 p.m. | SOAR–Placement Testing | |
| 2–4 p.m. | Research Showcase | Hermann Hall, Gallery Lounge |
| 4–6 p.m. | Academic Unit Gatherings | Various locations |
| 6–7 p.m. | Dinner | |
| 7–9 p.m. | BOG Social | The BOG |
| Wednesday, August 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8–10 a.m. | Academic Unit Gatherings | Various locations |
| 10–11 a.m. | Leadership as a First Year Student | The McCormick Tribune Campus Center |
| Noon–1:30 p.m. | First Year Picnic | The Commons |
| 2–4 p.m. | Playfair | Man On A Bench Park |
| 4–6 p.m. | Academic Unit Gatherings | Various locations |
| 6–7 p.m. | Dinner | The Commons |
| Thursday, August 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7 a.m.–1 p.m. | GO Graduate Orientation | Hermann Hall |
| 2–3 p.m. | Student Success and FYE Social | Ballroom, The McCormick Tribune Campus Center |
| 3–5 p.m. | FYE Scavenger Hunt | Various locations |
| 5–7 p.m. | Dinner | The Commons |
| 6–8 p.m. | Keating Carnival | Keating Sports Center |
| 8–10 p.m. | Outdoor Movie | Gunsaulus Field |
| Friday, August 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 p.m. | Convocation | Hermann Hall, McCormick Auditorium |
| 2–4 p.m. | Involvement Fair | Man On A Bench Park |
| 6–8 p.m. | Dinner | The Commons |
| 8–10 p.m. | Throwback Time Machine | Hermann Hall |
| Saturday, August 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Noon–4 p.m. | Taste of the Quad | Greek Quad (across the street from the McCormick Tribune Campus Center) |
| 8–10 p.m. | Operation Glow | Man On A Bench Park |
| Sunday, August 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3–4 p.m. | SGA Meet and Greet | Gunsaulus 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.–5 p.m, Monday–Friday.
