Welcome Week Schedule

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

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