Orientation Date for First-Year (Freshmen/women), and Freshmen/women Transfer Students admitted for the Spring (January) 2024

* Here are the dates for the in-person part of your Orientation program. The Virtual session is for our online degree majors - it will be virtually synchronous through Zoom. Only online degree students will be able to register for the Virtual session. Students admitted to on-campus programs can register for the in-person date on January 11. 

First-Year (Freshmen/women) Welcome: Hey, Fall Class of 2023!  Save the Date

 

Orientation Pep Rally

The third part of orientation for all first-year students (commuter and living on-campus) will be to attend New Student Welcome. Recent assessment of the Orientation program has found that students that participate in all sessions have higher grade point averages and are more likely to return to UIS in their second year than students that miss/skip sessions.

New Student Welcome begins with check-in at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 12 and continues Saturday, January 13. Plan on being on campus each day. If you will be a commuter student (living at home and commuting to campus) request off and let your family know of this commitment.

Students starting at UIS in January will move in to their on-campus housing assignment on Wednesday, January 10.

Future Orientation Dates

Guiding Stars: New Student Orientation for First-Year, (Freshmen/women) Summer/Fall 2024

Hey, Fall Class of 2024! Save the Date for the in-person part of your Orientation at UIS!

All new first-year students, including both commuter (living at home) and residential (living on-campus), are required to attend the following mandatory in-person events: Guiding Stars: New Student Orientation (June 13-29) and First-Year Fall Welcome August 20, 21, and 22. We have a number of programs before classes start to help you become a more effective student, get acclimated to campus, meet your classmates, and have fun before classes start on Friday, August 23, 2024! Registration for June Orientation will open in early March..

The Orientation Team
The O-Team