Orientation Dates for First-Year (Freshmen/women), and Freshmen/women Transfer Students admitted for the Summer and Fall 2023

* Here are the dates for the in-person part of your Orientation program. The numbers are the remaining seats available for the session.  The August 21 sessions is primarily for students admitted after June 20. Registration will open for the August 21 session on July 1. 

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 on Tuesday, August 22 and continues Wednesday, August 23, and Thursday, August 24. 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.

If you attended Orientation in June you will move in on Tuesday, August 22.

Future Orientation Dates

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

Hey, Spring 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: Thursday, January 11, and First-Year Winter Welcome Friday, January 12. 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 Tuesday, January 16, 2024! Registration for Orientation will open in late October..

The Orientation Team
The O-Team