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Orientation Week

UChicago welcomes new students to campus with a series of cherished traditions and unique activities to introduce them to their peers and new intellectual home. Learn more about the week of events below.

Sept. 22-25: O-Week

The UChicago community welcomes new graduate and undergraduate students to campus this week through a variety of activities aimed at introducing them to their peers and their new intellectual home in Hyde Park.

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Upcoming webcast: Aims of Education at 6:30 p.m. CT Sept. 24

Prof. Kenneth Warren will carry on a celebrated tradition, in which a UChicago faculty member explains to new undergraduates the unique aims of a liberal arts education.

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Orientation Week

Sept. 22-25: O-Week

Sept. 22: Welcome Convocation for Graduate Students

Sept. 23: Opening Convocation for College Students

Sept. 24: Aims of Education Address

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