Orientation Week
The University of Chicago welcomes new students to campus with a series of unique activities and cherished traditions to introduce them to their peers and new intellectual home. The week of events includes convocations for both graduate and College students—and culminates in the cherished Aims of Education address at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
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Go 'Inside the Lab' at UChicago
We value rigorous inquiry
A diversity of people and ideas, coupled with free and open discourse, lays the foundation for students and scholars to bring forth original ideas that define fields and enrich human life.
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Transformative education
UChicago students develop the habits of mind and intellectual skills needed to confront complex challenges.
Field-defining research
UChicago researchers have contributed to some of the world’s greatest discoveries, advancements, and bodies of knowledge.
We advance ideas and humanity
Intellectual freedom
Faculty have a free and challenging environment in which to pursue the most original research.
Community impact
As a community partner, we invest in Chicago’s South Side across such areas as health, education, economic growth, and the arts.
Global impact
We are an international community of scholars working to solve the world's most pressing issues, with initiatives and programs on all seven continents.
We call Chicago home
Chicago is not only in our name, it’s woven into the fabric of this institution. Located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, we benefit from the diversity, arts, and vibrant culture of our South Side community.
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