October 9, 2017
FALL OPEN HOUSE
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Welcome to the University of Chicago!
On the following pages you will find a schedule of activities and sessions offered during our Fall Open House. Parents and students are welcome to split up and attend different sessions. We encourage everyone to attend the
welcome at 8:30 a.m. and the social hour at 1:00 p.m.
Please feel encouraged to meet people, ask lots of questions, and imagine yourself in
this communityincluding Hyde Parks many restaurants, bookstores, museums,
parks, and more. Explore the information provided in your folder and feel free to
call on our students and staff for recommendations, directions, and suggestions.
Enjoy your visit!
Campus Map UChicago and Hyde Park
Ratner Athletic Center
Stagg Field
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Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
Comer Childrens Hospital
American School
Gordon Center for Integrative Science
Crerar Library
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Bond
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Saieh Hall
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Nursery School
Oriental Institute Museum
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Presidents House
Alumni House
Quad Club
McGiert HouseSem Co-op
Chicago Booth
School of Business
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International House
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THANK YOU FOR COMING!
Open House Overview7:30 a.m. Early Bird Campus Tour Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
7:45 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
luggagE drop-off Library, Ida Noyes HallDrop off your luggage with our staff, and well store it for you during the program. Please pick up all luggage no later than 2:30 p.m.
7:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
ChECk-in Rockefeller Memorial ChapelAt check-in you will be given a folder with a complete schedule, including information about Hyde Park and the city. Other transit information and UChicago outreach materials will be available in the lobby of Ida Noyes Hall.
9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Campus Tours Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Tour guides will depart from the front lawn
Current UChicago students will lead walking tours of our beautiful campus at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., noon, and 1:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
modEl ClassEs See schedule below for room locationsJoin distinguished members of our faculty for insightful presentations drawn from the
material covered in one of their small, discussion-based classes.
Schedule of Events8:30 a.m. WElComE Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Jim Nondorf, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, will welcome students and parents to campus and prepare them for the day ahead in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
9:00 a.m. modEl Class: EConomiCs Rockefeller Memorial ChapelMichael Dinerstein is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and the College; he specializes in applied microeconomics, especially industrial organization, the economics of education, and public economics.
CarEEr advanCEmEnT Cloister Club, Ida Noyes HallChristina Rodriguez, Deputy Director of Career Advancement, will discuss our co-curricular career programs.
ThE arTs Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes HallFaculty and staff members within our various Arts programs will discuss opportunities in the
academic departments and student arts groups. Bill Michel, Executive Director of the Logan Center for the Arts, will lead the session.
highly sElECTivE admissions sEssion Oriental InstituteAn admissions officer will discuss the process of applying to highly selective schools. This session is also available at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and noon.
finanCial aid: no BarriErs Mandel Hall, Reynolds ClubA financial aid officer will detail our need-based financial aid resources.
Campus Tours Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
10:00 a.m. modEl Class: hisTory Max Palevsky Cinema,Ida Noyes HallAda Palmer is an Assistant Professor of Modern European History and the College.
She specializes in Early Modern Europe with a focus on the Renaissance and intellectual history (the history of ideas).
sTudy aBroad Cloister Club, Ida Noyes HallLauren Schneider, Program Coordinator of our Study Abroad Office, will discuss our dynamic study abroad programs with a panel of current students.
highly sElECTivE admissions sEssion Rockefeller Memorial ChapelJim Nondorf, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, will discuss the process of applying to highly selective schools.
10:00 a.m. finanCial aid: no BarriErsA financial aid officer will detail our need-based financial aid resources.
Mandel Hall, Reynolds Club
admisin y ayuda finanCiEraConsejeros ofrecern detalles sobre el proceso de admisin y ayuda financiera en espaol.
West Lounge, Ida Noyes Hall
Campus Tours Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
11:00 a.m. modEl Class: BiologyMegan McNulty is a Senior Lecturer in the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division and teaches in the Core Curriculum.
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CarEEr advanCEmEnTRachael Ward, Deputy Director of Career Advancement, will discuss our co-curricular career programs.
Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall
housingJim Wessel, Assistant Director of Residence Life, and Tara Ford, Alper House Resident Head, will lead a discussion with a panel of current students about our College Housing communities.
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall
highly sElECTivE admissions sEssionAn admissions officer will discuss the process of applying to highly selective schools.
Oriental Institute
finanCial aid: no BarriErsA financial aid officer will detail our need-based financial aid resources.
Mandel Hall, Reynolds Club
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