2026 PhD Orientation Schedule
Last Updated: 8/31/2026
SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2026
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Course Registration: New and returning students are required to meet with advisors, register online, and submit advisor-approved registration forms to Jonathan Rodriguez by Friday, September 25th, at noon.
Required for: all students
You will need to complete the Responsible Conduct of Research training as part of your program requirements.
It is required for all international students to Check-in within two weeks of arriving in Chicago.
If you have a schedule conflict and cannot attend one of the required meetings, please contact Jonathan Rodriguez (jgrodriguez@uchicago.edu).
Schedule
(This schedule is subject to change — please check regularly for updates.)
Monday, 9/21
Welcome Meeting for Incoming PhD Students– Meet Student Affairs Administrator, Jonathan Rodriguez, CCAM Director, Guillaume Bal, some of the CAM faculty and current CAM PhD students.
Breakfast
Time: 8:30am-9:00am
Followed by an overview of the program
Time: 9:00am-9:45am
Location: Jones 303 (5747 S. Ellis Ave.)
Tuesday, 9/22
Graduate Student Orientation for UChicagoGRAD
PhD Welcome Convocation
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Location: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel (5850 S Woodlawn Ave.) (Register)
IT Information Session (joint session with the Statistics programs)
John Zekos will explain computational resources across campus.
Time: 12pm (Noon)—12:30pm
Location: Eckhart 133 (1118-32 E 58th St.)
International Students Welcome
Time: 1:30pm-2:15pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637) (Register)
Resource Fair
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637) (Register)
The Chicago Forum
Time: 2:30pm-3:15pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637) (Register)
Safety, Security, and Transportation
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637) (Register)
Computational Math Question Session- A Review of undergraduate material with current CAM PhD Students
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Jones 303 (5747 S. Ellis Ave.)
Wednesday, 9/23
PSD Welcome & Orientation
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Location: Logan Center for the Arts (915 E 60th Street)
Divisional Orientation Activities
Library Resources Information Session
Jennifer Hart, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Librarian, will give an overview of library services and resources available to all students.
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am
Location: Eckhart 133 (1118-32 E 58th St.)
Campus Tour and Lunch with Current PhD Students
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Meet in Jones 1st Floor Lobby (5747 S. Ellis Ave.)
Host: Katherine Miner (CAM PhD)
PSD OIA Presentation
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Zoom (Contact Jonathan (jgrodriguez@uchicago.ed for Zoom information).
Host: Ruby Regina Benigno (OIA).
Encouraged for all new international students.
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC) Teatime - TTIC welcomes new CAM PhD students for a teatime.
Time: 2:30pm
Location: TTIC (6045 S. Kenwood Ave.), 4th Floor Commons
Successful Collaboration and Overview of UChicago GRAD – A discussion on collaboration within CCAM programs led by CAM faculty and staff. Courtney Wiersema from the UChicago GRAD office will give an overview of career and other resources available to all students.
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Kent 107 (1020 E. 58th St.)
Required for: all new CAM students
Thursday, 9/24
(Students may want to use this day to meet with advisors for registration, due by Friday at Noon.)
Analysis & Probability Question Session- A Review of undergraduate material with current CAM PhD Students
Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Jones 303 (5747 S. Ellis Ave.)
Friday, 9/25
Faculty Lunch with PhD Students Faculty will have lunch with Incoming Students
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Jones 304
PSD Career Services Session (joint session with the Statistics programs)
Alma Ceballos, Director of Career Services, will give an introductory career services session.
Time: 1:30pm—2:00pm
Location: Eckhart 133 (1118-32 E 58th St.)
Encouraged for all new students.
Fire Safety Training (joint session with the Statistics programs)
Megan Utley, Laboratory Safety Specialist, will give a fire safety training presentation.
Time: 2:00pm—2:30pm
Location: Eckhart 133 (1118-32 E 58th St.)
Required for all students.
CAM PhD Student Pub Night
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Location: The Pub (in Ida Noyes Hall)
Host: Katherine Miner (CAM PhD)