PARENT ORIENTATION
Should your parents decide to take part in the Parent Orientation Program, they will check-in at the same location as you on the scheduled day of their program. After check- in, parents and students will part and parents will follow a separate orientation designed to address their specific needs and concerns. More specifically, parents and guests will be placed in small groups separate from the student experience. The parent program is one day in length, lasting from 7:45 am to 5:00 pm.
Program Overview
§ Student Services Building tour
§ financial aid and bill payment seminars
§ lunch
§ campus tour
§ student-to-parent discussion
§ campus safety
§ Academics 101:Introduction to the student’s academic college
§ residence hall information and tour
§ health insurance information
§ commuter student information
Concluding Orientation
Parents can expect their orientation to conclude by 5:00 pm. If you are participating in the freshman program, your parents will have a brief opportunity to visit with you before you proceed to dinner. If you are participating in the transfer/readmit program, your parents should meet you in the Montgomery Ward Lounge located on the second floor of UIC Student Center East. Student Orientation Leaders will direct your parents to this lounge after the conclusion of their program.
OVERNIGHT ACCOMODATIONS FOR PARENTS:
Marriott Chicago at Medical District/UIC
625 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Hotel Front Desk
(312) 491-1234
UIC rate: from $159.00/night
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
733 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Hotel Front Desk
(312) 829-5000
UIC rate: from $179.00/night
Make sure to ask for the UIC rate.