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SPRING
OPEN HOUSE
April 20, 2015
Welcome to The University of Chicago!
O
n the following pages you will find a schedule of activities and sessions
offered during our Spring 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.
You should take every chance you get to meet people, ask lots of questions, and
imagine yourself in this community—on campus and in Hyde Park’s many
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Follow @viewchicago for updates
throughout the day!
restaurants, bookstores, museums, parks, and coffee shops. 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!
Open House — Overview
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Campus Tour
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
7:45 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Check-In
At check-in you will be given a folder with a complete schedule and
information about Hyde Park and the city. *Other transit information and
UChicago materials will be available in Ida Noyes Hall.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
7:45 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Luggage Drop-off
Drop off your luggage with our staff, and we’ll take care of it for you until you
need it again!
7:30 a.m. –
2:00 p.m.
Campus Tours
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., 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. –
11:00 a.m.
Library,
Ida Noyes Hall
Rockefeller Memorial
Chapel
*Tour guides will depart
from the front lawn.
Model Classes
Join distinguished members of our faculty for insightful presentations drawn
from the material covered in one of their small, discussion-based classes.
Schedule of Events
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Campus Tour
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
8:30 a.m.
Welcome
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
James Nondorf, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, will begin the day with
a brief welcome. Overflow seating will be in Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes
Hall.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
Model Class: English Literature
David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor
Emeritus in the Department of English, as well as the Chair of the Theater
and Performance Studies program. He is the one of the most prominent
Shakespearean scholars working today.
Max Palevsky Cinema,
Ida Noyes Hall
Career Advancement
Meredith Daw, Executive Director of Career Advancement, will discuss
professional opportunities available for students through our eight co-curricular
career programs.
Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall
Highly Selective Admissions Session
An admissions officer will discuss the process of applying to highly selective
schools.
Campus Tour
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Model Class: The Anthropology of the Chicago Blues
Michael Dietler is a Professor of Anthropology, as well as an associated faculty
member in Classics and Social Sciences in the College. He also teaches courses
on Chicago Blues and has further ethnomusicological interests in Celtic and
African popular music.
Study Abroad
Lauren Schneider, Program Coordinator in the Study Abroad office, will
explain our dynamic study abroad programs.
Financial Aid Session
Financial aid officers will detail our need-based financial aid requirements and
resources.
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Max Palevsky Cinema,
Ida Noyes Hall
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Third Floor Theater,
Ida Noyes Hall
10:00 a.m.
(cont)
11:00 a.m.
Highly Selective Admissions Session
An admissions officer will discuss the process of applying to highly selective
schools.
Campus Tour
Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Model Class: Biology
Matthew Brady is an Associate Professor in the Department of MedicineSection of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. His research focuses on
regulation of insulin sensitivity and energy metabolism. He teaches classes in
Endocrinology in the Biological Sciences Collegiate Division.
UChicago Experience
An admissions counselor and several UChicago students will give a general
overview of what it’s like to be a UChicago student.
Financial Aid Session
Financial aid officers will explain our need-based financial aid requirements and
resources.
Highly Selective Admissions Session
An admissions officer will discuss the process of applying to highly selective
schools.
Campus Tour
12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall
Max Palevsky Cinema,
Ida Noyes Hall
Third Floor Theater,
Ida Noyes Hall
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Fourth-Year Student Panel
Fourth-year students will answer questions and speak to their post-graduate
plans and how the UChicago experience has prepared them for life after
college.
Campus Tour
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Social Hour for Prospective Students
Cloister Club, Ida Noyes Hall
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Join current students for refreshments and conversation.
Social Hour for Parents
Join admissions counselors and financial aid representatives for refreshments
and conversation.
Front Lawn,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Campus Tour
2:00 p.m.
Third Floor Theater,
Ida Noyes Hall
Dining Hall Open Houses
Join members of UChicago Dining between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at either
Bartlett or Cathey Dining Commons to learn more about our dining program.
They’ll provide a brief tour of the dining facility and answer questions about
meal plans, Maroon Dollars, and more.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
Campus Map
UChicago & Hyde Park
1 Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
E. 55TH
E. 55TH
2 Ida Noyes Hall
3 Oriental Institute
Campus
North
Parking
Ratner
Athletics
Center
RAC
4 Logan Center for the Arts
CNP
5 Bartlett Dining Hall
Offices
6 Cathey Dining Hall
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Court CT
Theatre
CochraneWoods
CWAC
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DBSLC
9 College Admissions
Henry Crown
Field House
HCFH
10 Ratner Athletics Center
Alumni
House
Eckhardt
Research
Center
(Open
2014)
WERC
PRC
Max Palevsky
Commons (Central)
Max Palevsky
Commons (East)
Regenstein
Library
JRL
Bartlett
Dining
Commons
BC
Mansueto
Library
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Biopsychological
Research BPS
DBSLC
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Laird Bell Quadrangle
LBQ
National Opinion
Research Center
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School
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Logan
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the Arts
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