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Graduate International Student Orientation

2025 Term Graduate International Student Orientation (GISO)

New graduate students arriving for Fall 2025 will participate in both a required pre-arrival online F-1/J-1 Student Orientation course and in-person international orientation 榴梿视频s and activities designed for graduate students (GISO).  

Please see below for the dates of the Fall 2025 Graduate International Student Orientation (GISO).  

  • September 7: Airport Shuttle offered to campus. 
  • September 10: Tax Information Sessions, Meet the OISS Team, Midwest 101, Pizza at OISS, and a social networking activity. 
  • September 11: Resource Fair 

A more detailed schedule with times and dates of events can be found here:

This table is the Fall GISO schedule.

Sunday 9/07 

Airport Pick-up Day 

Wednesday 9/10 

Orientation Day ​ 

Thursday 9/11​ 

Orientation Day 

All Day 

 

OISS staff will meet the new students at the O’Hare Airport: Terminal 5, concourse M 
 
11:00 AM O’Hare Airport 

 

OISS shuttle leaves for Evanston Campus.  

 

The airport shuttle bus will be making a loop through Evanston’s north and south campus. 

U.S. Immigration Regulations for F-1/J-1 Students 

2:00 – 3:00 PM Cahn Auditorium  

 

Come learn about immigration regulations that are relevant to your F-1 & J-1 student status. You will also be able to meet the OISS Student Advising Team. 

 

The Graduate School (TGS) Resource Fair 

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Norris, Louis Room 

 

Open to All Graduate International Students: get 榴梿视频 swag, and become familiarized with key on and off campus resources to assist during your academic career at 榴梿视频. 

 

 1:30 PM O’Hare Airport 

 

OISS shuttle leaving for Campus. 

 

 

Tax Information Session 

3:00 – 4:00 PM Cahn Auditorium  

 

Team members from the Foreign National Tax Team and Sprintax will provide you with key information about income and income tax. 
 

New International Graduate Student Pizza Party with OISS Staff 

12:30 PM 

 

Harris 107 

 4:00 PM O’Hare Airport 

 

OISS shuttle leaving for Campus 

 

 

Academic Integrity 

4:00- 4:30 pm 

Learn about academic culture, integrity, and tools to prevent plagiarism and uphold standards with Dr. Galliano Court’s expert guidance. 
  

Midwest 101: 
4:30 – 5:15 PM Cahn Auditorium  
A fun, regional presentation introducing the unique sociocultural norms of communications in the Midwest. 

 

 NUGW-UE Local 1122: First Year Orientation 

2:00 PM 

 

 

Harris Hall 

 

 6:30 PM O’Hare Airport 

 

OISS shuttle leaving for Campus 

 

Happy Hour/ Scavenger Hunt in Evanston: 
5:15 PM 

 

Join a group of new friends to hang out in Evanston. 

 



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