Timeline
Additional information will be provided as it becomes available, including location and registration information, as applicable. Due to campus construction, locations are subject to change and will be released closer to the event dates.
Example timeline from 2023 (2024 timeline TBD)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Wednesday, May 3 | 11:30am ET | Webinar: International Students – Life at MIT (Student-hosted!) |
| Tuesday, May 16 | 10am ET | Webinar: International Students Office (Watch the recording, Touchstone authentication required) |
| Wednesday, May 24 | 1pm ET | Webinar: Navigating Health Insurance and MIT Medical (Watch the recording) |
| Thursday, May 25 | 2pm ET | Webinar: Enrolling Your Children in K-12 School (Watch the recording, Touchstone authentication required) |
| Wednesday, June 7 | 12pm ET | Webinar: Academic Integrity: Understanding MIT’s Expectations of You (Watch the recording, Touchstone authentication required) |
| Monday, July 31 | Deadline for required trainings (Sexual Assault Prevention and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) | |
| Thursday, August 10 | 11am – 12pm | Financial 101 webinar (Watch the recording and view the slides, Touchstone authentication required) |
| Tuesday, August 22 | 2 – 3pm | Libraries 101 webinar (Watch the recording and view the slides, Touchstone authentication required) |
| Saturday, August 26 | 10am-2pm | Whale Watching Tour (boat cruise) |
| Sunday, August 27 | 12 – 2pm | Graduate Student Welcome Lunch with President Kornbluth |
| Monday, August 28 | 6 – 10:30pm | Red Sox Game |
| Tuesday, Aug. 29 | 8am | The English Evaluation Test (EET) (for for international graduate students from non-English-language academic backgrounds). |
| Tuesday, August 29 | Evening | International Students Office Reception |
| Wednesday, August 30 | 5:30pm to form teams; 6pm for hunt | GSC Scavenger Hunt Meet at Walker Memorial (Bldg 50) |
| Thursday, August 31 | 5 – 8pm | Social at the Sailing Pavilion |
| Friday, September 1 | 2:30 – 4:30pm | Association of Student Activities (ASA) Midway. Learn about hundreds of MIT’s student organizations with a wide variety of activities and interests including cultural and religious groups. ASA is a joint committee of the MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC) and the MIT Undergraduate Association (UA). |
| Tuesday, September 5 | 12 – 2pm | Grad Resource Navigation Day. Learn about the many offices and programs available to support your MIT experience — and collect swag! |
| Tuesday, September 5 | 5 – 8pm | GSC Welcome Dinner Walker Memorial (Bldg 50) Learn about GSC activities, programs, funding, advocacy, and engagement. The dinner is casual and we’ll have food from Moyzilla food truck. |
| Thursday, September 7 | 7pm | Pride Welcome Join us for our annual queer orientation event! Food (including vegetarian and vegan options) will be provided. Check MIT Grad Orientation email for location details. |
| Monday, September 11 | 6 – 7pm | Taste of Boston The “Taste of” events are a series of dinner events that serve food from certain cities, regions, or countries. Come explore the food of your new home at this event. Bring your own utensils and plates to be more sustainable! Check MIT Grad Orientation email for location details. |
| Tuesday, September 12 | 5:30 – 6:30pm | Graduate First Generation/Low-Income (GFLI) Welcome Event Have some food and socialize with other GFLI students! Check MIT Grad Orientation email for location details. |
| Thursday, September 14 | 5 – 6:30pm | Graduate Students of Color Welcome Check MIT Grad Orientation email for location details. |
| Sunday, September 24 | 5 – 6pm | Families event: Bubblemania RSVP required; more information coming soon |
| Thursday, October 19 | 11 – 12pm | Coffee, Croissants, and CAPD 35-308 |
You can find additional campus events outside of the Orientation schedule at the MIT Events Calendar.
Logging into Canvas “MIT Graduate Orientation” course (Available early May for 2024 incoming graduate students)
When you open the Canvas link, you will be prompted to log in using Touchstone authentication, which requires a Kerberos ID and can also use certificates. (Not set up yet? Learn how or use MIT IS&T’s Knowledge Base to find answers to any questions.)
Once you’ve logged in, you can begin clicking through the module pages.
