2024 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.
| Date | Time (Eastern) | Event |
| Thursday, May 23 | 9:30am-10:45am | International Students Webinar: Getting Started View recording (Touchstone authentication required) |
| June 5 | 12pm-1:00pm | Webinar: Resources for Families View recording (Touchstone authentication required); review list of questions and answers from the webinar |
| June 14 | 11am – 12:30pm | Webinar: International Students – Life at MIT (Student-hosted) View recording (Touchstone authentication required) |
| Monday, June 24 | End of day | Deadline for required trainings (Sexual Assault Prevention and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Academic Integrity) |
| August 5 | 11am – 12pm | Student Financial Services webinar |
| August 13 | 1pm-2pm | MIT Libraries webinar |
| Sunday, August 25 | 11:30am – 2pm | Graduate Student Welcome Lunch with President Kornbluth |
| Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 8:30am – 12pm | The English Evaluation Test (EET) (for for international graduate students from non-English-language academic backgrounds). |
| Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 9am – 12:30pm | Concurrent “choose your own adventure” sessions; learn about the Institute’s various offices and resources |
| Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 1:30pm – 5pm | Concurrent “choose your own adventure” sessions; learn about the Institute’s various offices and resources |
| Thursday, August 29 | 9am – 12:15pm | Central orientation presentations: Essential resources |
| Thursday, August 29 | 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Networking lunch |
| Thursday, August 29 | 5pm-7pm | International students reception |
| Friday, August 30 | 2:30pm – 4:30pm | ASA Midway. Connect with various student led organizations on campus. |
| Tuesday, September 3 | 12 – 2pm | Grad Resource Fair. Learn about the many offices and programs available to support your MIT experience — and collect swag! |
| Saturday, September 7 | 10am – 12pm | Families event (Register for the families event) |
You can find additional campus events outside of the Orientation schedule at the MIT Events Calendar.
Logging into Canvas “MIT Graduate Orientation” course
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.
