Welcome Week and Back to School 2017

Updated information is still coming in! Check back in late July for more information!

Your meal plan begins the day you move in to your residence hall, regardless of what day that is. ​

Lincoln Park Bookstore Hours: 

Sunday, August 27: 10 am - 4 pm

Monday, August 28 - Thursday, August 31: 9 am - 6 pm

Friday, September 1: 9 am - 5 pm​

Saturday, September 2: 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday, September 3: 10 am - 5 pm

Bed, Bath, and Beyond Tent Sale, September 4 from 10 am - 4 pm on the Quad

Monday, September 4 (Labor Day): 9 am - 5 pm

Tuesday, September 5: 9 am - 7 pm  

VIP Night, September 5 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm: This event will have refreshments, raffles, cookies, free samples, and other events with staff in the textbooks area to assist new students with finding their books , answering questions , determining what texts are needed for their classes. 

Wednesday, September 6 (First day of classes): 8 am - 8 pm

Thursday, September 7: 8 am - 8 pm

Friday, September 8: 9 am - 5 pm

Saturday, September 9: 10 am - 4 pm

Sunday, September 10: 10 am - 4 pm 

Monday, September 11: 8 am - 8 pm

Tuesday, September 12: 9 am - 7 pm

September 13: Regular Hours resume

Loop Bookstore H​ours: 

Monday to Friday: 7 am to 10 pm (except Labor Day - 9/4: 9 am to 8 pm​​)

Saturdays: 8 am to 8 pm

Sundays: 11 am to 6 pm

​A tip for new book buyers: if you have courses on the Loop campus, you'll go to the Loop bookstore to buy your books. If your class is in Lincoln Park, your books will be at the Lincoln Park bookstore. ​​

First, when we use any of these terms, we're talking about the same thing.

Second, it depends!

If you're enrolled in a Discover Chicago class and attended orientation prior to August 24, you will have a personalized pass provided to you when you attend the first day of immersion week (August 28). Your pass will be active for Fall Quarter immediately.

If you attended orientation on  August 24 & 25 and are in a Discover Chicago course, your personalized UPASS will not be ready yet, so you will receive a seven-day pass for the CTA. At that time, you'll receive instructions on how to pick up your pass.

If you're enrolled in an Explore Chicago class, you'll want to follow these instructions for when and where to pick up your pass. Your pass will be active for Fall Quarter on the first day of classes, September 6. If you attended orientation on August 30 & 31, your personalized UPASS will not be ready by UPASS pickup, so you'll receive a seven-day pass and instructions on next steps when you go to your designated UPASS pickup location.

If you're a returning student, your UPASS will reactivate on the first day of classes, September 6. You do not need to pick up a new pass.

There is no cost for most Welcome Week events. Almost all Welcome Week events are free to all DePaul students!

The Outdoor Adventure Labor Day Skyscraper Paddle does have a registration fee of $30, but this is the only event with a cost associated with it. ​

ID Services Hours

• Monday - Friday:  9am - 5pm

If you attended orientation before August 24, you shoul​d have received your ID before you left orientation. If you were not able to get your ID at that point, you can pick your ID up from ID Services.

If you are attending orientation on August 24 or 30, you'll need to have your photo taken and will receive your ID on the spot before you can check into the residence halls.

If you are a returning student and need a new ID, you'll need to go to ID Services to have it replaced, for which there is a cost. ​

The mail center will be open the following hours:

Summer Hours (through September 4)

• Monday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
• Saturday: 11 am - 2 pm
• Sunday: closed
  

Saturday, August 26 & Saturday, September 2: 11 am - 5 pm

All Sundays + Labor Day (September 4): Closed

Academic Year Hours (beginning September 5) 

• Monday - Friday: 10 am - 8:30 pm
• Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm
  
• Sunday: Closed

Visit the Student Mail Center website for their FAQs about receiving mail on campus.​

Look for the tech help table and representatives in blue polos. You also may speak with a Technology Support Center representative by calling (312) 362-8765.​

DePaul Central will have some special extended hours as move-ins occur and classes begin.

On Saturday, September 2, their office in Lincoln Park will be open from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.

Both the Lincoln Park & Loop offices will have extended hours, from 9:00 am until 5:30 pm on the following days: September​ 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 14.