June Update

TTIC New Student Update (June 2022)

New Student Orientation

Monday, September 19 – Thursday, September 22

TTIC is excited to invite you to orientation. Please report to TTIC for the in-person New Student Orientation on Monday, September 19. Contact Student Services if you have any conflict with attending orientation. Events to be included are presentations and discussions on registration, student services, and the PhD program. Meetings with your advisor and the student body will also be included during the week. You will get details on how to get your TTIC-UChicago campus ID cards, navigate the 2-school registration process, and you will get information about things happening in the city, the neighborhood and the campus as the new academic year begins. A Grad Student Resource Fair will be held with the University of Chicago. More details and events will be shared throughout the summer. The Autumn Quarter will officially begin Tuesday, September 27.

New Student Website

Ongoing information updates for new students can be found on the New Student website. Updates will appear on this site throughout the summer and will additionally come in summer emails. To help you keep track of what needs to be done before September enrollment, the website has a handy checklist.

New Student Laptops/Notebooks + TTIC Email

As you were notified in your admit letters, new students have a “computing equipment fund” of $3000. Please start thinking about what specifications you may request for your new laptop and equipment. Adam Bohlander is TTIC’s Director of Information Technology and will work with you (in consultation with your advisor) on getting a machine and equipment that will serve your needs. To give him time to process all requests before your arrival, please email him by July 31 at asb@ttic.edu.

While you’re chatting with Adam, please select and set your ttic.edu address name by July 31 as well.

Student ID# and cNet ID Registration

TTIC Student Services will be sending you your student ID and system login information (once you have confirmed your TTIC email with the IT Director). The ID and login info will allow you to access registration, various TTIC and University of Chicago student systems, buildings and on-campus services. ID# and account access will be sent in early August once you have arranged your TTIC email ID with Adam Bohlander.

Registration for courses will take place during orientation week, using these logins.

Immunization Records

The State of Illinois requires all students to provide proof of Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) and Tetanus/Diphtheria vaccination. We recommend you use the UChicago Immunization form, a downloadable PDF of the form is linked here. TTIC accepts this form, as does UChicago. You may use a form your hospital provides as well (as long as the form is in English and includes the immunizations required for IL State Law). Any information not in English needs to be translated and certified. Completed Immunization records should be uploaded to TTIC and entered into the UChicago Portal by September 1. The New Student website has more details on all immunization and health matters for students.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

All students are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 starting on the first day of the 2022 Autumn Quarter. This requirement applies to all students participating in in-person classes, research, or other activities in the US, with exemptions for documented religious or medical reasons. Proof of vaccination through medical records (or vaccine certification card) is required. Further details will be communicated to students in July. We are happy to help with this process, if you have difficulty getting a vaccination.

On-Campus Transportation

The University of Chicago has a very convenient bus service that serves the campus and Hyde Park/ Kenwood neighborhoods. It's FREE for students! As you choose your housing, this bus information may be useful. You can find campus routes and bus information here. (For general Chicago Transit Authority mass transit information, please go here: www.transitchicago.com)

First Stipend Payment after Arrival

New students’ initial stipend checks will be given the last weekday of October (October 31, 2022). Please make sure you bring enough money into the US to support yourself until you receive your stipend check.

Please remember, we’re happy to answer any questions you have,

so just reach out if there’s anything we can do.

We will send out another monthly update in July. Have a safe summer!