Welcome to the 2016International Student Orientation (ISO)! The following pages will provide information that will help you prepare for your arrival and the ISO program which will be held September 8-12, 2016. We have planned a fun-filled program, with plenty of flexibility built in for you to spend time with your student over the weekend. We hope you are as excited to join us as we are to host you!
International Parent Information 2016
Welcome to the Wildcat Family! The 2016 International Student Orientation will begin with move-in, Thursday, September 8, 2016. When you arrive, report directly to one of the three Community Desks on campus. Please see the next page to determine which desk you should report to, based on your son or daughter’s housing assignment. If you are planning to rent a car, please note: • Parking will NOT be enforced in campus lots September 8-20, but please be aware of 24-hour enforcement spots, handicapped parking and fire hydrants. Street parking is City of Evanston and all posted restrictions will be enforced. • If you are reporting to Allison Hall: • There is a parking lot south of Allison, accessible from Clark Street. • If you are reporting to Foster-Walker: • You may load and unload in front, accessible from Foster Avenue. Parking is limited, so please plan on moving your vehicle. • There is a parking lot available south of Foster-Walker, accessible from Emerson Street. • If you are reporting to Kemper: • There is a lot behind (east, near the lake) Kemper – follow Sheridan Road to Lincoln Avenue, turn right and follow the street around the curve (the lake will be on your left) and turn right into the first available parking lot.
*Printed ISO schedules will be available at the Neighborhood Desks. Once you’ve moved in, please come to the Norris University Center for nametags, t-shirts, other ISO materials, and to get a Wildcard.
Ryan Field – Football Game 9/10 Parking here is NOT free.
ISO Check-In is available 24 hours a day beginning, Thursday, September 8, 2016. Please report to a Community Desk at one of the following halls based on your 2016-2017 housing assignment:
Kemper Hall 2420 Campus Drive
Foster-Walker Complex – Check-In for:
Hobart (630 Emerson) North Mid-Quads (NMQ) South Mid-Quads (SMQ) Foster-Walker (Plex)
1856 Orrington Seabury Rogers House
The International Office 630 Dartmouth Place 847-491-5613 Norris University Center 1999 Campus Drive (Wildcard Office in Basement, see screens for rooms during ISO)
Allison Hall – Check-In for:
1835 Hinman Chapin West Fairchild (ISRC) Public Affairs (PARC) Willard
Allison East Fairchild (CRC) Jones Shepard Foster-Walker Complex 1927 Orrington Avenue
Kemper Hall – Check-In for:
2303 Sheridan (CCS) Ayers (CCI) Elder Sliva Lindgren
Bobb McCulloch Sargent Goodrich
Allison Hall 1820 Chicago Avenue
Arts Circle Drive (Pick-Up for Bed, Bath and Beyond Shuttles)
GETTING TO NORTHWESTERN FROM THE AIRPORT Chicago O'Hare International Airport is approximately an hour from Northwestern's Evanston campus: Go Airport Express Shuttle Airport Express Shuttle provides shared rides from the airport to campus. Reserve your spot online AT LEAST 24 hours before your flight. Cost is about $50. Taxi/Cab/Uber/Lyft There are Taxi lines outside of the baggage claim area with airport staff directing the lines and cab pick-up. Do not accept rides from anyone soliciting inside the airport. Cost is typically $45-$60 with tip. Recently, ride sharing services accessible with a smartphone app have been allowed to pick up at Chicago airports. These are typically cheaper ($30-$38 for UberX from O’Hare to Evanston, for example). There are Rideshare pick up signs at the airport, but you will want to confirm with your driver where you can expect to meet them when you book. Public transportation—Pace and CTA Not recommended if you have a lot of luggage: Pace, the suburban public transit system, or the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) trains through the city into Evanston are available. Pace is $1.75, and the CTA is $2.25 from Midway or $5 from O’Hare. For Pace, take the airport shuttle (free) to long-term parking/Pace. From there, take Pace bus route 250 from O'Hare to the Davis Street CTA station in downtown Evanston. For CTA, take the airport shuttle to terminals 1, 2 or 3 and follow the signs “Trains to City (CTA).” This route will require transfers to reach the Purple Line to Evanston.
If you would prefer to rent a car during ISO, there will be a number of options available from the airport. Expect tolls if traveling from O’Hare. For tips on renting and driving in the U.S. try these helpful links: CAR RENTAL TIPS TRAVELING BY CAR IN THE U.S.
Evanston
The CTA is $2.25 per ride ($5 from O’Hare) To get to Evanston from O’Hare, take the blue line toward the loop, transfer to the Red Line at Jackson, and to the Purple Line at Howard. Get off at Davis for Allison Hall, Foster for the FosterWalker Complex, and Noyes for Kemper Hall.
Getting Started: September 8th
Please join us for the following Resource Fair: A Resource Fair featuring representatives from various banks, cellular service providers, and other campus and community resources will be available from 11am-2pm at Norris University Center (1999 Campus Drive), Wildcat Room, to answer questions and help set up accounts. Bed, Bath & Beyond: Free shuttles will depart every 15 minutes from the Arts Circle Drive, outside the south exit of Norris University Center, next to Pick Staiger Concert Hall, between 26pm to transport students and parents to the Wilmette store where store staff will be available to help you select supplies for your student’s room!
Please join the International Office for an informal welcome reception at Prarie Moon Bar and Restaurant Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 8pm. Beverages will be available for purchase. You may have received an evite for this reception. RSVP is appreciated, but not required.
2016 Parent Orientation September 9, 2016
Norris University Center, Louis Room
The Seventh Annual International Parent Orientation program will help prepare you for life as the parent of a Northwestern Wildcat! Please plan to be at Norris University Center’s Louis Room at 8:30am for a program including: • Welcome from Associate Provost Ron Breautigam • Introductions from The International Office • Information from Academic Advising Offices The program will conclude with the ISO Welcome BBQ on the Norris South Lawn at 12:30pm. Lunch can be paid for at the Norris Starbucks cash registers for $8 per person (including parents and students; credit accepted). If the weather does not cooperate, seating will be available at the Norris Starbucks, or in the food court on the ground level at Norris, otherwise, feel free to enjoy a picnic outdoors! **Tickets to the Northwestern Football Game, Saturday, September 10th will be available for purchase for parents during this program. Students may attend for free with their Wildcards.** Note: Parking at Ryan Field for the football game Saturday is NOT free. Complimentary shuttles are provided to and from the game beginning at 12pm 9/10.
Wildcat Welcome will begin on Monday, September 12, 2016. The following is a tentative schedule for parents for 9/12. Please refer to www.northwestern.edu/orientation for the most up to date details. 4-5pm: Parent and Family Welcome from President Schapiro (Combe Tennis Center) 5:30-6:15pm: Academic Dean’s Welcome for Families (locations based on school – Family Ambassadors will direct you) 6-8pm: President’s Reception (Norris East Lawn) 8-9:30pm: “A Year in the Life” skits and panel presentations from Family Ambassadors