2025-2026 Events
Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow hosts, promotes, and supports events throughout the year that connect students with alumni, celebrate the UChicago community, and elevate the student experience through philanthropy. Check back for updates!
The Center for Leadership and Involvement would like to invite you to participate in the 2025 Engagement Expo. During the fair, representatives from several hundred student organizations and University offices welcome students back to campus and help new students begin to make the most of their UChicago experience! This year, the Engagement Expo was on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the Main Quad. Help fund groundbreaking research for the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital. The race offers families and friends a day of fun while supporting children’s health in Chicago and throughout the world. UChicago students, alumni, parents, and affiliates receive a discounted rate. Global Pub Trivia Night is an epic UChicago battle of wits, with fun prizes, signature drinks, and great company. Come out to reconnect, reminisce, and show your trivia mettle! Over 100 fourth-year students joined this UChicago Alumni signature event at the Pub on October 9, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM CT. Drawing on the tradition of Trivia Tuesdays, Global Pub Trivia Night at the Pub brought together fellow College alumni-to-be for a fun and memory-jogging good time.
Show your Maroon pride November 1–8 at Homecoming Week 2025! Kick off the week of festivities by cheering on our football team at Stagg Field, then stick around for fascinating lectures, Family Weekend events, and our famous Homecoming Block Party. We loved to see you cheer on the Maroons and keep the good spirits alive through the entire week of events, culminating in a festive Homecoming Block Party. Relive the good times with the football and Block Party photo galleries. Tailgate and Spirit Spot: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at Stagg Field, East 55th Street Football Senior Day (Maroons versus Monmouth): 1 p.m. at Stagg Field, East 55th Street Annual House Grilling Competition: 3:30–5:30 p.m. at Baker Dining Commons (inside Campus North Residential Commons), 5500 South University Avenue Volleyball Senior Day (Maroons versus UW–Platteville): 4 p.m. at Ratner Athletics Center, 5530 South Ellis Avenue Men’s Soccer (Maroons versus Brandeis): 11 a.m. at Stagg Field, East 55th Street Women’s Soccer (Maroons versus Brandeis): 1:30 p.m. at Stagg Grass Field, East 55th Street Maroon Monday: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Reynolds Club Courtyard, 5706 South University Avenue (Rain Location: Marketplace) More Than an Athlete: Identity, Purpose, and Mental Health: Noon–1 p.m. on Zoom Dollar Shake Day: Wednesday, November 5, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Reynolds Club, 5706 South University Avenue Restorative Yoga Class: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Student Wellness Center (multipurpose room), 840 East 59th Street Thankful Thursday: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at Reynolds Club (Marketplace), 5706 South University Avenue Thankful Thursday is your chance to share about your College experience with the donors who help make it all possible through their support of scholarships, internships, research opportunities, athletics, student life, and much more! Over 200 students joined us for fall treats and SWAG as we showed gratitude for our philanthropic community, writing thank-you notes, recording video messages, and completing scholarship surveys. View the event photo gallery here. Scholarships at the University of Chicago are generously funded by generations of alumni, parents, and friends. The UChicago Scholarship Reflection is an annual opportunity to share your unique perspective with the individuals who have made scholarships possible at the University of Chicago. We look forward to learning about your journey at UChicago. Thank you for your participation! China and Tech Innovation: An Unstoppable Path to Victory?: 5:30 p.m. at International House, 1414 East 59th Street Chicago Harper Lecture: The Science of a Safer City: 6–8 p.m. at The Walden, 2145 West Walnut Street Family Weekend: Friday, November 7–Sunday, November 9 Center for Identity + Inclusion Homecoming Open House: 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at Center for Identity + Inclusion, 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue Celebrating 100 Years at Swift Hall: 4–8 p.m. at Swift Hall, 1025 East 58th Street Trio Mediaeval: 5:30 p.m. at International House, 1414 East 59th Street Homecoming Block Party: 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. at 56th Street between Ellis Avenue and University Avenue
Join STAT at the Reynolds Club Marketplace from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. for National Giving Tuesday!
UChicago Alumni and Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) invite all College students to this cozy winter celebration: Hot Chocolate Night. Enjoy tasty treats and hot cocoa, photo booth fun, a campus trivia scavenger hunt, and more. Plus, first- and second-year students will receive custom class mugs (first come, first served)! Don’t miss this College and Kuvia tradition, taking place at the Ida Noyes Hall Cloister Club on Tuesday, January 13, from 7–9 p.m.
Thankful Thursday is your chance to share about your College experience with the donors who help make it all possible through their support of scholarships, internships, research opportunities, athletics, student life, and much more! Join us for free professional headshots, winter treats, and SWAG as we show gratitude for our philanthropic community. Join us in the Reynolds Club on Thursday, February 12, from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. as we show love for the College!
Engagement Expo (October 3)
RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s Hospital (October 5)
Global Pub Trivia Night (October 9)
Homecoming Week (November 1–8)
Saturday, November 1
Sunday, November 2
Monday, November 3
Tuesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 5
Thursday, November 6
Friday, November 7
Saturday, November 8
Giving Tuesday (December 2)
Hot Chocolate Night (January 13)
Thankful Thursday (February 12)
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We are supporting student opportunities through the Dean’s Fund for Student Life, the Center for Leadership and Involvement, Friends of Maroon Athletics, and more!