{"id":27513,"date":"2025-08-27T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&p=27513"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:33:02","slug":"fall-2025-updates-from-the-ahs-office-of-student-affairs","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/fall-2025-updates-from-the-ahs-office-of-student-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2025 updates from the AHS Office of Student Affairs"},"template":"","news_categories":[],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-27513","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","intro_text_body":"

As we kick off the start of the fall semester, we are pleased to share several updates and upcoming events with the AHS community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We are excited to announce that the AHS undergraduate advisors<\/span><\/a> will be transitioning to the AHS Office of Student Affairs. Rachel Najdzin<\/span><\/a> will lead our undergraduate advising team as executive director for academic advising.\u00a0 Advising support will continue to be available on both the east and west sides of campus, with our advisors serving students across all AHS undergraduate majors. Throughout the summer, the advising team has been working diligently to onboard incoming students and ensure a smooth transition for the fall term.\u00a0 We are expecting to welcome our largest first year class in more than five years with close to 250 new freshmen.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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We invite you to connect with our students and advisors at one of our upcoming events. Please take a moment to review several upcoming signature events below. All members of the AHS community are warmly invited to attend and participate. Details can be found in the Inside AHS calendar<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Upcoming events:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

VCHA Health Sciences Student Welcome Event<\/span><\/a> – Wednesday, August 27\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Student Convocation<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Wednesday, August 27, 4pm \u2013 5pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AHS Undergraduate Student Welcome (East)<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Tuesday, September 9, 11am \u2013 1pm<\/span><\/p>\n

UHP Kickoff Dinner<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Tuesday, September 16, 5:15pm<\/span><\/p>\n

UIC Open House \u201cSparkfest\u201d<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Saturday, September 20, 8am \u2013 2pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Coffee Talks<\/span><\/a> –\u00a0 East: 10\/8, 11\/13 and West: 10\/14<\/span><\/p>\n

December Commencement 2025<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Saturday, December 13, 7pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AHS Awards Night & Graduating Student Celebration<\/span><\/a> \u2013 Thursday, April 30, 5pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Important Academic Dates:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

8\/25 – First day of the fall semester\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9\/5 – Last day to add or change fall registration (16 week term)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9\/8 – Early Alert system opens for faculty submissions\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10\/22 – Midterm and Part of Term A Grades due (11:59pm)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10\/31 – Last day to drop an individual course (16 week term)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11\/26 – Student Wellness Day. No Classes.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

11\/27-11\/28: Thanksgiving Break<\/span><\/p>\n

12\/8-12\/12: Final Exams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12\/17 – Fall grades due\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NOTE: Part of Term and B have additional registration\/drop deadlines \u2013 see full academic calendar (here) https:\/\/registrar.uic.edu\/current-students\/calendars\/admin-calendar\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Weekly communications to students are being reimagined to better target their unique needs (stay tuned for additional details). Continue to post your events and opportunities<\/span><\/a> to Inside AHS. We\u2019re excited for the semester ahead and grateful to work alongside such a dedicated and talented community. Best wishes for a successful semester.<\/p>\n

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Your AHS Office of Student Affairs partners,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Eileen Doran<\/span><\/a> & the OSA Team<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Eileen Doran","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27514,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27513\/revisions\/27514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=27513"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=27513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}