Below is the 2026 schedule for our science- and fun-filled weekends!
February Recruiting Weekend Schedule:
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Friday, February 20
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Optional Facilities Tours (inside and outside of the Chemistry building)
Start the tour in the Shain Tower Atrium |
| 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Optional Lab Tours starting in the Shain Tower Atrium |
| 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Welcome Session – Learning Studio North Tower
Welcome by Professor Sam Gellman, Department Chair Overview of the Recruiting Weekend, Professor Eszter Boros |
| 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. | Poster Session Social Hour at Union South |
| 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. | Dinner and Trivia at Union South
Optional trivia at Union South Shuttle Times – 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. |
Saturday, February 21
| 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. | Shuttle from Hotel to Chemistry Building (8:15 a.m. and 8:40 a.m.) | ||||||||||||||
| 8:45 – 9:10 a.m. | Breakfast
Chemistry- North Tower Atrium Can bring to session #1 |
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| 9:15 a.m. – noon | Faculty Talks
Chemistry rooms 2351, 2344 & 2311
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See Faculty Talk Schedule below |
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| Sign-up for afternoon faculty appointments | |||||||||||||||
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch with Student Panel- Union South Varsity Hall | ||||||||||||||
| 1:30 – 4:10 p.m. | Faculty Appointments and/or Facilities Tours
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| 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Bus Tour of Madison (Meet at Learning Studio North Tower)
Tour ends at hotel |
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| 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. | Break and transport to The Union | ||||||||||||||
| 5:35 and 5:50 p.m. | Shuttle to Social Hour and Dinner | ||||||||||||||
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Social Hour
(Faculty, Hosts, and Recruits) At Memorial Union – Tripp Commons |
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| 7:00 – 8:00 | Dinner
At Memorial Union– Great Hall (4th Floor) Shuttle Times: 8:15 and 10 pm |
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| 8:30 pm & onward | Student Social Activities
Board games and night tour of Madison Shuttle times: 8:15 and 10:00 pm |
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March Recruiting Weekend Schedule:
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Friday, March 6
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Optional Facilities Tours (inside and outside of the Chemistry building)
Start the tour in the Shain Tower Atrium |
| 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Optional Lab Tours starting in the Shain Tower Atrium |
| 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. | Welcome Session – Learning Studio North Tower
Welcome by Professor Sam Gellman, Department Chair Overview of the Recruiting Weekend, Professor Eszter Boros |
| 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. | Poster Session Social Hour at Union South |
| 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. | Dinner and Trivia at Union South
Optional trivia at Union South Shuttle Times – 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. |
Saturday, March 7
| 8:15 – 8:45 a.m. | Shuttle from Hotel to Chemistry Building (8:15 a.m. and 8:40 a.m.) | ||||||||||||||
| 8:45 – 9:10 a.m. | Breakfast
Chemistry- North Tower Atrium Can bring to session #1 |
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| 9:15 a.m. – noon | Faculty Talks
Chemistry rooms 2351, 2344 & 2311
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See Faculty Talk Schedule below |
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| Sign-up for afternoon faculty appointments | |||||||||||||||
| Noon – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch with Student Panel- Union South Varsity Hall | ||||||||||||||
| 1:30 – 4:10 p.m. | Faculty Appointments and/or Facilities Tours
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| 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. | Bus Tour of Madison (Meet at Learning Studio North Tower)
Tour ends at hotel |
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| 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. | Break and transport to The Union | ||||||||||||||
| 5:35 and 5:50 p.m. | Shuttle to Social Hour and Dinner | ||||||||||||||
| 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Social Hour
(Faculty, Hosts, and Recruits) At Memorial Union – Tripp Commons |
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| 7:00 – 8:00 | Dinner
At Memorial Union– Great Hall (4th Floor) Shuttle Times: 8:15 and 10 pm |
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| 8:30 pm & onward | Student Social Activities
Board games and night tour of Madison Shuttle times: 8:15 and 10:00 pm |
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