Orientation Schedule

MSRED Class of 2027 Orientation Schedule

Tuesday, September 1-Friday, September 4, 2026

(Draft Schedule-Subject to Change)

The Center for Real Estate will host a program-specific orientation for the MSRED students.
In addition, the Office of Graduate Education will host orientation events for all MIT graduate students.

MIT CENTRAL GRADUATE ORIENTATION

TUESDAY, 9/1/26

8:00 am-12:00 pm
English Evaluation Testing (EET)/10-250
Mandatory diagnostic exam for newly admitted international graduate students

WEDNESDAY, 9/2/26

9:00 am-9:30 am
Check In /Breakfast/CRE Student Lounge/9-310

9:30 am-10:30 am
Welcome and Program Introduction/CRE Lecture Hall
MSRED Director Walter Torous will orient you to the program and the Center

10:30 am-11:00 pm
Orientation/Registration Overview/CRE Lecture Hall
Assistant Director for Academic Administration Mary Hughes will review orientation and registration materials as well as important opportunities for MSRED students.

11:00 pm-12:00 pm
Industry Partnerships/CRE Lecture Hall
James Scott, Director of Industry + Professional Program, will introduce the CRE's ongoing collaboration with leaders in the global real estate industry.

12:00 pm-1:15 pm
Lunch/CRE Student Lounge

1:30-4:30 pm
11.450 Building Systems Walking Tour of Seaport
Join Yanni Tsipis, Senior VP for WS Development and CRE Instructor for a walking tour of the Seaport neighborhood of Boston.
This will  serve as the first session of your building systems class. Meet at 1:15 pm sharp in front of Building 9/105 Mass Ave.

5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Welcome Reception-Location TBD

THURSDAY, 9/3

9:00 am-1:15 pm
Office of Graduate Education (OGE) Central Orientation
Lunch will be served at this event

Required Orientation sessions in Kresge Auditorium. These sessions will include, but are not limited to, information on MIT values, GradSupport Resources, the Graduate Student Union, and a welcome from President Kornbluth. 

1:30-5:00 pm
Financial Workshop /CRE Lecture Hall
Lead by Tod McGrath, CRE Lecturer and Senior VP at BXP, this workshop is intended to prep all students for the semester to ensure there is a baseline understanding of various financial concepts.

FRIDAY, 9/4

9:30 am-10:00 am
Coffee/Breakfast/CRE Student Lounge

10:00 -11:00 am
MSRED Career Development/CRE Lecture Hall
Denise DeLorey, Career Services Consultant to CRE, will present on internship opportunities as well as post-graduate career paths.

11:00-12:30 pm
CRE Info Technology/CRE Lecture Hall
Casey Eyring, IT Manager for the CRE will orient students to IT needs, including certificates, printing, plotting, calendar access and more.
BRING YOUR LAPTOP and MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR MIT (KERBEROUS) ID SET UP!

MONDAY, 9/7
Labor Day Holiday/Offices Closed

TUESDAY, 9/8 Registration Day
All students are required to meet with their Academic Advisor to have their fall registration approved.

10:00-11:00 am
SA+P Procession to the new MET/School of Architecture Building

1:00-3:00 pm
MSRED Course Show Case/CRE Lecture Hall
Meet MSRED faculty and hear about all our course offerings

1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Graduate Resource Fair featuring 90 departments + organizations/Johnson Ice Rink

WEDNESDAY, 9/9
First Day of Classes

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