| Date | Time | Event |
| April 7th | 4-6pm | Happy Hour! Free Food, Beer and Sodas. Look for fliers and excited people telling you about it. Keep your afternoon free for a nice start into the quarter |
| May 2nd (preliminary) | around noon | A visit to the Arts Institute of Chicago, followed by lunch/diner whatever time it will be then. Admission is free, repeat, free! Please RSVP to Steve Green (see your mailbox for emailaddress). This event is open to all Civil Eng Graduate Students and their families and friends |