Graduate Orthodontic Residents Program®
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This page is under constructuion. Look for updates by January 1, 2026.
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Thursday, July 30
3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Registration/Room Check-in for residents at North Quad on the University of Michigan campus
105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Check in at registration, receive your name badge and tickets, and get your room key at North Quad. You will need your name badge and tickets to attend the Welcome Reception and other GORP events. There is no on-site registration or changing of Friday activities at GORP. Earlier registrants will be housed in North Quad, and later registrants in Alice Lloyd Hall. We have a limited number of rooms available. Very late registrants may need to find their own housing, so register early!
For a campus map, see https://campusvisitorguides.com/umich/campus-map/
Opening in 2010, North Quad is a modern college dorm. All rooms are air-conditioned. Both North Quad and Alice Lloyd Hall are a short walk to the Michigan League, where the GORP lectures will be held. For GORP activities off campus, buses will depart and return via North Quad.
7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Thursday Welcome Reception – Revel and Roll
1950 S Industrial Hwy, Ann Arbor, MI
After arriving in Ann Arbor, relax and get to know your fellow residents. Reunite with dental school classmates, the people you met at interviews, and meet new friends. Light food (pizza and salads) and drink tickets will be provided.
Residents must stop by registration check-in at North Quad and pick up their name badge and tickets before going to the Welcome Reception. No one will be admitted without a name badge. (Vendors who have tickets to the Welcome Reception may pick them up at Revel and Roll.)
Buses will run to and from North Quad beginning at 7:15 PM with the last bus departing Revel and Roll at 10:35 PM, or you may use your favorite ride-sharing app.
Note: This is a ticketed event. Residents must choose this event when they register and bring their ticket and name badge to enter.
Friday, July 31
7:00 am – 4:00 PM
Registration/Check-in for GORP
North Quad, 105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor
All residents must stop by at registration and get their name badge and tickets before attending any GORP events.
7:30 am – 9:00 AM
Continental breakfast
Location TBA
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
GORP Golf Outing
Spend the morning on the greens of the legendary University of Michigan golf course, designed by Alister MacKenzie, who also designed Augusta National. Whether you are Happy Gilmore or Tiger Woods, there is nothing that beats a low-key round. Carts and lunch are included.
Registration is limited.
Please note, you must bring (or source) your own clubs.
If you wish to rent clubs, you may do so at: https://www.clublender.com/select-a-set/?location=Ann%20Arbor%2C%20MI%2C%20USA&range=Jun%209th,%202026%20-%20Jun%2010th,%202026&zipcode=48104&placename=Ann%20Arbor&street_number=&route=&locality=Ann%20Arbor&state=Michigan&swoof=1&pa_type-of-article=full-sets (This link will be updated with the correct dates)
Note: This is a ticketed event. You must choose this event when you register online to attend GORP and bring your ticket and name badge to participate.
Golfers will receive an email with their tee times the week of GORP.
Bus schedule: TBA
10:00 AM or 2:00 PM
Kayak down the Huron River
Grab a friend and enjoy a trip down Ann Arbor’s famous Huron River. With thrilling rapids (easy enough for beginners), breathtaking views, and plenty of water, you can either enjoy a leisurely float down the Huron‘s gentle currents or challenge yourself and race a friend down the four-mile course.
Warning: you (and any electronics you bring with you) WILL get wet, so plan accordingly!
Note: This is a ticketed event. You must choose this event when you register online to attend GORP and bring your ticket and name badge to participate.
Bus schedule: TBA
10:30 AM or 12:00 PM
Pedal Pub through downtown Ann Arbor
Take a ride around the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus and downtown with food, fun, and of course, some good libations. Drinks can be purchased before and during the ride. Lunch will be served at Ann Arbor’s own Pizza House, so come hungry! We will try to accommodate parties; however, space is limited, and we want you to meet new people!
Note: This is a ticketed event. You must choose this event when you register online to attend GORP and bring your ticket and name badge to participate.
Schedule:
Group A will meet at 150 W. Ann Street (next to the Ann Ashley Parking Structure), a 15-20-minute walk from the residence halls, at 10:30 AM and will finish with lunch at Pizza House (618 Church Street), a 10-minute walk from the dorms, around 12:30 PM.
Group B. Meet at the Pizza House (618 Church Street), a 10-minute walk from the residence halls, at 12:00 for lunch, Pedal Pub starts at 1:30 PM, and finishes around 3:00 PM at 201 N. Main Street, a 15-20-minute walk from the dorms.
Please arrive on time!
Times TBA
Ice Cream Walking Tour of Ann Arbor
What could be better than an ice cream tour on a summer day? Visit 4 of Ann Arbor’s famous creameries. This is a walking tour, so wear comfortable walking shoes and come ready to sample your favourite flavors!
Note: This is a ticketed event. You must choose this event when you register online to attend GORP and bring your ticket and name badge to participate.
12:00 PM
Lunch
If you do not have lunch included in your Friday activity (i.e., if you are not playing golf or on the pedal pub tour), you will be on your own for lunch in Ann Arbor. You will receive a courtesy $15 Uber Eats voucher sent via text message or to the email address you registered with. Please look for this voucher on Tuesday morning, July 28, around 10:30 EDT! If you don’t see it on the 28th, check your Spam folder. In the meantime, make sure you have an Uber account on your phone. The vouchers will be good from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM for use within a 5-mile radius of Ann Arbor.
There are hundreds of restaurants within a 5-mile radius that accept Uber Eats. Have fun choosing!
2:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Vendor check-in and set-up at The Michigan League
Vendors may check in, get their name badges, and set up their tables on the second floor of The Michigan League. (911 N. University Ave.)
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Board buses for the GORP Banquet
Buses will leave from the North Quad dorm.
6:30 PM – 10:30 PM
GORP Banquet at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
Friday night’s GORP banquet is a highlight of the GORP experience and will be held in the historic Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
A vibrant exploration of genius in all its forms, the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation allows you to experience the strides of America’s greatest minds while fully immersing yourself in their stories. Step inside the bus where Rosa Parks took a stand by taking a seat. Play pilot as you explore flight innovations, starting with the Wright brothers’ achievements, or make yourself at home inside Buckminster Fuller’s circular Dymaxion House. Put yourself in the place of the movers and shakers who blazed the trail to where we stand today.
Appropriate attire: jacket and tie for the gentlemen, dresses for the ladies. Please note: You must bring a valid government-issued ID to enter.
6:30 – 7:00 Cocktails
7:00 – 9:00 Dinner
Note: This is a ticketed event. Residents must choose this event when they register and bring their ticket and name badge to enter.
8:45 PM – 10:30 PM
Buses leave for North Quad
Buses will leave from the Henry Ford Museum and return to the North Quad dorm.
Saturday, August 1
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration/Check-in for GORP at The Michigan League
Registration on Saturday morning will be on the second floor of The Michigan League.
For a campus map, see https://campusvisitorguides.com/umich/campus-map/
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast/Vendor Fair
Breakfast in the Michigan Room on the second floor of the Michigan League. Exhibits in several rooms on the second floor.
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM
Welcome to GORP – Drs. Nicole Anderson and Max Shin, University of Michigan, co-chairs for GORP 2026
Mendelssohn Theater, second floor of the Michigan League
Remember the school T-shirt contest! The school with the cleverest orthodontic-related t-shirt design will be declared the winner and receive $300 toward a school pizza party! (Note: T-shirt designs, front and back, must be submitted to GORP2026@gmail.com by July 24 to be eligible.)
8:40 AM – 9:25 AM
Drs. Lauren Sytek and Will Bates
Title TBA
Dr. Sytek bio TBA
Dr. Bates bio TBA
9:25 AM – 9:35 AM
TBA
9:35 AM – 10:15 AM
Vendor Fair/Break
In various rooms on the second floor of The Michigan League
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Speaker #2
Topic: TBA
Bio TBA
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
TBA
11:10 – 11:30 AM
2025 GORP Group Photo
An annual GORP tradition! The photo will be taken outside in front of the Michigan League, by the fountain of Poseidon and his children, with everyone looking back at the League.
11:30 AM- 1:00 PM
Lunch and Vendor Fair
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Speaker #3
Topic: TBA
Bio TBA
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM
TBA
2:40 PM – 2:55 PM
First Raffle Drawing!
Collect at least 20 stamps from the exhibitors at the vendor fair and submit your bingo card to enter into the raffle. You must be present to win one of the awesome prizes donated by our sponsors!
Note: You must attend the lectures to participate in the raffles. There will be no re-entry into the lecture hall before the raffle.
2:55 PM – 3:15 PM
Vendor Fair/Break
In various rooms on the second floor of the Michigan League.
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Speaker: #4
Topic TBA
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM
TBA
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM
Final Raffle Drawing!
Collect at least 20 stamps from the exhibitors at the vendor fair and submit your bingo card to enter into the raffle. You must be present to win one of the awesome prizes donated by our sponsors!
Note: You must attend the lectures to participate in the raffles. There will be no re-entry into the lecture hall before the raffle.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
GORP Picnic at “The Big House”
Michigan Stadium, 1201 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3722
Michigan Stadium, aka “The Big House”, is the largest stadium in the United States and the third largest in the world. Home of the 2024 National Champion Michigan Wolverines! Tour the locker room. Attempt a field goal. Score a touchdown! This will be an unforgettable event you will not want to miss.
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner will be served in the Stadium Club suites.
6:30 – 10:00 Games and Dancing on the field
Bus Schedule: TBA
Sunday, August 2
9:00 AM
Check out of rooms and travel safely!
- Check out is 9:00 AM (you, your belongings, trash, and any other unwanted materials should all be out of your rooms. University staff will be rounding to check that you are out by this time)
Please remember, all University of Michigan room key cards must be returned at checkout, or there will be a $25 charge per card by the university.
