Macdonald Campus Undergraduate Orientation
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To help new undergraduates settle into campus life, Macdonald Campus hosts a number of orientation activities in late August. Final schedules will be available during Orientation Week. Many events require registration, which will open at the beginning of August. Activity times and locations may change, so be sure to check back. Frosh activities and registration will be posted on the in August.
Preliminary Orientation 2024 Schedule
Saturday, August 17—Residence Move-in Day (9h00-18h00)Â
Residence Move-in |Â
Parents Welcome Weekend | Details and registration
Montreal (BMO) mobile team
Monday, August 19
9³ó30–12³ó00 Macdonald Campus Services Fair (Centennial Centre Lobby)
9³ó30–16³ó00ÌýBank of Montreal (BMO) mobile team
10³ó00–11³ó00ÌýOrientation and Frosh Welcome (location TBC)Â
11³ó00–12³ó00ÌýParents session on navigating wellness at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº (Centennial Centre 1-163) (same session offered online on August 22)
12³ó30–15³ó30ÌýWalmart Shopping Trip (leaving from the front of Laird Hall)
14³ó00–15³ó30ÌýLibrary Session #1 (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
16³ó00–17³ó30ÌýWelcome Reception (Ceilidh in the Centennial Centre, parents and families welcome)
Tuesday, August 20
10³ó00–11³ó00ÌýLaird Hall Residence Meeting (mandatory) (location TBC)
11³ó30–17³ó30ÌýDiscover Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Day, Downtown Campus (transportation provided—meet in the Centennial Centre Lobby from 11³ó00–11³ó15)
Wednesday, August 21
10³ó00–12³ó00ÌýWhat the Macdonald Campus Student Needs to Know info session and Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Student Services Fair (location TBC)
12³ó00–13³ó15ÌýCatered lunch, sponsored by Campus Life & Engagement and the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Office (location TBC)
13³ó30–14³ó30ÌýFreshman/Foundation Year advising for high school students (mandatory, Centennial Centre 1-163)
15h00 onward Frosh activities
Thursday, August 22
9³ó00–12³ó30ÌýFrosh activities
12³ó00–13³ó00ÌýParents session on navigating wellness at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº (online) (same session offered in-person on August 19)
14³ó30–16³ó00ÌýLibrary Session #2
16h00 onward Frosh activities
Friday, August 23
12h00 onward Frosh activities
Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25
All day Frosh activities
Monday, August 26
14³ó00–15³ó30ÌýLibrary Session #3 (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
Tuesday, August 27
10³ó00–11³ó30ÌýLibrary Session #4, in French (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
By Appointment
Follow-up for Freshman/Foundation Year advising for high school students (online)