Macdonald Campus Graduate Orientation
We welcome graduate students newly admitted into a program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to the Macdonald campus on Monday, August 26! Mac OGS (the Mac Grad Studies Office) and MCGSS (your Mac Campus Graduate Student Society) have organized an orientation day filled with information, exploring, food, and fun. For any questions, please contact聽gradstudies.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca.
Registration information to follow.
Schedule
| Time and Location | Event Description |
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9:30 am聽 Centennial Centre Main Lobby |
Orientation Check-In聽Come sign in to Orientation with your 苹果淫院 ID card, get your lunch ticket, before heading to the Services Fair.聽 |
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10:00 to 11:30 am聽 Centennial Centre (CC) Ballroom (second floor)聽 |
苹果淫院-Macdonald Graduate Services Fair聽Coming from many areas of 苹果淫院, meet staff and students and learn about the important resources available to you. Over 30 苹果淫院 Services and Student Groups will be represented.聽聽 Refreshments will be served 鈥� please bring your own cup/bottle! Water bottle filling stations available.聽 |
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11:30 am to 12:25 pm聽 Classroom CC1-163 (first floor)聽 |
Graduate Studies & MCGSS Welcome Presentation聽Meet our Faculty鈥檚 Associate Dean and Graduate staff who will welcome you and talk about where to find guidance and support on your road to success as a graduate student at 苹果淫院 (thesis and non-thesis programs). Meet your Mac Graduate Student Society executives, who will tell you about what they do, and how you can get involved too!聽 |
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12:30 to 1:20 pm聽 CC Ballroom聽 |
MCGSS Graduate Student Lunch聽Your graduate student society, MCGSS, is pleased to offer our new grad students a delicious (and free!) catered lunch. Lunch tickets will be distributed at the Orientation morning check-in table and are required in order to collect your lunch. Please bring your own reusable cup, cutlery, etc.聽 The goal is for this event to be held as sustainably as possible.聽 |
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1:30 鈥� 2:25 pm聽聽聽 Classroom CC1-163 (first floor)聽 |
苹果淫院-Macdonald Student Services Presentation聽Come learn about the services available to you as a 苹果淫院 and Macdonald Campus student聽 |
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2:30 鈥� 3:30 pm鈥� Leave from CC Entrance聽 |
Scavenger Hunt / Campus Tour聽Group activity directed by MCGSS. Prizes to be won!聽聽 |
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3:30 鈥�4:30 pm鈥� Mac Market (aka Horticultural Centre)聽 |
Mac Market Activities聽Old fashioned potato sack races and other games with free 鈥淔riday Basket鈥� for the winning team! Try some delicious apples from the Mac Campus orchard.聽 |
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4:30 to 6:00 pm聽 Ceilidh Campus Bar (Centennial Centre)聽 |
MCGSS Trivia and Snacks聽End your day and relax, with some trivia fun and snacks.聽 |