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9:30 am  

Centennial Centre (CC) Main Lobby 

Orientation check-in  

Sign in to orientation with your ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û ID card and pick up your lunch ticket and name tag before heading to the services fair.  

10:00 to 11:30 am  

CC Ballroom (second floor) 

ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û-Macdonald graduate services fair 

Meet staff and students from many areas of ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û (including Mac Campus of course!) and learn about the important resources available to you. Over 30 ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û services and student groups will be represented!  

Croissants, pastries, and coffee/tea will be served—and a special treat—cotton candy! Please bring your own cup/bottle. Water bottle filling station available. 

11:30 am to 12:25 pm  

Classroom CC1-163 (first floor)  

Graduate studies & MCGSS welcome presentation  

Meet our Faculty’s Associate Dean and graduate staff and hear where to find guidance and support on your road to success as a graduate student at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û (thesis and non-thesis programs).

Meet your Macdonald Campus Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) executives and learn what they do and how you can get involved!

12:30 to 1:20 pm  

CC Ballroom  

MCGSS grad student lunch  

Your graduate student society, MCGSS, is pleased to offer new grad students a delicious (and free!) catered lunch. Lunch tickets will be distributed in the morning at the orientation check-in table and are required to collect your lunch.

Please bring your own reusable cup and cutlery to keep this event as sustainable as possible. 

1:30 – 2:25 pm    

Classroom CC1-163 (first floor)  

ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û-Macdonald student services presentation  

In this presentation, you'll learn about all the services available to you as a ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û and Macdonald Campus student, offered by ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Student Services and the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Wellness Hub's Local Wellness Advisors. 

2:30 – 3:30 pm   

Leave from CC Entrance  

Scavenger hunt/campus tour  

Time to socialize and get to know your new campus! Group activity directed by MCGSS. Prizes to be won! 

3:30 –4:30 pm   

Mac Market (aka horticultural centre)  

Mac Market activities  

Old fashioned potato sack races and other games with a free basket of seasonal produce for the winning team! Try some delicious apples from the Mac Campus orchard.  

4:30 to 6:00 pm  

Ceilidh Campus Bar (Centennial Centre)  

MCGSS Trivia and Snacks  

End your day and relax with some fun trivia and snacks.