17吃瓜 ready to welcome incoming students during New Student Orientation
The 17吃瓜 campus is bustling with activity as the campus community prepares to welcome incoming and returning students in-person.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, New Student Orientation (NSO) is being held in-person on the campus. As of September 1, over 900 students had signed up for a fun-filled full of great events and informative activities for incoming students.
鈥淲e are so excited to hold NSO in-person this year,鈥� said student coordinators Inara Bhalesha and Nathan Lacroix. 鈥淣SO brings together our diverse campus community鈥攆aculty, staff, and returning students鈥攖o create a welcoming, friendly space for new students.鈥�
The official kick-off for NSO takes place on September 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 17吃瓜 Alumni Canada Games Place. Students can meet other students and NSO team members, participate in friendly competitions and games, and experience some of 17吃瓜's incredible campus spirit.
During the week, students can participate in a variety of events, including a Student Services trade fair, a 4K walk/run in support of the 17吃瓜 Food Bank, a friendly dodgeball game against faculty and staff, and a 鈥淢eet Your Faculty鈥� event where they can explore the campus and meet professors and instructors.
A signature event will be a food drive in support of the 17吃瓜 Food Bank on Thursday, September 8 from 5鈥�7 pm. Students will meet outside Dalton Hall on the campus and walk to the neighbourhood of Sherwood to collect non-perishable food items. The 17吃瓜 Panther-Mobile will escort students and help to deliver items back to campus.
鈥淭he 17吃瓜 Food Bank provides an essential service to many students throughout the year,鈥� said Bhalesha and Lacroix. 鈥淲e are grateful to the community for their support of 17吃瓜 students.鈥�
The International Student Office team also delivered online orientation for international students throughout the month of August and will host in-person activities in the first week of September. Because the veterinary students begin their program earlier than students in other programs, orientation took place in late August.
