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Online Orientation
Get a head start and learn what you need to know about being a student at MSVU in our early arrival online orientation series. These webinars will help prepare you for life at MSVU and ensure you are ready for your classes on Wednesday, September 3. Stop by for any session that interests you!
Accessibility Services Virtual Orientation
Are you a new MSVU student with a disability? Are you wondering how your accommodations work? Questions about what you have access to in the online learning environment? Come discuss and learn all about Accessibility Services at MSVU!
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Teams link for Accessibility Services Virtual Orientation
International Student Days: Day 1
We are so excited to welcome you to Halifax and to your new MSVU community! No matter where you come from in the world, International Student Days of Orientation are a great way to prepare yourself for university life in Canada as well as meet other students from around the world.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rosaria Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
International Student Days: Day 2
International Student Days continue with more information sessions to help you prepare yourself for university life here at MSVU as well as more social activities to help you meet other students and make new friends.
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Rosaria Multi-Purpose Room (MPR)
Indigenous Student Orientation
Pjila’si! New and returning Indigenous students are invited to participate in MSVU’s Indigenous Student Orientation hosted by the Indigenous Student Centre. This event will give students a chance to:
Please note: This orientation is for Indigenous students only; formal self-identification is optional. We have used the term Indigenous to refer inclusively to members of First Nations, status and non-status, treaty and non-treaty Indians, Métis, and Inuit peoples in Canada. If you have any questions, please contact indigenousservice@msvu.ca.
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Indigenous Student Centre, 46 Melody Drive (lower level)
Residence Move-in Day
Welcome to Residence at MSVU! Residence and other university staff and leaders will welcome you onto campus! Music, snacks and leaders will be all over residences to welcome you and help you get settled into your room.
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Rosaria Parking Lot & Residences
Residence Area Meet & Greet
Students will meet with the others in their areas and their RA to go over expectations and opportunities on campus. It’s a great way to meet the people you will be living with for the next year and find people to connect with!
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Residence Common Areas
Residence Welcome Dinner
Welcome Dinner for Residence Students. Enjoy your first exploration of the amazing food that is offered on campus and meet more of the students living in residence.
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Rosaria Dining Hall
Games Night
Games night for residence students! Come for your first night of residence to meet new people, play some games, get some snacks and settle in for a fun-filled orientation week!
7:30 – 10:00 p.m.
The lawn between Evaristus and Rosaria