Speed-friending, bubble soccer, concerts, campus tours and information sessions are just a few activities on the agenda for next week when thousands of new students get their first taste of college life.
Niagara College will host fall 2015 Orientation from Tuesday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 13 with a full roster of activities and events designed to introduce new students to the college experience.
“The beginning of a new academic year is an exciting time for all, but especially for our new students; Orientation is designed to help our first-year students get a positive academic and social start as they begin their studies,” said Rick Anderson, director of Student Services. “Our start-up activities also include opportunities to welcome back our returning students and engage our local communities through activities like our first-ever Niagara College Trunk Sale in Welland and our Desserts in the Vineyard event at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus.”
Highlights of Orientation 2015 events include:
• A first-year mixer video dance (Sept., 8, 8-11 p.m., Welland Campus, The Core);
• Stunt show Monsters of Schlock (Sept. 8, 7-10 p.m., NOTL Campus, The Armoury);
• Student Services Fair (Sept. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Welland and NOTL Campuses);
• Dessert in the Vineyard reception for students and the NOTL community (Sept. 9, 6:30-8 p.m., NOTL Campus);
• Pasta Dinner and Comedy Night (Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m., Welland Campus, The Core);
• NC Concert Series (Sept. 11, 8-11 p.m., Welland and NOTL Campus);
• Spirit Rally (Sept. 12, 12:30 p.m., Welland Campus), followed by Varsity soccer game vs. Humber College ( 2-6 p.m., Young Sportsplex), and Bubble Soccer (3-5 p.m., Young Sportsplex); and
• The College’s first-ever Trunk Sale in support of the United Way, free family event for students and public (Sept. 13, noon-3 p.m., Welland Campus). View Trunk Sale media release here:
A full schedule of Orientation activities is available at: orientation.niagaracollege.ca/
Niagara College will be buzzing with activity even before Orientation however, as hundreds of students move into student residence buildings on Saturday, Sept. 5 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) at the Welland and Niagara-on-the-Lake campuses. Move-in Day launches the college’s Welcome Weekend, providing a head-start for students prior to Orientation.
While registration remains open until Sept. 15, projections indicate that close to 4,700 new full-time students will begin their studies at the College this fall, with a combined enrolment will surpass 10,000 students. Niagara College continues to see in increase in international enrolment, as well as students with previous post-secondary education, including university graduates.
Classes for most programs will begin on Sept. 9.
