This year’s cohort of new students will be the first to participate in an event designed to properly and officially welcome the incoming class to 91ÑÇÉ«.
91ÑÇÉ« Orientation Day, happening Tuesday, Sept. 8, is a daylong program that caps off YU START, an initiative designed to help new students transition to the University.
Lions Pride Orientation event 2014
is a program that supports students into and through their first year at 91ÑÇÉ«. It assists first-years with course enrolment, and with making connections with peers, student leaders, faculty and student services staff. It also provides information on campus life, supports, resources and services available to students.
91ÑÇÉ« Orientation Day will guide new students through an academic orientation, followed by a lunch, a New Student Convocation, a presentation on consent and a pep rally.
Upwards of 6,000 students from both the Keele and Glendon campuses are expected to attend the event, according to the Office of the Vice-Provost Students.
The morning program will be organized and executed by individual colleges and faculties, and may include a program-specific academic orientation, a campus tour and a discussion session. Each college and faculty will have their own schedule for the morning events, which begin starting at 8:30 a.m. and run until approximately noon hour.
At 2 p.m. students will convene at the Aviva Centre, where they will be greeted and officially welcomed during the New Student Convocation – an event new this year to 91ÑÇÉ« U.
The ceremony will begin with the piping in of 91ÑÇÉ« President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, along with vice-presidents, deans and college masters, who will be dressed in full academic regalia.
The president, along with Vice-President Academic and Provost Rhonda Lenton, and Vice-Provost Students Janet Morrison, will address the crowd and formally welcome new students. Students will also hear welcoming words from guest speakers including 91ÑÇÉ« U alumnus and comedian Gerry Dee (BA '92). There will be a reading of an original poem penned by poet and humanities Professor .
This portion is followed by the inspiring annual presentation, , an annual program for new students that reinforces the importance of respect, consent and healthy dating.
The day wraps up with the Lion’s Pride event – a pep rally with cheers led by 91ÑÇÉ« Orientation Directors Association to encourage school spirit, as well as music and dance performances from various student organizations. Lion’s Pride will be emceed by two students from 91ÑÇÉ« Federation of Students, and will feature representatives from 91ÑÇÉ« Lions Varsity Athletics.
For more information, visit the YU START website at .