You + Orientation = a great start to your year!

Do you have questions about your first year at the University of Alberta? Do you know how to get from the Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex to the Tory Lecture Building in the 10 minutes you have between classes? Or how to get there without freezing when it’s –25 C and snowing?

Orientation 2012 helps new students like you get a great start to your university career.

During two days of orientation activities you can attend sessions that give you the inside scoop on university life: you’ll find answers to questions like ‘How do I use the computer labs?’ ‘Where can I get tickets to a Bears game?’ ‘Which of the 400-plus student clubs is best for me?’ and, of course, ‘How do I to get from the Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex to the Tory Lecture Building in the 10 minutes I have between classes?’

You’ll meet other students who are in the same program you’re in, and your orientation leaders are students already in your program—they have all the information you need.

This is your chance to find out everything you need to know about the U of A, and make friends with the people you’ll be learning with. Register for orientation today by visiting http://www.su.ualberta.ca/services/orientation/.

Free events for first-year engineering students

The Engineering Students’ Society is helping first-year engineering students feel at home. If you’re a first-year engineering student, be sure to check out these awesome events!

Sept. 5 – 7
Free BBQ!
Engineering Quad (east side of ETLC)
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
This is the first week of school and there is a LOT of new information for you to process. You can’t do it on an empty stomach. Drop by the ESS BBQ to meet your fellow students and fuel up!

Sept. 5
Free Coffee & Doughnuts
ETLC main floor lobby
7:30 a.m. – 12 noon
You leave your house in a hurry. You arrive at school before having had your daily dose of caffeine and sugar. Thank goodness for free coffee and doughnuts!

Sept. 6
Board Games & Mocktails
ATCO Design Lab, second floor, ETLC
5 – 9 p.m.
Whether you’re defending precious territory in an epic game of Risk or pulling out the ‘Get out of Jail Free’ card in Monopoly, you’ll have delicious refreshments and awesome company. Join your fellow first-year students for an evening of friendship and fun!

Sept. 7
Capture the Flag
Engineering Quad (east side of ETLC)
3 – 6 p.m.
Hey, it’s Friday. This means you’ve just completed your first week of engineering. Well done! Join the ESS and your fellow first-year engineering students in a celebratory game of Capture the Flag. Have fun!