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Plans are well underway to welcome a new class of students to our campus this fall and a comprehensive schedule has been laid out for Wed. Aug 28^th – Wed. Sept 4th. The theme for Orientation 2013 is “Picture this…" and will provide new students with lots of opportunities to see themselves as new university students embarking on an exciting new path.

This year’s Orientation includes some popular events from previous Orientation programs and some awesome new events. An exciting time Tuesday evening, Sept 3rd at the Rath/Eastlink Civic Centre will introduce our new students to this new community facility and all students will be invited to swim, skate and try out the rock wall.

Another new event is a mini Career Conference Wed,September 4 ^th offering concurrent sessions for students to explore options following graduation- sure to psych students for the start of classes on Thursday, Sept 5th   

New international students will be arriving in time to take part in the dedicated International Orientation program that begins the evening of Aug 28^th and runs through until Saturday, Aug 31^st when they will be visiting Halifax and interacting with other new international students at the Halifax campus.

The general Orientation program begins on Sunday, Sept 1^st with welcome events and opportunities for the new students and their families to meet faculty and Student Services staff. Monday, Sept 2^nd is a day of fun featuring the Slip n’ Slide and the Corn Maze. We are pleased that the Alumni Association is once again sponsoring the prizes for the Bale Sculpting contest and hosting the new students at lunch that day. 

Watch for regular updates in the E-Bulletin. The full schedule will be posted soon. In the meantime contact Brian Crouse (bcrouse@dal.ca) or Gaylynn Hill in the Student Services office (gaylynn.hill@dal.ca) with any questions.