Orientation week set to kick off at Trent Durham campus in Oshawa

O-Week at Trent University Durham GTA next week features opportunities for new students to familiarize themselves with campus and the local community, show their Trent spirit, and set themselves up for success throughout their university journey.

Oshawa Orientation begins on Saturday, September 7 (6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.) in the outdoor space behind 70 King downtown.

Move-In Day is Sunday (from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at the Trent main campus at 55 Thornton Rd. S. in Oshawa’s west end.

Orientation leaders and staff from housing services at Trent Durham will welcome new Trent students and their families with registration and their move into residence.  Vice President Scott Henderson will be at the campus between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to meet the students.

Sunday activities also include meetings with the ‘Dons’ and a residence social bingo.

Monday’s highlights include ‘Icebreakers’ for international students and immigration and UHIP sessions, as well as free lunch for new students.

The ‘Fox Hunt’ – a scavenger hunt for all incoming students living in residence – is another popular event (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) to help new students get to know their new friends in residence and the layout of the campus and to win some prizes.

A Residence Hangout (1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.) is an opportunity to play some games in the common rooms and show off your new room ‘décor.’

There is also a trivia contest (2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.), a ‘Pizza Meetza’ event and Consent at Trent, a program at the school (1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.) that lays out the groundwork for a culture of consent by respecting people’s boundaries, communicating about consent, not coercing or pressuring people to do what they don’t want to do, and standing up against sexual violence.

Post-Graduate course registration begins at 3 p.m. Monday.

The Campus Cup

Tuesday’s orientation activities include a Student Life Welcome at 9 a.m. and again at 10:30 a.m. and Trent International Goes to Town at 10:15 a.m., with tips on places international students should know, including places for chores, groceries, studying, entertainment and more.

The Campus Cup, Trent Durham’s “greatest Orientation competition,” begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Civic Recreation Complex, with all students invited to compete in team games and activities ranging from physical contests to intellectual challenges.

The Colour Chaos & Campus Cup Closing Ceremonies will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Sam Demma a global speaker and best-selling author, will brings his message of hope, service, and self-belief as the keynote speaker Tuesday at the Civic Complex at 3:30 p.m.

The First Lecture (1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and opportunities to meet professors at ‘Three-Minute Professor’ and Campus Cram sessions kick off Wednesday, the final day Orientation.

The biggest event of the week is the Campus Carnival (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.), which celebrates incoming students with an evening of fun, including interactive and inflatable activities, a mechanical bull, spinning amusement ride, a petting zoo, henna and cartoon designs, and free food from local food trucks.