Orientation is an exciting week filled with lots of events and activities to help you make friends, and have fun! Whether you are international or domestic; high-school entrant, transfer or mature student, if it is your first year at UNB Saint John or DalMed, then you are invited to participate in orientation events.

Please note, Orientation is only for First Year Students.

Saturday - sEPTEMBER 2nd (residence Students Only)

Residence Move-in day

  • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Family and Supporter Orientation | Oland Hall 104

  • 4 p.m. | Meeting with your RA | Location: Your assigned floor

  • 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | BBQ | Baird Dining Hall

  • 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Mandatory Residence Meeting | Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre

  • 8 – 10 p.m. | Bonfire & Live Entertainment | Outside the Hans W. Klohn Commons

Sunday - sEPTEMBER 3rd (residence Students Only)

  • 9 – 10 a.m. | Tropical Themed Breakfast | Baird Dining Hall

  • 12 – 3 p.m. | Lily Lake Beach Day and Water Activities | Bus leaves at 11:45 a.m. in front of the Security Office

  • 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Water Blast Fight (Water Balloons and Water Guns) | The Quad

  • 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Vinyl Record Painting | The Whitebone Pizzeria

  • 7:30 – 10 p.m. | Kahoot night, Speed Friend Dating | The Whitebone Pizzeria

Monday - sEPTEMBER 5TH

  • 10 - 2 p.m. | T-Shirt & Orientation Pack pick up | The Quad (Rain location: G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 10 - 2 p.m. | Water Balloon Tie Dye T-shirts and Yard Games | The Quad (Rain location: G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 12 – 4 p.m. | Amazing Race | Meet by the Commons

  • 6 – 8 p.m. | Trivia: Spilling the Tea on Relationships, Myths, and Sex, co-hosted by Drag Queen, Dia Monde, CSASA and your SRC | Whitebone Pizzeria. Free pizza

  • 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. | Outdoor Movie Night | The Quad (Rain location – G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre) Movie TBD

Tuesday - sEPTEMBER 6TH

  • 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Students Arrive at G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

  • 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Campus Welcome – All students to attend | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

  • 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Faculty Presentations

    • Faculty of Business | Meet your Future Professors and fellow upper year students for the “Straight Goods Lecture with no profs around” | Meet 2nd floor Atrium of Oland Hall

    • Faculty of Arts | Meet your Future Professors and Fellow Students. Tour the building and find out where your classes are. Get the inside scoop and conclude with a “Student’s Only” session led by 3rd & 4th year students| Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre

    • Bachelor of Health | TBD

    • Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering | The AmaSASEing Race | Meet in the Quad Outside Oland Hall (Rain location: OH 104)

  • 10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Break | Stretch your legs!

  • 11 a.m. – 12 noon | Things I wish I knew as a first-year student! Presented by your SRC (Student only event)| Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre

  • 12 – 2 p.m. | Join us for a BBQ compliments of Student Services | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 12 – 2 p.m. | SRC Clubs & Societies Expo – During the BBQ | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 12 – 2 p.m. | Campus Tours drop-in | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 12 – 2 p.m. | Athletics Event – Spike Ball | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Indigenous Student Orientation lunch | Oland Hall 105

Commencement Ceremony

  • 2 – 2:15 p.m. | All new students meet in the gym and line up by faculty | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

  • 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Students are led by piper to Commencement Ceremony | Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre

  • 2:30 – 3 p.m. | Commencement Ceremony | Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre

Advising Drop-In Sessions | Advising Drop-In Session for students already registered for their 2023-2024 academic year. If you need help with your courses, stop in to see an advisor. If you are not registered, please book an appointment with an academic advisor.

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Arts/CGEN Advising | Irving Hall 101

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Engineering Advising | Irving Hall 102

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Indigenous Advising | Oland Hall G08

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Science Advising | Irving Hall 102

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Bachelor of Health Advising | Irving Hall 101

  • 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Business Advising | Oland Hall 210

  • 3:15 – 5 p.m. | Ice Cream Sundae Bar and Cupcakes – Create your own key chain and button | The Whitebone Pizzeria

  • 4 – 6 p.m. | Library after hours | Pizza Party, snacks & games| Hans W. Klohn Commons main level

Wednesday - september 7th

  • 10 – 2 p.m. | Clubs & Societies Expo | Hans W. Klohn Commons

  • 3:30 – 6 p.m. | Breakout Saint John | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

  • 6 – 8 p.m. | Tropical Bingo Night | The Whitebone Pizzeria

thursday - september 8th

  • 1:30 – 4 p.m. | Plant & Pot with Green Society | The Whitebone Pizzeria

  • 4 – 5:30 p.m. | Meet your SRC and enjoy a Poutine Bar | The Whitebone Pizzeria

  • 8 - 10 p.m. | James Mullinger - Comedian | Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre

Friday - september 9th

  • 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Zen Den | SRC Study Room

  • 7 – 9 p.m. | Casino Night | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

Saturday - SEPTEMBER 10th

  • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Shine Day Bottle Drive - all proceeds goes towards the fight against Cystic Fibrosis | UNB Saint John Parking Lot (by G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

For more information, please visit: https://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/newstudents/orientation/index.html