By Kristy Koehler, September 13 2018—
This year, Orientation Week became Fall Orientation, reduced from its original four-day schedule down to two jam-packed days. Orientation Week used to culminate in Kickoff, an annual University of Calgary tradition marking the beginning … Read the rest
By Stephen Lee, September 6 2018 —
This fall semester will look different for returning students due to one significant change to the academic calendar. This year, the University of Calgary condensed Orientation Week into only two days. The change … Read the rest
By Frankie Hart, September 14 2017 —
This year’s Orientation Week welcomed thousands of first-year students to campus. The event is a University of Calgary tradition that prepares new students for campus life. Based on your decisions throughout O-Week, how … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, September 13 2016 —
In the midst of Orientation Week and Kickoff celebrations on September 9, the University of Calgary Women’s Resource Centre unofficially broke a world record.
The Guinness World Record for the largest game of … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, August 30 2016 —
Orientation Week, a rite of passage for incoming University of Calgary students, takes place this year from September 6–9.
Often called O-Week, the annual event includes social events, workshops and transition programming for … Read the rest
By Jessy Chung, June 12, 2014 —
Orientation Week programming will likely change as a result of two student surveys conducted last year.
Two organizations — the American College Health Association (ACHA) and the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA) — … Read the rest
