Macdonald Campus Undergraduate Orientation
To help new undergraduates settle into campus life, Macdonald Campus hosts a number of orientation activities in late August. Final schedules will be available during Orientation Week. Many events require registration, which will open at the beginning of August. Activity times and locations may change, so be sure to check back. Frosh activities and registration will be posted on the Mac Campus Frosh website in August.
Preliminary Orientation 2024 Schedule
Saturday, August 17—Residence Move-in Day (9h00-18h00)
Residence Move-in | Reservations required
Parents Welcome Weekend | Details and registration
Montreal (BMO) mobile team
Monday, August 19
9h30–12h00 Macdonald Campus Services Fair (Centennial Centre Lobby)
9h30–16h00 Bank of Montreal (BMO) mobile team
10h00–11h00 Orientation and Frosh Welcome (location TBC)
11h00–12h00 Parents session on navigating wellness at McGill (Centennial Centre 1-163) (same session offered online on August 22)
12h30–15h30 Walmart Shopping Trip (leaving from the front of Laird Hall)
14h00–15h30 Library Session #1 (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
16h00–17h30 Welcome Reception (Ceilidh in the Centennial Centre, parents and families welcome)
Tuesday, August 20
10h00–11h00 Laird Hall Residence Meeting (mandatory) (location TBC)
11h30–17h30 Discover McGill Day, Downtown Campus (transportation provided—meet in the Centennial Centre Lobby from 11h00–11h15)
Wednesday, August 21
10h00–12h00 What the Macdonald Campus Student Needs to Know info session and McGill Student Services Fair (location TBC)
12h00–13h15 Catered lunch, sponsored by Campus Life & Engagement and the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Office (location TBC)
13h30–14h30 Freshman/Foundation Year advising for high school students (mandatory, Centennial Centre 1-163)
15h00 onward Frosh activities
Thursday, August 22
9h00–12h30 Frosh activities
12h00–13h00 Parents session on navigating wellness at McGill (online) (same session offered in-person on August 19)
14h30–16h00 Library Session #2
16h00 onward Frosh activities
Friday, August 23
12h00 onward Frosh activities
Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25
All day Frosh activities
Monday, August 26
14h00–15h30 Library Session #3 (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
Tuesday, August 27
10h00–11h30 Library Session #4, in French (meet in Centennial Centre Lobby)
By Appointment
Follow-up for Freshman/Foundation Year advising for high school students (online)