O-Week Day 4: Academic Life

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Today’s all about diving into the community—start strong with mandatory group sessions, then explore your passions at the Student Life Expo. Recharge with the TWUSA (TWU Student Association) BBQ and end the day with a meaningful candlelight worship to reflect and recharge.

Schedule

Instrumental Auditions will take place throughout Orientation and are open to students of all majors. Please contact Dr. Jon Thompson to arrange an audition time.

Choir Auditions will take place throughout Orientation and are open to students of all majors. Please contact Dr. Benjamin Ewert to arrange an audition time.

Time	Event	Location	Details
7:30 a.m.–9 a.m.	Breakfast for Residents	Main Cafeteria	Meal cards have been activated for all residents.
8:30 a.m.	Mandatory Meeting for 1st and 2nd year School of Education students	DeVries Auditorium	This session is mandatory for all 1st and 2nd year education students. Attend this session to meet your faculty and get oriented to your major.
8:30 a.m.	Catholic Pacific College Group Advising	Bookstore Cafe in Reimer Student Centre	For all those enrolled at Catholic Pacific College, attend this session to meet with your peers!
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.	School of Business New Student Orientation	KUHN 115/116	Get oriented to our School of Business for all our new, incoming undergraduate students during this session!
9:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.	Group Advising – Mandatory Meeting	Various Locations. Please check details.	Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies (BSc), Natural Sciences, and Pre-Professional: NEU 41 Business: Already in Session in KUHN General Studies: KUHN 221 Deciding/Exploring: KUHN 221 English and World Languages & Cultures: RNT 122 Geography & Environmental Studies (BA): RNT 224 History, International Studies, and Political Studies: RNT 125 Human Kinetics and Sport & Leisure Management: Gym 201 Linguistics: CANIL Harvest Centre Room Mathematics, Computing Science, Physics, and Pre-Engineering: NEU 13 Nursing: NEU 9 Philosophy: RNT 234 Psychology, Sociology, Social Sciences, and Human Services: RNT 121 Biblical and Theological Studies: RNT 124 Art + Design; Arts, Media + Culture; Music: RNT 237 Media + Communication, Corporate Communications, and Game Development: RNT 123
11 a.m.–1 p.m.	Incoming Music Major Entrance Audition	Music Building 201	For incoming music majors who have not already done a live audition.  Please email Dr. Jon Thompson  for further inquiries or to arrange an audition time.
11:30 a.m.	One-on-One Advising		Arranged as needed directly with your advisor.
12:00 p.m.–1 p.m.	Commuters' West Coast Pizza Lunch	West Coast Collegium	Collegiums are open to all commuter students to relax in. Treat these collegiums as your home away from home and enjoy some pizza for lunch!
12:00 p.m.	Lunch for Residents	Main Cafeteria	Meal cards have been activated for all residents.
12:45 p.m.–1:15 p.m.	School of Nursing Info Session for Non-Nursing Majors	NEU 41	Join this session if you are interested in hearing about the School of Nursing.
2 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Ice Cream Social	Reimer Lawn	Follow TWU Student Life on Instagram and bring your 2025-26 lanyard to get some ice cream from Banter Ice Cream!
Returning students are welcome to attend the following events.
3 p.m.–5 p.m.	Student Life EXPO	KUHN Centre Lobby	Get ready to level up your campus experience! The Student Life Expo is your one-stop shop for everything that makes life outside the classroom unforgettable. Clubs, teams, events, leadership opportunities, and more — if it happens on campus, you'll find out at the EXPO!
3 p.m.–5 p.m.	Spartan Training Session		Contact your coach for details.
5 p.m.–6:30 p.m.	TWUSA Welcome Back BBQ	Ubuntu Pavilion & Reimer Lawn	Fire up your appetite and your social life at the TWU Student Association BBQ! Come for the free food, stay for the music, and great company — it’s the perfect way to kick off the year.
6:45 p.m.	Refreshments & Dessert	Reimer Lawn
7:30 p.m.	Candlelight Worship Event	Hanson Garden Chapel	Everyone is welcome to this Candlelight Worship event! Please join us as we worship together in community.