Time: 8 AM start
Location: Various Residences

Welcome to your new home in Residence!

We offer more than a learning experience - it's a living experience. Start with a check-in at your front desk and staff will guide you from there!

9 AM - 2 PM - Student Union Building

Your O-Week Pass will grant you FULL ACCESS to ALL O-Week events and allow you to use your reserved ticket to see BBNO$ at DalFest!!

Visit the Dalhousie Student Union Building at 6136 University Avenue, between 9 AM - 2 PM on Thursday - Saturday to pick up your O-Week Access Pass and Tote!

The Happy Human Project will be hanging out in our Low Sensory Space in Room 224!

Founded in 2021, HHP is a student-led initiative dedicated to promoting positive mental health and community building. They believe happiness is rooted in kindness, inclusivity, charity, and wellness. Over the years, HHP has hosted a variety of engaging events for students, including food drives, a 5K run for the CIBC Run for the Cure, puppy yoga with Wellness Wags, kindness card giveaways, and volunteering with Dalhousie’s Loaded Ladle.

Stay tuned—there are many more fun and impactful events coming up in the 2025–2026 school year!

Time: Self-led | Spots open from 1 PM - 6 PM.

Sign up for a time https://www.bouncelife.com/events/6892198c73145a0d4389c177

Location: Start at the Student Union Building!

It’s fast, it’s fun, and it’s your chance to explore campus and downtown Halifax in the most chaotic way possible.

Team up with friends (or let us match you) and complete as many hilarious, creative challenges as you can within the three-hour time limit. Rack up points and climb the leaderboard — the top teams win prizes.

Energy Level: Medium to High. On your feet, outside, fast-paced, high-fiving strangers.

Who: O-Week Friends & Family

Time: 2 PM- 4 PM

Location: Kenneth C. Rowe Management Lobby

Sending off your child or friend to university?

Drop in for some coffee and refreshments afterward to learn about some of the resources that the university has to support them.

Time:
2 PM - 4 PM
4 PM -6 PM

Location: Rowe 1028 (Potter Auditorium)

All moved in? Join your community at a residence Life Kick Off where you get the chance to interact with Residence Life staff as they deliver key information you need to thrive this year in your residence Hall.

Information includes:

• Who is who in residence

• Our core commitments as a community

• Programming plans for the upcoming year

• and much more!

Who: Residence Students

Time: 6 PM - 6:30 PM, 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM, 7:30 PM - 8 PM
Location: Your Residence!

Join your Student Leaders on a guided tour of the building as well as key locations nearby to get acquainted with where you will be calling home! Feel free to come with all of your questions about life in Residence and what you can expect in your day to day.

Bring: your roomies, your neighbours, and your questions!

Student Union Building: Atrium

Come dance the night away or just soak up the music and atmosphere.

Everyone is welcome!

Not a dancer? No problem. Bring your friends and enjoy the vibes.

Who: Residence Students

Time: 8 PM - 10 PM
Location: Your residence

This year will be an important year of firsts! Imagine all you want to accomplish and experience this year with a creative zine lead by your Student Leaders!

Use the time to unwind, meet other similar minded residents, and get ready for the exciting year ahead!