full Day Schedule:
Thursday August 28th

  • 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!

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

    Sign up for a time ( Link Coming Soon)!

    Location: Start at the Student Union Building!

    Itโ€™s fast, itโ€™s fun, and itโ€™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 โ€” 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: Your residence

    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!

  • 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!


Thursday, august 28th | highlights

City Chase Scavenger Hunt:

Time: 1pm - 6pm | Self-Directed
Location:
Start at Student Union Building

Itโ€™s fast, itโ€™s fun, and itโ€™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 โ€” the top teams win prizes.

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

Bring: Good Shoes, and good energy!


Residence Move-In & Events

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!

All moved in?

Join your community at a Residence Life Kick Off, evening events like Vision Zine: First Year Bucket List, & more!