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SACKVILLE, NB 鈥 This fall, 痳豆TV视频 will welcome approximately 2,300 new and returning students to campus.
Orientation 2022 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Got This鈥 runs from Sept. 2-6 with a goal to give new students a welcoming, fun, and inclusive experience as they begin their studies at Mount Allison.
Fourth-year psychology student Alix Corwin is this year鈥檚 Orientation Chair. Over the summer, she has been working alongside members of the Mount Allison Student Life Office and the Mount Allison Students鈥 Union, as well as various other individuals to build Orientation programming.
鈥淧reparing for Orientation this summer has been the best job I鈥檝e ever had. Getting to know the beautiful little town of Sackville, meeting friends, and making memories that will last a lifetime are a few of the (many) positives that come from the dynamic and engaging orientation events that are central to the introduction to life at Mount Allison,鈥 says Corwin. 鈥淢y hope for Orientation this year, is that students walk away with the confidence to not only feel like they will survive their time here at Mt.A, but thrive during it. Our Orientation theme this year of 鈥淵ou鈥檝e Got This鈥 was chosen specifically for that purpose. I know all this year鈥檚 orientation leaders alongside myself share the same sentiments, and we鈥檙e so excited to welcome all the future Mounties to our beautiful campus!"
Organized by students and staff, Orientation programming includes Welcome/Move-In Day; the Town of Sackville Corn Boil; wellness activities; and tours. Students also attend information sessions around academic and extracurricular activities and expectations for both on and off campus.
Shelly Colette, Interim Director of Student Life at Mount Allison, helps oversee welcome activities and programming. She says helping students transition to university life and ensuring they know about supports in place is essential to their success.
鈥淪tudents come to Mount Allison with unique backgrounds; it鈥檚 important that they are aware of supports and services available to them on campus,鈥 says Colette. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to host a Learning Day as part of Orientation programming this year to help better prepare them academically. There will customized sessions for different degree programs throughout the week as well as sessions with senior students, focusing on what they wished they had known as a first-year student.鈥
Learning Day will also be open to second-year students who may have missed the event last year or would like a re-orientation around academic programming and supports in place.
The Pilei Nipi Community Welcome for new students will be held on Friday, Sept. 2. The Mi'kmaq word Pilei nipi signifies the beginning, a 鈥渘ew leaf in a tree.鈥
Ellie Hummel, Mount Allison鈥檚 Multi-faith Chaplain and Spiritual Care Coordinator, working with departments across campus, is leading this year鈥檚 Pilei Nipi.
鈥淚 am very excited about Pilei Nipi. It will be a relaxed gathering to listen in Convocation Hall to reflect, connect and start the Fall 2022 term as a community,鈥 says Hummel. 鈥淣ew students, parents, faculty and staff will reflect collectively and creatively what new leaves we are hoping to turn over this year. It鈥檚 a great way to start the new school year by building community, a sense of belonging and the knowledge that we are each capable of expanding our hearts and minds.鈥
Additional Orientation programming is being held for international students and student registered with the Meighen Centre beginning Aug. 29 and 30.
Visit our Fall Orientation 2022 website for full details or follow the Orientation committee鈥檚 Instagram:
Masks are mandatory at all indoor Orientation activities, following the University鈥檚 maintained COVID-19 health and safety measures on campus for the balance of this summer and through the Fall Term.
Photo caption: Rev. Ellie Hummel, Chaplain and Spiritual Care Coordinator; Shelly Colette, interim Director of Student Life and Manager of Academic Support; and Alix Corwin, fourth-year student and Chair of the 2022 Orientation Committee
