Every year, the School of Graduate Studies, the Division of Student Life, and the Graduate Students' Union host Graduate Orientation for all new graduate students at Memorial University (those students admitted to graduate programs for the current year, from Winter to Fall semesters).
Graduate Orientation is designed to help graduate students in their unique transition to graduate school.
Students can expect a Graduate Orientation Welcome Event on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, which will include; a keynote address from the Dean of Graduate Studies, information sessions, booth presentations, free food and giveaways! For more information and to register for the event, please visit the Graduate Orientation Welcome Event 2016 website.
A variety of events and information sessions will be offered to students during the first week of classes as part of the campus wide Welcome Week.
Items highlighted in orange are specifically for graduate students. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are part of the GSU Grad-Fest events. All other events are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. For specific Grad-Fest event details, please visit the GSU website.
*New graduate students should review and follow the steps outlined on the New Students page.
Were you unable to attend the Graduate Orientation Welcome Event? Watch our presenter videos online now.
| Monday September 5 |
Tuesday September 6 |
Wednesday September 7 |
Thursday September 8 |
Friday September 9 |
Saturday September 10 |
Sunday September 11 |
| OPENING CEREMONIES 11am-12pm Field House |
GRADUATE ORIENTATION WELCOME |
@MEMORIALU FAIR 10am University Centre |
WELLNESS & STUDY SKILLS EXPO 10am University Centre |
SHINERAMA All Day University Centre |
LORD |
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| GROUP ENERGIZER 12-1pm Field House |
GRADUATE ORIENTATION CAMPUS TOUR 12:45pm-1:45pm Leaving from Bruneau Centre |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFO SESSION 11am-1pm Billy Miller Room Corte Real |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFO SESSION |
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFO SESSION 11am-1pm Billy Miller Room Corte Real |
TAILGATE
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| DISCOVER MEMORIAL Interactive Campus Tour 1-5pm St. John’s Campus |
GSU / TAUMUN / PSAC BBQ 1pm-3pm Bitters Pub |
CULTURAL FOOD FESTIVAL 11am The Breezeway |
MOVIE ON THE LAWN 8pm McPherson Quad |
PHOTO WALK 12pm Pippy Park |
*GRAD-FEST |
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| MEMORIAL MEET UPS 5:30-7pm St. John’s Campus |
@MEMORIALU FAIR 1pm University Centre |
WELCOME CARNIVAL 11am Clock Tower |
ASK HERE BOOTHS All Day St. John’s Campus |
ASK HERE BOOTHS All Day St. John’s Campus |
WOMEN'S MUN VS. DAL SOCCER GAME 1pm King George V Field |
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| ASK HERE BOOTHS All Day St. John’s Campus |
*GRAD-FEST |
*GRAD-FEST |
*GRAD-FEST BOWLING & PIZZA 7pm-10pm Plaza Bowl |
MEN'S MUN VS. DAL SOCCER GAME 3:15pm King George V Field |
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TOURNAMENT |
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ASK HERE BOOTHS |
| Monday September 12 |
Tuesday September 13 |
Wednesday September 14 |
Thursday September 15 |
Friday September 16 |
Saturday September 17 |
Sunday September 18 |
| *GRAD-FEST GSU Backyard BBQ 2pm-4pm Bitters Pub |
*GRAD-FEST |
*GRAD-FEST DOWNTOWN SCREECH-IN 8pm-12am Christians Pub |
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| *GRAD-FEST HAUNTED HIKE 9:30PM-12am The Anglican Cathedral Church |
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| Monday September 19 |
Tuesday September 20 |
Wednesday September 21 |
Thursday September 22 |
Friday September 23 |
Saturday September 24 |
Sunday September 25 |
| *GRAD-FEST QUIDI VIDI VILLAGE & BREWERY 5pm-9pm Quidi Vidi |
*GRAD-FEST |
*GRAD-FEST |
*GRAD-FEST BRUNCH 12pm-2pm Bitters Pub |
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| *GRAD-FEST SIGNAL HILL HIKE 2pm-4pm Signal Hill |
