Hi everyone!! My team and I have have put together an amazing Orientation week and are so excited to welcome you to campus! I hope MtA turns into your home away from home:)) -Kris
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Arrive at any time between 9:30am and 5:00pm. After parking your vehicle you will be welcomed into the Wallace McCain Student Centre (60 York St, Sackville NB) where you will get your key and make your way up to the third floor where you will be given your welcome pack, and be met by volunteers who will be able to bring you to your dorm room and help unload the car.
Thursday September 3, 2026 9:00am - 3:00pm ADT All Residences
Event for parents/guardians to learn more about the university and ask questions to various departments within it. The panel of staff include academic support, registrars office, housing, student affairs, MASU (Mount Allison Students' Union) and many more! While this session is geared towards parents/guardians, students are more than welcome to come! Doors open at 1:30pm.
Learn more about Academic Orientation and what to expect from the day ahead. This session will be led by the Deans and will include important academic information and resources. Door open at 8:30am.
Meet the students in your O - Group! Your Leaders will lead some activities and ice breakers. Check your MtA email for your meeting location which will be sent by your Leaders.
Meet your faculty and get tours of your classrooms! Event starts in the PCCA where you'll be able to walk around tables of faculty with important information. Then as you leave the PPCA, you can choose to go on a tour of your classrooms led by Orientation volunteers.
Programs who should attend this session include: English, History, Religious Studies, Music, Fine Arts, Classics, Modern Language and Literature, German, Japanese, Spanish, French, Canadian Studies, Community Engaged Learning, Drama Studies, Feminist and Gender Studies, Philosophy, Visual and Material Culture Studies
The Muslim Community of Mount Allison joins for Jummah prayers every Friday at 1:30 pm in the Manning Multi-faith Room, lower level of the University Chapel. Prayers are self-led and some prayer mats are available.
Friday September 4, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm ADT Chapel
Meet your faculty and get tours of your classrooms! Meet in the Avard Dixon building in the Ron Joyce Centre lounge on the first floor.
Programs who should attend this session include: Commerce, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, International Relations, PPE (political science, philosophy, and economics), Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography and Environment
Friday September 4, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm ADT Avard Dixon
Follow the faculty of science on a tour of your classrooms and hear important academic information.
Meet in the Academic Quad. Groups will be formed upon your arriival.
Programs who should go to this event include: biology, chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics, computer science, physics, psychology, health studies, biopsychology, cognitive science
MtA staff will have tables with their information and resources. Walk around and chat with our staff and learn more about the resources MtA has to offer.
We will have staff from the Meighen Centre, the Wellness Centre, the Library, the MASU, and many more!
Friday September 4, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm ADT Library
Join the Town of Tantramar as they welcome all the incoming students to campus and the surrounding area with delicious corn on the cob and cake as well as live music! This is definitely one you don't want to miss!
