International STUdent Orientation 2025 - Day 1

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast
George Martin Dining Hall

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
Dawn Russell Lounge, JDH

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome & Icebreakers: Fun games designed to help students meet each other!  
Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Self Care
Led by Shane Clark, Mental Health Coordinator
Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
STU Athletics & Recreation Programs

Led by Mark Gifford, Athletics & Recreation Coordinator

Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Experiential Learning and Career Development
Led by Erin Feicht, Career Development Advisor, Ale Navas, Internships Coordinator, Esme Newling, Director of Experiential Learning and Career Development 

Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch Break

George Martin Dining Hall 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Indigenous Cultural Awareness: Wabanaki Student Centre
Led by Chelsea Harris-Carr, Future Wabanaki Coordinator, Robbie Atwin, Indigenous Student Services Coordinator, & Sonja Perley, Director, Indigenous Initiatives 

Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 
Session to be confirmed
Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Campus Tour, registration required. Register here.

Meet in Front of Duffie Hall

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
GuardMe Health Insurance and Coverage

Led by Bahar Haghighat, Account Manager- Eastern Canada 

Dawn Russell Student Lounge, JDH

5:50 PM
Trip to Regent Mall led by STU International Students’ Association (STUISA) (Optional)

Meet in front of Duffie Hall to take the bus to the mall