08/31/2022
Welcome to the UNB.
The Graduate Student Association wants to share the updated Orientation Week Schedule with you as we welcome new and returning students.
As we gradually return to in-person activities, this Orientation will look different from the last few years. Most activities will happen at the Grad House, Home of the Graduate Students' Association and the Windsor Castle Bar. There will be some at the Fredericton Farmers Market and the Downtown.
Please re-register for Dooly's event and the Market March during the O' week at the registration counter on the 6th and 7th. Seats are limited.
Throughout Orientation Week, the GSA team will give orientation kits to new students and students who began their program last year. They include critical information you need to know as a newcomer to the UNB and the GSA. There are limited numbers, so please only get a kit if you're a new student (2022) or a student who started in the 2021-22 academic year but never received a kit.
We collaborated with the University Graduate Students Workers Association (UGSW) and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). Representatives from those associations will be at the O'week events as well. Moreover, the Royal Bank of Canada representatives will be at the Grad House to assist students in opening bank accounts and applying for credit cards. There will be various promotion programs, welcome kits, and swags for domestic and international students. Please check out the links below.
✴Information on Student Banking at: https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/dms/students/multi/summer-m-or.html?utm_dc=ga_DSC_17872179580____c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq8CHiZvB-QIV78LCBB3QVg-8EAAYASAAEgLtLfD_BwE
✴for international students at: https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/dms/enterprise/newcomers/international-student/index.html
GSA O'WEEK - FALL 2022 SCHEDULE
📢 Tuesday, September 6th
10.30 am to noon - GSA/SGS Campus tour
Once again School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students Association will kick off the week with the campus tour. You will meet at the grad house at 10.30 am to make groups and start the tour. Come join representatives of the School of graduate studies to explore the beautiful UNB Fredericton campus. Learn more about your grad school, what you can expect during your grad life here and the services they offer. The great scavenger hunt on Friday will be based on this tour.
12.00 noon to 2.00 pm - GSA BBQ/ Meet and Greet
Free BBQ! The GSA is offering students a free lunch. Meat and veggie options.
The event will be opened by the Dean - School of Graduate Studies, Executive-at-large UGSW and CFS representatives, and your executives at the GSA. More details will be available soon.
5.00 pm to 9.00 pm - GSA welcome night
Come join us at the Grad House, and meet your executives and CFS representatives while enjoying drinks and music at the Windsor Castle Bar.
📢 Wednesday, September 7th
12.00 noon to 2.00 pm - GSA/UGSW BBQ/ Meet and Greet
Free BBQ! The GSA is offering students a free lunch. Meat and veggie options.
This is a UGSW-sponsored event. There will be your union representatives at the venue. If you are interested in getting to know your University Graduate Student Union representatives, feel free to come in and have a chat with them.
7.00 pm - 9.00 pm - Trivia Night with Dano at the Windsor Castle Bar/ Grad House
Come, and test your general knowledge with your peers. There will be prizes to win.
📢 Thursday, September 8th
12.00 noon to 2.00 pm - GSA BBQ/ Meet and Greet
Free BBQ! The GSA is offering students a free lunch. Meat and veggie options.
6.00 pm onward - Pool Night at Dooly's, Queen Street, Downtown Fredericton
https://www.doolys.ca/
Registration is required, and seats are limited.
Light refreshments will be available.
📢 Friday, September 9th
10.30 am to noon - GSA/SGS Scavenger Hunt
Once again School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students Association will present the Great UNB Scavenger hunt. You will meet at the grad house at 10.30 am to make groups and start the hunt. There will be prizes and gift cards for the Windsor Castle bar to win.
12.00 noon to 2.00 pm - GSA BBQ/ Meet and Greet
Free BBQ! The GSA is offering students a free lunch. Meat and veggie options.
5.00 pm - 6.00 pm - UNBGSA BUDDIES raffle draw
It doesn't matter if you had a UNBGSA Buddy or not; come and meet all who took part in the program. Also, you can nominate any graduate student who helped you settle in Fredericton for the raffle. Prizes to win.
📢 Saturday, September 10th
10.30 am onward - Fredericton heritage walking tour/ Market march
The GSA offers a guided one and half hour Fredericton heritage walking tour/ Market march in collaboration with Tourism Fredericton and the Calithumpians on Saturday 10th from 10.30 am. We invite all new and returning graduate students to participate in this free entertaining event to learn more about the beautiful city of Fredericton. Bring along your friends and family if interested. We start the walk from the Fredericton Farmers market, 665 George St, Fredericton.
For more about Calithumpians, see Calithumpians https://www.calithumpians.com/
Tourism Fredericton Fredericton Tourism | Atlantic Canada's Riverfront Capital (tourismfredericton.ca) https://www.tourismfredericton.ca/en
Join us and celebrate this beautiful town!
*Strict covid-19 safety measures will be followed/ Masks are mandatory for events happening on the UNB premises
*Pool Night and the Farmers market event require pre-registration
