Fall Orientation Schedule – SciFrosh 2023

Off-Campus Student Orientation

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Description: Break the ice by meeting other off-campus students and learn about all the resources and support services available to you!
Location: Kailash Mital Theater (Southam Hall)

Dinner

5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Description: Students living off-campus will eat in the Nideyinan Food Court and students living in Residence will eat in the Residence Cafeteria.
Location: Nideyinan & Carleton Residence Cafeteria

Bubbles, Beakers and Briefcases

*For SciFrosh and Sprosh students

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Description: Calling all Sprott and Science students: Kick off the week playing Bubble Soccer, Archery Tag, and some bocce ball! Compete against each other to see which faculty has the best frosh team!

Location: Fieldhouse (Athletics)

Playfair Canada

8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Description: Playfair is totally unlike anything else you’ve ever experienced. It’s entertainment! It’s fun! It’s the perfect way to make new campus friendships! Playfair is a team-building experience that has a long-lasting effect on the members of your campus community. Playfair is more than just a “performance” — it’s an “experience” where everyone can participate!
Location: Ravens Nest (Athletics)

*Please note no bags will be permitted

Glow Dance Party

10:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Description: Light it up! Hit the dance floor to some of the top songs of summer along with your favourite throwback jams. This event is part of the Centralized Fall Orientation schedule. With EngFrosh participants also welcome to attend, its the perfect opportunity to meet fellow Ravens of all programs and faculties! 
Location: Ravens Nest (Athletics)

*Please note no bags will be permitted

Opening Ceremonies

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Description: Wake UP! This is your official welcome to Carleton University and the perfect kick-start to the week ahead! Here you will get a chance to meet your Orientation Coordinators once again, while hearing from a few special guest speakers. The event will wrap up with all students heading out to their student success presentations. 
Location: Ravens Nest (Athletics)

Student Success Presentations

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Description: Join your group in various classrooms around campus where you will gain valuable tips from student leaders on how to best succeed in your first year of university!
Location: Carleton Campus (various classrooms)

The Amazing Science Race!

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 PM
Description: Team up and race around campus with your fellow science students! Get to know campus locations and resources specific to Science students through a variety of challenges, riddles, and mini-games. The first team to finish wins!!
Location: Carleton Campus

Lunch

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Description: Grab a seat and enjoy some lunch while interacting with your fellow incoming Ravens and newfound friends. Fall Orientation volunteers will bring groups to either the Nideyinan Food Court or Residence Cafeteria.
Location: Nideyinan Food Court (off-campus students) and Carleton Residence Cafeteria (on-campus students)

Canal Games

12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Description: Which Fall Orientation team will reign supreme? Get ready for an action-packed day of friendly competition with larger-than-life interactive activities! Bringing back a past Fall O favourite, all Frosh teams will go head-to-head in a variety of outdoor games and activities along the beautiful Rideau Canal — make sure to bring your ’A’ game for this one!
Location: Hartwell Locks (outdoors)
Recommended items to bring: A water bottle

*Please note we will be offering ParaTranspo service to and from the Hartwell Locks for any students who require assistance. The shuttle pick up location is right outside the Carleton University Bookstore located on the first floor of  Nideyinan. Shuttles will run from 12:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Dinner

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Description: Grab a seat and enjoy some dinner while interacting with your new friends. Students living off-campus will eat in the Nideyinan Food Court and students living in Residence will eat in the Residence Cafeteria.
Location: Nideyinan & Carleton Residence Cafeteria

Rick Cole – Hypnotist

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Description: Join Rick Cole as he brings his hypnotist show to Carleton. You’ll be amazed at how much he knows, what he can have willing participants say or do, and what he can make suddenly appear. Fall under Rick’s spell as he hypnotizes your classmates and maybe even you too!
Location: Ravens Nest (Athletics)

CU at Night!

9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Description: It’s been a loooong day, Ravens, but we’re not done yet! Join your fellow students for VERY varied programming throughout Nideyinàn, Tory Building and Paterson Hall. Choose your own adventure, Ravens!

9:00 PM
Science Self Care Night!
Location: Tory Building Main Foyer
What is it: This one is just for all the Science Students out there! Come and meet your fellow SciFrosh students and participate in plant care, beading and slime making! This event will run until 11:00 PM.

9:00 PM
EPIC Bingo!
Location: Nideyinàn Food Court
What is it: Your chance to play a true throwback game and win EPIC prizes such as Kindle e-readers, Beats headphones, Campus Card top-ups and MORE! Join your hosts, the Campus Activity Board, who host this event monthly!

9:00 PM
Silent Disco
Location: Ollie’s – Nideyinàn First Floor
What is it: An unforgettable experience! Pick up your headphones on the way in, choose the channel you want to listen to and get your groove on! Join CUSA, your student’s association, check out the University pub and dance the night away!

9:00 PM
CU Arcade
Location: Fourth Floor Nideyinàn, behind Starbucks
What is it: We’ll be setting up some of our old school game consoles for some good old fashioned fun.

9:00 pm
Festival of Lights
Location: Rooster’s Cafe, The Wing and Tory Building 234 (Zumba)
What is it: Immerse yourself in interactive zones designed to showcase CUSA’s Service Centres unique offerings. Join fellow students for a variety of captivating activities, including: Taste your Rainbow, Wall of Mirrors,  Paint your Flag, Beyond the Frames Exhibition,  Medicine Bag Making Workshop, Cultural Euphoria, Zumba* and more.
*Zumba runs from 9:30-10:30 PM

9:00 PM
CUSA Nightscape
Location: Tory Building 204 and 206
What is it: Step into a realm of mystery and adventure at CUSA Nightscape Escape Rooms. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and experience a night of unforgettable intrigue.

9:15 PM
CU Cinema
Location: Tory Building 360 (aka The Egg)
What is it: Prefer to kick back and relax after a long day? Join us for a movie before you call it a day. Title to be announced shortly.

9:15 PM
Pride Spotify Mix and Mingle
Location: Tory Building 431
What is it: The SEO Pride team presents the Pride Spotify Party; a fun and interactive event where 2SLGBTQ+ students and allies can mix and mingle while enjoying music, including songs they choose. This event offers students the opportunity to meet others in the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Light refreshments will be served.

9:15 PM
Trivia Night with CATL
Location: Paterson Hall 201
Are you in the Linguistics, Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies, or Modern Languages program? Or are you interested in languages or linguistics? Join us for a Jeopardy-style game with trivia questions about general language/linguistics knowledge and information about the various programs at Carleton. Hosted by the Carleton Applied and Theoretical Linguistics Society (CATL), this is a fun opportunity to make new friends with similar interests! Students from all programs are welcome.

9:15 PM
Start your ENGines with EngFrosh!
Location: Tory Building 217
What is it: Join some of Carleton’s finest Engineering students as we build miniature toy cars and put them to test on various race tracks! This event isn’t just for Engineering students; come one, come all!

9:30 PM
Science Student Speakers’ Panel
Location: Tory Building 340
For everyone wondering: How do I get involved on campus? How do I take good notes? What’s a CGPA? Then come to the Carleton Computer Science Society’s student panel to have all your questions answered! Students in all science programs are welcome!

9:30 PM
Bob Ross Paint Night
Location: Tory Building 236
What is it: Join us as we pay tribute to the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross! Follow along as Bob teaches you to create your own masterpiece. Another monthly event hosted by the Campus Activity Board. All materials supplied.

9:30 PM
CU Speed Mingle
Location: Tory Building 230
What is it: It’s like speed dating, but for friendships! You’ll have a great time breaking the ice and making new connections. With speed mingling, you can meet many new people in a short amount of time, making it rapid way to expand your social circle.

Academic Orientation Day

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Description: There’s a lot to do this week. Between finding out where your classes are, meeting your Fall Orientation group and learning all about university life, things can get a little crazy! Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Academic Orientation Day is designed to make sure that you know everything about your Faculty and Department here at Carleton. At today’s event, you’ll receive a faculty specific t-shirt, meet fellow classmates and professors, and find out more about your degree and program requirements. This is a fun day packed full of information to help you to start your program off on the right foot! More information about Academic Orientation Day is available on its dedicated website.
Location: Carleton Campus (various locations)

Expo Carleton

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Description: Want to get involved in the Carleton community but don’t know where to start? Want to know what the Carleton campus has to offer you? This is the event for you! Expo Carleton showcases all the Carleton clubs, societies and services and gives you the opportunity to walk around for the ones that fit your taste buds. Getting involved during your first year can make the transition to university life much smoother.
Location: Fieldhouse (Athletics)

*Please note that Expo Carleton runs from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m; students are encouraged to attend once they have completed Academic Orientation Day programming and lunch. 

Let’s CU Chill – Board Games

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Description: Drop in and play some awesome board games with peers or just come by to check out the new EIC quiet space that’s open to students throughout the year, equipped with a library of books and other self-care items. There will be lots of games to choose from but feel free to bring your favourites along too!  This event is open to all students and light refreshments will be available.
Location: 3800 CTTC

Lab Coat and Science Shirt Design Day

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m

Description: Don’t have a lab coat yet? Already have a lab coat? In a program that doesn’t require a lab coat? Come one, come all to the Frosh lab coat design event. Brought to you by the Science Student Success Centre, bring a basic lab coat and leave with one that will be of envy to all your lab mates. Fabric markers, spray paint, science stencils and tie dye kits will be provided so that you can add pictures and logos onto your lab coat and get creative! If you don’t need a lab coat, no problem, create your very own Free SciFrosh shirt and grab some science stickers to decorate your laptop.
Location: Alumni Park

CU @ the Coffee House

7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Description: Enjoy some live music and poetry presented by your fellow Ravens.  This open-mic style event will let you see just how creative and talented our students can be when they take the coffee house stage.

Location:  Rooster’s Coffee House – Nideyinan (University Centre)

Prehistoric Pictures: Jurassic World

9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Description: SciFrosh invites all students to a screening of Jurassic World. Join us for a throwback flick, popcorn and candy!
Location: 2000 Minto Centre*
*No longer outdoors due to extreme weather

Carleton U Esports Gaming Night

9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Description: If you’re someone who puts the ‘E’ in Esports, then get yourself logged in and ready to play in Tespa Carleton’s Fall Orientation game night! This will be a casual environment for students to participate virtually in friendly bracket style competitions for some of your favourite games, including Super Smash Bros, 2k, Apex Legends, and so much more!
Location: Streamed online

Academic Classes

All day
Have a great first day of classes!

International Student Services Office (ISSO) and RISE Fair

12:00-5:00 PM
Description: RISE‘s fun fair will be a unique experience where people can enjoy a variety of homemade/diy carnival/fair-style games that are sure to bring out their competitive spirits and provide endless entertainment.
Location: Tory Quad

CU at Game On!

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Description: Check out our sports facilities and play few games while you’re at it!
Here’s what to expect!

6:30 – 9:30 PM
Soccer
Location: Carleton Fieldhouse

6:45 – 7:15 PM
Massive Musical Chairs
Location: Carleton Fieldhouse

6:45-7:45 PM
Zumba* – moving INDOORS
Location: Multipurpose Room, Norm Fenn Gym, Second Floor

7:00-9:15 PM
Chill Room – If physical activity isn’t really your thing, come and meet fellow Ravens, play cards, colour and relax.
Location: Ravens Studio, next to the Welcome Centre

7:00 – 8:00 PM
Glow Yoga
Location: Yoga Studio, Second Floor, Alumni Hall

7:30 – 9:30 PM
Football, Frisbee and Spikeball
Location: Carleton Fieldhouse

8:00-8:45 PM
CU Strong Fitness Class (all fitness levels welcome!)
Location: Multipurpose Room, Norm Fenn Gymnasium, Second Floor

8:00-9:00 PM
Open Swim
Location: Carleton’s pool

8:15-9:00 PM
Glow Dodgeball
Location: Norm Fenn Gymnasium (students to arrive wearing white!)

Salsa Night!

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Description: Come on down and salsa while learning the language of love through dance. Salsa originated as a social dance and is both an incredibly fun workout, and a great way to socialize and meet new people! Join HOLAS, the Humanitarian Organization of Latin American Students at Carleton and practice your 1, 2, 3’s with us!
*Dance lesson 7:00-8:00 p.m., open dance from 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Fenn Lounge (Teraanga Commons)

Night of Illusion

7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Description: Get ready to test your powers of observation as world renowned magician Nick Wallace defies the laws of science. After blowing away viewers all over the world on season 14 of America’s Got Talent, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to witness what he’s got up his sleeve for the Carleton science community.
Location: Kailash Mital Theatre (Southam Hall)
*Residence Students to meet Team Leads in the Res Quad at 7:15 PM. The group will head over to KMT Theatre at 7:30 PM.

Academic Classes

Classes throughout the day.

Let’s CU Chill – Let’s get Crafty!

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Description: Drop in and visit for some crafting and conversation with your fellow Ravens. Don’t feel like chatting? No problem! Just come by to check out the new EIC quiet space that’s open to students throughout the year, equipped with a library of books and other self-care items. This event is open to all students and light refreshments will be available.
Location: 3800 CTTC

Explore Ottawa Night

Description: Fall Orientation has partnered with several local establishments across Ottawa; this is your opportunity to discover the city while visiting some local Ottawa institutions.
Participants are encouraged to use their U-Pass to visit various locations across the city; at each location the Student Experience Office Staff in Red Polos will be able to give you your voucher to redeem.

*Vouchers will only be distributed to registered Fall Orientation and Upper Year Orientation participants who are physically wearing their Orientation bracelet and the event runs while quantities last. 

Locations:
7:30 PM: Bank Shawarma and Poutine: 1227 Bank Street – students receive one free shawarma sandwich
7:30 PM: Haven: 43 Seneca Street – students receive a free iced tea or iced coffee
5:30 – 8:00 PM: House of Targ: 1077 Bank Street – all games set to free play; come on in! Food and beverage at student’s expense.
9:00 PM: Mayfair Theatre: 1074 Bank Street – Way before Cobra Kai, there was the Karate Kid. Score a free ticket to the original!
7:30 PM: Moo Shu Ice Cream: 477 Bank Street – students receive a free scoop!
7:30 PM: Great Canadian Poutinerie: 311 Bank Street – students receive one small poutine

Puzzle Quest

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Description: The Carleton Computer Science Society‘s Puzzle Quest will have you and your team of three exploring campus and solving challenges. Try lock picking, complete an escape room, and find some landmarks around campus to get the highest score before the time is up!

Location: Azrieli Theatre 102

Sexy Jeopardy hosted by CUSA

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Description: Join CUSA for a night of Sexy Jeopardy and win spicy prizes and giveaways! Come learn more about sex, sexual health and safer sex practices as part of the BeFOREPLAYask campaign. With fun and exciting categories from kinks to fetishes and more!
Location: Porter Hall 231 Nideyinan

Academic Classes

All day
Classes throughout the day.

Shine Day

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Description: Participate in Shinerama by spreading awareness & fundraising in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada! An annual fundraiser that is near and dear to the Ravens community. Students will be performing various challenges at stations and receiving donations for a great cause.
Location: Carleton Campus (various locations)

CUSA’s NEON Carnival
6:30-9:30 PM

Description: The Neon Carnival is an event like no other, with a vibrant and colorful atmosphere that will transport you to a world of neon colors and carnival thrills. Get ready to experience the ultimate carnival under the neon lights!
Location: P5, Carleton Athletics

CU at the Closeout Concert!
8:00 PM (doors 7:30 PM)

We are thrilled to announce that Preston Pablo will be performing at our Fall Orientation Closeout Concert on Friday. This concert is exclusive to Fall Orientation and Upper Year Orientation participants, you will need to show your wristband to get in.

Must wear your orientation bracelet, no bags, no food or beverages. 

NO TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
Location: P12 outside next to the Carleton Athletics Fieldhouse
*Rain or shine

Ravens vs Western Football Game – Saturday, September 9, 2023

7:00 p.m.
Description: Fall Orientation is excited to partner with Ravens Athletics to offer participants a ticket to the Ravens vs Western football game on September 9th at 7:00 P.M.
Location: TAAG Park (Athletics)