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COMPASS: Navigating your first year at OCAD U

image graphic saying "Compass: Navigating your first year at OCAD U", Monday, August 31, 2020 and Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 10 am to 4 pm, OCAD U logo and hashtag OCADU orientation

Presented by: Writing & Learning Centre (WLC)

COMPASS is an interactive two-day program for new first-year students. Through short presentations, online discussions, hands-on activities, and community-building, we aim to help you transition to your first year at OCAD U. Sessions cover topics such as:

  • what to expect in your first year
  • strategies for success
  • creative time management
  • communication and participation
  • writing/making
  • and more!

Date(s): all activities will take place between 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Monday, August 31, 2020 and 4:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 (duration: two days).

Students who register in COMPASS will be organized into online groups with other students from their Faculty. Group activities will be facilitated by staff from the Writing & Learning Centre as well as upper-year OCAD U student Peer Mentors.

Delivery Platform: Microsoft Teams
Sign up to participate: fill in and submit this Microsoft form
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0WnkBiotj0aum33wlo6210w3sJD0D8JMk6dE2dmVWdJUODYzMERZMjRLRkIzMlZMWlo2MUNPNUtMQy4u

Questions: email wlc@ocadu.ca