Campus & Community Tour - Tuesday August 29,2023
Indigenous OCAD U students are invited to join the ISC Team for a drop-in breakfast followed by a tour of OCAD U! Check out your future classrooms, studies, and service areas on campus. We will return to the ISC for a catered lunch, and in the afternoon we will travel to various Indigenous organizations in the city. All participants will receive a presto card and ISC Welcome Kit. Click here to register!
This event is open to Indigenous OCAD U students and their friends/families, and is being cohosted by the Indigenous Visual Culture program and School of Graduate Studies.
Campus Tour 10AM-12PM
10AM-10:30AM Drop-In Breakfast (Indigenous Student Centre, 113 McCaul Street, Level 4, Room 410) Click here to view a campus map
10:30AM-12PM OCAD U Campus Tour
12PM-1PM Catered Lunch
Community Tour 1PM-5PM
Some of the organizations we will be stopping by:
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment & Training
Anishnawbe Health Toronto (Gerrard Street Location)
Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
Native Youth Resource Centre
Please note we will only participate in guided tours at some locations. Students are not obligated to attend both tours, and can join/depart at any time during the day.
Welcome Day: Tuesday September 5
Stop by the Indigenous Student Centre booth at OCAD U Welcome Day! Meet some of our staff, learn about our services, and enter for your chance to win a gift basket full of goodies from Indigenous-owned businesses! Welcome Day is the day we see 1,000 new students descend upon campus to kick off the academic year! Engagement is fun and inviting—including a special welcome and Service Expo, the Annual Above Ground Art Supplies Materials Fair, and Community Fair with free lunch courtesy of Salad King, and a corn roast by Mr. Corn—and more! Welcome day is presented by Campus Life and the OCAD U Student Union, and runs from 9:30am-3:30pm in and outside of 100 McCaul. For more information about other events during welcome day click here.
Dish with One Spoon Lunch - Indigenous OCAD U Meet & Greet: Thursday September 14
Indigenous OCAD U students, faculty and staff are invited to join us in the ISC between 12PM-2PM for Indian tacos and refreshments from 4Winds Indigenous Catering, and an Indigenous OCAD U meet & greet! This event is being cohosted by the Indigenous Visual Culture program. No registration required.