Welcome to our new cohort of students for the Academic Year 2026/7!
Here are some Orientation activities in which we would suggest you to participate:
| IOF Activities Attendance recommended |
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| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| September 8 | 10:00-11:30 am | Introduction to core staff, followed by Scavenger Hunt For incoming students, researchers and staff |
AERL 107 |
| September 9 | 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch with IOF Student Society For all students |
Hakai Node |
| September 9 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Land Acknowledgement and trek to Reconciliation Pole Presentation by Sara Cannon, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Indigenous Fisheries All IOF are invited |
Starts at AERL 107 |
| September 10 | 12:00-2:30 pm | Welcome BBQ | AERL Foyer/Atrium |
| UBC wide Activities Attendance optional, but suggested |
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| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | LOCATION |
| August 25 | 2:00 pm | UBC Library Orientation for Graduate Students (1st Opportunity) This information session will provide an overview of the many resources and services UBC Library provides for graduate students. |
Online |
| August 27 | 9:00 am-2:00 pm | GradStart Prep Day Join us for a suite of virtual workshops to help you get off to a great start in grad school at UBC |
Online |
| September 3 | 11:00 am | UBC Library Orientation for Graduate Students (2nd Opportunity) This information session will provide an overview of the many resources and services UBC Library provides for graduate students. |
Online |
| September 3 | 1:00 pm-6:00 pm | GradStart Welcome and Social Fair Welcome to your new grad school journey at UBC Vancouver! Join us for the GradStart Welcome at the Frederic Wood Theatre (FWT). followed by “The Social” Fair along Main Mall (across the Belkin Art Gallery). |
Frederic Wood Theatre |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | GSS Koerner’s Afterparty Join the Graduate Student Society for a fantastic evening of fun, food, and friends at Koerner’s Pub. Enjoy a night of mingling and merriment exclusively for UBC graduate students! |
Koerner’s Pub |
| September 4 | 10:00 am | Pancake Breakfast and Campus Tours Sleep in and join us between 10 am and 12 pm to enjoy some pancakes with your fellow graduate students and GSS executives. Campus tours will follow at 12:00pm starting from Thea’s Lounge. |
Thea’s Lounge |
| September 8 | 1:00 pm | Campus Life Expo on Imagine Day Stroll Main Mall on Tuesday, Sep 8th to discover campus resources and services that support all students. And be sure to stop by and say hello to us in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and your Graduate Student Society! The best time is between 1 – 3 pm. No registration is required. |
Main Mall |
| Other Activities that may interest you | |||