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# Welcome Squad: Fall 2024
Meetup
Get involved and familiar with our campus and the community! Connect! Network! Socialize! All new and current students welcome!
November 18 - December 2, 2024 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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November 18 - December 2, 2024 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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**Are you looking for ways to connect with other OCAD U students?**
**Are you looking for fun ways to get familiar with our campus and the neighbouring community?**
**Our upper-year Welcome Squad student leaders are standing by, happy to welcome you and help you get involved! All new and current students welcome!**
- **Social events**
- **Networking activities**
- **Field trips**
*OCAD U strives to provide inclusive, accessible opportunities for the OCAD U community to engage safely. To confidentially request an accommodation for this activity (including transit fare), contact Brent E. James in OCAD U’s Campus Life office (by noon the day before the event) at bjames@ocadu.ca*
*Photography: please be advised that OCAD U-hosted events may be documented through photography and video. These images may be used by the University for promotional, advertising, and educational purposes.*
*By participating in our events, both on-campus and off-site, you consent to allowing OCAD U to document and use your images and likeness. However, if you do not want to be photographed or included in video, please don’t hesitate to let us know when you arrive at the event.*
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NOVEMBER 2024
**Wednesdays,** **November 13, 20, 27**
**Campus Life Comfort Station**
**Main Lobby, 100 McCaul Street**
**10 am to 3 pm**
No RSVP required.
Stop by for free hot chocolate or tea!
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**Wednesday, November 13**
**Field Trip: Weaving Workshop**
**Art Gallery of Ontario**
**3:15 to 5:30 pm**
Join the International Student Support Office and Welcome Squad leaders for the opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with other OCAD U students and participate in an introduction to a traditional art form that will use modern methods of reclaimed materials with a waste-conscious approach from local textile artist Norwin Anne.
[RSVP required. Click here to register to participate with our group...](https://forms.office.com/r/K3vCWc4dqh%20)
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**Field Trip: Canadian Opera Company Free Concert**
**"The Voices of Prague”**
**Thursday, November 14, 2024**
**11 am to 1 pm**
**145 Queen St. West**
Join our Squad leaders for the opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with other OCAD U students and enjoy a free lunch time concert, The Voices of Prague.
[RSVP required. Click here to register to participate with our group...](https://forms.office.com/r/VD516V13pR)
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**Field Trip: Distillery Winter Village**
**Monday, November 25, 2024**
**4:30 to 8 pm**
Join the International Student Support Office and Welcome Squad leaders for the opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with other OCAD U students on a visit to the picture-perfect Distillery District Winter Village. Charge your phones and cameras! Enjoy a stroll on the cobblestones and explore one of the most amazing historical sites at the Distillery District.
[RSVP required. Click here to register to participate with our group...](https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?subpage=design&id=0WnkBiotj0aum33wlo621yRikIIiV6NBkaFnsWZ6tKdUNFVIWFpDQjdERTJWSVU3NzRNQTBLSzFIRy4u)
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**Field Trip: Screenprinting Workshop**
**Wednesday, November 27, 2024**
**4:30 to 8 pm**
**Art Gallery of Ontario**
**Free!**
Join the International Student Support Office and Welcome Squad leaders for... Details TBA
RSVP required. Click here to register to participate with our group...
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DECEMBER 2024
**Monday, December 2**
**Field Trip: Skating at the Square**
**Nathan Philips Square/City Hall**
**4:30 to 8 pm**
Join our Squad leaders and the International Student Support Office for the opportunity to connect, network, and socialize with other OCAD U students on a tour of the ice at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall. Have some fun skating under the sparkling seasonal Cavalcade of Lights and link arms and make new friends while showing them how to skate. Be sure to dress for the weather!
RSVP required. Click here to register to participate with our group...
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**Wednesday,** **December 4**
**Campus Life Comfort Station: Holiday Version**
**Main Lobby, 100 McCaul Street**
**11 am to 3 pm**
Stop by for free hot chocolate or tea!
Holiday cookie decorating!
Please be advised that OCAD U hosted events may be documented through photographs and video. These images may be used by the University for promotional, advertising, and educational purposes. By participating in our events, both on campus and off-site, you consent to allowing OCAD University to document and use your image and likeness. However, if you do not want us to use a photo or video of you or your child, please don’t hesitate to let us know when you arrive at the event. You’re also welcome to get in touch with OCAD University’s Marketing & Communications office: .
Be mindful of those in our community who have scent sensitivities; please help OCAD U maintain a healthy, scent-free campus.