August 30, 2006 Source: :
http://www.brandonu.ca/news/article.asp?A_ID=1080 BU to welcome new students with Launch and Blueprint Orientation 2006 BRANDON, MB On Tuesday, September 5, Brandon University will welcome new and returning students to the campus as they begin the 2006/2007 academic year with Launch: 2006 and the Blueprint Orientation day. BU invites all members of the Brandon community to join us in celebrating the start of another year! Several activities are scheduled for the day to help students acclimate themselves to the new environment and, for some, to the world of university study. There will be many new students and parents on campus that day, and BU faculty, staff and returning students are asked to keep their eyes out for those who look lost, or like they need help figuring out what to do nextgive them a hand and show them how welcoming and supportive we are at BU! Events planned for the day include the Launch: 2006 ceremony, a barbecue lunch on the courtyard, and special Super Scrabble game organized by the Brandon University Students' Union. Read on for a full schedule of the days activities: 9:00 9:45 a.m.: Students and leaders meet with their MOBS at designated locations for ice-breakers, course info, and campus orientation. 9:00 11:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Student Services counselor Bruce Sarbit will host special orientation sessions for parents of new BU students. These sessions will take place in the Evans Theatre (located next to the library in the George T. Richardson Centre. 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m.: Launch Ceremony Launch: 2006 will feature music by the BU Jazz Quartet (Professor Greg Gatien, Director), welcoming remarks from BU President Dr. Louis Visentin, a Faculty welcome, a Keynote address by Mr. Jonathan Richert (B.A. '95), and the traditional lighting of the Lamp of Knowledge. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.: BUSU "Super Scrabble" event Students attending Brandon University's Blueprint Orientation sessions will participate in a very special event organized by the Brandon University Students' Union (BUSU). Beginning at 11:00 a.m. 600 students will manipulate dozens of giant letters as part of BUSU's "Super Scrabble" event, creating slogans, crosswords, and more in one of the world's biggest word scrambles. With hundreds of students and dozens of letters constantly re-arranging themselves around the BU gym, plus tons of great prizes and music, the "Super Scrabble" event promises to be an experience like none other! 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.: A free barbecue lunch for students in the BU courtyard. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.: Campus tours and orientation continue. 1:30 p.m.: Special orientation session for School of Music students in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall (located in the Queen Elizabeth II Music Building). 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Special orientation session for International Students in the English for Academic Purposes Classroom (located in McMaster Hall). 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Special orientation session for First Nations and Aboriginal Counseling students in the BU Ceremony Room (Room 241 Health Studies building). 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Special orientation session for Mature Students in Room 005 of the McKenzie Building (lower level). 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Special orientation session for First Nations and Aboriginal Students in Room 101 of the George T. Richardson Centre (main level). 9:30 p.m.: The Brandon University Students' Union's Disorientation Social for new students begins at SUDS (located on the lower level of the Knowles-Douglas Student Union Building, near the bookstore). NOTE: Special orientation sessions for First Nations and Aboriginal students will be held on Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the BU Private Dining Room (located on the main floor of McMaster Hall, near the cafeteria). For more information, please contact: Kelly Stifora
Communications Officer
Brandon University
Phone: (204) 727-9762
Email: stiforak@brandonu.ca - 30 -
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