Orientation A Success

We hope you enjoyed Orientation! It's a lot of fun to soak up in four days. The Biggest Event Ever and Monto Carlo Night were a huge success, but you didn't stop there. Your houses made their mark at Residence Mini Olympics.

Check out these photos from Move In day!

And here are some from The Biggest Event Ever! If you went, you're in here!

And finally, here are some from Monte Carlo Night. You all looked great!

Get ready for lots more Residence fun throughout the year! Hope to see you all at the Terry Fox Run Sunday!

P.S. A huge shout-out to all of the Res Life team for their hard work during Orientation!

Arrival Time: Now!

It's a very exciting day! A ton of great things came in for our Welcome Kits today, as did our Make Your Mark tees!  Although I have been excited about them all summer, I was stunned at how well they turned out.  Both the white and the yellow look great!

Remember, we're only selling 100 and a bunch have already been sold! It's not too late to pre-order your shirt to ensure they have your size for Move-In day.  If you pre-order, the shirts only cost $12.00 each.  If you decide to buy one at the door, they are $15.00.

To order your yellow or white Make Your Mark tee, email: resprog@lakeheadu.ca with your preference of colour and size (S, M, L, XL).

Also, the up-to-date Residence Orientation Schedule (which includes LUSU and Orientation Events) is now posted! Check it out! You don't want to miss anything!

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See you in two weeks!!

Eek, Only 3 More Weeks!

Only THREE more weeks until Move-In day! Oh my, there is a lot to do.

If you haven't already checked out the Residence website (http://residence.lakeheadu.ca/), it might be worth it to do so.  Not only does it show you the Rules and Regulations (which you signed saying you understood), it also gives you a list of suggested items to bring and not to bring- very helpful!

Don't forget, there are a lot of great things going on for Orientation weekend.  Between the Orienation Office, LUSU and Residence, there are tons of great things to keep you busy, help you get to know your housemates, classmates, campus and off-campus.  If you haven't already registered for Orientation events, do so ASAP as spots fill up quickly.  Also, LUSU is putting on some awesome events this year too.  You can sign up for Paintballing, Flolf (frisbee golf, duh!), and some cultural Thunder Bay activities!  Obviously Residence has a ton of great Orientation events too that weekend!  The working Residence Orientation schedule should be on the Residence website soon.

Also, don't forget that Residence is participating in what we are calling "Charity Weekend!"  The 17th and 18th of September are going to be busy, but totally worth it! That Saturday, the 17th LUSU is running Shinerama, the baseball tournament for Cystic Fibrosis.  If you're unsure if you have a team, talk to your HP or RA.  The 18th is the Terry Fox Run.  This year Residence has a goal of $1200, which is $1.00 per student.  Your house should have registered already, so start raising money.  The house with the most money will be awarded AND it's worth House Points- you may not know what these are yet, but you will soon... and they're worth it!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the 8th!!  The count down is on!

MAKE YOUR MARK 2011

It's getting to be that time... we're preparing for Orientation!

This year's Residence Orientation theme is: 

MAKE YOUR MARK.

To celebrate Res Orientation 2011, we will be selling MYM T-shirts to the first 100 students who purchase a shirt.  Selling for only $12.00 per shirt, you can get your own MAKE YOUR MARK swag.  

There will be white and yellow shirts with blue screening, each with the thunderwolf paw print as its logo.  To ensure we have your size and colour, email: resprog@lakeheadu.ca with your order.  Tshirts will be picked up and payed for on Move-In Day on September 8th.

The MYM logo.

Front and back look of the MYM t-shirts.

Don't forget, you'll be MAKING YOUR MARK on September 8th!  

See you on Move-in Day!

Summer Fest 2011

Today was Summer Fest! LU RES put on a big BBQ and outdoor games day for all of our wonderful Summer Transition Students!

A summer version of Residence's well-known 'Fall Fest', Summer Fest was a hit today with a great turn out and scorching hot temperatures of over 30 degrees Celsius! It was a great day for a get together and an even better day to meet some of the other people in their program and on campus!

Hope everyone is enjoying hot weather wherever you are!

Head Start!

Well, we just finished a busy couple days here in Residence!

Each summer, Orientation puts on 'Head Start', an early orientation program to enable new students to come learn about classes, university, and residence.  Yesterday, Residence participated in a panel discussion where students were able to ask any residence-related question to be prepared for Move-In Day (September 8th).  It was very successful, as many parents and students had tons of questions!!

Last night, there were many personal residence tours that allowed students to see what their residence rooms would look like in the fall.  We also discussed their house colours and logos!  After those, Residence  and LUSU put on a delicious dinner in the Study catered by Salt & Pepper Catering from Thunder Bay.  The students then proceeded for a couple hours at the Sports Dome, and returned to Residence to watch a movie in the Social Centre.

This morning, bright and early, we gave three sets of tours.  These covered the basics on the dorms, the apartments and townhouses.  Most of the students and parents were extremely impressed with our Residence, and many students are thrilled to be attending in the fall!

Tomorrow will be SummerFest (weather permitting), there will definitely be some pictures posted soon.

See you in September!!