Financing your education can be challenging. You may be asking yourself where is this money coming from? How can I access non-repayable support to graduate with as little debt as possible?

Shelley Clayton (Director, Financial Aid, UNB Fredericton/Moncton) and Heather Stafford (Student Success Coordinator, UNB Saint John) will guide attendees through these key questions. Learn the where the how and some helpful tips from our expert financial aid advisors. We will finish off the event with a question-and-answer period where you can ask questions.

If you have any questions, reach out to unbsjorientation@unb.ca.

Join us for an overview of academic preparedness! Walk away with tips and tricks for arriving prepared to succeed in your academics and learn about some of the many resources available to help support you in your academic journey while you are here with us at UNB!

Join our experts:

• Richard Spacek, Writing and Study Skills Coordinator
• Krystal Edwards, Learning Strategist
• Kailha Winter-Smith, Assistive Technologist

They will walk us through key topic areas including:

• Plagiarism and Citations
• Study skills and tools for academic preparedness
• Assistive technologies

The session link will be provided the day before via email.

If you have any questions at all as you prepare for your transition to UNB, reach out to unbsjorientation@unb.ca.

Join the session

Join us to get an overview of what to expect during your first week on campus and to gain other vital information to arrive prepared for your first semester at UNB!

If you have any questions at all as you prepare for your transition to UNB, reach out to unbsjorientation@unb.ca.

Join the session

• 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Family and Supporter Orientation | Oland Hall 104

• 4 p.m. | Meeting with your RA | Location: Your assigned floor

• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Pizza Party | Whitebone Pizzeria

• 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Mandatory Residence Meeting | Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre

• 8 – 10 p.m. | Bonfire & Live Entertainment | Outside the Hans W. Klohn Commons

• 9 – 11 a.m. | Tropical Themed Breakfast | Baird Dining Hall

• 12 – 3 p.m. | Pink Bus Tour of Saint John | Meet in Gym parking lot for bus pick up

• 4 - 6 p.m. | Lily Lake Beach Day and Water Activities | Bus leaves at 3:30 p.m. in front of the Security Office

• 7:30 – 10 p.m. | Speed Friending | The Whitebone Pizzeria

• 10 - 2 p.m. | T-Shirt & Orientation Pack pick up | Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location: G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 12 – 2:30 p.m. | Campus Scavenger Hunt | Meet in the Commons

• 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Disco Tropical Garden Party | Whitebone Pizzeria

• 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. | Outdoor Movie Night | Hans W. Klohn Commons Garden (Rain location – G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre) Movie TBD

• 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Students Arrive at G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

• 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Campus Welcome – All students to attend | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

• 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Faculty Presentations
  • Faculty of Business | Meet your Future Professors and fellow upper year students for the “Straight Goods Lecture with no profs around” | Meet 2nd floor Atrium of Oland Hall
  • Faculty of Arts | Meet your Future Professors and Fellow Students. Tour the building and find out where your classes are. Get the inside scoop and conclude with a “Student’s Only” session led by 3rd & 4th year students | Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre
  • Bachelor of Health | Introductory Medicine walk with Todd Ross, Indigenous Advisor. Bring comfortable walking shoes | Meet at outside entrance of the Commons Library (Rain location: Irving Hall 107)
  • Faculty of Science, Applied Science and Engineering | The AmaSASEing Race | Meet in the Quad Outside Oland Hall (Rain location: G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Break | Stretch your legs!

• 11 a.m. – 12 noon | Things I wish I knew as a first-year student! Presented by your SRC (Student only event)| Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre

• 12 – 2 p.m. | Join us for a BBQ compliments of Student Services | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Entrance (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 12 – 2 p.m. | SRC Clubs & Societies Expo – During the BBQ | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Entrance (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 12 – 2 p.m. | Campus Tours drop-in | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Entrance (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 12 – 2 p.m. | Athletics Event – Spike Ball | The Hans W. Klohn Commons Entrance (Rain location: The G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre)

• 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Indigenous Student Orientation lunch | Oland Hall 105

Commencement Ceremony

• 2:15 p.m. | All new students meet in the gym | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

• 2:30 – 3 p.m. | Commencement Ceremony | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

Advising Drop-In Sessions | Advising Drop-In Session for students already registered for their 2024-2025 academic year. If you need help with your courses, stop in to see an advisor. If you are not registered, please book an appointment with an academic advisor.

• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Arts/CGEN Advising | Hazen Hall 236
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Engineering Advising | Irving Hall 101/102
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Indigenous Advising | Oland Hall G08
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Science Advising | Irving Hall 101/102
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Bachelor of Health Advising | Oland Hall 103
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Business Advising | Oland Hall 210
• 3 - 4:15 p.m. | Computer Science Advising | Oland Hall 210

• 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Build your own Terrarium | The Whitebone Pizzeria

• 4 – 6 p.m. | Library after hours | Pizza Party, snacks & games| Hans W. Klohn Commons main level

• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Clubs & Societies Expo | Hans W. Klohn Commons. Rain location: G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

• 12 – 1 p.m. | Meet your SRC Team & Sundae bar | The Whitebone Pizzeria

• 6 – 8 p.m. | Glow in the Dark Bingo | The Whitebone Pizzeria

• 2 – 4 p.m. | Paint a Pot | Whitebone Pizzeria, hosted by the Green Society

• 4 – 6 p.m. | Vegas Entertainment Centre | Bus transportation provided. Meet outside Gym at 3:45 p.m.

• 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Kahoot Trivia | Whitebone Pizzeria, hosted by the Arts Society

• 7 - 10 p.m. | Trivia: Spilling the Tea on Relationships, Myths, and Sex, co-hosted by Drag Queen TBA, CSASA and your SRC | Whitebone Pizzeria

• 12 – 2 p.m. | De-Stress Activities | Whitebone Pizzeria
• 3 – 5 p.m. | Health & Wellness Trivia hosted by Health Society | Whitebone Pizzeria
• 5:30 – 7 p.m. | International Student Mixer | Whitebone Pizzeria
• 7 – 9 p.m. | Casino Night | G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre

Before your arrival to campus for Orientation Week, it is very important you have claimed your IT services to have full access to information within UNB's portal. Activate Your IT Services now.

If you require assistance with your username or password or have questions for our IT service desk team, contact the IT Help Desk.

If you are commuting to campus in your car, you have to purchase a parking pass. They are available for various durations (1 month, 2 months, one term, two terms and a full year for instance). Vehicles without parking passes are not ticketed during the first week of classes to give you time to pay and pick up your pass. Order a parking pass (UNB log-in credentials needed).

Student parking is available by taking a right turn when you first enter campus and then following the signage.

At UNB, your student ID card is called your UCard. You can upload your own photo prior to coming to campus and simply pick up your card from our Security office in the Athletics Centre. You can also add money to your UCard to purchase food on campus and to print documents in our computer labs.

Many of you would like to know which textbooks to get for your classes. Each professor will provide this information when you receive your syllabus during the first day of classes. Your syllabus may be available prior to classes starting via UNB’s course management system called Desire to Learn Brightspace (D2L) (UNB login credentials needed). Once you have determined which textbooks you need, you can purchase them in the campus bookstore, located on the main level of the Athletics Centre.

UNB offers many payment options. The deadline for paying your tuition and fees is September 15. If you have questions about your student account or fee statement, reach out to stufees@unb.ca and remember to include your student number. If you don’t remember your student number, you can find it on your letter of acceptance to UNB.

If you wish to pay your tuition in installments, follow the payment plan instructions.

There are lockers available to you in many of the campus buildings. You need to bring you own lock. It’s “first come, first serve”. If you see an empty locker, it’s yours!

Campus tours are part of Tuesday’s orientation schedule. If you are unable to participate or you wish to become familiar with campus prior to orientation, you can schedule a campus tour.

The Athletics, Recreation & Wellness department is your hub for campus recreation, intramural, fitness and more. Looking to play soccer, basketball, volleyball or badminton for the Seawolves? Full-time UNB Saint John students can register to tryout.

Help us to make your student experience even better by participating in our Campus Recreation Survey. Great prizes to be won! Follow the Seawolves on Facebook and Instagram.

There are several food services on campus: our Whitebone Pizzeria, Baird Cafeteria and the Commons Café. Make sure to explore them all and learn about the meal memberships to save money.

Student Services can always be you first go-to resource! We are a department full of helpful staff members. Our location is the ground floor of Oland Hall. You can stop by any time in Oland Hall Room G27 to ask questions or contact us via stuserv@unb.ca.