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2025 LA&PS Winter Welcome

Two days of fun, food, puppies and more! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿพ๐Ÿœ

Mark your calendar and get ready for an unforgettable start to 2025 in the faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies!

Kick off the new year with LA&PS Winter Welcome Days! Connect with friends, get ahead in your studies, make plans to enhance your degree, destress, and have some fun!

  • Free food (hello, ramen and Timbits!)
  • Therapy dogs to de-stress
  • Study, career and wellness supports to start the year strong
  • Fun activities like board games, karaoke and more!

Location: Vanier College & Founders College, Courtyard Level

Time: 11-4 p.m. Drop in! See schedule below for specifics.

Location: LA&PS Courtyard (Courtyard level of Vanier College and Founders College)

LET US KNOW YOUโ€™RE COMING! Stay tuned for the RSVP link.ย 

 

LA&PS Winter Welcome Day 1

Wednesday January 8th, 11-4 p.m.

Event Location Details
Winter Welcome Social VC001

(LA&PS Community Hub)

Warm ramen, hot chocolate, New Years’ vision boards, 2025 goal setting with LA&PS peer mentors, crafts and more! ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿฅ ๐Ÿ“
Enhance your Degree Tabling VC001 Explore resources and get advice on how to enhance your degree with LA&PS Co-op, Study Abroad, Awards and Bursaries and the Career Centre. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€
Games Cafรฉ

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Take on Professors! (12:30-2pm)

VC010 Forge new friendships and enjoy epic fun with structured gameplay! Board games and Jackbox games!

Take on your professorsโ€”yes, even the College Heads, Associate Deans and Dean JJ McMurtryโ€”in an unforgettable showdown from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM. Triumph never felt so sweet! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽฒ

Therapy Dogs

(12-2pm)

FC024E Take a stress-relieving break with some cuddly pups! โ€๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ
Drop-in Advising VC028 “Beat the Lines!” with quick advising sessions. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿš€
Academic Support Fair

(11-2pm)

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(LA&PS Study Hub)

Timbits!! Check out the LA&PS Study Hub located just down the hall from the LA&PS Community Hub! Play “Are You Smarter Than a SNACK Tutor?” And find out what PASS, Writing Centre, Learning Skills, YU Explore, Academic Honesty, and the Nellie Library have to offer your academic success. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“๐Ÿค“๐ŸŽ“
Commerce Information & Networking Social

(2-4pm)

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School is better with friends! Connect with peers from your program and get all your program questions answered.

 

LA&PS Winter Welcome Day 2:

Thursday January 9th, 11-4pm

Event Location Details
Winter Welcome Social VC001

(LA&PS Community Hub)

Warm ramen, hot chocolate, New Years’ vision boards, 2025 goal setting with LA&PS peer mentors, crafts, and more! ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿฅ ๐Ÿ“
Stay Well this Winter Tabling VC001 Explore resources for maintaining your mental and physical wellness this winter with special guests from SCHW, Public Health Nurses, The Centre, and Athletics & Recreation. Your health comes first!
Games Cafรฉ VC010 Featuring board games and Jackbox games for a fun-filled afternoon! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽฒ
Therapy Dogs

(12-2pm)

FC024E Take a stress-relieving break with some cuddly pups! ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ•
Drop-in Counselling

(11:30-3pm)

VC 028 Check in with a counsellor and commit to your mental health in 2025! ๐Ÿ’†โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน
Academic Support Fair

(11-2pm)

FC 034
(Study Hub)
Timbits!! Check out the LA&PS Study Hub located just down the hall from the LA&PS Community Hub! Play “Are You Smarter Than a SNACK Tutor?” And find out what PASS, Writing Centre, Learning Skills, YU Explore, Academic Honesty, and the Nellie Library have to offer your academic success. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“๐Ÿค“๐ŸŽ“
Economics Information & Networking Social

(2-4pm)

FC 034

 

School is better with friends! Connect with peers from your program and get all your program questions answered.
Karaoke

(2-4pm)

VC 258

(Fred Thury Studio)

Shine under the lights of the Fred Thury Studio and cheer on your friends! Learn about Vanier College Productions!๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽค
Study Abroad this Summer! Information Session

(2-3pm)

Virtual Register here!

 

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