Laurier Orientation

Your First Experience of What Makes Laurier Golden

Save the Date!

There are 10 daysuntil Orientation 2025 starts.

 

Welcome, Golden Hawks

Are you starting your Laurier undergraduate experience in September 2025? Orientation 2025 is full of can’t miss events for all new first year Golden Hawks.

Laurier Undergraduate Orientation will occur during your first days on campus. Schedules will be updated throughout the year.

Stay tuned to your @mylaurier.ca email throughout the summer and follow your respective campus Instagram (@campuslifewaterloo@campuslifebrantford or @campuslifemilton) for more details.

 

Looking for the Fall Graduate Student Orientation? Register for Orientation and learn more about Incoming Graduate Student support at their website Attend Fall Graduate Student Orientation or follow them on Instagram (@lauriergradstudents)


Register for Orientation

Registration is now open for September 2025, so don't forget to register.

 

Waterloo Campus 

Brantford Campus

Milton Campus

Virtual Campus

Uncover the Excitement of Orientation

Orientation is one of your first opportunities to experience what it means to be a Laurier Golden Hawk.

See what Orientation is all about and view the schedule to see your first week's events.

Brantford

Brantford Orientation is Aug. 31 to Sept 6

View the Brantford Orientation schedule

Watch our recap video from our 2024 orientation to see what you can expect during the Brantford campus orientation. 

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Milton

Get excited for our Orientation events on the Milton campus from Sept. 3 to Sept. 4

View the Milton Orientation schedule

Waterloo

Waterloo Orientation is Aug 31. to Sept 6

View the Waterloo Orientation schedule

Watch the video to see what's in store for you during the Waterloo orientation. 

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Virtual Students

Get excited for our Orientation events on the Virtual Students campus on Aug. 28th from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

View the Virtual Orientation schedule

Indigenous Students

If you’re a self-identified Indigenous student, we’d love to have you also join us for SEEDs, our Indigenous Student Orientation event at Laurier!

View the Indigenous Student Orientation schedule

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Laurier Orientation logo 

Orientation is in partnership between the Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union and Wilfrid Laurier University. 

Looking to speak with someone about Orientation? Send an email to orientation@wlu.ca and our Orientation team will be there to help you out.

What to Expect During Orientation

You can expect to build connections with people in your program, on your residence floor or in your off-campus community. You'll get to know your campus, learn about resources to support you and have some fun along the way to name a few, but here are a few other things you can expect.