2024 Orientation Schedule
Welcome to the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University!
We hope that you are having a wonderful summer and are excited that you will be joining us in the fall.
This year’s Orientation Week will run from Monday, August 19, to Thursday, August 22, 2024. We have an engaging line-up of in-person events planned for you, including panel discussions, guest speakers, sessions dedicated to your academic and professional success, tours, and a number of social events. The program will introduce you to our curricular and extracurricular programming and enable you to build connections with your peers and the law school community.
If you have any questions, please contact our Orientation Week Co-Chairs, Roajah Geran (roajah.geran@torontomu.ca) and Mackenzie DiPersio (mdipersio@torontomu.ca).
We look forward to meeting you soon!
Orientation Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 19 | 10-11:30 a.m. | TRSM 2-166, 55 Dundas Street West | Registration and Welcome Breakfast |
| 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Welcome from the Deans | |
| 12-12:30 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Opening Remarks from Indigenous Leaders | |
| 12:30-1 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Welcome Video and Lincoln Alexander Law Students' Society (LALSS) Executive Welcome | |
| 1-2 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | LUNCH (provided) | |
| 2-3 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Central Resources and Services | |
| 3-5 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 & TRSM 2-147 |
Speed Bonding | |
| 6-9 p.m. | 145 John Street | The Ballroom Bowl | |
| Tuesday, August 20 | 9-11 a.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Lincoln Alexander Law Programs and Resources (breakfast provided) |
| 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | TRSM 2-166 | Scavenger Hunt, Campus Tour/Indigenous Walking Tour | |
| 1-2 p.m. | LUNCH (On Your Own) | ||
| 2-4:30 p.m. | Gould Street | Clubs and Associations Fair | |
| 7-10 p.m. | 1 Blue Jays Way #3200 | Toronto Blue Jays Game | |
| Wednesday, August 21 | 9-10:30 a.m. | POD-250, 380 Victoria Street | Breakfast Mix & Mingle with Lincoln Alexander Law Community |
| 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | POD-250 | Health and Wellness at Lincoln Alexander Law, Student Panel and Community Safety | |
| 12-1 p.m. | LUNCH (On Your Own) | ||
| 1-2 p.m. | POD-250 | Navigating Life in Law and Education: How to Hear Diverse Narratives and Hold Multiple Truths with Dr. Tanya (Toni) De Mello, VP, Equity and Community Inclusion | |
| 2-4 p.m. | POD-250 | Orientation Leader Q&A session | |
| 4-7 p.m. | POD-250 | Pizza and pre-Pub Night Social | |
| 8-11 p.m. | Yonge Street Warehouse, 336 Yonge Street | Pub Night hosted by LALSS | |
| Thursday, August 22 | 4-6 p.m. | Sears Atrium, 3rd Floor, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church Street | Welcome Ceremony |
| 7-10 p.m. | Sweat & Tonic, 225 Yonge Street | Welcome Social |
