Welcome Day 2024

Welcome Day is an exciting day on campus! Every year we look forward to welcoming our new and returning students to King’s to embark on another year of learning and growth!

Welcome Day Schedule
& Where is it Guide

9 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Residence Move-In

1. Check your King’s email (non-King’s students check the email you used to apply for residence) for the specific window of time you are invited to arrive and plan to arrive within that window of time.
2. Ensure you have completed the Move-in Checklist prior to your arrival:
   1. 1. Upload a profile photo to your eRezLife Account
      2. Sign off on the Residence Agreement
      3. Sign off on the Residence Guidelines
      4. Select your meal plan via eRezLife
      5. Instructions on how to complete these actions were sent to resident’s dal.ca emails (non-King’s students: this info was sent to the email used in your application to residence). If you have any questions, please email residence@ukings.ca.
      6. Complete the above checklist before you arrive to speed up your check-in experience!Residents who have not completed this checklist by the time they arrive to check in will need to stop at an additional station before they receive their key package. When you arrive at campus, head to Prince Hall to visit our check-in stations where students will be able to pick up their residence key packages, academic gowns and more!
3. Pull into the Quad parking lot where you can unload all your items on the lawn nearest your residence building.
4. Due to space limitations, people moving in will not be able to park in the Quad parking lot. Residents and/or their Parents/Supporters can park their vehicles in the designated parking areas located just outside of King’s campus. Security staff will be onsite to guide folks to the designated parking areas.
5. Walk back to your items and begin moving into your room!

Our Residence Dons will also be around to welcome you to their communities!

There will also be a “Help Desk” where staff will be available to answer any questions you have. This station will be in front of Cochran Bay and the campus Chapel.

If you are moving in after 11 a.m., you will be able to pick up your key packages from the Alex Hall Front Desk. There is a buzzer button at the front door that will connect to the Front Desk staff. Inform them you are here to check in and they will unlock the main door for you.

The Student Accounts Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Hop up to their office, 2nd floor of the Arts & Administration Building (A&A), to say hi to Sharlene and learn more about your student account and payment options!

The KSU O-Week Team and Executive Team will be around to help folks move in, set students up with their O-Week packages and more!

Programming for Day Students will al​so be hosted in the morning (more details to follow).

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Welcome​ BBQ in Quad

1 p.m. | Welcoming Ceremonies on Library Steps

Join us near the Library Steps for a warm welcome to Mi’kma’ki & King’s.

2 p.m. | Parents & Supporters’ Q&A Panel with campus leaders in Prince Hall

This event is for parents and supporters and will end around 3 p.m. The afternoon programming schedule for the students will end around 5 p.m. Parents and supporters are welcome to check out

the Parent/Supporters Resources Table on the first floor of the New Academic Building or check out the local sights and cafes until your student has completed their afternoon sessions.

2 p.m. | KSU Kicks off Orientation Week in Alumni Hall (Students Only)

3:30pm | Waves of Change Workshop (Students Only)

Waves of Change is a bystander intervention program designed to help students learn skills to keep themselves and others safe throughout the year.

5 – 7 p.m. | Students meet with their Dons in Residence and then enjoy dinner together in Prince Hall

Dons will take their students from Waves of Change to dinner or a quick community gathering meeting. The Bays & Angel’s Roost will go to dinner at 5 p.m. while Alex Hall residents will go to a community gathering meeting. At 5:45 p.m. they will switch.

7 p.m. | KSU Orientation Week Begins!

Check out KSU O Week. The KSU will provide updates to this website, including the O-Week schedule, throughout the month of August. So, keep checking in to learn more about what to expect during your first week of university!