Stephanie’s top ten reasons to attend Preview Day!
by Stephanie Edwards, a fourth-year Lakehead University student who works with Lakehead Orillia’s Communications office.
October 29, 2015
Every year, Lakehead University’s Orillia campus opens its doors to prospective students, family members, and friends to come and learn about Lakehead and explore student life. This year’s event takes place on Saturday, November 7, from 12 – 4 pm at the 500 University Avenue campus. If you are someone trying to decide where you want to go to university, or if you know someone who is, here are ten reasons why Preview Day is the place to be!
1. Experience a giant Skype room
- Our state-of-the-art telepresence room is like something out of Star Trek. With almost floor-to-ceiling screens that connect to our Thunder Bay campus, students and professors are able to interact with each other in classes and meetings, even though they are over 1,200 kms apart.
2. Discover the best spots to study
- Current students have lots of valuable insight – especially about places with beautiful views or rooms that are the quietest during midterm season – and they’ll be able to tell you all of this and more when you come meet them.
3. Take a selfie with Wolfie!
- Our beloved mascot, Wolfie, will be on campus throughout the day and you will have lots of opportunities to meet our best cheerleader and get your photo taken with him!
4. Tour the campus
- Our official campus tour guides and student representatives cannot wait to show you around their second home. You’ll be able to see all we have to offer, from lecture halls to labs and everything in between.
5. Meet your future friends
- Preview Day is an incredibly popular event and many people who attend end up back here in September, excited and ready to start their university experience. Get a head start on making those lifelong friends and maybe even find a potential “canmate” (all our residence rooms are single, with shared bathroom) for residence!
6. Win free stuff
- Who doesn’t love free stuff?! There will be tons of prize giveaways taking place throughout the day, with the grand prize being a Freshman Prize Pack valued at $2,500 that has everything you need to make your first year of university epic!
7. Get some Lakehead swag
- Buying your first piece of Lakehead merchandise and wearing it proudly is an exciting moment. Visit our bookstore to see some of the great Lakehead-branded clothing, water bottles, coffee mugs, and much more, to completely deck yourself out in blue and gold.
8. Meet our unconventional faculty
- Talking to a professor can be a scary thing, but have no fear! On Preview Day, our professors are typically found examining cookies under a microscope or talking to students about the latest hockey game. They aren’t intimidating at all and have lots of important information to share with you, so don’t be afraid to ask them questions.
9. See a typical student dorm room
- Living in residence is a major part of university life for a first-year student. Come check out our practically brand new residence building, where you can see a typical student room, as well as meet and talk to our residence life staff.
10. Figure out your future
- Making a decision about where to go to university can be tough. One of the most important things you can do when trying to make this decision is to visit campuses and see what everyday student life is like. Lakehead Orillia’s Preview Day open house is an excellent chance to be able to do this and will hopefully help you realize that our welcoming and vibrant campus is the one for you!
To find out more and to register for Preview Day, visit mylakehead.ca
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