New Student Information

Student Orientation

Orientation is a must do at Regent!
It has been our experience that Orientation is crucial to a smooth and successful transition into the Regent Community. Make it a priority. Plan on arriving early so you will be ready to go by the time Orientation begins. Spouses are invited to participate in Orientation.

Fall 2010 New Student Orientation Schedule — Also available in PDF format (48KB)

International (non-North American) Student Orientation

Friday (8:45 – 12:30) September 3rd
8:30	Register for Orientation
8:45	Childcare provided from 8:45–12:30 pm — please R.S.V.P.
9:00	Welcome and Worship
9:30	Introduction of the New Students
11:00	Coffee Break
11:30	Cross Cultural Talk
12:00	International Student Panel
12:30	Lunch ($3.00)
1:30–2:30	Prayer for individual students
3:00	Afternoon Activity (optional)

Orientation for All New Students

Tuesday (08:30 – 3:00) September 7th
8:30	Register for Orientation
8:45	Childcare provided from 8:45–12:30 pm — please R.S.V.P.
9:00	Welcome and Introductions
9:10	Worship and Flags
9:30	Regent History & Identity
10:30	Announcements
10:35	Coffee Break
11:00	Regent Part I — Mission and Vision
11:30	Regent View — Meet the Professors
12:30	Lunch ($3.00)
1:30	Academic Info Session
2:15	Academic Writing Seminar
2:20	Meet your Student Association
2:30	Ice Cream RCSA
3:15	UBC & Regent Campus Tours (optional)
TBA	Evening Activity (Optional)

Wednesday (9:00 – 2:30) September 8th
8:45	Childcare provided from 8:45–12:45 pm — please R.S.V.P.
9:00	Announcements
9:05	Morning Worship
9:30	Regent Part II — Vocation & Course Choice
10:30	Coffee Break
11:00	Regent Part III — Moral Vision
11:45	Regent View — Meet the Professors
12:45	Lunch ($3.00) and College Tour
1:30	Arts at Regent
1:45	Marketplace Institute
2:00-2:30	Pick and Choose: Small Group on the Arts Small Group on the Marketplace Small Group on the Church Small Group on the Academy
6:00	Afternoon/Evening Activity (optional)

Thursday (9:00 – 2:45) September 9th
8:45	Childcare provided from 8:45–12:00 pm — please R.S.V.P.
9:00	Important Introductions
9:15	Library Introduction
9:35	Orientation to Web Login
9:45	Regent Part IV — Regent as an International School
10:00	Regent Part V — Welcome to Canada
10:45	Coffee Break
11:15	Canadian Health, Immigration and Driving
11:45	Working while Studying
12:00	Lunch ($3.00) and College Tour
1:00	Living Well
1:30	Worship and Communion
2:30	Evaluations & Collect Name Tags
TBA	Evening Activity (optional)

(Download PDF - 48KB)

Regent Countdown Podcast

Wondering what it's like to come study at Regent College?
These Regent Countdown podcasts from the 2008/2009 academic year are a chance for you to listen in to an informal chat between our orientation team and some existing Regent students, staff, and faculty, offering advice from current students on visas, border crossing, living in Vancouver, understanding Regent course and academic structure, and telling you a little more about the Regent community you are soon to join. You can subscribe to download them automatically from within the iTunes interface.

(Requires iTunes 6.0 or newer. Download here.)

If you have any comments or questions, please contact the Assistant Dean of Students (international@regent-college.edu).

 

The Handbook for New Students

At Regent we recognize that most of our new students are arriving from areas of the world other than Vancouver. To make your transition to Regent College easier we have created a new student handbook. This document covers the following:

Introducing Vancouver Regent Life Academics Finances

Housing Health Care Transportation

  Click here to download the 2009-2010 New Student Handbook PDF.

Please note that this document is 1.61MB in size, so allow time for the download to complete.

 

Facebook Group

If you're interested in connecting with current students and other new students, check out the Regent College Newbie Group on Facebook. It's a great place to find answers to your "new student" questions!

Library Tutorial

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