Department
Orientation, Transition & Engagement
Starting with university orientation and continuing to graduation and beyond, we support active participation in campus life and a broad range of co-curricular involvement opportunities.
The University will be closed for the winter break from 5 PM on December 23rd, 2025 to January 2nd, 2026, inclusive. Happy Holidays!
THE STUDENT LIFE ESCALATION PROCESS
If you have a concern about a student service located on the St. George Campus, your first step is to talk to the Director of the service.
If your concern has not been resolved after taking this step, your second step should be to contact the Executive/Senior Director of the service.
Starting with university orientation and continuing to graduation and beyond, we support active participation in campus life and a broad range of co-curricular involvement opportunities.
Many exciting ways to engage in campus life.
Events and activities to support your transition to U of T.
Starting Point is a build-your-own-experience program that introduces you to what U of T has to offer.
Learn more about Starting PointWe host webinars for parents, family members and all supporters of new University of Toronto students at the St. George campus.
Learn more about Parents & Supporters WebinarsGradlife is a hub for graduate support and finding community on campus that helps graduate students navigate the grad school experience at U of T.
Learn more about GradLifeAttend sessions that help you build skills and support your personal development.
Learn more about GradLife Workshop SpotlightGet tips to transition from school to work, learn how to identify your skills, listen to alumni share their diverse work journeys, and more!
Learn more about Life After Grad School: A GradLife ConferenceWe encourage incoming graduate students to participate in orientation sessions in September to learn about strategies for success in grad school, hear about grad specific resources and connect with other incoming graduate students.
Learn more about U of T Graduate Student OrientationConnect with campus resources and other transfer students.
Learn more about Transfer Student OrientationConnect with campus resources and other mature students.
Learn more about Mature Student Welcome
Our team provides students with a broad range of co-curricular involvement opportunities and supports their active participation in campus life, starting from their orientation to the University, right through until graduation and beyond. This includes orientation and transition, graduate and alumni programming, and the Co-Curricular Record. We provide programming and resources for staff, faculty and students.
Lead Coordinator, Orientation, Transition & Engagement
Student Life Coordinator, Graduate Student Life and Outreach
I came to the orientation hoping to learn about any services/programs/facilities that I wasn't aware of before, which I learned about and was great. I was also relieved that there weren't any frosh-like orientation activities with cheers, etc. Received exactly what I came for. Thanks!

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