Lakehead University
EN-2: Student Orientation

There are currently no orientation activities or programming that prominently include sustainability that are organized by the institution itself.

However, the Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) offers a variety of activities for orientation. The following are all orientation activities organized by LUSU.

In the 2013 Fall orientation, all new students were offered a bike tour of the city's most interesting attractions, including major sustainability-related businesses and sites. In this bike tour, students were also taught basic safety and rules of the road.

Also in 2013, Aboriginal Initiatives and Aboriginal Cultural & Support Services hosted an Aboriginal Student Orientation Day on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.

In 2011 students were invited to participate on a Farmfest Tour. On this event students were taken to various local farms as an introduction to local agriculture and sustainable living.

In 2014 the LUSU Campus Gardens Coordinator organized a Harvest Feast for new students. The feast was a day long festival in partnership with LU Radio and the LUSU Foodbank. There was a Campus Market with local vendors from the area as well as produce grown in the garden for sale. This event introduced first year students, new students and returning students to local farming, the local food and crafts movement and fresh available food on campus. The local student-run campus bar and restaurant had a special for that day made with fresh veggies from the campus gardens.