Innis Orientation 2026 Schedule
Innis Orientation 2026 is scheduled for August 31 to September 4, 2026.
Event Details
Select an event below to view its description and location.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Check in, collect your Orientation materials and enjoy an Au Pain Doré breakfast featuring sandwiches, egg muffins and pastries.
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Location: Goldring Centre
Kick off Orientation with welcoming remarks, Innis College cheers and the traditional group photo forming Innis’s iconic “I.”
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Meeting point: Innis Residence
Explore campus and locate your classrooms. Choose from two routes based on academic stream or an accessible indoor route.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy a catered lunch featuring a variety of Jersey Mike’s subs.
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Location: Innis Residence Events Room
Meet other Innis residents through crafts, board games, video games and other drop-in activities.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Meet fellow commuters, play interactive games, exchange transit tips and make new friends.
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Meeting point: Innis Residence Quad
Event venue: Varsity FieldJoin students from across U of T for an outdoor carnival featuring music, games, sponsor booths and other activities.
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Location: Innis Residence Events Room
Students who did not register Monday can check in and collect their T-shirt, tote, wristbands and Orientation kit.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Meet the Innis College Student Society while enjoying one of its signature pancake breakfasts.
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Location: Innis Residence Events Room
Explore Innis student organizations, learn about their programming and speak with representatives about getting involved.
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Meeting point: Innis Residence Quad
Session location: Varies by academic streamConnect with professors and upper-year students while learning strategies for succeeding in your area of academic study.
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Starting poin: Innis Residence Quad
Race across campus with your team, completing challenges for the chance to be crowned the winner.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Meet Principal Charlie Keil over a buffet dinner from Santaguida Fine Foods featuring pasta, garlic knots and summer salad.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Start the day with an 18 Feet breakfast featuring bagels, sandwiches, tea and coffee.
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Meeting point: Innis Residence Quad
Event venue: Isabel Bader Theatre
Learn about practising consent, recognizing verbal and non-verbal feedback and communicating within friendships, dating and relationships. -
Location: Innis Town Hall
Everything you need to be ready for your first lecture! Hear from staff and upper-year students as they share advice, tips and strategies for navigating your first university courses.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy lunch in the Quad and refuel for the afternoon.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Practise some Innis cheers ahead of Thursday’s UofT Cheer-Off.
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Location: Innis Residence Events Room
Enjoy karaoke, music-themed games and an afternoon of singing with friends.
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Location: Back Campus
Compete for Innis World Cup medals, the championship trophy and the Golden Boot award.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy Salad King green curry chicken, mango salad, noodles and spring rolls.
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Location: Innis Residence Events Room
Wind down after the day’s activities with casual board games.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Fuel up with Tim Hortons breakfast sandwiches, bagels, coffee and tea.
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Meeting point: Innis Residence Quad
Event venue: Back CampusPut on green face paint, collect thunder sticks and help Innis compete for the Cheer-Off championship.
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Location: Front Campus
Explore more than 200 U of T clubs, collect giveaways and visit participating food trucks.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy Scotty Bons veggie, barbecue chicken or shrimp bowls, socialize in the Quad or play games in the Events Room.
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Location: Innis Town Hall
Watch Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie at this Innis Orientation and Cinema Studies Student Union event.
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Location: Back Campus
Represent Innis in a tri-college competition against Woodsworth and New College featuring multiple rounds and mini-games.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Meet UofT faculty in a low pressure setting along side a lovely breakfast catered by Paris Baguette including assorted croissant sandwiches, pastries, fruit, and drinks.Guests include:
Featured faculty and graduate guests include:Charlie Keil — Principal, Innis College; Professor, Department of History and Cinema Studies Institute
Grant Wiedenfeld — Associate Professor, Cinema Studies Institute
Kylie Luska — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Chemistry
William “Bill” Ju — Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Cell & Systems Biology; Human Biology Program
Mitchell McIvor — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Sociology
Angie Fazekas — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Women and Gender Studies Institute
Jandell-Jamela Nicholas — PhD Candidate, Department of Geography & Planning
Jennifer Campbell — Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science
Paul He — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Computer Science
Elisa Bellah — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Mathematics
Sabrina Lin — Graduate Student, Department of Mathematics
Ania Harlick — Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Physics
Camelia Karimianpour — Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Mathematics
Emily Moore — Director, Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Choose from a variety of craft stations where you can paint a tote bag, make a bracelet or create something using pony beads.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy a catered lunch from Charleys Cheesesteaks featuring chicken, beef or vegetarian cheesesteaks with fries.
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Location: Innis Town Hall
Celebrate an Innis tradition with a showcase of talent and creativity featuring first-year students, the Orientation team and Innis-affiliated groups.
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Location: Innis Residence Quad
Enjoy a final dinner catered by Pegasus Campus Catering
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Meeting point: Innis Residence
Event venue: Fairmont Royal YorkCelebrate the end of Orientation alongside students from Innis, New College and Woodsworth College. Attendees will travel in groups by TTC to Union Station and walk to the hotel together. There is no official dress code—wear something you feel good in.