When You Start
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Pick-Up Your Western ONECard
If you’re living in residence, you can pick-up your card on your Move-In Day. If you’re living off-campus, you can pick-up your card any time after Labour Day. Remember, your ONECard also includes your bus pass and your meal plan!
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Participate in International Bridging Week
If you are joining Brescia from another country or outside of Ontario, this program is designed just for you. Bridging Week gives you the unique opportunity to adjust to Brescia life before all incoming students, like yourself, begin New Student Orientation together.
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Attend Brescia’s New Student Orientation
Orientation is specifically designed to help all new-to-Brescia students become familiar with the Brescia and Western supports, and to help them prepare for the academic and social transition to university life. As a Brescia student, you get what we consider “the best of both worlds” since you will not only have access to Brescia programming, but a variety of Western and affiliate programming as well.
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Get Ready for Classes
Before the first day of classes, you will have an opportunity to receive a campus tour and discover resources and services on campus.
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Join Alert WesternU
Join Western’s emergency mass notification email system, Alert WesternU, to receive important safety messages via Western email and text in the event of a campus-wide emergency, incident, or campus disruptions due to extreme weather.