Campus Walking Tours | 9AM – 3PM
Lobby, Western Student Services Building
One of our knowledgeable guides will take you on a walking tour around the core of campus. Get a feel for what life is really like as a Western student while taking in the campus’ beautiful landscape and buildings. Tours will be departing on the hour and the half hour. Each tour will last approximately 45 minutes.
Campus Bus Tours | 9AM - 4PM
Multiple Bus Tour Stops Across Campus
If you are interested in seeing our campus from corner to corner, we recommend you join us for a guided campus bus tour. All buses are staffed by one of our knowledgeable tour guides.
Stay on the bus for a complete tour, lasting approximately 50 minutes, or hop on and off the bus at your leisure. If you choose to get off the bus along the route, another bus will be around shortly to pick you up again. Buses can also drop you off near your parking lot at the end of the day.
Residence Tours | 9AM - 4PM
Clare Hall, Delaware Hall, Elgin Hall, Essex Hall, Medway-Sydenham Hall, Ontario Hall, Saugeen-Maitland Hall
Guest tours are available in seven different residences (covering traditional-, suite-, and hybrid-styles). Our students and staff look forward to showing you these housing options and answering any questions you may have.
Express Tours are available at the lower level of Delware Hall. You'll see model suites that show all residence room styles in one stop.
Western Student Recreation Centre Tours | 9:30AM - 4PM
Lobby, Western Student Recreation Centre
The Western Student Recreation Centre is home to Campus Recreation. Friendly staff are eager to provide you with tours of this amazing facility, with close to 166,500 square feet of space over four floors. Tours will last approximately 20 minutes and will give you a chance to learn about the facilities, programs and services that Campus Recreation operates in the Centre.
Indigenous Student Centre Tours | 10AM - 3PM
Room 2100, Western Student Services Building
The Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) is a vital space that acts as a central focus for Indigenous students to gather and find a sense of belonging within the larger institution. Visit us to tour the space and learn about the supports available including a computer lab, kitchen with fresh groceries, traditional medicines (with smudge always available) and free telephone, fax and printing.
Self-Guided Library Tours | 10AM - 3PM
The D.B. Weldon library is located at the center of the campus and forms the heart of student life at the University. It is a focal point across campus offering access to recently modernized facilities, diverse and modular study spaces, accessible services, and world class print and digital collections. We support student study and research by providing training and specialized services to see you succeed in your academic career.
Please join us at the library for self-guided tours which will be offered from 10AM – 3PM with goodies at the welcome table! Drop by and say hello, meet our staff and learn about our library!
Information Sessions
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Scholar's Electives and Western Scholars Information Session | 11:00AM - 11:45AM | University Community Centre, Room 290 (McKellar Room) |
Residence Information Session | 12:00PM - 12:45PM | University Community Centre, Room 290 (McKellar Room) |
Student Financial Services Information Session | 1:00PM - 1:45PM | University Community Centre, Room 290 (McKellar Room) |
Residence Information Session | 2:00PM - 2:45AM | University Community Centre, Room 290 (McKellar Room) |
Services Fair Drop-in | 9AM – 3PM
University Community Centre, Mustang Lounge
Stop by the Mustang Lounge to meet representatives from the services that will help you reach your potential at Western:
- Academic Support & Engagement
- Admissions and Recruitment
- Careers & Experience
- Financial Aid
- Hospitality Services
- Housing (Residence and Off-Campus Housing)
- Leadership Programs
- Radio Western
- Student Emergency Response Team (SERT)
- Summer Programs
- The Book Store
- University Students' Council
- Wellness and Well-being
- Western Foot Patrol
- Western Mustang Band
- Western Special Constable Service (WSCS)
...and more!
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Welcome Centre and Departmental Information Booths | 9:00AM - 2:30PM | University College, Main Floor & Conron Hall (Room 3110) |
Arts & Humanities Students' Council - Ask Us Anything! | 9:00AM - 2:30PM | University College, Foyer |
Visual Arts Displays and Self-Guided Tours | 9:00AM - 2:30PM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre |
Studio Arts Letterpress Demonstration | 9:30AM - 1:00PM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Room 106 |
Studio Arts Sculpture Demonstration | 9:30AM - 1:00PM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Room 130 |
Studio Arts 3D Printing Demonstration | 9:30AM - 1:00PM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Room 129 |
Faculty Welcome with Dean Paul | 9:30AM - 10:00AM | University College, Room 2105 |
"Build Your Degree" and "Funding & Experiential Opportunities" Looping Information Videos | 10:00AM - 2:30PM | University College, Room 3225 |
Guided Tours of the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre | 10:00AM - 10:45AM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre |
Info Session: Writing Studies | 10:15AM - 10:45AM | University College, Room 2105 |
Info Session: Philosophy | 10:15AM - 10:45AM | University College, Room 2110 |
Info Session: Arts & Humanities & Ivey Business Combined Degree Program | 10:45AM - 11:15AM | University College, Room 3220 |
Workshop: Creative Writing | 10:45AM - 12:30PM | University College, Room 1220 |
Info Session: Linguistics | 11:15AM - 11:45PM | University College, Room 2105 |
Info Session: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 11:15AM - 11:45PM | University College, Room 2110 |
Info Session: Internship Program | 11:45AM - 12:15PM | University College, Room 3220 |
Guided Tours of the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre | 12:00PM - 12:45PM | John Labatt Visual Arts Centre |
Info Session: Languages and Cultures | 12:30PM - 1:00PM | University College, Room 2105 |
Info Session: Theatre Studies | 12:30PM - 1:00PM | University College, Room 2110 |
Info Session: Film Studies | 12:30PM - 1:00PM | University College, Room 3220 |
Info Session: Visual Arts | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | University College, Room 2105 |
Info Session: School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | University College, Room 3220 |
Info Session: French Studies | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | University College, Room 2110 |
Info Session: Creative Arts & Production | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | University College, Room 2105 |
Info Session: English Studies | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | University College, Room 2110 |
Info Session: Classical Studies | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | University College, Room 3220 |
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Drop-in Session | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | Faculty of Education Building, Main Lobby/Alumni Room (Room 1044) |
Teacher Education Program Presentation Video (Repeated every hour) | 10:30AM - 3:30PM | Faculty of Education Building, Main Lobby/Alumni Room (Room 1052) |
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Engineering Student Services Drop-in | 9:00AM - 4:00PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Atrium |
Ask Us Anything about Engineering Drop-in | 9:00AM - 4:00PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1450 & Atrium |
Student Clubs, Teams and Groups Drop-in | 9:00AM - 4:00PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1440 & Hallway |
Faculty Overview Presentation and Student Panel | 9:30AM - 10:30AM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1410 & 1415 |
General Engineering Tours (tours start promptly at 10:00AM) | 10:00AM - 10:30AM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Atrium |
Faculty Overview Presentation and Student Panel | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1415 |
Design & Engineer: Hands-On Workshop (Sign up) | 11:00AM - 12:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 2435 & 2440 |
Connect Her: Women and Engineering Luncheon (Sign up) | 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1420 |
Combined Degrees Presentation: Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering, and Engineering and Business | 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1410 |
Faculty Overview Presentation and Student Panel | 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1415 |
General Engineering Tours (tours start promptly at 2:30PM) | 2:30PM - 3:00PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Atrium |
Combined Degrees Presentation: Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering, and Engineering and Business | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1420 |
Faculty Overview Presentation and Student Panel | 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Amit Chakma Engineering Building, Room 1410 |
Programming coming soon.
Programming coming soon.
Programming coming soon.
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
HBA Program Overview Presentation | 11:30AM - 12:00PM | Richard Ivey Building, BMO Financial Group Auditorium (Room 1100) |
HBA Student Panel | 12:00PM - 12:30PM | Richard Ivey Building, BMO Financial Group Auditorium (Room 1100) |
Q&A with Ivey Recruitment & Admissions Team | 12:30PM - 12:50PM | Richard Ivey Building, Grand Hall |
HBA Program Overview Presentation | 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Richard Ivey Building, BMO Financial Group Auditorium (Room 1100) |
HBA Student Panel | 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Richard Ivey Building, BMO Financial Group Auditorium (Room 1100) |
Q&A with Ivey Recruitment & Admissions Team | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | Richard Ivey Building, Grand Hall |
Programming coming soon.
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Law Information Booth with admission staff and students | 11:00AM - 2:00PM | Law Building, Main Lobby |
Self-Guided Tours | 11:00AM - 2:00PM | Law Building, Main Lobby |
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Media and Communication Studies (MACS) Information Session with the Associate Dean | 10:00AM - 10:45AM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 1250 |
MACS On Demand: Mini Lectures | 11:00AM - 11:45AM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 2210 |
From Campus to Career in MACS: A Panel Discussion | 11:00AM - 11:45AM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 1220 |
MACS On Demand: Mini Lectures | 12:00PM - 12:45PM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 2210 |
From Campus to Career in MACS: A Panel Discussion | 12:00PM - 12:45PM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 1220 |
Media and Communication Studies (MACS) Information Session with the Associate Dean | 1:00PM - 1:45PM | FIMS & Nursing Building, Room 1250 |
Info Session: Creative Arts & Production | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | University College, Room 2105 |
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Ask Us Anything: Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Admissions | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 49 |
Info Session: Medicine Admissions and Student Q&A | 9:45AM - 10:30AM | University Community Centre, Room 146 |
Info Session: Dentistry Admissions and Student Q&A | 11:00AM - 11:45AM | University Community Centre, Room 146 |
Info Session: Medicine Admissions and Student Q&A | 12:15PM - 1:00PM | University Community Centre, Room 146 |
Info Session: Dentistry Admissions and Student Q&A | 1:30PM - 2:15PM | University Community Centre, Room 146 |
Programming coming soon.
Programming coming soon.
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Program Displays: Science, Medical Sciences and Computer Science | 9:00AM - 3:00PM | Physics and Astronomy Building, Atrium |
Welcome Presentation: Science, Medical Sciences and Computer Science | 9:30AM - 10:10AM | Natural Sciences Centre, Room 145 |
Open Doors: View some of our teaching and learning facilities | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | Chemistry Labs: Materials Science Addition, Room 1220 Physics Labs:Materials Science Addition, Room 2220 Biology Labs: Biological and Geological Sciences Building, Room 3000A Zoological Collections: Biological and Geological Sciences Building, Room 0124 |
Student Q&A Panel | 10:20AM - 11:00AM | Natural Sciences Centre, Room 145 |
Welcome Presentation: Science, Medical Sciences and Computer Science | 11:10AM - 11:50AM | Natural Sciences Centre, Room 145 |
Mini Lectures | 12:00PM - 12:50PM | Natural Sciences Centre, Room 145 |
Info Session: Computer Science | 12:30PM - 1:00PM | Middlesex College, Room 110 |
Info Session: Computer Science (repeat) | 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Middlesex College, Room 110 |
Info Session: Earth Sciences and Environmental Science | 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Biological and Geological Sciences Building, Room 1053 |
Info Session: Western Integrated Science (WISc) | 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 106 |
Info Session: Physics and Astronomy | 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 100 |
Welcome Presentation: Science, Medical Sciences and Computer Science | 1:10PM - 1:50PM | Natural Sciences Centre, Room 145 |
Info Session: Biology | 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Physics and Astronomy Building, Room 148 |
Info Session: Data Science | 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Middlesex College, Room 110 |
Info Session: Statistical and Actuarial Sciences | 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Western Science Centre, Room 55 |
Info Session: Chemistry | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | Materials Science Addition, Atrium |
Info Session: Mathematics | 2:00PM - 2:30PM | Middlesex College, Room 110 |
Event | ⏰ Time | 📍Location |
Overview Presentation: Social Science | 9:30AM - 10:00AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |
Info Session: DAN Management & Organizational Studies | 10:15AM - 10:45AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |
Info Session: History | 10:30AM - 11:00AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2032 |
Info Session: Commercial Aviation Manangement (CAM) | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2036 |
Info Session: Sociology | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |
Info Session: Economics | 11:00AM - 11:30AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2028 |
Info Session: Anthropology | 11:15AM - 11:45AM | Social Science Centre, Room 2032 |
Info Session: Linguistics | 11:45AM - 12:15PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2032 |
Info Session: Political Science | 11:45AM - 12:15PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |
Student Panel: Internships | 11:45AM - 12:15PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2036 |
Student Panel: Social Science Student Perspectives | 12:15PM - 1:00PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2024 |
Info Session: Geography and Environment | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2028 |
Info Session: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2036 |
Student Panel: International Relations | 1:15PM - 1:45PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2032 |
Info Session: Psychology | 1:30PM - 2:00PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |
Info Session: DAN Management & Organizational Studies | 2:15PM - 2:45PM | Social Science Centre, Room 2050 |