Orientation - Carleton
Enrichment Mini-Course Program (EMCP) – Orientation Day 2023
We are delighted that you have chosen Carleton University for an enrichment program this year!
The Enrichment Mini-Courses Program (EMCP) has given thousands of students the chance to experience post-secondary education. EMCP also showcases Carleton’s exceptional academic programs and cutting-edge facilities.
Your Orientation Day
What: EMCP Orientation Day
When: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Who: Your student and one (1) family member (parent/guardian)
Where: Carleton University Campus – various locations*
*Students and their guest will meet in the Health Science, Minto Centre or Nicol Building for a welcome presentation. After, your instructors will walk you to your home room classroom and provide more information about your class activities for the week.
- Please view the table below for your course orientation check in time and location. You will be on campus for roughly 1.5 hours for EMCP Orientation
- Please make sure you know your course code for the week! You can locate your course number below and make note of your designated orientation check-in time.
- Our EMCP staff will be available on campus to direct you to your respective locations.
Orientation Day Agenda
Please see our campus map for directions for the day
- Welcome presentation in Health Science Building, Minto Centre or Nicol Building(note your starting time and location below)
- Meet your instructor(s)
- Meet your classmates
- Meet your classmates
- Receive highlights for the mini-course week
- Return tomorrow (Monday) for classes (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., daily)
Parking on Campus Orientation Day
Free parking is available in Parking Lot 18 (P18) from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 by using the QR code at the end of this letter. Please see our campus map for directions to P18. Note the QR code will not be active until 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Please scan the QR code and use discount code: EMCP. Your cost should reset to $0.
Your EMCP Week at Carleton
We are delighted to introduce you to our excellent academic programs offered in a friendly, informal atmosphere of the EMCP. We want you to feel at home and part of the Carleton community. During your week at Carleton, you will have a chance to explore and enjoy the University and its beautiful campus. To make your EMCP week memorable, each student will receive a commemorative Carleton EMCP T-shirt and a certificate for successfully completing the program.
Attendance
Students are required to attend their assigned EMCP course each day, just like attending a regular school day. Attendance will be taken by each instructor at the beginning of the day, and after lunch. If you will be late, leaving early, or not attending a day of the EMCP course week, you must email emcp@carleton.ca. If possible, please let your instructor know as well.
Need help finding your classroom on the first day?
Our helpful and knowledgeable EMCP staff will be stationed around the parent/bus drop-off locations to help you find your classes. Please see our campus map for directions. The EMCP team will also have a home base in 210 Tory building during the week.
Eating on campus
The follow food services will be available on campus
- Starbucks Page Break, Tim Hortons Athletics, and Food Court starting May 1st
- The follow food services will be available on campus.
- The caf in residence commons will be open to the public starting May 4th
- The Food Truck, Subway, Shawarma Palace Food Truck starting May 5th
Activities during the week
We have booked spaces around campus for you to stay active during lunch time! Students are welcome to bring their own sports equipment, or EMCP will provide some equipment as well. Please see the spaces booked and the days they are available below.
- May 1- Norm Fenn Gym
- May 2- Norm Fenn Gym
- May 3- Ravens Field (Outdoor)
- May 4- No facility booked
- May 5- Ravens Field (Outdoor)
There will be Carleton staff at these locations if you need any assistance. These locations are highlighted on the campus map.
Applying to Carleton in the future?
The EMCP Award of Excellence is an annual scholarship given to previous participants of EMCP to acknowledge the participants' hard work in the program. There are five scholarships valued at $1,000 each. The scholarships are given to the five candidates with the highest academic averages among the eligible candidates who apply for the award. Please visit our website to find more information on the application process when applying to Carleton.
Applying to Carleton in the future?
Don’t hesitate to reach out to emcp@carleton.ca if you have any questions!
We are looking forward to a fantastic week with you,
The EMCP TeamCarleton University
Parking QR Code
Free parking is available in Parking Lot 18 (P18) from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 by using the QR code at the end of this letter. Please see our campus map for directions to P18. Note the QR code will not be active until 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Please scan the QR code and use discount code: EMCP. Your cost should reset to $0.
ORIENTATION DAY DETAILED AGENDA: SUNDAY, April 30, 2023
10:00 a.m. check in starts: Health Science Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | Memes are Art? and Other Questions in the World of Digital Art History | Sarah Mihychuk, Janneke Van Hoeve | 1200 Richcraft Hall |
| 108 | Food for Thought | Ashan Ayanarajan | 112 Richcraft Hall |
| 128 | War in Ukraine: Understanding International Affairs | Emmett Mark | 3202 Richcraft Hall |
| 139 | Thought Experiments; Intro to Philosophy | Ryan Oriwol | 1201 Richcraft Hall |
| 157 | The Science of Human Flourishing: Nourishing Well-Being, Achieving Goals, and Finding Performance | Tyler Thorne | 3220 Richcraft Hall |
10:00 a.m. check in starts: Minto Centre
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | The Biology in Our Lives | Leo Gutierrez | 236 Tory Building | 116 | Creatures to Crystals | Ashan Ayanarajan | 2110 Herzberg Lab |
| 123 | IT’S THE END AS WE KNOW IT!!! Film History and Apocalyptic Narratives | Ryan Oriwol | 202 Tory Building |
| 162 | Controlling your world is as easy as Pi. Raspberry Pi | Bobby Chawla, Amun Chawla, Raviraj Mangukiya | 3270 Mackenzie Building |
10:00 a.m. check in starts:Nicol Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Diverse Adaptations for Extreme Environments | Aline Ingelson-Filpula | 280 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
| 111 | ** Course cancelled ** Structural Behavior of Historic Buildings: Exploring Forms and FailuresCheck your MCP student portals for your new course placement or email EMCP@carleton.ca |
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| 131 | Book Arts 101 | Larry Thompson | MacOdrum Library 234E |
| 136 | Let’s get NEURDY | Brandon Rodrigue, Marrium Khan, Nikita Koziel Ly, Newton Martin, Yasmina Dumiaty | 2308 Health Science Building |
| 141 | How to Make a Perfect Society: Lessons from the USSR | Evered Koenig | 308 Southam Hall |
| 147 | he Art of the Deal - Conflict Resolution and Negotiation | Rebecca Bromwich | 33038 Nicol Building |
12:00 a.m. check in starts: Health Science Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | The dose makes the poison | Sierra Peskett | 409 Southam Hall |
| 132 | The Games People Play | Amanda Chafee | 3422 Herzberg Lab |
| 133 | Casinos, Games, Health, M & Ms Candies, Rubik’s Cube…..How are those related to Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics?! | Ahmed Almaskut | 4351 Herzberg Lab |
| 134 | Creative Musical Improvisation | James McGowan | A900 Loeb Building |
| 160 | 'Coca Yes, Cocaine No': A History of the War on Drugs in Latin America | Rachel Malott | 376 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
12:00 a.m. check in starts: Minto Centre
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | Chemistry of Food | Harthika Mylvaganam | 378 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
| 115 | Mission to Space: Introduction to Space Engineering | Nika Amralah | 3422 Herzberg Lab182 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
| 124 | Discovering Novel Antibiotics: How microbes in our soil are solving the Resistance Crisis | Laura Pickell, Anil Gollapudi | 431 Tory Building |
| 138 | Science, Pseudoscience, and the Paranormal Josh Redstone | Josh Redstone | 180 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
| 145 | Competitive math and mathemagic | Kevin Cheung | 3282 Nideyinan (formerly University Centre) |
12:00 a.m. check in starts: Nicol Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | Radar and Robotics (R&R) | Michael Feuerherm | 3174 Mackenzie Building |
| 137 | The Emotion Rollercoaster: Your Brain and Feelings | Kejah Bascon | 314 Southam Hall |
| 144 | ¡Hola! ¿Cómo te llamas? | Luz-Patricia Lopez | 4038 Nicol Building |
| 154 | Breaking Down the Western Beauty-Ideal: Body Image, Marketing, and the Media | Maegan Dymarski | 3040 Nicol Building |
| 159 | 'Get out of Jail Free' Card: Monopoly and the Criminal Justice System, Past, Present and the Future | Vajmeh Tabibi | 303 Southam Hall |
2:00 p.m. check in starts: Health Science Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Building Your Dream Home (Building Engineering and Architecture) | Farzam Sepanta | 316 Southam Hall |
| 117 | Mathematical Economy | Ahmad Malgarai | 3309 Southam Hall |
| 121 | Creating Digital Stories & Games | Christopher Eaket | B250 Loeb Building |
| 140 | Changing the World: Politics, Persuasion, and Protest | Akaysha Humniski | 313 Southam Hall |
| 149 | LEARN THE BASICS OF COMPUTER MUSIC PRODUCTION | Christian Guzman Ramos | B241 Loeb Building |
2:00 p.m. check in starts: Minto Centre
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Develop your own website | Abhishek Patel | 513 Southam Hall |
| 125 | Punk & the D.I.Y. World of Zines | Emma Awe | 404 Southam Hall |
| 153 | Discovering Journalism: Foundations for Reporting in a Diverse Society | Adrian Harewood, Matthew Pearson | 2311 Richcraft Hall/td> |
| 155 | The Inner-workings of You and Your brain | Tiffany Cheng | 415 Southam Hall |
| 161 | That isn’t what I saw on TV | Kelly Lauzon | 406 Southam Hall |
2:00 p.m. check in starts: Nicol Building
| Course | Course Title | Instructor | Classroom for week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Teach Your Computer to Paint | Jason Hinek, Leila Chinaei | 2308 Richcraft Hall |
| 122 | A Wicked Problem: a critical look at corruption | Nenad Nevajda | 509 Southam Hall |