{"id":1315,"date":"2019-08-21T10:05:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/?page_id=1315"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:56:14","slug":"emcp-orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mcp\/emcp-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"MCP Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"

MCP Orientation – Sunday, May 3, 2026<\/h2>\n

We are delighted that you have chosen 杏吧原创 University<\/strong> for a\u00a0mini-course\u00a0this year!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The Mini-Courses Program (MCP) has given thousands of students the chance to experience post-secondary education. MCP also\u00a0showcases\u00a0杏吧原创\u2019s exceptional academic programs and\u00a0cutting-edge\u00a0facilities.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Orientation Day\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When<\/strong>:<\/strong> Sunday, May 3, 2026<\/span> \u2013 various start times (please see below to find your course)<\/span><\/p>\n

Who:<\/strong>\u00a0Your student and one (1) family member (parent\/guardian)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>杏吧原创 University Campus \u2013 various Orientation Hub locations* View Campus Map<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Please report to your assigned Orientation Hub at your assigned time.<\/span><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Students and their guest will meet in either the Health Science Building<\/strong>, Minto Centre<\/strong> or Richcraft Hall<\/strong> for a MCP welcome presentation. After, your instructors will walk you to your homeroom classroom and provide more information about your class activities for the week.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10:00 a.m. (ET) Orientation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course #<\/strong><\/td>\nCourse Title<\/strong><\/td>\nInstructor(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nOrientation Hub<\/strong><\/td>\nHomeroom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-413<\/td>\n\u201cAdd Women and Stir\u201d?: Lessons Learned from Forensic Psychology in Conducting Equitable Psychological Research<\/td>\nEllen Coady<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-431<\/td>\nBasic Economics<\/td>\nZulan Dhar<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-428<\/td>\nCasinos, Games, Health, M & Ms Candies, Rubik\u2019s Cube\u2026..How are those related to Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics?!<\/td>\nAhmed Almaskut<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nHerzberg Labs 4851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-404<\/td>\nChoose your fighter! The immune system, pathogens, and their fascinating, never-ending battle.<\/td>\nGenevi\u00e8ve Hach\u00e9, Timothy Lee<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-396<\/td>\nComics and Zine Making<\/td>\nKathryn Fedchun, Shanice Bernicky<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 3220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-416<\/td>\nDemystifying AI: An Introduction to Machine Learning<\/td>\nBenjamin Earle, Sasisekhar Govind<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-376<\/td>\nExploring Linguistics: Learn to Reconstruct Dead Languages<\/td>\nLouise Koren<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-425<\/td>\nHow scientists study biology<\/td>\nMyriam Hoyeck, Jenny Bruin<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nNesbitt 206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-411<\/td>\nInside the Mind: The Neuroscience of Mental Health<\/td>\nAurora Tracy<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nTory Building 206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-399<\/td>\nIntro to Fashion Studies: What We Wear and Why We Wear It<\/td>\nReyhab Mohmed Patel<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-422<\/td>\nIntroduction to Japanese<\/td>\nKaori Sugimura, Yoriko Aizu<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 515<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-362<\/td>\nIt’s all in your head: Neuroscience in a Nutshell<\/td>\nPersephone Miller, Sarah Vieira<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nHealth Science 2308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-420<\/td>\nJump into Games: An Introduction to Programming Through Game Development<\/td>\nNaia Kamawar-MacLeod, Natalia Ocampo<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nAzrieli Pavilion 236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-429<\/td>\nMaking the News: Media & Social Change<\/td>\nKate Ellis, QE Drummond<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 4400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-419<\/td>\nMind Matters: The Science Behind How Children Learn<\/td>\nEllen Doucet, Teju Oladipo<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-369<\/td>\nMind, Memory, and Mystery: The Science of Eyewitnesses<\/td>\nPeyton O’Regan<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-373<\/td>\nMission to Space: Introduction to Space Engineering<\/td>\nNika Amralah<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 3110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

11:00 a.m. (ET) Orientation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course #<\/strong><\/td>\nCourse Title<\/strong><\/td>\nInstructor(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nOrientation Hub<\/strong><\/td>\nHomeroom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-375<\/td>\nMonsters, Myth, and Magic<\/td>\nAriel Rabkin-Meyer, Emily Jenkins-Moses<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-377<\/td>\nPlanetary Paths: Orbits in Operation<\/td>\nDeclan McCloskey<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nCanal Building 2400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-402<\/td>\nPower, Politics, and Parliament: A Hands-On Experience<\/td>\nKaitlin Gallant<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-426<\/td>\nRetelling the Myths of Ancient Greece<\/td>\nCharlie Ham<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 409<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-423<\/td>\nRoboLink: Build and Drive Your Smartphone-Controlled Robot<\/td>\nMahmoud Sayed, Mahmoud Yassin<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-397<\/td>\nSee Language Differently: ASL and VGC for Youth<\/td>\nDavid Morton<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nNicol Building 4038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-414<\/td>\nTech Trek: Journey Through Computer History, Python, and Robotics!<\/td>\nMona Ahmed, Safaa Bedawi<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nCanal Building 5109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-371<\/td>\nThe Games People Play<\/td>\nAmanda Chafee<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nTory Bulding 219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-372<\/td>\nThe Green Dream House Challenge: AI to the Rescue<\/td>\nElin Markarian, Arya Parsaei<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\n\u00a0Richcraft Building 2308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-363<\/td>\nThe Sound of Music and the Music of Sound<\/td>\nElla Latta Suazo<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nLoeb A900<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-435<\/td>\nTrue Crime, Gender, and Pop Culture<\/td>\nBailey Reid<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-391<\/td>\nVisions of Unreality: An Introduction to Experimental Filmmaking<\/td>\nChristopher Rohde<\/td>\nMinto Centre<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-370<\/td>\nWhen Power and Human Rights Collide<\/td>\nMia Valli\u00e8re, Rachael Rosenberg<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 505<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-385<\/td>\nBridging the Gap: from the physics of everyday to exploring the cosmos<\/td>\nWilliam Kyte, Jeremie LePage-Bourbonnais<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nHerzberg Labs 3125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-437<\/td>\nControlling Your World Is as Easy as Pi – Raspberry Pi<\/td>\nAmun Chawla, Bobby Chawla<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nMackenzie Buliding 3290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-408<\/td>\nExplore Outside! Hands-On Geographic and Environmental Adventures<\/td>\nNika Linseman<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nLoeb A120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-381<\/td>\nFrom Rebels to Radicals: The Strategy of Terror<\/td>\nSummer Sheridan, Reid Madsen<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-383<\/td>\nHow To Rig a Foreign Election<\/td>\nElizabeth MacDonald<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

12:00 p.m. (ET) Orientation\u00a0<\/strong>Can\u2019t\u00a0make orientation?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course #<\/strong><\/td>\nCourse Title<\/strong><\/td>\nInstructor(s)<\/strong><\/td>\nOrientation Hub<\/strong><\/td>\nHomeroom<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-436<\/td>\nHow to start your own business<\/td>\nAmar Benaissa<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nNicol Bulding 3038<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-389<\/td>\nInside Out: How Your Brain Talks to Your Body<\/td>\nNissa Doyle, Muntaha Panhwar<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-366<\/td>\nLab to Life: Applications of Mechanical Concepts in Real Life<\/td>\nMehdi Eshaghi<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nNicol Bulding 4010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-380<\/td>\nMoney, Power and Society: A youth guide to Financial Confidence<\/td>\nNadia Ahmed Firoz, Raqib Mahmud<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 3228<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-367<\/td>\nOrder without Coercion: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism<\/td>\nTaras Pylypenko<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nPaterson Hall 118<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-417<\/td>\nPhysics with Virtual Reality<\/td>\nAbrar Ahmed, James Colraine<\/td>\nHealth Science Building<\/td>\nSoutham Hall 624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-360<\/td>\nScroll, Like, Repeat: How Social Media Influences Identity, Self-Esteem, and Mental Health<\/td>\nRachel Sharp<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 3202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-387<\/td>\nSmash Studio: Make \/ Break \/ Remake<\/td>\nJuniper Todd, Breanna Boissonneault<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nSt. Patrick’s Building 417<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-415<\/td>\nThe Tiny Earth Project: Discover new antibiotics to join the fight against superbugs!<\/td>\nLaura Pickell, Anil Gollapudi<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nHealth Science 2201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-394<\/td>\nThink, Tinker, Thrive: The Engineering Mindset<\/td>\nShelby Epifano<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nCanal Building 2104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-356<\/td>\nYoung Architect’s Lab<\/td>\nDaphne Stams<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nAzrieli School of Architecture 413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CU-393<\/td>\nCrime, Technology, and Teens: Exploring Forensic Psychology Today<\/td>\nMyles Davidson<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall<\/td>\nRichcraft Hall 3224<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you cannot make orientation day, No problem! Please check in on Monday, May 4th at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Health Science Building to receive your free t-shirt and receive assistance getting to your classroom. If you are familiar with campus, you can report directly to your homeroom class on Monday morning.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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