September 8th – International Student Coffee Break at Fall 2026 Welcome Day
Take a break from Orientation activities and visit Student Advising, the Student Wellness Centre and the International Student Support Office for coffee, tea, and snacks!
September 9th – “What would Communism in Canada Look Like?”
Communist Party Information Session
September 9th, 12-1pm Governance Information Session
Lunch provided, registration required on OCADU website
Rosalie Sharp Pavilion, 115 McCaul Lower Level
September 10th, 11:30-2:30pm – Mature Student Collective Coffee Break
Main Building (100 McCaul) Level 2, Room 287
Drop-in, no registration
September 10th, 12-3pm – Ecocad Protest against AI Data Centers at Butterfield Park
September 12th, 11am-5pm – Back to School OCADU Artist Alley Market
100 McCaul St, Great Hall & Lobby
September 14th, 3-5pm – Art Supply Swap
The Drawing and Painting club is hosting an art supply swap on September 14th, from 3-5 PM in room 287 in the Main Building! Bring any spare art supplies you have no use for and come swap them with supplies others have no use for. Try to bring stuff that at least has some life left in it please! See you then.
September 15th, 10-3pm – Black Community Meet n’ Greet 2026
OCADU Learning Zone
September 16th, 7-8:15pm – Things Fall Apart: Allison Glenn, Curator: Toronto Biennial of Art 2026
Main Building (100 McCaul) Main Auditorium Room 190
September 23rd, 12:30-2pm – Women of Wampum
Lecture and Workshop
Onsite Gallery (199 Richmond Street West)
September 28th 3:15-6:15pm – OCAD University Senate Meeting
More information can be found on the OCAD U Senate webpage
Mondays, 3-5pm – Clay Club
Clay Club is up and running this year in room 617 on Mondays, 3-5
Fridays, 6:30-8pm – Creative Coding Club
Livecoding Lab, every Friday from 6:30 pm – 8 pm in MCD 200 (Rosalie Sharp Pavillion)
Other – Looking for drop-in dance choreographers & teachers!
Dance2Nay is currently looking for drop-in dance class choreographers/teachers to join our team. If anyone is interested in teaching or choreographing this year, they can fill out the Google Form linked in our Instagram bio @dance2nay.
Resources:
Student Wellness Centre – The Student Wellness Centre (SWC) at 230 Richmond St W (6th floor) offers lots of supports for students including Student Accessibility Services, Medical/Counselling Services, Studentcare insurance, the Peer Wellness Program, and the Student Living Room (which is on the 8th floor of the same building), which offers a quiet study and living room space as well as peer support and weekly workshops.
Follow them on Instagram @ocadustudentwellness