First Year News Feed: Tuition Fees, Focus Groups & Upcoming Events, July 16, 2021

Tuition fees will be posted as of July 19 for the upcoming academic year in your ACORN account. The deadline to register is August 19. In order to register, you need to either make a tuition payment , or defer your fees (if applicable). See the Student Accounts website for further details. 

Students who are receiving Faculty or University scholarships (scholarship notifications were sent out in March or May) will see those applied as credits on their ACORN invoice during the fall semester, prior to October 15 (you will not see the scholarship on ACORN this summer). If you are receiving a scholarship, please deduct that amount from your minimum payment to register. 

If you are an international student, you might not yet see your University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) charges on your invoice, but this will be added soon. The UHIP plan can also be added on request for domestic students who have not been living in Canada and are not yet covered by the government’s Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). 

The ILead Leadership Labs program is a fun and informative drop-in workshop series through which students can build and practice leadership skills while meeting new people. Past topics have included “Self-compassion and Resilience for Trying Times” and “Magnificent Meetings Online.”  

ILead is committed to delivering leadership workshops that are relevant to your needs and interests, so we are holding informal focus group conversations to learn from you about the kinds of events and activities you want to see offered through our program.   

Focus groups will run for 50 minutes on Zoom, and we will have a casual conversation about leadership and skill development. A U of T prize pack will be raffled off in each focus group for one lucky participant!  

Sign up for a focus group here.  

Please email shailee.koranne@utoronto.ca if you have any questions or concerns.

Here is a selection of events that you might be interested in! All events are online, and are free unless otherwise indicated. 

• F!rosh Outreach Discipline Panel: Come to Frosh Outreach’s Discipline Panel this Saturday, July 17 from 6 – 8 p.m. EDT to meet some upper years and learn what opportunities lie ahead! Sign up at: https://froshoutreach.carrd.co 
• Moving Forward: Transition Program: Moving Forward is a series of workshops, panels, and strategy sessions to introduce you to Accessibility Services, accommodations, and tips to prepare you for post-secondary learning! Join this event specifically aimed at students entering professional programs (including engineering) who self-identify as living with a disability. Monday, July 19 from 12 – 4 p.m. EDT. Register online for Moving Forward here. 
• ILead Career Talks: Leading Others: Sometimes, opportunities to lead at Skule or work arise unexpectedly. You have a project to run or a team to guide. What do you do? Luckily, leading others involves skills that can be learned. Get the inside scoop from this engineering alumni panel discussion. Thursday, July 22, 12 – 1 pm EDT. Register online for Leading Others here. 
• Facebook Live: 5 questions about… First Gen, Black, Latinx, Southeast Asian students & belonging: In this U of T Student Life Facebook Live chat, get answers to the top 5 questions new students ask about Access & Inclusion Peer Programs at U of T and resources for First Generation, Black, Latinx, and Southeast Asian students. We’ll also open the floor to answer your questions live. Tuesday, July 27 from 12 – 12:30 p.m. EDT. 
• Virtual Housing Fair: Hear about properties, campus services, community legal resources and more at the U of T Student Life virtual Housing Fair on
  Wednesday,July 28 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. EDT. Register for the upcoming virtual Housing Fair on CLNx.  
• F!rosh Outreach Club Experience Fair: Come to Frosh Outreach’s Club Experience Fair on Saturday, July 31 from 6 – 8 p.m. EDT to meet some club leaders and get to know what exciting extracurriculars we have to offer! Sign up at: https://froshoutreach.carrd.co 
• First-year Immigration Advising Workshop #2: Have questions about your study permit, immigration documents and/or arrival in Canada? If you missed the first of two immigration advising workshops held by the First Year Office and the Centre for International Experience, be sure to attend this opportunity on Wednesday, August 11 from 8:30 – 10 a.m. EDT to help you understand your legal rights and responsibilities as an international student. This program is free of charge for new U of T Engineering students, and you only need to attend one of the two Immigration Advising Workshops. Register for the First-year Engineering Immigration Advising Workshop 2 here. 
• First Year Foundations: It’s not too late to register for many upcoming free and paid First Year Foundations summer programs, including the week-long Engineering Design 101 and Engineering Problem Solving & Mathematics online experiences, Success 101, and the Summer Math Success Program. For those of you who missed our Academic Orientation sessions, presentation
  slides and handouts have now been posted online.