KPU Welcomes You

A ll new KPU students starting in Spring/January 2024 are invited and encouraged to attend KPU Welcomes You (New Student Orientation)! This is an opportunity to:

• Connect with your fellow KPU students, staff, and the whole KPU community.
• Learn about all the amazing resources and services available to you.
• Explore the campus.
• Prepare for your first semester at KPU.
• For a chance to win some prizes!

*Mandatory for new KPU international students.

Territorial Acknowledgement

We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), qi̓ cə̓ y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓ waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) , and kwikwəƛə̓ m (Kwikwetlem); and with the lands of the qw̓ ɑ:nƛ̓ ə̓ n̓ (Kwantlen) First Nation which gifted its name to this university.

Proudly sharing the name of the Kwantlen First Nation, the word 'Kwantlen' means Tireless Runner, and is reflected in the university's motto: "through tireless effort, knowledge, and understanding." The representation of a wolf and salmon in KPU's Coat of Arms, was created by former KPU Fine Arts student, Brandon Gabriel, nephew of the hereditary Chief of the Kwantlen People, Chief Marilyn Gabriel.

Terms of Service

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (“KPU”) collects, uses, discloses, and retains your Personal Information using Eventbrite in accordance with section 26 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (“FIPPA”), R.S.B.C. 1996, c.165 for the purposes of registration, communication, coordination, and future planning of Orientation and Transition events you are attending.

Eventbrite manages your personal information outside of Canada. Your personal information will be managed in the United States of America and other locations where Eventbrite utilizes its service providers. Eventbrite may use your personal information for marketing purposes. If you do not feel comfortable answering particular questions in Eventbrite, please leave the question blank, and send an email answering those questions in the body of the email with the registration confirmation notice from Eventbrite attached to orientation@kpu.ca.

If you have any questions about the processing of your Personal Information, please contact Paula Broderick, Manager, Student Engagement and Leadership at Paula.Broderick@kpu.ca.