[Civic Plaza] Fall 2025 - New Student Orientation

New Student Orientation

All new KPU students starting in Fall/September 2025 are invited and encouraged to attend 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!

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.