Open House Volunteer Registration

We invite you to learn more about the various activities and variety of volunteer roles available for the day at one of our information sessions. The training sessions are event-specific for that campus event (i.e. Durham GTA training session will provide information only for the Durham Open House). The sessions will be held virtually on Zoom. Please see below for links to join the training sessions. 

Durham Fall Open House Training Sessions 

1. Tuesday, October 28 from 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
2. Tuesday, October 28 from 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Peterborough Fall Open House Training Sessions 

1. Thursday, October 30 from 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
2. Thursday, October 30 from 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Information Sessions

"Information Sessions" during Open House aim to provide our prospective students with an opportunity to connect with faculty and staff from academic programs and key student services. These are 30-minute sessions and take place during the advertised event times. It is our goal to offer an Academic Information Session for every undergraduate academic program available, as well as sessions for key student services departments. 

A formal request to host a session will be sent to the Department Chair or Manager prior to Open House. 

A finalized schedule of the sessions will be posted here, on the guest facing event webpage and will be emailed to individuals delivering a session. 

Academic & Student Services Fair 

Representatives from academic programs and key student services are asked to participate in our Academic and Student Services Fair that runs the duration of the event. The goal of this fair is to provide guests with the ability to go to one central location on campus to receive key details about the program(s) that interest them and gain valuable information about the services available to them as a student. 

Department student ambassadors are welcome to participate at the tables, however, they must be registered by a staff or faculty member from the department. This can be done on the registration portal above. If you have questions about registering students, please email Felicia Austin (feliciaaustin@trentu.ca).

The Academic & Student Services Fair runs the entire duration of the event. We ask that representatives be at their table 15 minutes prior to event start times. 

WayFinders & Greeters 

To ensure our guests are able to easily navigate their way around our campuses, volunteers are strategically placed to help welcome guests to campus and provide information about the various activities taking place and where to find them. 

Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to participate in this critical role. 

For a successful Open House day, regardless of which event you are attending, we find that the following items are handy to have: 

• Comfortable shoes
• Water bottle (with your name on it)
• Business casual attire. Volunteers are encouraged to dress for the weather if their position is outside.