Join us on our campus May 10, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM for Discovery Day! We welcome students, parents, teachers and Alumni to this annual event which showcases all that Olds College has to offer.

Come to our campus and learn about our unique, hands-on programs, the services & supports available to you as a (soon to be) Olds College student, and to make sure all of your questions get answered. 

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Discovery Day

Ready to Grow Your Career with Olds College? 

Join us on our campus May 10, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. for Discovery Day! We welcome students, parents, teachers and Alumni to this annual event which showcases all that Olds College has to offer. 

Come to our campus and learn about our unique, hands-on programs, the services & supports available to you as a (soon to be) Olds College student, and to make sure all of your questions get answered. There will be a variety of in person information sessions that will explore Olds College programs, the application process, campus housing, and much more. Not to mention, prizes, discounts at our Campus Store, and free applications all day!

Individual Registration

School Group Registration

On-Campus Sessions

Campus Tours

“How to Apply” Drop-in

Campus Housing Sessions

  

UNIQUE PLACES TO VISIT

Campus Store

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Receive a 20% Discount on all giftware and clothing. Located in the Lower Level of the Learning Resources Centre.

Brewery Retail Store

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Receive a 10% discount on all Cans, Growler refills, Clothing & Glassware. Located in the Wilson Hall Teaching Brewery.

Agriculture

11:00 - 12:00 PM

Introduction to Cattle Artificial Insemination with Leila Hickman. 
Meet at the Office of the Registrar (Building #17)

Agriculture Technology

10:30 AM

Agriculture Technology Information Session with Dean, James Benkie. 
Smart Ag Innovation Centre (Building #34)

1:30 PM

Agriculture Technology Information Session with Dean, James Benkie. 
Smart Ag Innovation Centre (Building #34)

Animal Science

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Animal Science Student Panel
Lachlan McKinnon Building Room 614 (Building #12)

Business

10:00AM - 3:00PM

See examples of student projects at the Business Program Booth
Alumni Centre (Building #16)

Horticulture

11:00 AM -1:00 PM

“Get to Know your Bees: Identifying Bumble Bees in Your Backyard” with Dr. Ken Fry.
Drop in session located in Land Science Room 1139. (upstairs)  (Building #4) 

11:00 AM

Turfgrass Management Program Tour and Q&A with Jason Pick.
 Meet at the Alumni Centre entrance (Building #16)

1:00 PM

Turfgrass ManagementProgram Tour and Q&A with Jason Pick.
Meet at the Alumni Centre entrance (Building #16)

Land & Environment

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Native Plants lab with Instructor Chris Fulkerth.
Drop in and watch our current students in action. Located in the James Murray Building Room 301 (Building #2)

1:00- 1:30 PM

Drone Demonstration with Instructor George Gaeke.
Meet at the Heritage Barn in the Olds College Constructed Wetlands (Building #33)

Tourism, Brew and Meat

10:30 AM

Classroom Presentation about Brewmaster & Brewery Operations Management with Jane Daley
Located in the Land Sciences Centre Room 1034 (Building #6)

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mixology Station: Speak with a Hospitality & Tourism Management instructor and try your hand at making a mocktail
In front of the Alumni Centre (Building #16)

12:00 PM

Brewery Tour with instructor Peter Johnston-Berresford
Meet in the Land Science Atrium (Building #6)

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Drop by the Retail Meat Store for Information on Meat Processing
 (Building #13)

2:00 PM

Brewery Tour with instructor Peter Johnston-Berresford 
Meet in the Land Science Atrium (Building #6)

Trades & Apprenticeships

10:30 AM

Join Landscape Horticulturist program instructor Karman DiLisio for a walking tour through the Landscape Pavilion and a Botany class observation
(Land Science Atrium, Building #6) 

Transitional Employment Program Information Session
Duncan Marshall Place (Building #1) Room 238 (upstairs)

1:00 PM

Ag & Heavy, Pre-Employment, HEO, and Apprenticeship Program info, Q&A and interactive displays
W.J Elliott Lobby (Building #9)

Welding program information and lab tour. Try a Trade Session and Q&A with a welding instructor.
Meet in W.J Elliott Lobby (Building #9)

1:30 PM

Transitional Employment ProgramInformation Session
Duncan Marshall Place (Building #1) Room 238 (upstairs)

Olds College is located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations. The area is also home to Metis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

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