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Your Ridgetown Experience

From the time you arrive at Ridgetown, you’ll find many on-campus resources and opportunities that will help you develop your learning, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Leadership Development Opportunities

• Get involved in leading the Spring Expo open house, where students showcase the campus through a variety of events, including livestock shows, tree-climbing competitions and club displays.
• Students’ Council provides an opportunity to get involved in life on campus and give input on different student events and activities.
• As a Student Ambassador, you will develop your leadership skills as you represent the campus by helping at open house events and promoting our programs to prospective students.
• Senior students that have strong academic skills and are interested in helping juniors with their studies can apply for the Peer Helper Program to be a peer tutor.
• The Student Recreation Committee organizes the extracurricular events on campus. It’s a great way to help lead activities on campus and to get involved.
• Apply to participate in an International Travel Experience where you can learn about a new culture and international agriculture and horticulture.
• Student Clubs such as the yearbook committee and green club give students an opportunity to get involved on campus and meet lots of new people.

Support for Learning

• The Peer Helper Program provides group and one-on-one study help to assist you with your academic studies.
• Library Services can help with all your research needs.
• An Academic Skills Consultant is available in the Library to help with research and writing papers.
• Academic Program Counselling can help you find out more about educational opportunities beyond graduation.
• You may be eligible for numerous Scholarship and Award opportunities based on marks and/or financial need.
• Whether it’s a summer or full-time position you’re seeking, Career Services can help through job postings as well as an annual industry career fair.
• Program Counselling can help you find out more about educational opportunities beyond graduation.
• And if you need someone to talk to (or to listen), Student Life Skills Coaching and Chaplaincy Services are available on-campus.