Rocky ready to give students a taste of campus life
Published on 11 February, 2009
CQUniversity Rockhampton is ready to give new students a taste of campus life during Orientation Week, starting on Monday February 23...
There are plenty of opportunities for fun activities and socialising but Orientation Week also has a focus on accessing academic services and assistance.
Showing new students the ropes
The event now caters for a broad range of participants, including school leavers, adult learners, parents and partners, on-campus students, distance and flex students, regional campus students and international students.
Student mentors - more advanced students available to show the newbies the ropes - are a significant key to the event's success and are even available to those studying on-line.
Rockhampton's mentors will gather on campus for pre-Orientation training on the previous Thursday and Friday (Feb 19-20).
Orientation coordinator Dr Gemma Mann says the Week gives students the chance to meet key academics, program advisors and support staff and to find out what is important. There's also the option to attend skills sessions.
"We don't expect them to be able to do everything in the first week ... just to know what's important for them to find out," she said.
Dr Mann said each of the campuses had arranged opportunities for socialising, with events including a Funny Money auction in Rockhampton, including a sausage sizzle, live music and give-aways, from 1pm-4pm on Thursday February 26.
Comprehensive details are available via the Orientation Week web links.
If you plan to attend a Parents & Partners Evening, Skills Session or Flex Orientation please register on 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or email helpme@cqu.edu.au with your name, student number, location and dates.
